I always think that music manga is kind of a strange read without sound, but music light novels, as it turns out, go down a little smoother. However, Sound! Euphonium isn’t really about building a dope soundtrack by having a music-based plot, is it? It is like sports anime where the music is just a framing device for the characters. The characters are the real stars.
Where To Start The Sound! Euphonium Light Novel After The Anime?
If you finished the Sound! Euphonium anime and wish to pick up the story in the light novels, the anime is very close to being a full adaptation.
If you have watched both seasons as well as the Chikai no Finale movie, you would only need to read the last two volumes of the main Kitauji Concert Band light novels, which are titled The Kitauji Concert Band’s Decisive Final Movement.
If you have not seen the Chikai no Finale movie, it adapted the Second Turbulent Movement volumes, so you would want to read those (or watch the movie) before continuing to the final two volumes.
Is The Sound! Euphonium Light Novel Over?
The Sound! Euphonium light novel is complete. It ended in 2019 with Novel 10.
What to Expect From The Sound! Euphonium Source Material Compared to The Anime?
It is worth noting that KyoAni likes making beautiful anime with touching stories, but it doesn’t really love sticking to the source material in a diligent way. That actually isn’t a bad thing in any of the anime they adapted, though. They tend to “add more” rather than reduce content. The Sound! Euphonium anime keeps a good bit of the plot from the novels, but the anime does put a lot more focus on side characters. They get fleshed out really well, but the novels may have less focus on some characters than you may want.
Will There Be A Sound! Euphonium Season 3?
It has been announced that Sound! Euphonium will receive a third season anime. It is currently slated to air in April 2024.
The third season will fully adapt the light novel series.
