Sound! Euphonium (2015) s01e01 Episode Script
Welcome to High School
1
[indistinct chatter]
Concert Band Competition
[HAZUKA]
Hurry, let's go!
-[sighs]
-Oh, shoot, I'm nervous!
[both gasp]
Kyoto Concert Band Competition
[ASUKA]
Here it comes!
[both gasp]
[crowd screaming and shouting]
-[ASUZA] It's gold!
-[gasps]
[ASUZA]
Wow, we got gold!
I'll be back,
I'm gonna tell Asami.
She's so nervous,
she's hiding in the bathroom!
The following schools
will go on to compete
in the Kansai Competition.
Uh.
♪
Well, we got gold.
We got dud gold,
but still!
[sighs]
[weeping softly]
Hey, Reina.
You're so happy
you're crying, huh?
Congratulations,
our school won the gold.
[sobs]
-I'm devastated.
-[gasps]
[REINA]
I'm so upset, I could die.
Why are people happy?
We didn't even make it!
Weren't we supposed to be
shooting for Nationals?
Uh.
You really thought we could
make Nationals, Reina?
[gasps]
[sighs]
You're really not upset
with the results?!
[huffs]
Because I definitely am!
I'm completely destroyed!
[weeping]
[sighs]
[KUMIKO]
Why did I believe the rumor
that my boobs would get bigger
by the first year
of high school?
[KUMIKO]
I'm headed out.
[AKIKO]
Take care, honey.
♪
[KUMIKO] When I first started
high school,
those were the kinds of things
I used to have on my mind.
♪
[blows wind]
♪
Entrance Ceremony
[indistinct chatter]
[KUMIKO] Even though
there weren't many kids
from my middle school
coming here,
I chose this school because
they had the sailor-style
uniforms I'd always liked,
and also because,
in a lot of ways,
I wanted a fresh start.
[ASUKA]
Attention, new students!
Welcome to Kitauji High School.
[KUMIKO]
Oh! It's the concert band!
We're gonna play a li'l number
to celebrate
your admittance, everyone!
[indistinct chatter]
[gasps]
♪
[gulps]
♪
Uh.
They're terrible.
[water burbling]
[KUMIKO]
They totally suck!
[indistinct chatter]
[KUMIKO]
They don't play together.
They're off-pitch
and out of rhythm.
Well, I mean
I guess they aren't trying
to make it to Nationals.
[gasps]
♪
[sighs]
Still.
Those guys really sucked.
-[HAZUKI] What sucked?
-Um. Huh?
Yeah, um, you just said,
"Those guys really sucked."
Uh. Wait a second.
I said that out loud?
-Who are you?
-Oh, me?
Hazuki Katou!
I sit behind you.
It's a pleasure to meet you!
Uh, I'm Kumiko Oumae.
And likewise.
So.
What are you--
[MICHIE]
Take your seats!
-Hmm?
-Huh?
You're in high school now
and you shouldn't be
making noise in this classroom.
I'm extremely unimpressed
with you.
Hmm? Why are your skirts
so short, girls?!
-[both gasp]
-[MICHIE] Fix them now!
[STUDENT 1B F]
Sorry, miss.
[MICHIE]
Anyway.
I'm in charge
of class one-three,
and my name is
Michie Matsumoto.
Michie Matsumoto
I'll start today
by doing roll call.
-Yuudai Asai.
-Here.
-Yuki Ishikawa.
-Here.
-Hiroko Uchiyamada.
-Here.
-Yoko Eguchi.
-Here.
-Kumiko Oumae.
-Here.
-Hazuki Katou.
-Right here!
Sapphire
Is that right?
[MIDORI]
Yes, that's correct.
-Hmm?
-It's, um
[MIDORI]
"Sapphire."
And it means, um,
"green" and "shining."
-[STUDENTS] Aw!
-Sapphire Kawashima.
[HAZUKI]
Whoa! Sapphire, huh?
-That's an awesome name.
-[MICHIE] Apologies, I won't
make that mistake again.
-Yeah.
-[sighs] It's okay.
[HAZUKI] Hey, Kumiko,
let's walk home together.
Huh? "Kumiko?"
Uh, yeah, isn't that your name?
Uh, well, yeah, I guess it is.
You guess? Well, I am Hazuki!
But you can call me
"Katou," if you want.
Whatever works best!
You don't walk home
with anyone else?
-[gasps]
-Not yet.
I told myself, "In high school,
I'm making brand new friends!
And I'm gonna do all kinds of
cool new stuff, too!"
So now, I'm counting on you,
Kumiko!
♪
Episode 1
Welcome to High School
[HAZUKI]
So, what was it that sucked?
Let's just forget about that.
Hey!
-Opal, what's up, girl!
-Huh?
I think it's a gem
that's greener than an opal.
-Oh!
-[MIDORI] Hey. Oh, wow!
[MIDORI] Isn't that a Tuba
you got there on your bag?
Huh?
[MIDORI] Oh, my goshy,
that's such a cute Tuba!
I absolutely love it!
-Can I hold it--
-[HAZUKI] Hey, Opal!
-It's "Sapphire."
-Oh, my bad!
-Sapphire.
-You really like it?
[MIDORI]
Heck, yes! It's adorable!
-But what is it?
-A tuba mascot character.
Oh. Tuba?
It's a brass instrument.
A brass instrument?
Midori played the contrabass
in her middle school
concert band!
-Contrabass?
-Midori?
Midori's my name,
and that's because, well
Uh, you know,
the name "Sapphire" is kinda
Sapphire
I would just really appreciate
if you'd call me "Midori"
instead of Sapphire.
And "contrabass" is the name
of another instrument!
It's this big ole thing!
Like a violin, on steroids!
You ever seen one?
-Yes, I have seen one before!
-Ooh, you have?!
-I also played in the band!
-Wow, really?!
-UmI
-Hmm.
-Oh, hi, I
-This is Kumiko Oumae!
-Call her "Kumiko."
-Uh.
And I'm Hazuki!
Nice to meet you.
[MIDORI]
Copy that!
-What about you, Kumiko?
-Huh?
What instrument did you play?
Oh, a baritone.
I played the eupho'.
I can see that!
It makes a lot of sense.
Wait, what do you mean,
a UFO?
No, it's "eupho'" not UFO.
-It's short for euphonium.
-Uh.
Uh, like this, but smaller.
[HAZUKI] Oh, yeah?
Sheesh, that's pretty small.
Hmm?
I was a tennis player
in my middle school's club
which was fun.
But I wanna try something else
like playing in the band,
now that I'm in high school!
[gasps]
Nuh-uh!
I was just about to go watch
the concert band right now!
What do you girls say, should
we all go watch together?
Welcome to the Concert Band -
To the music room
[HAZUKI]
Whoa, that's awesome!
That's a trumpet there, right?
[gasps]
I am such a huge fan of those!
They look so freaking cool!
Look over there, Hazuki.
That one's a euph.
[HAZUKI] Lemme see.
Wow, UFO's are huge!
My gosh, that's surprising,
you know?
But, Kumiko, I thought you said
it was smaller than the Tuba
you had.
Ah, jeez!
Sorry about that!
[HAZUKI]
Ooh, sax is nice, too!
Uh!
[screaming]
-[moaning]
-Oh! H-Hazuki.
-Are you all right?
-[ASUKA] What's going on here?
Wait, did you girls come
to check out
our band practice today?
Well then, come right on in!
Come on, join us!
[gasping]
Oh, man, she's gorgeous!
[chuckles]
[ASUKA] All right, this
right here is our school band!
And you're
our very first visitors.
Here's some candy
to commemorate it!
[HAZUKI]
Please! And thank you!
Huh?
[all screaming and whimpering]
[laughs]
-Voila!
-[Hazuki crying]
-Asuka.
-Yeah?
We agreed not to overwhelm
the new students
with all of your magic stuff,
so we don't scare them off,
remember?
Huh?
[HARUKA] Look,
they're already terrified.
Sorry about her, girls!
Please make yourselves at home.
-Nice to meet you all!
-Wait.
-Come on, let's go.
-[whimpering]
♪
Bronze Prize
Kitauji Prefectural High School
[MIDORI]
Bronze prize.
[HAZUKI] [gasps]
Whoa.
Hey, what's that square thingie
she's got on the stand?
[KUMIKO]
Ah. That's a tuner.
You tune your instrument
with it.
-[HAZUKI] Oh, yeah?
-Oh, wow!
Are you a beginner musician?
[gasps]
Yes.
[ASUKA]
Oh, I see!
Then I'd love to take
the opportunity
to teach you the basics
of brass!
Asuka!
-Hmm
-[ASUKA] Yeah, yeah.
[chuckles] Let's tune
to B-flat now, please.
[exhales]
♪
[HARUKA]
Trombone, find your note.
-[gasping]
-Horn, you're off.
Listen very carefully.
Okay, guys, let's do it again.
-Go ahead and use your tuners.
-What's wrong?
Well, they were actually
a little bit off.
[HAZUKI]
They were?
[KUMIKO]
Mmm.
[door slides shut]
♪
[KUMIKO]
Reina Kousaka?
[whimpering]
Please excuse me.
Are you here to visit the band?
No. I'm here
because I want to join.
-[muffled]
-[gasps]
Oh, uh, wait, really?
Then welcome
to the concert band!
Hurry, register her
for the club, right now!
Uh, right now?
[ASUKA]
Obviously, right now!
What if she runs away
or something?
[TAKUYA] I mean,
it's not like she's a cat.
Maybe we should be heading out.
Huh?
[MIDORI, KUMIKO, HAZUKI]
Thank you!
[MIDORI]
Wowee!
That girl
was also really pretty.
Do you know her, Kumiko?
[KUMIKO]
Huh? Well, I was, more like
More like in the
middle school band with her.
Then you know her.
[KUMIKO] [groans]
I do, just not very well.
[HAZUKI]
Like this?
[blows]
[clears throat]
[inhales and blows]
-[MIDORI] Hey, listen.
-[HAZUKI] [gasps] Jeez, Kumiko!
I kinda felt like the concert
band here wasn't exactly
-Well, uh
-Oh.
[KUMIKO] [sighs]
As good as I expected.
[HAZUKI]
Wait, what do you mean?
[MIDORI]
Yeah, I have to agree, Kumiko.
They'll probably just try
for a Prefectural silver
this year.
But silver would still be
pretty good, right?
[MIDORI] If we want
our band to be able
to go to the Kansai
Competition, or to Nationals,
then we'd have to get gold
in each competition.
And it can't be a dud gold.
It has to be a legitimate gold.
[HAZUKI]
A dud what?
Um. What does dud gold mean?
School Band
[KUMIKO] All high school
band competitions
have gold, silver,
and bronze prizes.
Some of the gold-prize
winners move on,
but those who do
not are called "dud golds."
And like Sapphire said,
if the group wants to move on
to the next competition,
they can't have a dud gold.
-[HAZUKI] Oh.
-[KUMIKO] Uh.
Was that kinda complicated?
-[HAZUKI] Yeah.
-[KUMIKO] Sorry.
But maybe
if the three of us join,
we can take them
all the way to the top!
It's not really that simple.
-No?
-I'll join the band, Hazuki.
I love music
more than anything.
All right!
Music has the ability to speak
to people's hearts,
no matter where
they come from in this world.
And I believe that makes
music a universal language.
[KUMIKO]
Jeez Louise!
Hey, looks like this signal
isn't changing, is it?
[gasps] Midori forgot to
press the button, dang it!
[laughter]
[KUMIKO]
Geez, Sapphire, all this time?
[MIDORI]
It's "Midori."
Tap
[HAZUKI]
And you, Kumiko?
-Hmm?
-Are you gonna join?
-The band?
-Who, me?
Well, I'm, uh
I'm, um. I'm not sure yet!
-[wailing]
-[Midori gasps]
Oh, my train just got here,
girls.
-I guess I'm headed this way.
-We'll see you!
-[chuckles]
-See you tomorrow, Midori.
[train chugging]
-Oh, now I get what you meant.
-Hmm?
When you said
those guys really sucked,
you meant the band, didn't you?
♪
[birds chirping]
[Kumiko sighs]
[KUMIKO]
Ugh, why?
I can't believe
Reina was there.
[whimpering]
She's a really good musician.
I thought she'd be at Rakushu
or Rikka or somewhere
like that.
[KUMIKO]
Ugh, dang it.
-[SHUUICHI] What?
-Huh?
[gasps]
Hey.
[KUMIKO]Oh. Shuuichi.
Huh? Um
We've known each other
since we were little kids,
you're not
even gonna say hi?
Come on, Kumiko,
we go to the same school.
Hmm.
You're tying your hair
back now?
Yeah, I guess.
Oh, by the way,
I saw Reina Kousaka.
That was a surprise.
Listen. Are you a little
out of it today?
Well, if you recall, you said
not to talk to you,
so I'm not talking to you.
-Huh?
-During our third year,
you said to me,
"Quit talking to me, ugly."
Oh, well, yeah, that was
because you asked me,
"Are you eating
at my place tonight?"
In front of everyone.
[KUMIKO] Dang it!
I don't have time for this.
-Hey.
-Sorry, I'm going home.
Hey, wait,
have you figured out,
what clubs you'll join?
No, I still haven't decided.
-You're not doing band?
-What about you?
Me? Well, it's not like there's
anything else I want to do.
Band it is, I guess.
Oh, well
♪
[KUMIKO]
Pretty sure I'm
-I'm not joining.
-Huh?
I was thinking about it,
but decided I'm not going to.
-Why not?
-Because I'm not.
See ya.
What the heck?
[KUMIKO]
Hey, I'm home.
Oh, welcome home!
How was your first day
of high school?
[KUMIKO]
Hmm. Meh.
[AKIKO]
Oh, your sister's home.
-Yeah?
-Help me fix dinner, okay?
Okay.
[sighs]
[groans]
Concert band, huh?
[KUMIKO] You really thought
we could make Nationals, Reina?
[crying]
Hmm.
[KUMIKO] When I said that,
I didn't mean it in a bad way.
I just kind of blurted out
what I was thinking
in that moment.
On impulse.
Honestly, I was sort of happy
that we got gold,
because dud gold is still gold.
[MAMIKO]
What is that voice?
Aah! You even wore
a ponytail, oh, my God.
You're trying too hard
on your first day, sis.
Oh, will you shut up.
And hey, next time,
knock first!
[MAMIKO]
All right, okay. Sorry.
-[door opens]
-Oh, yeah, I forgot.
I just told you
to knock first!
Question, are you going to
quit the concert band?
-Why do you ask?
-For real?
Because you're at Kitauji.
-Hmm.
-[door closes]
[KUMIKO]
Hmm. Am I going to quit?
[sighs]
Euphonium Technique -
Fun with the Euphonium
High School Entrance
Exam Questions
[water burbling]
[crows cawing]
[PARK VISITOR 1B F]
Oh, let me see!
[PARK VISITOR 1A M]
Which one is better luck,
sue-kichi or kichi?
[PARK VISITOR 1B F]
Pretty sure it's sue-kichi.
Uhh
From the top,
it's dai-kichi, chu-kichi,
shou-kichi, kichi han-kichi,
sue-kichi, sue-shou-kichi.
So kichi's the better
of the two of them.
Uh, thanks.
-Very interesting.
-You know what?
I kind of feel like getting
a fortune now, too.
[chuckles]
Ah, whoops.
Daikichiyama North Junior High
Prefectural Competition
[panting]
Ugh.
Oh, man.
Excuse me, guys.
-I'm sorry.
-Was that "Heaven and Hell?"
What is that,
like, a sports anthem?
Actually, it was
"Orpheus in the Underworld."
It's really
quite a lovely piece.
-Anyway.
-[Both] Oh.
[crows cawing]
Daikichiyama North Junior High
Prefectural Competition
♪
Not too heavy
Conductor
Keep staccato light
[audience cheering
and applauding]
Daikichiyama North Junior High
Prefectural Competition
[sighs]
Kumiko Oumae
[sighs]
-[AKIKO] Are you eating?
-[KUMIKO] No.
Tap
♪
[indistinct chatter]
[blowing]
[blowing]
[blowing]
It's not working!
Huh?
Hey, where did you get that?
Oh. I bought it.
You what?
You bought it already?
Yeah, but just this part.
But it's way too early.
You haven't even
chosen an instrument.
Huh?
How do you play one of those?
Contrabass has strings,
and no mouthpiece!
Will you teach me?
Hmm. Um, well
First, your lips.
You just have to make your lips
vibrate, kinda like this.
[blows raspberry]
Look. You try.
[blows raspberry]
Now try to do it
using the mouthpiece.
[blows raspberry]
Not bad, sis!
-[blows deep raspberry]
-[gasps]
[gasps]
It worked!
-It worked, right? I did it?
-Mm-hmm.
[HAZUKI]
It worked! I made a sound!
-[chuckles]
-[MIDORI] How did you do it?
[HAZUKI]
I have no idea!
-[MIDORI] Wow! Uh, so, Kumiko.
-Huh!
Do you want to join the band
with us?
[gasps]
[both chuckle]
[both gasp]
Uh. 'Kay.
[BOTH] [gasp]
Really?
Yeah.
Yay!
[KUMIKO]
And so,
I joined the Kitauji
High School Concert Band.
♪
And now,
the next piece begins.
♪
To Be Continued
[gulping]
[indistinct chatter]
Concert Band Competition
[HAZUKA]
Hurry, let's go!
-[sighs]
-Oh, shoot, I'm nervous!
[both gasp]
Kyoto Concert Band Competition
[ASUKA]
Here it comes!
[both gasp]
[crowd screaming and shouting]
-[ASUZA] It's gold!
-[gasps]
[ASUZA]
Wow, we got gold!
I'll be back,
I'm gonna tell Asami.
She's so nervous,
she's hiding in the bathroom!
The following schools
will go on to compete
in the Kansai Competition.
Uh.
♪
Well, we got gold.
We got dud gold,
but still!
[sighs]
[weeping softly]
Hey, Reina.
You're so happy
you're crying, huh?
Congratulations,
our school won the gold.
[sobs]
-I'm devastated.
-[gasps]
[REINA]
I'm so upset, I could die.
Why are people happy?
We didn't even make it!
Weren't we supposed to be
shooting for Nationals?
Uh.
You really thought we could
make Nationals, Reina?
[gasps]
[sighs]
You're really not upset
with the results?!
[huffs]
Because I definitely am!
I'm completely destroyed!
[weeping]
[sighs]
[KUMIKO]
Why did I believe the rumor
that my boobs would get bigger
by the first year
of high school?
[KUMIKO]
I'm headed out.
[AKIKO]
Take care, honey.
♪
[KUMIKO] When I first started
high school,
those were the kinds of things
I used to have on my mind.
♪
[blows wind]
♪
Entrance Ceremony
[indistinct chatter]
[KUMIKO] Even though
there weren't many kids
from my middle school
coming here,
I chose this school because
they had the sailor-style
uniforms I'd always liked,
and also because,
in a lot of ways,
I wanted a fresh start.
[ASUKA]
Attention, new students!
Welcome to Kitauji High School.
[KUMIKO]
Oh! It's the concert band!
We're gonna play a li'l number
to celebrate
your admittance, everyone!
[indistinct chatter]
[gasps]
♪
[gulps]
♪
Uh.
They're terrible.
[water burbling]
[KUMIKO]
They totally suck!
[indistinct chatter]
[KUMIKO]
They don't play together.
They're off-pitch
and out of rhythm.
Well, I mean
I guess they aren't trying
to make it to Nationals.
[gasps]
♪
[sighs]
Still.
Those guys really sucked.
-[HAZUKI] What sucked?
-Um. Huh?
Yeah, um, you just said,
"Those guys really sucked."
Uh. Wait a second.
I said that out loud?
-Who are you?
-Oh, me?
Hazuki Katou!
I sit behind you.
It's a pleasure to meet you!
Uh, I'm Kumiko Oumae.
And likewise.
So.
What are you--
[MICHIE]
Take your seats!
-Hmm?
-Huh?
You're in high school now
and you shouldn't be
making noise in this classroom.
I'm extremely unimpressed
with you.
Hmm? Why are your skirts
so short, girls?!
-[both gasp]
-[MICHIE] Fix them now!
[STUDENT 1B F]
Sorry, miss.
[MICHIE]
Anyway.
I'm in charge
of class one-three,
and my name is
Michie Matsumoto.
Michie Matsumoto
I'll start today
by doing roll call.
-Yuudai Asai.
-Here.
-Yuki Ishikawa.
-Here.
-Hiroko Uchiyamada.
-Here.
-Yoko Eguchi.
-Here.
-Kumiko Oumae.
-Here.
-Hazuki Katou.
-Right here!
Sapphire
Is that right?
[MIDORI]
Yes, that's correct.
-Hmm?
-It's, um
[MIDORI]
"Sapphire."
And it means, um,
"green" and "shining."
-[STUDENTS] Aw!
-Sapphire Kawashima.
[HAZUKI]
Whoa! Sapphire, huh?
-That's an awesome name.
-[MICHIE] Apologies, I won't
make that mistake again.
-Yeah.
-[sighs] It's okay.
[HAZUKI] Hey, Kumiko,
let's walk home together.
Huh? "Kumiko?"
Uh, yeah, isn't that your name?
Uh, well, yeah, I guess it is.
You guess? Well, I am Hazuki!
But you can call me
"Katou," if you want.
Whatever works best!
You don't walk home
with anyone else?
-[gasps]
-Not yet.
I told myself, "In high school,
I'm making brand new friends!
And I'm gonna do all kinds of
cool new stuff, too!"
So now, I'm counting on you,
Kumiko!
♪
Episode 1
Welcome to High School
[HAZUKI]
So, what was it that sucked?
Let's just forget about that.
Hey!
-Opal, what's up, girl!
-Huh?
I think it's a gem
that's greener than an opal.
-Oh!
-[MIDORI] Hey. Oh, wow!
[MIDORI] Isn't that a Tuba
you got there on your bag?
Huh?
[MIDORI] Oh, my goshy,
that's such a cute Tuba!
I absolutely love it!
-Can I hold it--
-[HAZUKI] Hey, Opal!
-It's "Sapphire."
-Oh, my bad!
-Sapphire.
-You really like it?
[MIDORI]
Heck, yes! It's adorable!
-But what is it?
-A tuba mascot character.
Oh. Tuba?
It's a brass instrument.
A brass instrument?
Midori played the contrabass
in her middle school
concert band!
-Contrabass?
-Midori?
Midori's my name,
and that's because, well
Uh, you know,
the name "Sapphire" is kinda
Sapphire
I would just really appreciate
if you'd call me "Midori"
instead of Sapphire.
And "contrabass" is the name
of another instrument!
It's this big ole thing!
Like a violin, on steroids!
You ever seen one?
-Yes, I have seen one before!
-Ooh, you have?!
-I also played in the band!
-Wow, really?!
-UmI
-Hmm.
-Oh, hi, I
-This is Kumiko Oumae!
-Call her "Kumiko."
-Uh.
And I'm Hazuki!
Nice to meet you.
[MIDORI]
Copy that!
-What about you, Kumiko?
-Huh?
What instrument did you play?
Oh, a baritone.
I played the eupho'.
I can see that!
It makes a lot of sense.
Wait, what do you mean,
a UFO?
No, it's "eupho'" not UFO.
-It's short for euphonium.
-Uh.
Uh, like this, but smaller.
[HAZUKI] Oh, yeah?
Sheesh, that's pretty small.
Hmm?
I was a tennis player
in my middle school's club
which was fun.
But I wanna try something else
like playing in the band,
now that I'm in high school!
[gasps]
Nuh-uh!
I was just about to go watch
the concert band right now!
What do you girls say, should
we all go watch together?
Welcome to the Concert Band -
To the music room
[HAZUKI]
Whoa, that's awesome!
That's a trumpet there, right?
[gasps]
I am such a huge fan of those!
They look so freaking cool!
Look over there, Hazuki.
That one's a euph.
[HAZUKI] Lemme see.
Wow, UFO's are huge!
My gosh, that's surprising,
you know?
But, Kumiko, I thought you said
it was smaller than the Tuba
you had.
Ah, jeez!
Sorry about that!
[HAZUKI]
Ooh, sax is nice, too!
Uh!
[screaming]
-[moaning]
-Oh! H-Hazuki.
-Are you all right?
-[ASUKA] What's going on here?
Wait, did you girls come
to check out
our band practice today?
Well then, come right on in!
Come on, join us!
[gasping]
Oh, man, she's gorgeous!
[chuckles]
[ASUKA] All right, this
right here is our school band!
And you're
our very first visitors.
Here's some candy
to commemorate it!
[HAZUKI]
Please! And thank you!
Huh?
[all screaming and whimpering]
[laughs]
-Voila!
-[Hazuki crying]
-Asuka.
-Yeah?
We agreed not to overwhelm
the new students
with all of your magic stuff,
so we don't scare them off,
remember?
Huh?
[HARUKA] Look,
they're already terrified.
Sorry about her, girls!
Please make yourselves at home.
-Nice to meet you all!
-Wait.
-Come on, let's go.
-[whimpering]
♪
Bronze Prize
Kitauji Prefectural High School
[MIDORI]
Bronze prize.
[HAZUKI] [gasps]
Whoa.
Hey, what's that square thingie
she's got on the stand?
[KUMIKO]
Ah. That's a tuner.
You tune your instrument
with it.
-[HAZUKI] Oh, yeah?
-Oh, wow!
Are you a beginner musician?
[gasps]
Yes.
[ASUKA]
Oh, I see!
Then I'd love to take
the opportunity
to teach you the basics
of brass!
Asuka!
-Hmm
-[ASUKA] Yeah, yeah.
[chuckles] Let's tune
to B-flat now, please.
[exhales]
♪
[HARUKA]
Trombone, find your note.
-[gasping]
-Horn, you're off.
Listen very carefully.
Okay, guys, let's do it again.
-Go ahead and use your tuners.
-What's wrong?
Well, they were actually
a little bit off.
[HAZUKI]
They were?
[KUMIKO]
Mmm.
[door slides shut]
♪
[KUMIKO]
Reina Kousaka?
[whimpering]
Please excuse me.
Are you here to visit the band?
No. I'm here
because I want to join.
-[muffled]
-[gasps]
Oh, uh, wait, really?
Then welcome
to the concert band!
Hurry, register her
for the club, right now!
Uh, right now?
[ASUKA]
Obviously, right now!
What if she runs away
or something?
[TAKUYA] I mean,
it's not like she's a cat.
Maybe we should be heading out.
Huh?
[MIDORI, KUMIKO, HAZUKI]
Thank you!
[MIDORI]
Wowee!
That girl
was also really pretty.
Do you know her, Kumiko?
[KUMIKO]
Huh? Well, I was, more like
More like in the
middle school band with her.
Then you know her.
[KUMIKO] [groans]
I do, just not very well.
[HAZUKI]
Like this?
[blows]
[clears throat]
[inhales and blows]
-[MIDORI] Hey, listen.
-[HAZUKI] [gasps] Jeez, Kumiko!
I kinda felt like the concert
band here wasn't exactly
-Well, uh
-Oh.
[KUMIKO] [sighs]
As good as I expected.
[HAZUKI]
Wait, what do you mean?
[MIDORI]
Yeah, I have to agree, Kumiko.
They'll probably just try
for a Prefectural silver
this year.
But silver would still be
pretty good, right?
[MIDORI] If we want
our band to be able
to go to the Kansai
Competition, or to Nationals,
then we'd have to get gold
in each competition.
And it can't be a dud gold.
It has to be a legitimate gold.
[HAZUKI]
A dud what?
Um. What does dud gold mean?
School Band
[KUMIKO] All high school
band competitions
have gold, silver,
and bronze prizes.
Some of the gold-prize
winners move on,
but those who do
not are called "dud golds."
And like Sapphire said,
if the group wants to move on
to the next competition,
they can't have a dud gold.
-[HAZUKI] Oh.
-[KUMIKO] Uh.
Was that kinda complicated?
-[HAZUKI] Yeah.
-[KUMIKO] Sorry.
But maybe
if the three of us join,
we can take them
all the way to the top!
It's not really that simple.
-No?
-I'll join the band, Hazuki.
I love music
more than anything.
All right!
Music has the ability to speak
to people's hearts,
no matter where
they come from in this world.
And I believe that makes
music a universal language.
[KUMIKO]
Jeez Louise!
Hey, looks like this signal
isn't changing, is it?
[gasps] Midori forgot to
press the button, dang it!
[laughter]
[KUMIKO]
Geez, Sapphire, all this time?
[MIDORI]
It's "Midori."
Tap
[HAZUKI]
And you, Kumiko?
-Hmm?
-Are you gonna join?
-The band?
-Who, me?
Well, I'm, uh
I'm, um. I'm not sure yet!
-[wailing]
-[Midori gasps]
Oh, my train just got here,
girls.
-I guess I'm headed this way.
-We'll see you!
-[chuckles]
-See you tomorrow, Midori.
[train chugging]
-Oh, now I get what you meant.
-Hmm?
When you said
those guys really sucked,
you meant the band, didn't you?
♪
[birds chirping]
[Kumiko sighs]
[KUMIKO]
Ugh, why?
I can't believe
Reina was there.
[whimpering]
She's a really good musician.
I thought she'd be at Rakushu
or Rikka or somewhere
like that.
[KUMIKO]
Ugh, dang it.
-[SHUUICHI] What?
-Huh?
[gasps]
Hey.
[KUMIKO]Oh. Shuuichi.
Huh? Um
We've known each other
since we were little kids,
you're not
even gonna say hi?
Come on, Kumiko,
we go to the same school.
Hmm.
You're tying your hair
back now?
Yeah, I guess.
Oh, by the way,
I saw Reina Kousaka.
That was a surprise.
Listen. Are you a little
out of it today?
Well, if you recall, you said
not to talk to you,
so I'm not talking to you.
-Huh?
-During our third year,
you said to me,
"Quit talking to me, ugly."
Oh, well, yeah, that was
because you asked me,
"Are you eating
at my place tonight?"
In front of everyone.
[KUMIKO] Dang it!
I don't have time for this.
-Hey.
-Sorry, I'm going home.
Hey, wait,
have you figured out,
what clubs you'll join?
No, I still haven't decided.
-You're not doing band?
-What about you?
Me? Well, it's not like there's
anything else I want to do.
Band it is, I guess.
Oh, well
♪
[KUMIKO]
Pretty sure I'm
-I'm not joining.
-Huh?
I was thinking about it,
but decided I'm not going to.
-Why not?
-Because I'm not.
See ya.
What the heck?
[KUMIKO]
Hey, I'm home.
Oh, welcome home!
How was your first day
of high school?
[KUMIKO]
Hmm. Meh.
[AKIKO]
Oh, your sister's home.
-Yeah?
-Help me fix dinner, okay?
Okay.
[sighs]
[groans]
Concert band, huh?
[KUMIKO] You really thought
we could make Nationals, Reina?
[crying]
Hmm.
[KUMIKO] When I said that,
I didn't mean it in a bad way.
I just kind of blurted out
what I was thinking
in that moment.
On impulse.
Honestly, I was sort of happy
that we got gold,
because dud gold is still gold.
[MAMIKO]
What is that voice?
Aah! You even wore
a ponytail, oh, my God.
You're trying too hard
on your first day, sis.
Oh, will you shut up.
And hey, next time,
knock first!
[MAMIKO]
All right, okay. Sorry.
-[door opens]
-Oh, yeah, I forgot.
I just told you
to knock first!
Question, are you going to
quit the concert band?
-Why do you ask?
-For real?
Because you're at Kitauji.
-Hmm.
-[door closes]
[KUMIKO]
Hmm. Am I going to quit?
[sighs]
Euphonium Technique -
Fun with the Euphonium
High School Entrance
Exam Questions
[water burbling]
[crows cawing]
[PARK VISITOR 1B F]
Oh, let me see!
[PARK VISITOR 1A M]
Which one is better luck,
sue-kichi or kichi?
[PARK VISITOR 1B F]
Pretty sure it's sue-kichi.
Uhh
From the top,
it's dai-kichi, chu-kichi,
shou-kichi, kichi han-kichi,
sue-kichi, sue-shou-kichi.
So kichi's the better
of the two of them.
Uh, thanks.
-Very interesting.
-You know what?
I kind of feel like getting
a fortune now, too.
[chuckles]
Ah, whoops.
Daikichiyama North Junior High
Prefectural Competition
[panting]
Ugh.
Oh, man.
Excuse me, guys.
-I'm sorry.
-Was that "Heaven and Hell?"
What is that,
like, a sports anthem?
Actually, it was
"Orpheus in the Underworld."
It's really
quite a lovely piece.
-Anyway.
-[Both] Oh.
[crows cawing]
Daikichiyama North Junior High
Prefectural Competition
♪
Not too heavy
Conductor
Keep staccato light
[audience cheering
and applauding]
Daikichiyama North Junior High
Prefectural Competition
[sighs]
Kumiko Oumae
[sighs]
-[AKIKO] Are you eating?
-[KUMIKO] No.
Tap
♪
[indistinct chatter]
[blowing]
[blowing]
[blowing]
It's not working!
Huh?
Hey, where did you get that?
Oh. I bought it.
You what?
You bought it already?
Yeah, but just this part.
But it's way too early.
You haven't even
chosen an instrument.
Huh?
How do you play one of those?
Contrabass has strings,
and no mouthpiece!
Will you teach me?
Hmm. Um, well
First, your lips.
You just have to make your lips
vibrate, kinda like this.
[blows raspberry]
Look. You try.
[blows raspberry]
Now try to do it
using the mouthpiece.
[blows raspberry]
Not bad, sis!
-[blows deep raspberry]
-[gasps]
[gasps]
It worked!
-It worked, right? I did it?
-Mm-hmm.
[HAZUKI]
It worked! I made a sound!
-[chuckles]
-[MIDORI] How did you do it?
[HAZUKI]
I have no idea!
-[MIDORI] Wow! Uh, so, Kumiko.
-Huh!
Do you want to join the band
with us?
[gasps]
[both chuckle]
[both gasp]
Uh. 'Kay.
[BOTH] [gasp]
Really?
Yeah.
Yay!
[KUMIKO]
And so,
I joined the Kitauji
High School Concert Band.
♪
And now,
the next piece begins.
♪
To Be Continued
[gulping]