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「だって 麗奈は 特別だから。」 // "Because you're special."
— S3E12, Hibike! Euphonium.
#hibike! euphonium#hibike euphonium#sound! euphonium#sound euphonium#kumirei#kousaka reina#reina kousaka#oumae kumiko#kumiko oumae#anime#... oh!#the throwback i see you#userkyu
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#hibike! euphonium#kumiko oumae#kousaka reina#kumirei#mine#my wife REFUSES to watch the new season with me unless kumirei is real...#so this is for her#my edits
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#hibike! euphonium#sound euphonium#hibike euphonium#kyoani#kyoto animation#kyoaniedit#animangahive#animangaladies#fyanimegifs#anisource#dailyanime#animationsdaily#anime#anime gif#animeeedit#anime aesthetic#kumiko oumae#reina kousaka#oumae kumiko#kousaka reina#merygifs
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Hibike! Euphonium
#anime#hibike euphonium#hibike! euphonium#sound! euphonium#sound euphonium#fanart#anime fanart#manga#digital art#art#procreate#illustration#artwork#drawing#anime girl#kumiko oumae#kousaka reina#kyoani#kyoto animation#lastnightstory#artists on tumblr#artist on tumblr#my art#digital artist#digital#digital painting#digital drawing#digital illustration#anime art#drawings
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i miss hibike i need to watch season 3
#mini sketches#hibike! euphonium#hibike euphonium#kumirei#kousaka reina#oumae kumiko#if you remember the original for the second one...#yes you do but maybe no you don't god it's so old
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Hibike! Euphonium S03E05
#anime aesthetic#hibike! euphonium#hibike euphonium#sound! euphonium#kumiko oumae#reina kousaka#oumae kumiko#kousaka reina
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It doesn’t matter what Kumiko wants.
(Minor Eupho finale spoilers ahead)
That’s the painful reality of Hibike! Euphonium’s third season, especially for the viewer who (presumably) aligns with our hero’s desires.
The third season does an excellent job in rehashing what we all loved about the first, but its biggest success is in twisting our expectations from the familiar to the uncharted. Kumiko becomes president, which means she can exercise greater control in getting what she wants right? Wrong.
As I’ve argued before, this (in part) is what makes Kumiko an excellent president. She realizes her place within the band is as a mediator, a punching bag, a soundboard, and—most importantly—a selfless decision-maker. It doesn’t come without pain, but it’s in learning to live with the disappointment that our hero grows to become the most effective (and successful) leader the Kitauji band has ever seen.
Kumiko isn’t the only one with unfulfilled desires, of course. Asuka doesn’t win gold, Nozomi can’t live out her dream, Shun doesn’t win Kumiko’s heart (yes i know what happens in the source material but let me have this one), Kanade doesn’t play at Nationals, Reina can’t…well…you know. And Kumiko doesn’t get the soli, even when getting the soli would be the most obvious thing in the world to happen for someone who deserves it.
But the thing is, someone else deserves it, too. Someone else will always deserve the thing that you want, and sometimes that means you won’t get it. It happens all the time! But in a medium filled with so much wish-fulfillment, it’s important to get these occasional reminders that disappointment is natural…and that it will all be okay in the end.
There are a lot of reasons why I think Hibike! Euphonium is the greatest televised anime ever made, many of which are technical and aesthetic and lean heavily towards personal taste. But perhaps the biggest reason is how a show about a high school band on the other side of the world—the most innocuous premise conceivable—manages to bring out some of the most important life lessons anyone of any age could possibly learn. Yes, I want what Kumiko wants, and it upset me so much that she doesn’t get it—just as much as it uplifts me to see the results of her growth born from that pain and frustration.
Hibike’s final act is the show’s greatest movement—a soaring testament to KyoAni’s storytelling power and the emotional height of what televised fiction can attain. Perhaps that’s a recency bias showing, but then again—how could I expect less from the greatest anime ever made?
#anime#kyoani#hibike euphonium#sound euphonium#kumiko oumae#kousaka reina#yes i cried a lot during the finale
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2016-10-24 23:08:36
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#hibike! euphonium#sound! euphonium#reina kousaka#kousaka reina#anime#anime gif#gif#anime aesthetic#aesthetic#anime scene#anime girl#anime blog#anime character#anime eyes#purple eyes#ponytail#anime hair#anime kawaii#anime tag#kawaii#kawaii aesthetic#kawaii anime#cute#cute aesthetic#cute anime#cute anime gif#cute anime characters#anime fashion#animedaily
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#hibike! euphonium#hibike euphonium#sound! euphonium#sound euphonium#h!e#kyoaniedit#animangahive#animangaladies#animangacreators#allanimanga#anisource#dailyanime#fymanganime#fyanimanga#fyanime#graphics-net#oumae kumiko#kyoto animation#kyoani#kousaka reina#kawashima sapphire#katou hazuki#anime#color
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「麗奈は 今の私たちって 特別だと思う?」 / 「そりゃ特別でしょ。」 // "Do you think what we have together is special?" / "Of course it is."
— S3E05, Hibike! Euphonium.
#hibike! euphonium#hibike euphonium#sound! euphonium#sound euphonium#kumirei#kousaka reina#reina kousaka#oumae kumiko#kumiko oumae#anime#y'all...#they are gfs#userkyu
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“Kumiko is a lesbian” i say into the mic.
the crowd boos. i begin to walk off in shame.
“no, they’re right!” i hear a voice in the back say. the lights come on. it’s kumiko and reina holding hands.
#im a lesbian kumiko truther for life#oumae kumiko#kousaka reina#sound! euphonium#hibike! euphonium#lesbian visibility week#🫶🫶🫶#kumirei
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KumiRei | くみれい 💞
#Hibike! Euphonium#Kousaka Reina#Oumae Kumiko#Kumirei#yuri#girls love#gl#anime art#illustration#girls#kiss
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Hibike! Euphonium
#hibike euphonium#sound! euphonium#hibike! euphonium#kumiko oumae#kousaka reina#anime girl#anime art#fanart#anime fanart#manga#anime#kyoani#kyoto animation#digital art#art#procreate#drawing#illustration#artwork#lastnightstory#artist on tumblr#artists on tumblr#digital artist#anime aesthetic#digital drawing#digital painting#digital illustration#sapphire kawashima#sound euphonium#drawings
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band kind alert ‼️
#hibike! euphonium#sound! euphonium#kousaka reina#oumae kumiko#i googled this show on a whim to see if there was anything new#and there's gonna be a third season?? in TWO MONTHS????#looking at fandom tho it's really disappointing how much of the tags are just posts sexualizing minors 😔#normal eupho artists rise up 😔
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