__Instrument:__ Tuba

A second-year student who is a tall, calm, and taciturn youth. He is the assistant leader of the bass section of the band.

Spring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of the brass band in junior high school, visits the high school brass band club with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire. There, she comes across Reina, her former classmate from junior high. Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko can’t make up her mind. She recollects her experience with Reina at a competition in junior high school. 
 
(Source: Pony Canyon USA)

__Height:__ 170 cm (5'7")
__Hobbies:__ Taking Pictures, Biking
__Skills:__ Osaka dialect
__Alma Mater:__ Meiji University
__Agency:__ Amuleto (1995-2021), ANDSTIR (2021-present)

[Website](https://tsudaken.jp/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/tsuda_ken) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/2_da_ken/) | [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_EGdEIJrwsOTxucjF3xU8Q)

He likes 50mm single focus cameras and old motorcycles. He grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is married with a woman from outside the entertainment industry and has two children.

__Non-anime roles:__
- Dainsleif - Genshin Impact (VG)

__Hometown:__ Riverside, California

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Between voice acting, script-adapting, and directing, Patrick Seitz has had the pleasure of working on hundreds of different video games and anime series over the past 20 years. His voice credits include Endeavor MHA, Franky One Piece, Dio JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, plus a variety of video game voices like Arthas Menethil and Garrosh Hellscream from World of Warcraft. Seitz’s script-adapting credits include the English dubs of the animated feature films Summer Wars and Wolf Children, as well as series such as Aggretsuko, and he has directed a bevy of Japanese RPGs.

_Source: Crunchyroll Expo 2020_

Short specials included in the Blu-ray/DVD releases.


With another tournament fast approaching, Kumiko's band is doubling down on practice and discipline, leaving little time for sleep or other recreational activities. The redoubled practice schedule brings Kumiko and Reina closer together, but elsewhere in the band, it seems like drama threatens to tear the group's unity apart. The ghost of the prior year's mass band exodus still haunts many of Kumiko's classmates, and with former band member Nozomi Kasaki now asking to return, it seems like the grudges of the past will soon be impossible to ignore. 

(Source: Anime News Network, edited)

 
Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Students and best friends Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki prepare to play a complex musical duet, Liz and the Blue Bird, for oboe and flute. Though they play beautifully together and have been friends since childhood, Mizore and Nozomi find that with graduation looming and the duet proving difficult, their friendship begins to buckle under the pressure. Interspersed with their story is the fantasy tale of Liz, drawn like a storybook, contrasting with the crisp realism of the school. 
 
(Source: Shout! Factory)

The Kitauji high school wind instrument club had at one time participated in national tournaments and was a champion school, but after the club's adviser changed, they have not been able to even participate in the qualifying tournament. Under the strict leadership of Taki, a substitute for Ms. Rikako, they steadily build up their strength. As they fight over who plays solos, some students give priority to studying and quit club activities. Finally, the long wished-for day of the contest arrives.

The next piece begins! Kumiko is now in her second year at Kitauji High School, and with a new year comes new problems. As if making it to Nationals wasn't hard enough, Kumiko is tasked with mentoring the concert band's troublesome first years – each with their own distinct personality and problems to solve. With Kumiko busy juggling both the concert band and her new role as senpai, how does her relationship with Shuuichi fit into the picture? 
 
(Source: Shout! Factory)

Short specials included in the Blu-ray/DVD releases.

A compilation film recapping the events from the second season of the anime television series.

Takuya Gotou