The Kindness of Natsuki Nakagawa - A Sound Euphonium character study 

And when Natsuki interrupted the Kanade's audition. I said "that women is honest and wonderfully incredible"

Natsuki is the best character in Hibike Eupho, in a show where there so many great characters to choose from. Fell in love with her at the audition scene with Kumiko. She's the most 'Euphonium' out of all of them, by leaving a huge impact on the club just by caring about her friends. And her ponytail is gorgeous!

Natsuki is such a cool character

Natsuki is the under represented eupho

Liz and the Blue Bird was what really solidified my appreciation for Natsuki. It makes her support for Nozome in SE even more meaningful.

She's truly one of the best examples of character development in Sound! Euphonium, and that's among basically every character showing really great growth. I initially thought little of her, and thought she would drop out of the band due to her lack of motivation, and I'm so happy that I was wrong. She becomes such a great senior to and friend of Kumiko. It's so nice.

I remember being surprised when I caught myself reacting to Natsuki's actions and scenes in such a strong manner, more than anything in this anime. You know, clenching fists and shouting "NATSUKIIIII" in my head. RU-vid has been recommending me some Hibike videos recently, so I just had to see if someone made a video about her, to do her justice. Searched "natsuki hibike" and I'm glad I found such a quality one! Thanks!

I have at least 5 favourite characters in this show. None of which I can pick over the other

Season 3 just started and im into the Sound Euphonium Bubble once again, great video.

I just finished Hibike! Euphonium for the first time and was struggling to think of my favorite character (Asuka, Nozomi, and Mizore all instantly jumped to mind). After watching your video and other people’s, I think I can comfortably say that Natsuki is easily the most relatable. Her story is incredible. I love how caring she is. I love how hard she works when she realizes that other people are relying on her. I love how she is willing to put her reputation and character on the line in order to help Nozomi rejoin. I love how she selflessly tries to bring Asuka back for nationals, even if it means she can’t play herself. I wish I could give her a “daisuki no hug.” She deserves way more credit than some people give her.

I do like her character a lot she sees things differently

ngl, I always fall in love with her when she always appears. A cool character you can rely on.

"Straight off the bat" = excellent writing :P Love this exposition, especially for a character I've never thought too closely about in a series I absolutely adore. Thank you for making it!

Great character analysis!!!!! Natsuki was such a greatly developed character

Only Yuuko would argue Natsuki best girl. :p Great essay, looking forward to seeing more from this channel!

The season 3 will come and I will miss Natsuki's kindness :(

Natsuki is my favorite character in the whole Eupho franchise. Sure, there are lots of likeable characters whose development were also written in a way that wouldn't overwhelm the others. Natsuki's relationship with everyone really cements the whole show for me. My favorite Natsuki scene is the one with Hazuki in s1 ep. 14, that was major power senpai move. In general, I realized I liked the 2nd yr senpais more than the others. Although I admit I was highly infatuated with everyone's beloved Asuka senpai at first.

Seeing Yuuko & Natsuki tandem in Season 3 made me super happy as they truly liven up the show again. Some of the S1 & S2 music also resurfaced in S3 which is just nostalgic tbh. Would love to see more of the previous characters show up again in Season 3. P.S. Still my favorite anime of all time. ❤

I love this video, I can finally watch it, since as of writing this I've just finished catching up on all of Hibike for S3. Yeah Natsuki is my favorite character by far. You put words on my toughts ❤️

YES. Natsuki my best girl💕 I really like her role in Liz and blue bird. (which also my favorite animation film so far)

Finally a video focusing on Natsuki. She is one of my favorite characters in the series.

The “rivalry”’is so cute🤣 Also watched this show bc of you, so ty

Thanks for helping me realize that I love literally every moment Natsuki is on-screen. I might watch the show again specifically to pay her more attention. That said, I'm sad that she's leaving the band after Oath's Finale (due to graduation). 8:14 Sorry to be sorta off topic, but I love how you can tell in this shot who's offering the water bottle before any more than her arm is on screen. If memory serves, at this point in the show, you've seen 2 other people hold water bottles from the top: Asuka, who uses it to spook Kumiko as she watches Haruka practice, and Reina, who offers it to Kumiko much like Natsuki does here. Both of these other characters hold their bottles using their fingertips, a bit more feminine/delicate. But when you see this arm is wearing the female student uniform and holding the bottle by wrapping their fingers around the neck (more blunt/masculine than the fingertips grip), you immediately think "oh, that's Natsuki."

Just rewatched all Hibike! Euphonium movies. I loved this girl the first time I finished seasons 1 and 2, but I did not know by how much. All I knew was that her kindness towards everyone around her despite having struggles of her own has always been so charming/endearing for me. After watching this, I can confidently say, "straight to the top of the rankings you go!"

Ahhh thank you for this video , It was really good and goes to show how important a character natsuki was. It was enough to get me to tear up a bit haha, so keep up the good work! Haaaa that’s why I think kyoani should make a proper season for the kumiko’s second year, so characters like natsuki and the rest of the Minami quartet and new first years can properly shine.

Such a great video. When I first watched the series, I never paid much attention to characters like Yuuko and Natsuki, but as time has passed since watching the series, seeing just how much the two had grown by Liz just made me completely change how I looked at the two of them, making them possible equal 2nd on my list of favourites (Sorry, there is no beating Kumiko). I'm glad that there are still people out here in the community making videos on Sound Euphonium Well done

#TeamNatsuki Such a loving, beautifully written character. I'm so happy 'silent support', as I name it, is getting showed more in medias recently. It's not the grandeur of your kindness that makes you special, but your kindness *itself* . Glad you're here to bring a light on the topic and others you've covered; love you! 💗

I have just recently finished watching all the Hibike Euphonium series and movies to date, and I have gained a greater appreciation for all the original second years, Nozomi and Mizore, and yes, Yuuko and Natsuki among them. (In particular, Yuuko had stepped up to the role as president magnificently) When we were first introduced to Natsuki, we were seeing the end result of someone beaten down by toxic work culture. Her melancholy and seeming apathy was deceptive, because once the whole wind ensemble club realized that things would be different, Natsuki began to spread her wings once more. She has exhibited many admirable qualities; resilience, honesty, diligence, loyalty, empathy, hilarious comedic timing with Yuuko, and yes, kindness, among many others. Over two seasons, a movie and an OVA, Natsuki has shown herself to be an amazing senpai, and an even better friend. It was an absolute moment of triumph when she finally passed her auditions and got to play in the ensemble with her fellow classmates of the same year. I still think it was too premature for Natsuki and Yuuko to retire so soon. It would have been nice to see them at work now that the burden of Nationals had been lifted. But the bitter truth is, Natsuki isn't the main character. Kumiko is. So, the glory of getting Gold in Nationals will ultimately go to Kumiko and Reina in their final year. Kumiko has some major shoes to fill, and with Natsuki's impact on her life, she will definitely fill them well.

This is why I love this anime so much. You can't just watch it normally, you gotta think about it deeply to understand. This anime is not for shallow minded people who always commented that this is a yuri anime.

Such an under-appreciated character. I mean, who can say no to Natsuki’s gorgeous smile?

I didnt watch Hibike Euphonium and Liza and the Blue Bird til last year and recently thought about them. Seeing you do a whole video about one of my favorite characters was really nice to see as she truly is the underdog of the series.

I agree! It is indeed subtle!

Thank you for making this nice study about my favorite Hibike character!

Great analysis! Thanks a lot for taking the time to make it.

It's beautiful. I've looked at this for five hours now.

really amazing video. I've watched hibike euphonium as it came out since its first season and seeing this makes me want to rewatch the whole thing. I always liked natsuki but never paid that much attention to her, this was very interesting. It's really cool to see how the show nails even characters with fewer screen time like her

Natsuki's "E.Q." (Emotional Quotient) is incredibly high, and is one of my favourite characters in the series/franchise. That high level also means her somewhat indifferent attitude may be seen as too laid-back.

This a great video. I love listening to people talk about Hibike and Kyoani in general. Keep up the good work!

What an amazing video. This is my favorite anime of all time and Natsuki is a massive part of that. Her development is superb.

watching this made me cry & made me realize how much i treasure my BEST GIRL NATSUKI!!

Enjoyable video. Made me appreciate Natsuki more and she’s already one of my favorite characters!

Your analysis is very well explained ! Thank you very much for your video !

Incredible character analysis! Immediately subscribed!

Love the vid! Nice editing!

I absolutely love your videos! You put so much effort in each video and I love the explanation. I just found your channel and already on the third video :D

Man Natsuki is my favorite character this was great!!

thank you for giving my favourite Sound-Eupho-character such a positive in-depth analysis.

My all tie favourite character in all of anime. Great video keep up the good videos

Thanks for making this video. Put everything a side (since it's pretty quality already), i really like your calm voice and the jokes you made. Good writting, heh? Anw, keep up the good work!

This video needs more praise!

love this analysis. love natsuki-senpai

There are so many amazing characters in Hibike Euphonium and Natsuki is slept on.

TEAM NATSUKI!!! Just (re)watched episode 10 and jumped straight into youtube searching for natsuki content because she is Best Girl

She's my favorite character in the series, also she got even better in chikai no finale too. Nice video :D One thing i don't understand though, why did you imply that she had a self-worth issue in the early scene? Cause i never thought it that way. I just thought that she was merely demotivated.

I'm such a sucker for characters like Natsuki or Kyoko Sakura, who have that cool attitude, but also strongly care about their friends and take care of them. By the way, ponytails are the best hairstyle.

Perfection, this video and natsuki.

You convinced me to watch this.

Well, thank you for this great video ! You brilliantly summed up what makes Natsuki my favorite character of the show. By the way, I highly recommend you to see the movie "Oath's Finale", especially if you want to see how Natsuki fills her role as vice president of the band. I would love to hear your opinion about it !

I'll have to check this one out being such a band nerd and sucker for these types of stories.

This video was freaking beautiful .Watched Eupho maany times, and didn't thought that much on Natsuki's role on everything, now I leave with a massive crush on this anime girl, thanks.

This is a great video

Natsuki is my favorite character and I look forward to season 3 so much. Although I'm sad that Natsuki, Yuuko, Nozomi and Mizore won't be there anymore. I really hope they add some segment of Natsuki and Yuuko since they went to the same college.

NATSUKI APPRECIATION LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Natsuki is LITERALLY my favorite character from the anime. I really want another season just to see more interactions between her and Yuuko because they are canon in my heart 😭😭

I think I saw she is getting her own show. Its tough to call her best in a show full of bests =P

Natsuki is such a good character I felt so bad that the movie did not show her graduation, but there a light novel about Natsuki point of view which is nice

Natsuki is best senpai. I’m so happy to see Kumiko facing a situation where she’s drawing on Natsuki’s grace in the face of a merit-based system in season 3.

she is the best，my favorite character

10:09 YES YES YES!!!

Natsuki, es despues de Kumiko es mi personaje favorito de todo Hibike, me fascina su forma de ser

Natsuki is my favorite character from the series, I always get excited when she's in one of the scenes

Best Girl

Team Natsuki here, easily the best Senpai

Ahh yess best senpai

❤

#teamnatsuki #yuriforever

I wrote her off so hard when I saw how aloof and jaded she was but ultimately still thought she was cool because she looks just like kyoko sakura from modka magika. When I saw her working hard for an audition she Ultimately failed I was both shocked and moved. She represents the greatest redemption arc I've ever witness in an anime, no matter how jaded and hurt you've been left by something you can rediscover passion in it and become better.

Mizore is my favourite but natsuki is really great too

Where those extras really cannon? Because I remember them seeming pretty weird and out of character.

Wonderful vid, and I notice that you don't reference Our Promise. Natsuki steals that one too, in the incredible audition sequence.

If kumikos va is not tomoyo natsuki would be my best girl

GAY