Unlike live-action series, anime has a very particular rhythm. We’re not referring to the content itself, but to the release dates. Accustomed to annual seasons, where any success is squeezed to exhaustion, in Japan they also try, but it’s not always possible. Few productions are original and you have to wait until the original work progresses enough to have material to adapt.
That is one of the reasons why we had to wait five years to see the third season of Sound! Euphonium. While it is true that in this particular case there are other more problematic reasons, such as the fire that the main studio of Kyoto Animation suffered, the publication of the novels itself was one of the points that prevented them from being released earlier. Now we get the first official trailer, which shows us what we can expect from it.
As we talked about some time ago, this third season will focus on Kumiko and Reina’s third year of high school, both of whom have much more prominent roles within the school band. Something that will generate friction with the arrival of new students, especially one of them, who will clash with Kumiko’s ambitions and personality.
For those who are not familiar with Sound! Euphonium, it is a series about the Kitauji high school band and their ambitions to participate in the national band tournament. Around this, we see the conflicts that arise between the characters, their relationship with the instruments, the band, and their own personal and collective ambitions with spectacular designs and absolutely stunning animation.
If you want to watch the third season of Hibike! Euphonium, you will have to wait until April 2024. In the meantime, you can catch up by watching the first two seasons on Crunchyroll.
