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Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Anime Sets Franchise Box Office Record With 420 Million Yen

posted on by Joanna Cayanan
Latest sequel anime premiered in Japan on August 4

The official franchise's highest box office earnings.

The franchise's first new sequel anime in four years wrote three short stories that were included in the film's pamphlet, and were given to theatergoers in its first week of screening.

TRUE performs the film's theme song "Ensemble."

Takeda published the story of Kumiko's third year in high school in two novel volumes. The first volume shipped in April 2019 and the second volume shipped in June 2019.

Note: The next paragraph contains spoilers for the novels.

In the novels, the band once again focuses on getting gold at Nationals. Kumiko is the new band president, with her ex-boyfriend Shuuichi Tsukamaoto as vice president, and Reina Kousaka as the drum major. As with the previous year, new first years and transfer students enter the band with their own quirks, chief among them being Mayu Kuroe, a euphonium player from Seira Girls School. Mayu is a formidable presence in the school competition circuit, and Sapphire's former school.

The first 13-episode television anime series for the franchise premiered in April 2015. The anime Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium: Todoketai Melody compilation film in September 2017.

The opened in Japan in April 2019. The film follows Kumiko as a second-year student.

The premiere in April 2024, and will adapt Kumiko's third year in high school.

Source: Sound! Euphonium anime's Twitter


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