Kumiko Oumae

Kumiko Oumae is the protagonist of Ayano Takeda's novel series 'Sound! Euphonium'. She is a plain-looking high school student and euphonium player who joins Kitauji Brass Band in her first school year. During her tenure as a member, she experiences lots of drama and hardships as the marching band seeks to fulfill its ultimate goal: reach the National Competition.

In the anime fandom, Kumiko's best known traits are her fluffy hair and tendency to make weird noises. And since Euphonium is a character-heavy drama show, Kumiko has been praised by fans for her development; a standout example is the running scene where she screams out her desire to "improve". She is also notable for being heavily shipped with Reina Kousaka, her close friend who treats marching band as serious business; the anime goes out of its way to tease these two together without officially confirming their romance, prompting some people to call their relationship an example of "yuri-baiting".

In saimoe tournaments however, Euphonium is generally seen as one the less successful Kyoto Animation series despite its quality production, female-majority cast, and presence in notable contests, since their characters have only won relatively few awards and deep runs. Kumiko often sees herself exiting the early or middle stages, and is often outlasted by the cooler and sexier-looking Reina.

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Main Tournament
Overall record

Match history

Seasonal & Exhibition
ISML 2015: Spring
 * Anime: Sound! Euphonium season 1
 * Nyaa-tan @ Etotama — 2613 - 1492
 * Megumi Tadokoro @ Shokugeki no Souma — 2432 - 2383
 * Haru Onodera @ Nisekoi — 2434 - 2869

ISML 2019: Divine Circlet
 * Qualification: Did not qualify to main tournament, but have the highest votes (76 votes, 64th)
 * Holo @ Spice & Wolf — 7026 - 6355
 * 8-man Range voting: 121,351.9 (1st / 8th)
 * Nanami Aoyama @ Sakurasou — 9070 - 8800
 * Reina Kousaka @ Sound! Euphonium — 12,093 - 12,371

Exhibition gem record
 * Appearances: 1
 * 2020: Sapphire (6th)

r/anime
Best Girl

Honours
Total Wins = 1


 * Hongkong Golden Saimoe 2017 [link needed]

Navigation
Notes

Beware of spoilers and pop-ups.
 * Euphonium Wikia
 * MyAnimeList
 * Baike Baidu (Chinese)
 * Moegirl (Chinese)
 * NamuWiki (Korean)