Have you ever wondered what is best way the celebrate the birthday of your favourite anime character? Well Kyoto Animation have the answer has they have been celebrating the birthdays of the girls from their anime adaptation of Ayano Takeda and Nikki Asada’s Hibike! Euphonium (Sound! Euphonium). The celebrations are known as the Hibike! Euphonium Birthday Concert project and the official website is currently celebrating the upcoming birthday of the hardworking Mizore Yoroizuka.
Whilst Mizore’s birthday isn’t until July 2nd, you can get a head start getting her presents ready. The birthday concert project has a total of 3 items for sale featuring Mizore. Orders are avaliable for a limited time and will be shipped in mid June, just in time for her birthday celebrations.
Here are the concert visuals for the other characters who already their birthday celebrations:
Kumiko Oumae
Kaori Nakaseko
Haruka Ogasawara
- Canvas Art
- Acrylic Stand
- Badge
Sapphire Kawashima
- Canvas Art
- Acrylic Stand
- Badge
Asuka Tanaka
- Canvas Art
- Acrylic Stand
- Badge
Hazuki Katou
- Canvas Art
- Acrylic Stand
- Badge
Yuuko Yoshikawa
Reina Kousaka
Natsuki Nakagawa
There is only one more character who will have their birthday concert celebration:
- Nozomi Kasaki in mid August
The anime’s main cast includes:
- Tomoyo Kurosawa (Miria Akagi in The IDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls) is back to voice Kumiko Oumae
- Ayaka Asai (Mio Naruse from Shinmai Maou no Testament) as Hazuki Katou
- Moe Toyota (Sakura Inami in Kyoukai no Kanata) who voices Sapphire Kawashima
- Chika Anzai (Chaika Travant in Hitsugi no Chaika) is voicing Reina Kousaka
- Minako Kotobuki (Tsumugi Kotobuki in K-ON!) returns to voice Asuka Tanaka
- Saori Hayami (Yukino Yukinoshita from Oregairu) as Haruka Ogasawara
- Minori Chihara (Yuki Nagato in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) voices Kaori Nakaseko
- Konomi Fujimura (First Major Role) back as Natsuki Nakagawa
- Yuri Yamaoka (Choi Mochimazzi in Tamako Market) is going to voice Yuuko Yoshikawa
Hibike! Euphonium: Kitauji Koukou Suisougaku-bu e Youkoso (Sound! Euphonium) is a music novel series written by Ayano Takeda and illustrated by Nikki Asada. The series began in December 2013 being published by Takarajimasha. To date a total of 4 volumes have been published. A manga adaptation of the series was launched in November last year, by Ayano Takeda and Hami that is being published in Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web magazine. An anime adaptation of the series was produced for the Spring 2015 anime season by Kyoto Animation (Hyouka, Amagi Brilliant Park) with Tatsuya Ishihara (Clannad, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) directing. The anime ran for a total of 13 episodes.
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.
The Hibike! Euphonium Birthday Concert project is underway selling various products to celebrate the characters’ birthdays. Currently, the project is celebrating Mizore Yoroizuka’s birthday. Next up will be Nozomi Kasaki in mid August.
Here is the project’s website: http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/shop/bd2016/euph/
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://anime-eupho.com/
And follow their Twitter: @anime_eupho
“Hibike! Euphonium”, “Sound! Euphonium”, images, video and all associated brands and titles © 2017 Ayano Takeda, Takarajimasha, Kyoto Animation and the Hibike! Production Committee