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    Sound! Euphonium the Movie: May the Melody Reach You! 2017 POSTER

    Sound! Euphonium the Movie: May the Melody Reach You!

    2017

    Japanese

    7.1

    9

    Action

    Animation

    based on manga

    based on novel or book

    brass band

    Comedy

    competition

    Drama

    high school

    Music

    training

    Naoko Yamada Naoko Yamada Director Minako Kotobuki Minako Kotobuki as Asuka Tanaka Saori Hayami Saori Hayami as Haruka Ogasawara Atsumi Tanezaki Atsumi Tanezaki as Mizore Yoroizuka Takahiro Sakurai Takahiro Sakurai as Noboru Taki
    Following their success in the qualifying round for the Kansai regional competition, the members of the Kitauji High School concert band set their sights on the next upcoming performance. Utilizing their summer break to the utmost, the band participates in a camp where they are instructed by their band advisor Noboru Taki and his friends who make their living as professional musicians. Kumiko Oumae and her friends remain determined to attain gold at the Kansai competition, but trouble arises when a student who once quit the band shows interest in rejoining and sparks unpleasant memories for the second-year members. Kumiko also learns about her teacher's surprising past and the motivation behind his desire to lead the band to victory. Reaching nationals will require hard work, and the adamant conviction in each student's commitment to the band will be put to the test.
    Tamako Love Story 2014 POSTER

    Tamako Love Story

    2014

    Japanese

    7.0

    25

    60%

    60%

    Action

    Animation

    anime

    Comedy

    Drama

    japanese high school

    Romance

    sequel

    slice of life

    teenage love

    Naoko Yamada Naoko Yamada Director Rina Hidaka Rina Hidaka as Anko Kitashirakawa Daiki Yamashita Daiki Yamashita as Inuyama Greg Ayres Greg Ayres as Mecha Mochimazzi Juliet Simmons Juliet Simmons as Midori Tokiwa
    Devoted to her family’s rice-cake–making business and the high school baton club, Tamako is a little slow when it comes to love. She’s oblivious to her childhood friend Mochizo’s affections, even though all their friends know. With graduation closing in and Mochizo leaving for Tokyo, will Tamako realise her feelings and tell him in time?
    Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll 2019 POSTER

    Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll

    2019

    Japanese

    7.5

    30

    Action

    Animation

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Family

    friendship

    letter

    one-sided love

    work

    writing

    Naoko Yamada Naoko Yamada Director Takehito Koyasu Takehito Koyasu as Claudia Hodgins Azusa Tadokoro Azusa Tadokoro as Luculia Marlborough Kira Buckland Kira Buckland as Luculia Marlborough Erika Harlacher Erika Harlacher as Violet Evergarden
    Violet Evergarden comes to a private women's academy to tutor Isabella in the ways of being a lady. Heir to the York family, Isabella feels trapped in this new and uncomfortable world. She still grieves for the only person to ever bring her happiness – now lost to her. Violet's lessons do give her a brief respite from the melancholy but with the absence of joy, how long does it take to truly heal?
    Liz and the Blue Bird 2018 POSTER

    Liz and the Blue Bird

    2018

    Japanese

    7.2

    19

    83%

    77%

    Action

    Animation

    based on novel or book

    brass band

    Drama

    fairy tale

    Fantasy

    female friendship

    japan

    Music

    one-sided love

    Naoko Yamada Naoko Yamada Director Misaki Kuno Misaki Kuno as Brass Band Member Kotori Koiwai Kotori Koiwai as Brass Band Member Atsumi Tanezaki Atsumi Tanezaki as Mizore Yoroizuka Takahiro Sakurai Takahiro Sakurai as Noboru Taki
    In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.
    The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya 2010 POSTER

    The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

    2010

    Japanese

    8.0

    4

    alternate dimension

    Animation

    Drama

    Family

    high school

    holiday

    japan

    Mystery

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    sequel

    supernatural

    Naoko Yamada Naoko Yamada Director Aya Hirano Aya Hirano as Haruhi Suzumiya Megumi Matsumoto Megumi Matsumoto as Kunikida Bridget Hoffman Bridget Hoffman as Ryoko Asakura Minori Chihara Minori Chihara as Yuki Nagato
    A week before Christmas, Kyon wakes up in a world where the SOS Brigade doesn't exist. Mikuru and Yuki don't recognize him, and Haruhi and Itsuki seem to have vanished.
    Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day 2019 POSTER

    Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day

    2019

    Japanese

    7.3

    18

    96%

    Action

    Animation

    based on novel or book

    classical music

    competition

    Drama

    Family

    high school

    Music

    orchestra

    sequel

    Naoko Yamada Naoko Yamada Director Sora Amamiya Sora Amamiya as Kanade Hisaishi Misaki Kuno Misaki Kuno as Satsuki Suzuki Azusa Tadokoro Azusa Tadokoro as Tomoe Kabe Erika Harlacher Erika Harlacher as Tomoe Kabe / Additional Voices
    Kumiko is now a second year and one of the senior players of the euphonium section. With new underclassmen joining the concert band, Kumiko will have to learn new things in order to deal with awkward and difficult underclassmen. She and third-year trumpeter Tomoe Kabe have been chosen to lead the new underclassmen members. Among the new members to Kumiko's bass section are euphonist Kanade Hisaishi, whose appearances are deceiving; tuba player Mirei Suzuki, who cannot adapt to her new environment; tuba player Satsuki Suzuki, who wants to get along with Mirei; and double bassist Motomu Tsukinaga, who cannot talk about himself. Between the Sunrise Festival, chair placement auditions, and the competition, a number of problems quickly begin to arise.
    The Colors Within 2024 POSTER

    The Colors Within

    2024

    Japanese

    7.0

    7

    92%

    91%

    Animation

    anime

    Drama

    high school

    music

    Music

    nagasaki

    synesthesia

    Naoko Yamada Naoko Yamada Director Nanako Mori Nanako Mori as Ballet Instructor Ayu Matsuura Ayu Matsuura as Female Student Yui Aragaki Yui Aragaki as Sister Hiyoshiko Minako Kotobuki Minako Kotobuki as Sumika Yatsushika
    Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn't play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections.
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