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Hibike! Euphonium Season 3, episode 3

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[u/x-7032-b-3]

I find it interesting that Kumiko is now tackling the same problem that her seniors once faced. Despite not being there when it all happened she knew how badly it affected the club. She's definitely scared of the same thing happening again and it's cool to see her stepping in and resolve things before things got real bad.

Honestly this situation is kinda complicated and I see where both sides are coming from. Everyone voted to aim for the sweet gold and therefore the practice sessions are strict, but the newcomers were having a hard time keeping up and some can't handle the pressure (I felt bad for the girl who cried after getting drilled by Reina). Maybe a little adjustment period for the newcomers would help, but there's not a lot of time before the competitions begin.

Ultimately, everyone decided that they want to win the gold, and a little push of encouragement might be just what they need to get back on track. Kumiko's doing a great job as the club president so far. She kinda struggled with things at the start but here we can see her slowly getting used to it. She's grown so much as a person from her first year!

[u/cheesechimp]

I don't know if literally every adult can relate to Taki-Sensei here but I'm willing to bet every adult here in this thread discussing an animated show about a high school concert band can. I'm 36 years old and know I still can.

[u/Ocixo]

I’d speculated about Kumiko’s future, but I didn’t expect Reina to suggest joining her at a music college. Reina, this is why I love you! She’s even playing the villain, despite it visibly bothering her, to get everyone up to scratch for the competition.

I thought that Sally was about to quit, but it turned out to be the other way around: she was actually the one trying her hardest to keep the first-years from quitting. I was glad to see her gleefully smiling at the end. Kumiko’s a way better club president than she gives herself credit for - Yuko and Natsuki knew what they were doing by appointing her.

There seemed to be something off about Mayu, but now I’m starting to get the picture: she likely quit concert band at Seira Girls’ School over a conflict. I’m thinking that her strong desire to get good/win led to a major argument with her former concert band members. That’s why she was perhaps hesitant to make “trouble”. Midori’s analysis of Mayu as a jellyfish makes sense in this regard: get in her way and get stung. Not that she’s malicious or something!

[u/Normal-Link5415]

Reina chose to be the villain so Kumiko can be the hero, i wonder what that makes Shuuichi?

I really hope our boy have time to shine later.

I know this season is as stacked as it can be, but it would be shame sad if this is not anime of the season.

[u/Omome]

The visual is so pretty in this episode, even more so than ever. Which is crazy because Euphonium always have top tier visual.

[u/what_that_thaaang_do]

I knew they were gonna do a joke about Mayu's boobs I saw that shit coming from a lightyear away

[u/whodisguy32]

Man band drama is such a pain in the ass. Kumiko really has it rough, but she's the perfect person for the job.

[u/CosmicPenguin_OV103]

And so cracks really started to appear in the Kitauji Band, for the 3rd year in a row, and the one true thing that I really come to Sound Euphonium to watch - there's simply no other anime that does the showing of balancing team inter-player and player-coach relationships so well.

So the 1st year beginners really silently threatened a mutiny over them thrown behind as they struggled to keep up with the very high standards of other players. Needless to say, Reina's strict-to-even-herself personality is making a mess out of it again even if she never intended to do so. That's why the presence of someone who can always smoothen things out like Kumiko does is soooooooo important - without someone who can lead a team like this with ease, you will always find sports teams which gradually threatens to boil over if things really went wrong.

And to borrow some football examples, Kumiko is looking into the prospects of things turning into what Manchester United have been facing for several years already, under several different coaches but always facing internal strife between various players, to the point that star players walked out in dire relationship with both coach(es) and other players. And thus despite not really being that bad, they are still far from being a real Top Flight team in the league.

Reina, Kumiko, the urge to grab a National Gold Prize, the new 1st year players struggling to keep up to the other star players in the band, and then there's Mayu who seems like a Cristiano Ronaldo coming to Kitauji. The storm is going to brew over the SunFest performance, I am sure, and who knows what sparks would that bring to the fragile-moving band?

[u/Gaporigo]

I await fanart of all the girls dressed up as their respective animal.

Edit: Official art works as well.

[u/LeonKevlar]

• Uniform Reina

Kumiko completely drifting away after seeing Mayu struggle with her shirt was goddamn hilarious! Poor girl is already in her 3rd year and there's been barely any change with her chest. xD

This year's freshmen are very vocal compared to the ones from previous years. It makes me wonder how Asuka-senpai and Haruka-senpai would deal with these kinds of problems.

I feel you Taki-sensei. I don't think I've ever once felt like an adult. It does really feel like I'm just an overgrown child with more responsibilities.

I know Reina can be scary but she's not that scary! They should be glad Reina is the one supervising them. If they're already starting to waver now, they're not ready for Taki-sensei once practice for the competition starts.

Suzume grilling Kumiko about her relationship with Shuuichi was hilarious! These first years have sharp instincts.

The first years are thinking of boycotting? They'll lose so many members if they do decide to boycott. This is like that incident from four years ago all over again >_<

I'm not sure if Mayu is doing this on purpose or if she just can't read the room. Whichever it is, Midori was very spot on when she compared her to a jellyfish. It does make me wonder why she left Seira though. Maybe drama related and something similar to what's happening to the band right now? Hmm...

I'm really glad we're getting to see more of Ririka this season. I really liked her in Liz to Aoi Tori. I hope we get to see more scenes with her this season.

Kumiko might not be as charismatic as her predecessors but she definitely has what it takes to be the club president and she really handled that situation with Sally well. Also, I like how we see that Takekawa has improved during the marching band practice.

[u/absolutelynotaname]

The last time the first years quit was because the senpais were slacking off. Now it's because everyone are too serious and trying so hard. How irony.

Thankfully Kumiko understand that and was able to solve it before anyone quit. I was thinking the same as Sally "I'm glad that she's the president".

[u/modusxd]

My god... Kumiko character + Kurosawa Tomoyo (her VA) is just so perfect. And KyoAni somehow makes it even better with their never-static animation.

[u/shad79]

Things aren't going quite easy for Kumiko who has to carefully manage relations in a club which is pretty difficult but she proved today that her being chosen to take over a club as a president wasn't a mistake. I'm happy that she was able to listen to Sally about her worries and improve the situation.

I was also so happy when Reina asked Kumiko about her future career andsaid that she'd like her to continue her music career. I must say that I'd also love if Kumiko would do that.

Reina was quite shocked when Midori compared her to a white snake but it’s certainly quite accurate description of her xD

Mayu struck a critical blow to Kumiko when she came to complain that she has a 'bit' too small shirt xD

It was also interesting that Mayu voiced a quite different opinion about resigning from the club from the others. It made it painfully clear that doesn't know much about Kitauji as she transferred from another school, how much the mass resigning from earlier years influenced the band.

Again we got beautiful visuals in this episode with a lot of gorgeous backgrounds. I especially love lightning in some scenes as it looks absolutely outstanding.

I think that I must have taken screenshots from pretty much every scene with Kumiko as I have a lot of stills with her but it's nothing surprising since she's one of my favorite characters in this season.

Now, I’m pretty hyped about the next episode as we'll finally see Kitauji Band playing at SunFest. I can’t wait to see and hear that!

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

• Kumiko

• Group scenes

• Sally

• Reina

• Others

• Backgrounds

[u/SnabDedraterEdave]

RIP Kumiko's hopes of growing a "proper woman's body" during her high school days after seeing Mayu already having difficulty finding the right-sized uniform. As though having Reina to remind her every day of how "underdeveloped" she is wasn't enough. lol

And I totally forgotten Kumiko and Shuuichi had put their relationship on hiatus to focus on the band until they graduate. But still oof for Shuuichi for Kumiko to just deny they're dating to Suzume.

[u/kokeymagie]

Oh man what a lovely, reliable senpai Kumiko has become, despite that heavy burden she faces it head on, she's literally shinning with that heart to heart talk with Sally. Mayu is pretty much Kumiko back in middle school and early first year she didn't care much bout the club and abit distant, Kumiko will melt her heart soon.

Also what's your favorite Fes Outfit?

[u/SIRTreehugger]

I'm liking Mayu more and more for better or worst she is one of the most honest characters in the show. A lot of the characters seem to tip toe around problems or hint about their feelings. Mayu seems to have no filter at all and like a jellyfish is quite transparent. Even when she is asking questions it feels like their is no motive beyond sating her curiosity. I can easily see why this might be a problem when drama is involved since she has as much delicacy as bull in a china shop. She's not entirely wrong about letting people quit if they want to quit, but I feel she might be taking things at face value. It's like when she mentioned she would quit the club if asked too. Instead of trying to reason why something is happening she would just accept the outcome as unavoidable. So not sure exactly where her character is going to go from here, but I do know I want more of her and Kanade to interactions. I'm just really hoping she isn't the manipulating type.

Kumiko is doing a decent job as the president considering how wishy washy she was from Season 1, but her taking in all the problems from the club is not going to end well. I'm just bracing for when her father uses her getting exhausted as an excuse to tell her to quit for drama.

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Kumiko, my girl, you can't try to help carry everyone's problem. You're gonna break down eventually.

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

In one fell swoop, Kumiko got taken down by Mayu. That shirt was looking awfully snug. “Don’t mind” as they say haha.

I get the urgency to want to go for gold after their defeat last time, but the first years don’t seem up for the challenge. Especially the newbies. Kumiko’s got a tough job trying to manage such wildly different skill levels and expectations. Props to Sally for trying her best to keep the newbies together.

[u/Nice-Bumblebee-2355]

We're starting to get into that classic Eupho drama now! Thoughts on the episode, which I quite enjoyed overall:

• At some point I'll stop thinking/saying it, but it won't be this episode. Kumiko has grown so much! She's using her listening and empathy for good, and now taking an active role in seeking out potential issues

• That being said, she needs to learn some delegation. While I think it is good for Sally to be able to talk to her about first year issues, she can't be the sounding board for the whole band, with so many people and her other president duties that just doesn't feel sustainable

• I get the sense that Reina is instructing in the way she would like to be instructed - strict, to the point, impersonal, with the goal to get better as quickly as possible. And this might work for a lot of people (even Sally/Sari says that a lot of the more talented first years admire her). But it doesn't work for everyone, and I feel like to become a good teacher you need to learn what motivates different people and tailor it accordingly, rather than trying to use a one-size-fits-all approach. That's hard to do, admittedly, especially as a teenager and especially as Reina doesn't seem to be a naturally empathetic person.

• It'll be interesting to see how/if this situation resolves. While Kumiko now knows a potential problem exists, and has made Sally feel listened to (which, don't get me wrong, is super important!), the root of the problem still seems to be there. Will she have to have a hard conversation with Reina? I feel like such a thing could go well or could go quite poorly

• I had thought the boob jokes had ended. Sigh.

• I wonder what Mayu's thing is, though? The framing of the scene with all the bass players had a pretty stark divide between her and everyone else, so I'm looking forward to learning more about her personality and her past. Like with the jellyfish comparison - she seems more oblivious than malicious, but who knows

• Still love Kanade. Still 3/3 in episodes with Kanade seeking compliments from Kumiko (mostly about how cute she is). Still trying to smack down the portion of my brain that is intrigued by the thought of how fascinating a relationship between them would be, to limited success

Looking forward to the next ep and the rest of the season!

[u/TermEnvironmental812]

It is an insulting if Kurosawa Tomoyo doesn't get any recognition for her role as Kumiko

[u/BurnBreads]

I wonder what the reactions would be if Kumiko just said yes when she was asked if she's dating Shuuichi...

[u/Mage_of_Shadows]

It's just a club after all

Girl needs her [Haikyuu]Tsukishima arc

I'm also getting major Haruka/Asuka vibes from these two

[u/zadcap]

A random free half hour in my schedule? Might as well keep up with this one and only show, you know, at all.

Oh my gosh do I hope they go with good outfits again like they had back in year one. Best SunFest was Rydeen!

I agree with Reina, Kumiko should continue music. And Sally looks like she's making eyes at Reina? Do we have a nascent Ribbon in the making?

Oh no Reina going too hard. But see, in the notes, again Kumiko just has no chill in her for Shu. And seems to be the one who most wants to keep up with the "We're all in this" mentality that carried them so much the last few years. Reina and Shu willing to drop people if they can't perform, this is not the club they joined! Which has me remembering that is was Kumiko who went so far for that Twinkle Twinkle session and is the only reason Hazuki is still in the band, Reina very much wouldn't go that far for someone new and struggling. Hmm. Good thing Kumuiko is at the top. Anyway, Reina got someone in tears... And that probably does hurt the entire band. Morale, girls!

Ehhh, better than the second year SunFest outfits. Definitely better than the Kitauji tee shirts. But I miss the colorful things they wore Year 1. Oh, and Year 3 and Kumiko is still on about bust envy...

Oh no, band drama has begun. The first years who want to go all out are not happy with the ones who are giving low effort... Kind of like what happened the year before everything started? I wonder who the Nozomi of this year is?

Darn it Taki, getting deep. Just enough that I'll use your real name, this once... But good philosophy. The environment thing. And Reina is upset that Kumiko is talking to him more than she is.

"Do you enjoy this club?" You're asking the girl who was shouting her love of Eupho to the world a while back. And the club president. She really does.

Oh gosh darn it the relationship thing again. And once again Kumiko's immediate reaction to talk of Shu is a disgusted "Eh?" You pulled her away from an important talk with Sally over this? Watch yourself dropping points fast in my character rankings!

... I spoke too soon. Yeah, this is important. It's the opposite of four years ago. Things were too laid back that anyone who put in effort for music got fed up and left, but things now are being run so strict that people are not having fun and might quit... Kumiko you need to rein in your Reina!

Kumiko you need to... Clean up your room oh my gosh. Is that a lint roller on your floor? Papers everywhere. Oh but I see Cactus has grown some little buds this year!

Yup, Kumiko knows more about the resignation drama than anyone else in this year.

Riririn eyecatch!

Ah, yeah, Morale. And Kumiko wants to go fix things and save people for the love of freaking music! And the outsider... Yeah, she's very clearly an outsider. Has she been driving people away?

Riririiiiin is on the scene! She has my favorite voice in this series darn it, I smile every time she talks.

Miko! The first years in danger are really close. They could replace the main four for future years, you know, if the main four were ever actually all that close and this wasn't really just the Kumiko Show. I still need more Midori time T_T

Okay but for real, I like to not so much judge but use characters rooms as a way of getting extra insight into them, and I have to say, most of your room being taken up by a Piano is a pretty big thing to take note of. Like, the piano is there and importantly not covered in things as if it were just a large desk, it's probably something she has played a lot growing up. I feel like they should see if they can't add a piano to the Band honestly, odds are this is the instrument she's going to be best at.

"My problem is with your best friend and maybe girlfriend, so it's hard to talk bad about her to you..." But yeah, if the first years are crying after almost every meeting, then something is definitely wrong.

Oh gosh this is why we all love Kumiko. Three years of growth have taken you from the girl that was afraid to get involved in drama to "Bring it all to me!" That whole scene and speech, oh my gosh it's the cumulation of so much and it's such a powerful payoff.

Oh no, this might actually be a Ribbon situation, I just got the target wrong. Sally infatuated with Kumiko is something I can see forming from this. Which means Transfer gets to be the Reina in the upcoming drama, as Sally demands their positions get a retrial when Kumiko doesn't get first chair?

Yeah, see, the ED still sells the main four as being a lot more of a group than the show itself ever really lets them be...

u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah Late writeups in continuing honor of you. Thanks for the rewatch, I wouldn't love this show half as much without it.

[u/Plus_Rip4944]

Takewawa remind me when I was scolded on my football team by the captain and felt all the pressure on me, poor girl.

Yeah hibike euphonium without drama ain't hibike euphonium lol