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The Worst Episodes of Sound! Euphonium

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After swearing off music due to an incident at the middle school regional brass band competition, euphonist Kumiko Oumae enters high school hoping for a fresh start. As fate would have it, she ends up

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 6 - Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Tuba
    7.2/10(143 votes)

    #1 - Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Tuba

    S1:E6

    Starting this year, the band holds auditions for members participating in the competition. First-year Hazuki has a chance, too. The bass section does everything they can to encourage her.

    Director:Eisaku Kawanami
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  2. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 2 - Nice to Meet You, Euphonium
    7.3/10(152 votes)

    #2 - Nice to Meet You, Euphonium

    S1:E2

    Kumiko and the others join the concert band, and they choose their instruments. Their eccentric senior, Asuka, still likes to mess with them.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  3. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 1 - Welcome to High School
    7.4/10(162 votes)

    #3 - Welcome to High School

    S1:E1

    Kumiko enters Kitauji High School having been unable to forget what Reina said at a middle school concert band competition. She goes to visit the concert band at school along with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire, where they meet Reina again.

    Director:Naoko Yamada
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  4. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 2 - Hesitation Flute
    7.4/10(129 votes)

    #4 - Hesitation Flute

    S2:E2

    Kumiko and her buddies head to the pool for one last breath of freedom before their grueling concert band training. There, Nozomi reveals some of what had happened the year before.

    Director:Taichi Ishidate
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  5. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 3 - The First Ensemble
    7.5/10(146 votes)

    #5 - The First Ensemble

    S1:E3

    Kitauji High School Concert Band is preparing their parts for the ensemble, but some students are fooling around when they should be practicing.

    Director:Takuya Yamamura
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  6. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 3 - Troubled Nocturnes
    7.5/10(122 votes)

    #6 - Troubled Nocturnes

    S2:E3

    The high school Kitauji fanfare begins its intensive summer camp before the Kansai competition. Kumiko is still trying to find out more about Asuka's refusal to reinstate Nozomi and intends to respect her promise to the girl.

    Director:Takuya Yamamura
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  7. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 4 - Singing Solfège
    7.7/10(143 votes)

    #7 - Singing Solfège

    S1:E4

    Kumiko and the others prepare for Sunrise Festival. Kumiko and Shuichi talk about Taki-sensei on the way home from school, when they run into Reina.

    Director:Ai Yukimura
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  8. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 7 - Crybaby Saxophone
    7.7/10(143 votes)

    #8 - Crybaby Saxophone

    S1:E7

    The band is hard at work preparing for the audition and the competition. Aoi has trouble with her part, to which Taki says, "when will you be better by?"

    Director:Yasuhiro Takemoto
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  9. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 5 - Festival Time
    7.8/10(166 votes)

    #9 - Festival Time

    S1:E5

    The concert band receives their marching band uniforms and begins marching practice in preperation for SunFes. Things are different now, with the members all more engaged in practice. And SunFes day arrives.

    Director:Yoshiji Kigami
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  10. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 9 - Please, Audition
    7.9/10(148 votes)

    #10 - Please, Audition

    S1:E9

    The audition for the competition participants has come. Everyone must demonstrate their abilities, whether they're a third-year or a first-year. And then, the results are revealed.

    Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  11. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 6 - Rainy Conductor
    7.9/10(134 votes)

    #11 - Rainy Conductor

    S2:E6

    It's the school festival at Kitauji High School. Kumiko's sister insists on quitting college, while Taki reveals some things about his past with his wife.

    Director:Eisaku Kawanami
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  12. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 7 - Summer Fermata
    7.9/10(105 votes)

    #12 - Summer Fermata

    S3:E7

    Members of the concert band are given a brief, three-day summer break that quickly fills with plans of all sorts. Some of the third-years attend an event to gather information on different colleges and plan their futures.

    Director:Takuya Yamamura
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  13. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 10 - Straight Trumpet
    8.0/10(148 votes)

    #13 - Straight Trumpet

    S1:E10

    The band suspects Taki played favorites in choosing Reina in the auditions. Noticing the band's rising distrust of Taki and Reina, he makes a proposal.

    Director:Takuya Yamamura
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  14. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 7 - Station Concert
    8.0/10(136 votes)

    #14 - Station Concert

    S2:E7

    Asuka's mother wants her to quit the concert band. This upsets everyone -- including her mother.

    Director:Haruka Fujita
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  15. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 8 - Rhapsody in Flu
    8.0/10(127 votes)

    #15 - Rhapsody in Flu

    S2:E8

    Asuka invites Kumiko over for a study party. With Kumiko's sister quitting college and Asuka's band membership uncertain, Kumiko and Reina are forced to contemplate the role of music in their lives.

    Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  16. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 11 - First Love Trumpet
    8.0/10(129 votes)

    #16 - First Love Trumpet

    S2:E11

    With Asuka back in the competition, the orchestra is just about set for the Nationals. Meanwhile, Kumiko tries to understand why Reina is upset at her.

    Director:Taichi Ogawa
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  17. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 2 - Triangle Syncopation
    8.0/10(115 votes)

    #17 - Triangle Syncopation

    S3:E2

    Taki decides to let the band executives choose their competition piece this year. The leadership deliberates on this decision while trying to get the rest of the band ready to perform at the Sunrise Festival.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  18. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 4 - Etude with You
    8.0/10(119 votes)

    #18 - Etude with You

    S3:E4

    The day of the Sunrise Festival finally arrives, and it's time for the concert band to have their first performance of the year. Proximity to other schools and bands brings some of Motomu's family issues to light.

    Director:Mei Isai
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  19. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 6 - Wavering Dissonance
    8.1/10(103 votes)

    #19 - Wavering Dissonance

    S3:E6

    The Prefecturals are coming up and that means the first of many auditions for the members of the concert band. Mayu is still hesitant to audition despite reassurance from the others. Some of Taki's choices for the competition confuse members.

    Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  20. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 1 - Mid-summer Fanfare
    8.2/10(163 votes)

    #20 - Mid-summer Fanfare

    S2:E1

    Having won first place at the Kyoto competition, Kumiko and the band are preparing to compete in the Kansai competition. A shadow looms over them when an old member, Nozomi Kasaki, enters the picture.

    Directors:Tatsuya Ishihara, Haruka Fujita
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  21. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 1 - New Euphonium
    8.3/10(129 votes)

    #21 - New Euphonium

    S3:E1

    A new year is starting at Kitauji Kyoto Prefectural High School, and that means clubs are clamoring to recruit new members. The concert band welcomes newcomers and sets their goals for the season. Will they choose to fight for gold at Nationals?

    Director:Taichi Ogawa
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  22. Sound! Euphonium Season 3 Episode 3 - Blue Prelude
    8.3/10(114 votes)

    #22 - Blue Prelude

    S3:E3

    The concert band begins taking itself very seriously to give itself the best chance possible of winning gold at Nationals. Unfortunately, the intense environment has some of the new recruits discouraged and intimidated.

    Director:Mei Isai
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  23. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 4 - Awakening Oboe
    8.4/10(144 votes)

    #23 - Awakening Oboe

    S2:E4

    Nozomi finally meets Mizore. She learns, the hard way, why Asuka had been keeping her away.

    Director:Taichi Ogawa
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  24. Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Episode 11 - Welcome Back, Audition
    8.5/10(170 votes)

    #24 - Welcome Back, Audition

    S1:E11

    Taki-sensei's proposal relieves the upset within the band, and everyone returns to practicing. Reina no longer isolates herself either, much to Kumiko's relief. But then she sees Yuko, who's been antagonizing Reina, speaking with her.

    Director:Ai Yukimura
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  25. Sound! Euphonium Season 2 Episode 9 - Sound! Euphonium
    8.5/10(164 votes)

    #25 - Sound! Euphonium

    S2:E9

    Asuka is about to lose her seat competing in the Nationals. But that might not be why she invited Kumiko over.

    Director:Taichi Ishidate
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Tuba" is the worst rated episode of "Sound! Euphonium". It scored 7.2/10 based on 143 votes. Directed by Eisaku Kawanami and written by Jukki Hanada, it aired on 5/13/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Nice to Meet You, Euphonium".