Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2 Sets September 11 Premiere as Kyoto Animation Drops New Trailer

We’ve been following this band for so long that hearing a new cue almost feels like the first breath before a solo. Now Kyoto Animation has revealed a new trailer and visual for Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2 (Saishū Gakushō Hibike! Euphonium Kōhen), and yes, we’re already checking our calendars like responsible club presidents.

The last curtain call: Part 2 gets a Japan release date

Let’s start with the big beat. The trailer confirms that Part 2 opens in Japan on September 11. It’s the second and final chapter in the two-part film project, so this is the moment where the story stops warming up and plays the final movement.

Alongside the trailer, a new visual has also been revealed. No spoilers here, but it has that “end of a long rehearsal cycle” energy. If you know, you know.

What Part 1 brought to the stage (and why it matters now)

While Part 2 is on the horizon, Part 1 has already stepped onto the stage. Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1 (Saishū Gakushō Hibike! Euphonium Zenpen) opened recently in 201 theaters across Japan. That’s not a small club room. That’s a full venue.

Part 1 also came with film-only material that fans love to hunt for. We got:

• A newly animated performance scene from the in-story Sunrise Festival (the annual marching band event).
• A new scene where Kumiko Oumae faces the very real, very unglamorous weight of becoming club president. (Turns out leadership isn’t just speeches. It’s logistics. Tragic.)

And for the soundtrack crowd among us, TRUE performs the theme song "ToCoda". TRUE has also handled theme songs for the previous anime seasons, plus Sound! Euphonium The Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day and Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Arc. At this point, TRUE is practically an honorary member of the ensemble.

The creative team behind the finale

Kyoto Animation is treating the finale like a decade-long relay where every handoff has to be clean. The film project is led by:

• Chief Director: Tatsuya Ishihara
• Director: Taichi Ogawa
• Script / Series Composition: Jukki Hanada
• Character Design: Shoko Ikeda, Kazumi Ikeda
• Chief Animation Director: Kazumi Ikeda
• Music: Akito Matsuda (Lantis and Heart Company), with music cooperation by Senzoku Gakuen College of Music

The promise on the table is simple: meticulous visuals, a newly written scenario approach, and new scenes that weren’t in the TV run—including performances that fans have been waiting to actually see, not just hear about.

A quick timeline: how we got here (without losing our sheet music)

This finale hits harder because the road to it has been long. Here’s the compact version of a very emotional decade:

• April 2015: The first 13-episode Sound! Euphonium TV anime premieres.
• April 2016: The “flashback” film Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium: Kitauji Kōkō Suisōgaku-Bu e Yōkoso opens.
• October 2016:Sound! Euphonium 2 premieres.
• September 2017: Compilation film Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium: Todoketai Melody releases.
• April 2018:Liz and the Blue Bird opens, focusing on Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki.
• April 2019:Sound! Euphonium The Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day follows Kumiko in her second year.
• August 2023:Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Arc opens in 74 theaters, the first new sequel anime in four years for the franchise.
• April 2024: The third 13-episode season premieres, adapting Kumiko’s third year. Crunchyroll streams it across multiple regions as it airs in Japan.

And now we’re here: the story’s true conclusion arriving on the big screen, with Part 2 set to deliver the last note.

What we’re doing next (and what you can do too)

We’re doing the practical fan routine: rewatching key arcs, arguing over favorite performances, and pretending we won’t cry at the ending. Want to join us?

• Watch the new trailer and look for hints about how the finale will land.
• Revisit Part 1’s big moments—especially the Sunrise Festival energy and Kumiko’s leadership scenes.
• Make your own “finale checklist”: best episode, best piece, best character growth.

So, tell us—what do we want most from Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2: a flawless final performance, a calm resolution for Kumiko, or the kind of ending that leaves us staring at the credits like we’ve forgotten how to stand up?