During the Comiket 87 doujinshi mega-event on Sunday, a promotional video was revealed which reveals the staff and air date for the upcoming music genre TV anime Sound! Euphonium by Ayano Takeda. Sound! Euphonium is slated to air next April.
In addition to this, the domain name anime-eupho.com was registered on the 18th of December and the IP address it’s hosted on (133.242.3.144) resolves to Kyoto Animation’s official website. If you try to access the IP through this port (133.242.3.144:80), you get forwarded to kyotoanimation.co.jp.
Here are some pictures of the promotional video which was played at Comiket 87:
The promotional video also reveals the staff:
- Original: Takeda Ayano
- Director: Tatsuya Ishihara (Clannad)
- Series Composition: Jukki Hanada (Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)
- Series Director: Naoko Yamada (K-On!)
- Character Design: Shoko Ikeda (The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya)
Visual:
Sound! Euphonium Welcome to Kitauji High School’s Musical Instrument Club is a Japanese novel by Ayano Takeda, published on December 5, 2013 by Takarajimasha. The story focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club, which is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed adviser’s strict instruction. An anime adaptation has been announced.
Sound! Euphonium synopsis from Haruhichan:
This is the story of the Kitauji Music club and its members. With the introduction of a new club adviser, the story depicts the students’ daily lives as they face challenges and obstacles.
Source: yaraon, yusaani, kagayakiru
