Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Announced + Release Date Confirmed and Key Visual Revealed
Sound! Euphonium Season 3 is greenlit with first look!
Musical animes coupled with a slice of life have recently grown in popularity.
One can witness a variety of representations of musical forms, be it solo or group, form an interesting backdrop to the main plot line.
One such series was privy to the Spring 2015 slate as the anime adaption of Ayano Takeda’s novel series Sound! Euphonium hit the small screens.
The story follows Kitauji High School Concert Band Club, which one time participated in national tournaments and was a championship-caliber school.
However, after the club s’ adviser changed, the band has not been the same and has failed to qualify for the tournament.
As the band currently stands, they will not be able to participate in the local festival, Sunfest, let alone compete at a national level.
The main protagonist, Kumiko, is a first-year high school student who is indecisive and awkward.
She absent-mindedly blurts her thoughts out loud and second-guesses her decisions, even those as banal as ice cream Flavors.
Kumiko would much rather blend in with the crowd than stick out, avoiding confrontation where possible and accepting whatever is put in front of her.
She plays the euphonium, and despite her desire for a fresh start, she gets dragged into the school’s band club by her new friends and is once again stuck playing the euphonium.
The band s’ fortunes change when a new advisor named Noru Taki is appointed, who gives them two choices, i.e., train hard for the nationals or relax and have fun.
Will the Kitauji High School Concert Band Club regain its former glory, and how will Kumiko s’ get along with new bandmates as she rediscovers her passion for the euphonium is the central plot of the show.
Sound! Euphonium has been one of the most popular musical animes in the past decade, and despite season two ending in 2016, fans have been wondering if there will be a third installment or not.
Luckily, we finally have an answer to that question, so keep scrolling as we bring you all the latest news and updates on Sound! Euphonium Season 3.
Sound! Euphonium is rated 8/10 and ranked #602 with 441k members on MyAnimeList
WHAT IS THE SOUND! EUPHONIUM SEASON 3 RELEASE DATE?
Sound! Euphonium Season One aired from 8th April 2015 to 1st July 2015 for 12 episodes.
The series was renewed for a second season which ran from 6th October 2016 to 28th December 2016 for 13 episodes.
On 4th August 2023, the anime s’ official website announced the renewal of Sound! Euphonium Season 3 and confirmed the Sound! Euphonium Season 3 release date is April 2024.
| SEASON | RELEASE DATE |
| Sound! Euphonium Season 1 | 8th April 2015 |
| Sound! Euphonium Season 2 | 6th October 2016 |
| Sound! Euphonium Season 3 | April 2024. |
To celebrate the announcement, a key visual for Sound! Euphonium Season 3 was also shared by the creators, whose tagline reads “I, Love Kitauji.”
“Hibike! Euphonium 3” begins broadcasting in April 2024. (Kyoto Animation)
Unfortunately, the studio is yet to confirm a precise release date and share the Sound! Euphonium Season 3 trailer.
You can check out the key visual for Sound! Euphonium Season 3 below:
HIBIKE! EUPHONIUM NOVEL AND MANGA CATCHUP
Hibike! Euphonium novel is written by Ayano Takeda and illustrated by Nikki Asada. Takarajimasha published the novel on 5th December 2013.
The novel has been collected into 12 volumes, with the latest issue released on 22nd June 2019.
As of April 2018, Sound! Euphonium novel series has sold 1.4 million in print.
Hibike! Euphonium novel is rated 7.6/10 and ranked #1683 with 1.1k members on MyAnimeList
Hibike! Euphonium manga is written by Ayano Takeda and illustrated by Hami. It began serialization in Takarajimasha on 3rd April 2015.
A manga adaptation of the second novel followed, and the first volume was released on 8th September 8, 2016.
The second volume was released on 11th October 11, 2016. A manga adaptation of the third novel followed; the first volume was released on 20th July 2017, and the second volume on 26th August 2017.
SOUND! EUPHONIUM SEASON 3 PLOT
In the final episode of Sound! Euphonium Season 2, “Early Spring Epilogue,” is the third year’s retirement from the competition, while Yuuko is named the new president and Natsuki the vice president.
Before graduation, the club has a farewell party for the third years, with the third years playing a piece for their juniors while the second and first-years play Crescent Moon Dance for their seniors.
On graduation day, Kumiko is finally able to meet up with Asuka and confesses that though at first she was confused by and disliked her, she now loves Asuka.
Asuka gives Kumiko the piece her father wrote, and which she played many times throughout the series, “Sound! Euphonium”.
Sound! Euphonium Season 2 covered till Volume 10 of the light novel, which means Sound! Euphonium Season 3 will begin by adapting Volume 11, The Kitauji Concert Band’s Decisive Final Movement.
The novels will cover protagonist Kumiko Ōmae’s third and final year of high school.
The band once again focuses on getting gold at Nationals. Kumiko is the new band president, with her ex-boyfriend Shuuichi Tsukamoto as vice president and Reina Kousaka as the drum major.
As with the previous year, new first-years enter the band with their own quirks, chief among them being Maya Kuroe, a euphonium player from Seira Girls School.
Maya is a formidable presence in the school competition circuit and Sapphire’s former school.
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SOUND! EUPHONIUM CAST, CHARACTERS AND CREW
Sound! Euphonium is directed by Naoko Yamada and Tatsuya Ishihara, with Jukki Hanada handling the scripts.
Characters are designed by Shoko Ikeda, and the music is composed by Akito Matsuda.
Animation is produced by studio Kyoto Animation with Mtsuo Shinohara serving as art director.
You can find the list of Sound! Euphonium characters and voice cast below:
| CHARACTERS | VOICED BY |
| Hazuki Katō | Ayaka Asai |
| Reina Kōsaka | Chika Anzai |
| Sapphire Kawashima | Moe Toyota |
| Kumiko Ōmae | Tomoyo Kurosawa |
| Michie Matsumoto | Aya Hisakawa |
| Shūichi Tsukamoto | Haruki Ishiya |
| Takuya Gotō | Kenjiro Tsuda |
| Natsuki Nakagawa | Konomi Fujimura |
| Mamiko Ōmae | Manami Numakura |
| Asuka Tanaka | Minako Kotobuki |
| Kaori Nakaseko | Minori Chihara |
| Riko Nagase | Miyuki Kobori |
| Haruka Ogasawara | Saori Hayami |
| Noboru Taki | Takahiro Sakurai |
| Aoi Saitō | Yōko Hikasa |
| Yuko Yoshikawa | Yuri Yamaoka |
CONCLUSION
Sound! Euphonium Season 3 is all set to premiere in April 2024.
