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Hibike! Euphonium Season 2 – Commercial 2

Have you seen the first episode of the second season anime adaptation of Ayano Takeda and Nikki Asada’s Hibike! Euphonium (Sound! Euphonium) novel series? Well to make sure you remember that the new season is airing, Kyoto Animation has released a brand new commercial. This new video briefly flashes over many scenes from the upcoming season and also previews the Opening, Soundscape performed by TRUE.

The second season of the Hibike! Euphonium anime is currently airing every Thursday at 12:00am JST on Tokyo MX.

Here is the previous CM:

Here is the anime’s second PV:

And the first PV:

Two new supporting cast members of the anime were introduced for season 2:

  • Yuuichi Nakamura (Kyousuke Kousaka in Oreimo) joins the cast to voice Masahiro Hashimoto

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  • Houko Kuwashima (Tomoyo Sakagami in Clannad) will voice Satomi Niiyama

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The main cast of the anime returns from the 1st season:

  • Tomoyo Kurosawa (Miria Akagi in The IDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls) is back to voice Kumiko Oumae

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  • Ayaka Asai (Mio Naruse from Shinmai Maou no Testament) as Hazuki Katou

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  • Moe Toyota (Sakura Inami in Kyoukai no Kanata) who voices Sapphire Kawashima

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  • Chika Anzai (Chaika Travant in Hitsugi no Chaika) is voicing Reina Kousaka

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  • Minako Kotobuki (Tsumugi Kotobuki in K-ON!) returns to voice Asuka Tanaka

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  • Saori Hayami (Yukino Yukinoshita from Oregairu) as Haruka Ogasawara

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  • Minori Chihara (Yuki Nagato in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) voices Kaori Nakaseko

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  • Konomi Fujimura (First Major Role) back as Natsuki Nakagawa

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  • Yuri Yamaoka (Choi Mochimazzi in Tamako Market) is going to voice Yuuko Yoshikawa

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  • Takahiro Sakurai (Shougo Makishima in Psycho-Pass) will voice Noboru Taki

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The main production staff of the anime includes:

  • Director: Tatsuya Ishihara (Clannad, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)
  • Series Director: Naoko Yamada (K-ON!, Tamako Market)
  • Series Composer: Jukki Hanada (Steins;Gate, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)
  • Anime Character Designer: Akiko Ikeda (K-ON! and Tokyo Ghoul Animator)
  • Instrument Designer: Takahashi Hiroyuki (K-ON!)
  • Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka (ClannadChuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)
  • Music Composer: Akito Matsuda (GLASSLIP, Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou)
  • Animation Studio: Kyoto Animation (Hyouka, Amagi Brilliant Park)

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Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

Hibike! Euphonium begins when Kumiko Oumae, a girl who was in the brass band club in junior high school, visits her high school’s brass band club as a first year. Kumiko’s classmates Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko sees her old classmate Reina there and hesitates. She remembers an incident she had with Reina at a brass band club contest in junior high school.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://anime-eupho.com/
And follow their Twitter: @anime_eupho