The second part of Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie is set to begin screening in Japan on September 11. A trailer and visual have been released, with the latter highlighting protagonist Kumiko Omae and transfer student Mayu Kuroe.
Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1 debuted in Japan on April 24.
Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie is a theatrical version of 2024’s Sound! Euphonium Season 3, featuring a rewritten scenario and new scenes that include band performances. That season of the TV anime saw Kumiko facing the challenging task of leading the Kitauji High School band as well as the unforeseen appearance of Mayu, who is also a third-year euphonium player like herself.
Sound! Euphonium‘s first season began airing in 2015. Aside from the TV show, other anime entries include theatrical versions of the first two seasons, the Liz and the Blue Bird spin-off film, 2019’s Sound! Euphonium: Chikai no Finale movie, and the 2023 theatrical OVA Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest. The series is inspired by the Takarajimasha-published novel series by Ayano Takeda, the first volume of which Yen Press describes as such:
After a terrible disappointment at the All-Kyoto Concert Band Competition, music has lost its spark for Kumiko. But her first year at Kitauji High School is a chance for a fresh start. So when it comes time to choose a club, she can’t resist joining the band again–even though they’re simply terrible. The strict new club director has promised to whip them into shape to reach Nationals, but the trouble runs deeper than just a lack of practice. Plus, the discord within the club tugs at Kumiko’s old insecurities. Will Kitauji High School find its rhythm before the competition? Will Kumiko?
The Sound! Euphonium books began in 2013, with the series having seven main volumes as of 2019. A new short story anthology titled Sound! Euphonium: Kitauji Koukou Suisougakubu no Minna no Hanashi was released in 2024.
Staff (reprising from Part 1)
• Chief director: Tatsuya Ishihara (Sound! Euphonium director)
• Director: Taichi Ogawa (Sound! Euphonium: Todoketai Melody director, Ensemble Contest and The Final assistant director)
• Scriptwriter: Jukki Hanada (Sound! Euphonium iseries composer)
• Character designer: the late Shoko Ikeda (Sound! Euphonium)
• Character designer and chief animation director: Kazumi Ikeda (The Final)
• Background art director: Mutsuo Shinohara (Sound! Euphonium)
• Color designer: Akiyo Takeda (Sound! Euphonium)
• Compositing director: Kazuya Takao (Sound! Euphonium)
• Music composer: Akito Matsuda (Sound! Euphonium)
• Sound director: Yota Tsuruoka (Sound! Euphonium)
• Animation production: Kyoto Animation
Cast
• Tomoyo Kurosawa as Kumiko Omae
• Chika Anzai as Reina Kosaka
• Ayaka Asai as Hazuki Kato
• Moe Toyota as Sapphire Kawashima
• Haruka Tomatsu as Mayu Kuroe
Source: Press release