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'Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1' Anime Reveals April 24 Debut in Video

Kyoto Animation announced during its "KyoAni no Sekai-ten" ("Meet the Worlds of KyoAni") event on Sunday that Saishū Gakushō Hibike! Euphonium Zenpen, the first part in the Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie project, will open in Japan on April 24, 2026 in 200 theaters across Japan.

The below new trailer for the film has English subtitles that can be toggled on. The video lists the film's English title as Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1.

Kyoto Animation also revealed a new visual.

Kyoto Animation describes the film:

The grand finale of the series is here!!! This journey will lead to the next melody—

For ten years, Sound! Euphonium has depicted the youth of high school students who devote themselves to the concert band. Following the emotional finale of Sound! Euphonium 3 broadcast in 2024, the story reaches its true conclusion in 2026 with the long-awaited theatrical film, “The Final Movie Part 1.”

The film is led by Chief Director Tatsuya Ishihara, who has guided Kyoto Animation's production team throughout the past decade, and Director Taichi Ogawa, who has been an integral part of the series' creative core.

Along with Kyoto Animation's meticulous visual refinement, Jukki Hanada has newly written the scenario, and numerous new scenes have been added—including performance scenes that were never shown in the TV series. The production team has collaborated to make a film that lives up to the title “The Final Movie Part 1.”

A decade-long journey—toward the next stage. The curtain rises on the final chapter of Sound! Euphonium marks the culmination of this beloved anime series.

The anime will star:

• Tomoyo Kurosawa as Kumiko Oumae
• Ayaka Asai as Hazuki Kato
• Moe Toyota as Sapphire Kawashima
• Chika Anzai as Reina Kousaka
• Haruka Tomatsu as Mayu Kuroe
• Haruki Ishiya as Shuuichi Tsukamoto
• Ayaka Ōhashi as Tsubame Kamaya
• Sora Amamiya as Kanade Hisaishi
• Ayaka Nanase as Mirei Suzuki
• Misaki Kuno as Satsuki Suzuki
• Shimba Tsuchiya as Motomu Tsukinaga
• Shiori Sugiura as Ririka Kenzaki
• Shiina Natsukawa as Suzume Kamaya
• Ayane Matsuda as Yayoi Kamiishi
• Momoka Terasawa as Kaho Hariya
• Emiri Suyama as Sari Yoshii
• Takahiro Sakurai as Noboru Taki

Taichi Ogawa is directing the anime, and Tatsuya Ishihara is the chief director. Jukki Hanada is in charge of the script and series composition. Character designers include Shoko Ikeda and Kazumi Ikeda, and Kazumi Ikeda is also the chief animation director. Akito Matsuda is composing the music at Lantis and Heart Company, with music cooperation by Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.

Other staff members include:

• Instrument Design: Hiroyuki Takahashi
• Instrument Animation Director: Minoru Ōta, Nobuaki Maruki
• Art Director: Mutsuo Shinohara
• Color Design: Akiyo Takeda
• Director of Photography: Kazuya Takao
• 3D Director: Rin Yamamoto
• Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka
• Performance Cooperation: Progressive! Wind Orchestra
• Brass Band Supervision: Masahiro Ōwada
• Production: Sound! Production Committee 2024
• Distributor: Shochiku Co. Ltd.

The first 13-episode television anime series for the franchise premiered in April 2015. The anime inspired the Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium: Kitauji Kōkō Suisōgaku-Bu e Yōkoso "flashback" film in April 2016. The 13-episode Sound! Euphonium 2 sequel series premiered in October 2016. The sequel series inspired the Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium: Todoketai Melody compilation film in September 2017.

The Liz and the Blue Bird film centering on Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki opened in Japan in April 2018. Sound! Euphonium The Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day anime opened in Japan in April 2019. The film follows Kumiko as a second-year student.

Tokubetsuhen Hibike! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest, Kyoto Animation's theatrical anime of the "Ensemble Concert" arc, opened in Japan in August 2023 in 74 theaters. The film was the first new sequel anime in four years for the franchise.

The third 13-episode season of the anime premiered in April 2024. Crunchyroll streamed the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS as it aired in Japan. The third anime season adapted Kumiko's third year in high school.

Sources: Sound! Euphonium anime's website, Animate Times