I agree with you; I think the second one was stronger. It conveyed more emotion and had better breath control. The first one, to me, felt a bit dry, although it did connect well with the trumpet. For the solo, Kumiko is definitely the standout, but for the soli, Mayu has to take the lead. I cried several time for this chapter 😪
The whole re audition scene is trying so hard to bait you. At first hear, I also can tell the second one is Kumiko. It sounds more personal, but imperfect in some part compare to the first. The second sounds kinda better just because for some reason Reina's played clearer and louder. Then Hazuki and Midori voted differently. We know Hazuki is on the talent side, because she believes she's now in the competition because of her own talent and efforts not out of pity, and Midori is always on Kumiko's side from the start. And obviously Kanade and Suichi are familiar with kumiko's sound. But the show try to mess with our mind when Reina chose the first one. Make us doubting our choices cause Reina would definitely know which one is Kumiko. Till she revealed that she already knew and she still chose Mayu. What a roller coaster..
Ok, ya eh visto 3 videos sobre este capitulo de diferentes personas reaccionando al capitulo, parece que no soy el unico que les saco lagrimas. Este capitulo me dejo sin palabras, pero fue una correcta eleccion de pafte de reina elegir a mayu porque precisamente en la mayoria de competencias, sean torneos, desafios, etc, siempre exigen su mayor habilidad. Asi ed la vida, y hay que aceptarla, kumiko definitivamente esta mostrando esa madurez.
Watched this late last night, first time I've cried in a anime since 2021 with bunny girl senpai, my 2nd time crying to an anime. This is stuck in my head all day
@@titomariotutos9342 yeah, but I'm glad kumiko didn't get the role for the story, I'm just sad she didn't get the role as well. It shows that just because ur the MC u don't get everything to do the way u want. But it was an amazing anime, my favorite right now. Ending was wholesome
@@Bankai_Musashi1 KyoAni really made a nice move doing it that way. Kumiko's growth as a character was given more significance and depth. I agree, it is one of the animes i've loved the most.
@@titomariotutos9342 same here, except it's been my favorite for a few months. I'm not a big shonen guy so I like freiren, love is war & oshi no ko a lot too
Hot take here. Anyone who doesn't agree, try to be respectful. Ok, so first of all, this is my personal opinion about something in this season overall. First i'd like to make it clear: in the LNs, Kumiko wins....so either they are going for a different ending, or they simply wanted to subvert the readers's expectations in this ep, but will most likely end up having the same ending next week. I really don't know. Also, sorry for the long text. Bear with me LOL But talking about smth here: i am totally aware that LN readers and part of the audience in general has been feeling this season is kinda...off somehow. Even the way they are not showing the performances bothers even me tbh. I think this season is the one who most lack of perfomance and music, as crazy as that sounds. But that's not what i was going to talk about. The thing that REALLY bothers me in any anime i watch is when people treat a character that is not a villain or have any malicious intent at all, like they are one. If you go to certain forums like reddit, for example, and see how many people are so against Mayu's character is unbelivable. But i'm all over the place, so let me explain: *from the moment she was introduced, she has been depicted as a "mysterious" girl, who doesn't wanna be in bad terms with anyone. USUALLY IN ANIME, these type of characters are hiding their true colors and should not be trusted. Minus one point to Mayu *the way she constantly ask for Kumiko if she should forfeit annoyed A HELL LOT OF PEOPLE, and i must confess even i thought she was exagerating a bit. Some people even called this disrespeectful (like Kanade did, but i'll get into that in a sec). Minus one point to Mayu. *she is (and that is undeniable) Kumiko's rival in this season. Meaning: she is the ONLY PERSON IN HER WAY of her "dream" to play with Reina. Minus one point to Mayu. Ok, all that said, i must confess: i still fail in see why people dislike her. It's not as if she is acting in a way to harm people or is scheming smth. But being on the internet for a long time, i know exactly what happen in this case: if people don't like a character for whatever silly reason they have, THEY WILL TRY TO FIND A WAY TO JUSTIFY IT, AND WILL TRY TO PICK ANY FLAW on that character. And Kanade last episode GAVE THESE PEOPLE EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANTED. In Kanade's POV, what Mayu was doing was disrespectful bc, in her vision, Mayu wants Kumiko to tell she should forfeit, which implies saying "ok, you're better than me, so please forfeit. I want the soli". That's what Kanade thought Mayu is trying to do. But reading some comments on reddit actually made me realize smth. Yes, Kanade is right, but not 100%. Mayu INDEED want Kumiko's approval to forfeit, but not bc she is implying she will win (which, btw, she would, and she did LOL). If we get into Mayu's POV, this becomes a little easier to understand: she is a new student, doesn't have any friends, and doesn't know anyone, but still, her love for playing is such that she chose to enter the club. We know she had a "bad past" that makes her avoid ANY TYPE OF CONFLICT, even going to extremes and saying "she doesn't have a sense of self anymore". Which means "i'm willing to even supress what i am if this will avoid conflict in a group / club". BUT all that said, it was also showed that SHE IS HERSELF WHEN SHE'S PLAYING. That is the only moment when she gives her all, EVEN KNOWING she can cause trouble (being better than Kumiko in this case). And the reason for that is: Mayu is a confused and conflicted character. She loves playing, she WANTS TO PLAY IN HER BEST, but at the same time she doesn't want to cause trouble, which made her conclude that she needed to consult someone to kinda "guide" her to what to do, and that person was Kumiko (she's the president and most respected person there, so that makes sense). So yeah, deep inside, Mayu HAD A FEELING SHE WAS BETTER THAN KUMIKO, but her constantly going to her and kept asking that wasn't to make Kumiko feel bad (like Kanade was assuming, and that's where i completely disagree with her). It was to have a concrete answer, like "yeah, you can forfeit". If Kumiko had said that in any moment, she would have 100%. Unless someone tells her what to do, given how conflicted and confused she is, she will keep asking, AS ANNOYING AS THAT COMES OFF. Ok, now about Reina, Taki and Kitauji itself. First about Taki. People are SO MAD at him rn you have no idea. Calling him incompetent for not deciding for himself and all that. And tbh? I don't blame them. He literally REPEATED what they did in S1 with Kaori vs Reina thing (which we all remember how that played out). If Kitauji's system is on this "meritocracy" thing, people in charge should decide, not let to the own students decide smth so important as who will play the soli. For many people, Taki really slipped up here (again LOL). About Reina...........siiiiighhh ohhh boy. Do a favor to yourself and go to reddit later, and see the memes 😂 Ok, here we go: people are absolutely and COMPLETELY hating her right now. You have no idea how much actually. I'm gonna go through some arguments rn: *she spent half of the season saying she wanted to play the soli with Kumiko, putting more and more pression on her, EVEN THO she told Shuichi a few eps ago to not put pression on Kumiko. *their relationship till now (which many like to consider yuri, even tho i'm part of the minority that don't see that way), was kinda broken after this, BC SHE BLATANTLY ADMITED SHE KNEW WHEN KUMIKO WAS PLAYING AND EVEN SO DIDN'T PICK HER. *her crying in the end made people even more mad at her, bc it was like she didn't want that outcome. People are so mad bc they think Reina betrayed Kumiko and is acting like a hypocrite later, crying like "this wasn't her fault". Listen, i'm gonna have to say what i think: IF SHE HAD CHOSEN KUMIKO THERE EVEN THINKING MAYU WAS BETTER, she'd have betrayed HERSELF, bc Reina always believed, and still do, IN TALENT. Period. What Reina did there was being truthful to herself and her beliefs. Nothing more. A few people were saying they should break their friendship after this, bc ultimately it was Reina who completely took off Kumiko's opportunity to play the soli. Some are even saying Kumiko's new best friends should be Kanade and Shuichi (literally her ex-bf LOL). That's it. I know people are having problems with this seasons overall for many reasons, but while i don't appreciate the lack of music and performance, i'm not that bothered by it, and instead what bothers me is how people can't see from literally ANY OTHER CHARACTER POV except Kumiko right now.
the first one sounds better as this is going for a competition, when the euphonium should follow the trumpet and support it. the first one is stable, and gets the job done well. the second one definitely feels more alive, emotional, however, it also slightly fell out of it in a few bars. such imperfection is not a problem in live performance, but might be a problem in a competition. maybe winning a gold medal is important at that moment, eventually it's their love of music and love for each other matters.
I also liked the second one better at first. but maybe we don’t know what is better for the jury on the nationals. Kumiko is so strong. She had to be strong so that nobody questioned the result of the re-audition. So they can reach their goal. Hope they reach their goal.. or I will be reaaally upset.
I highly doubt that. Kyoani changed the auditions, in the novels Kumiko won the national elections and students voting didnt happen. If they wanted Kumiko to play solo in the nationals, they would just follow novels imo.
@@lordfifth4520 there will always be a chance, however small. I think the audition was aimed at making Mayu completely unified into the team so that all members accepted her, as someone commented below mayu has a mysterious character these type of characters are hiding their true colors and should not be trusted
Taki: their performances are equally good shit I dont want to take the blame I'll just let the students be blamed :) Reina: Taki sensei is god and he picked mayu last time yep I'm gonna pick mayu :) fk friendship
14:04 aw you didn't notice the call back to the scene in season 1. This made me have to pause and get out of my seat and ruminate because I couldn't believe how peak what I was watching was.
