After the disappointment of defeat in a major competition during her final year in middle school, brass band music has lost its lustre for Kumiko as she enters high school. Despite vowing to leave music behind and make a fresh start, peer pressure from her new-found friends sees Kumiko once again taking up the Euphonium for Kitauji High School’s band club. With an ambitious new club advisor at their helm the pressure is on for the club to qualify for the national tournament, but this lofty goal only serves to highlight the fractured relationships between cliques within the group’s existing members. As Kumiko struggles to make sense of this unrest, her attention is inexorably drawn towards former classmate and current club mate, the enigmatic Reina. Love, friendship and rivalry collide against a musical backdrop as Kumiko searches for a passion or purpose to define her, in this stunning series from Kyoto Animation. Contains the complete 13 episode series and OVA on Blu-Ray in the original Japanese with English subtitles. Presented in Collectors packaging. Extras/Episodes: Complete 13 episode series plus OVA on Blu-Ray Collectors Packaging 52 page artbook  
A**R
No Dub but still fantastic
Great show, I really love everything about it! It's story and characters is amazing. I was a little dissapointed there is no English dub and it's only subbed. But it's not that big a deal or at least for me anyway. Well worth the price!
R**M
An absolute delightful look at the workings of a school band
As a euphonium player, I was drawn to this series and, while the eupho part is excellent, this is about the whole band and their efforts to prepare for a inter-school competition. The series begins when our star, Kumiko, starts at senior high school and involves her joining the band with some of her new friends (on tuba and double bass), and fitting in with all the other students to create a harmonious and professional outfit ready to take on the Kansai regional championships.Anyone who has been in a school band will love the details in this series. There's no fanservice and romance is only a secondary feature, as it is mostly about fitting in and developing/maturing. The music is pretty good too. Visually and aurally, the Blu-Ray is faultless. I would have liked to have an english dub, but we can't have everything. The extras are minimal, six mini episodes (2-3 minutes each) giving a humorous look at the life of student musicians, a couple of promos (no subtitles for these), and a beautiful artbook with heaps of pictures of the characters.If this is popular enough, we might have a chance of getting a release of the movie and series 2 as well. Plus it's an excellent way to introduce young (and old) people to the joys of playing music with your friends.Oh, and the picture I've added? It's one I took from a poignant scene at the summer festival between Kumiko and Rena, the trumpet player. They're just good friends, really. :-)
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