The third season of Sound! Euphonium will begin airing next April. A visual of protagonist Kumiko Omae with the tagline “I love Kitauji” accompanied the announcement.
The reveal of Season 3’s premiere date coincides with the release of Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest in Japanese theaters.
Sound! Euphonium Season 3 will cover the “Kumiko Third Year Arc.” The Kyoto Animation-produced Sound! Euphonium anime, which began in 2015 with the first season, are inspired by the Takarajimasha-published novel series by Ayano Takeda, which started publication in 2013.
Yen Press describes the first book as:
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?
Most of the previous Sound! Euphonium entries, including Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest, are directed by Tatsuya Ishihara. Ishihara took the role of chief director for the Sound! Euphonium: Todoketai Melody movie, which was directed by his Ensemble Contest assistant Taichi Ogawa. Jukki Hanada contributed to the series composition and/or scripts while the late Shouko Ikeda designed the characters. The Liz and the Blue Bird spin-off movie featured Naoko Yamada as director, the late Futoshi Nishiya as character designer, and Reiko Yoshida as scriptwriter instead.
The cast members include:
• Tomoyo Kurosawa as Kumiko Oumae
• Ayaka Asai as Hazuki Katou
• Moe Toyota as Sapphire Kawashima
• Chika Anzai as Reina Kousaka
• Haruki Ishiya as Shuichi Tsukamoto
• Sora Amamiya as Kanade Hisaishi
Source: @anime_eupho
