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All Star
Finished watching both Sound! Euphonium: Our Promise: A Brand New Day & Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Arc. So can start to catchup on S3.
For the case of A Brand New Day. They effectively rushed Year 2 into one movie. While Liz & The Blue Bird is also Year 2, it covers Mizore & Nozomi's perspective. Unlike that film which is outstanding. This one suffers a lot from being incredibly rushed. It uses a familiar drama from year 1 when to do when talent beats seniority. Again pacing hurts this compare to the one in year one. Visuals and music are outstanding easily the best the series has so far. But that's the only thing this film has going for it. 7/10 at best.
As for Ensemble Contest Arc does put the series back on track. You have Kumiko starting to take the reins of being president of the club. You can see how she is dealing with it. Not the most perfect but signs of improvement. Her able to guide the 1st years in her group was a small step for that. You get a bigger showcase of the first years which helps moving into S3.
For the case of A Brand New Day. They effectively rushed Year 2 into one movie. While Liz & The Blue Bird is also Year 2, it covers Mizore & Nozomi's perspective. Unlike that film which is outstanding. This one suffers a lot from being incredibly rushed. It uses a familiar drama from year 1 when to do when talent beats seniority. Again pacing hurts this compare to the one in year one. Visuals and music are outstanding easily the best the series has so far. But that's the only thing this film has going for it. 7/10 at best.
As for Ensemble Contest Arc does put the series back on track. You have Kumiko starting to take the reins of being president of the club. You can see how she is dealing with it. Not the most perfect but signs of improvement. Her able to guide the 1st years in her group was a small step for that. You get a bigger showcase of the first years which helps moving into S3.