Sound! Euphonium

After a terrible disappointment at the All-Kyoto Concert Band Competition, music has lost its spark for Kumiko. But her first year at Kitauji High School is a chance for a fresh start. So when it comes time to choose a club, she can't resist joining the band again--even though they're simply terrible. The strict new club director has promised to whip them into shape to reach Nationals, but the trouble runs deeper than just a lack of practice. Plus, the discord within the club tugs at Kumiko's old insecurities. Will Kitauji High School find its rhythm before the competition? Will Kumiko?

作者簡介

武田綾乃

一九九二年出生於京都。受到同樣出身京都的作家綿矢莉莎影響，從小便夢想成為小說家，同時也是森見登美彥和辻村深月的忠實讀者。

二○一二年，武田在兩個禮拜完成的小說《今天，和你一起呼吸》入圍寶島社主辦的第八回日本愛情故事大獎之新人獎，由評審選為推薦作品，並收錄在寶島社文庫出版，從此正式出道。二○一三年，她根據自己小學時參加管樂社吹奏上低音號的經驗，加上親身前往母校嵯峨野高中管樂社取材，創作出「吹響吧！上低音號」系列小說，得到極大回響。

「吹響吧！上低音號」系列不只對於樂器演奏有確實的描寫，故事背景也設立在武田的家鄉宇治，呈現出相當寫實的景色。武田更自言這是一部融合了學生時代各種回憶、一生難以忘懷的作品。二○一四年，「吹響吧！上低音號」系列改編為漫畫連載；二○一五年，由京都動畫改編為兩季共二十六話的電視動畫；二○一六年，兩部劇場版動畫電影...

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