Reina Kousaka

Reina Kousaka is a major character from Ayano Takeda's light novel series ''Sound! Euphonium'' and its Kyoto Animation TV adaptation.

The trumpet player is most popularly known for being shipped with the protagonist Kumiko Oumae. Their sexual tension is milked for all its worth in the anime, but since their relationship doesn't progress beyond close friends, online fans have called it an example of "yuri-baiting".

In the major saimoe contests, Reina is a typical minnow contestant with a vocal minority of supporters, but has shown occasional flashes of brilliance throughout her playing career. In r/anime's Best Girl Contest, Reina appeared in the fourth round on two separate occasions, and made her best result in its 8th installment where she reached the fifth round.

On the other hand, Reina made her first appearance in ISML's 2016 edition and performed unexpectedly well in the 2018 contest, surviving until the Diamond group stage where she was eliminated in the final wildcard round. Although she failed to qualify for the main tournament next year, she ended up winning its consolation prize -- the divine circlet -- after beating Kumiko in the deciding match.

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Main Tournament
Overall Record

Match History

Seasonal & Exhibition


 * TBD

Best Girl Contest
Best Girl 2 (seed 74)


 * (439) Lain Iwakura 5194 - 1620
 * (183) Kuroyukihime 4643 - 2244
 * (55) Ayase Aragaki 4268 - 3315
 * (10) Komachi Hikigaya 3846 - 4230

Best Girl 3 (seed 86)


 * (427) Nunnally Lamperouge 3303 - 1238
 * (171) Kurumi Tokisaki 3379 - 2416
 * (43) Kosaki Onodera 2792 - 3349

Best Girl 4 (seed 61)


 * (452) Chisaki Hiradaira 5956 - 1859
 * (196) Shinka Nibutani 5668 - 3281
 * (68) Shino "Sinon" Asada 7932 - 4965
 * (4) Ochako Uraraka 5801 - 7671

Best Girl 5 (seed 122)


 * (391) Magane Chikujouin 5576 - 1488
 * (135) Izumi Curtis 5475 - 3763
 * (7) Momo Yaoyorozu 4046 - 6595

Best Girl 6 (seed 117)


 * (396) Asirpa 2612 - 1055
 * (140) Celty Sturluson 2577 - 2007
 * (12) Wiz 3330 - 4374

Best Girl 7 (seed 196)


 * (317) Hitoka Yachi 1924 - 911
 * (61) Sasha Blouse 1736 - 1775

Best Girl 8 (seed 154)


 * (359) Chise Hatori 1971 - 1217
 * (103) Mordred (Fate) 1819 - 1780
 * (26) Ichigo (DitF) 2050 - 1326
 * (39) Azusa Nakano 1671 - 1627
 * (7) Holo 1622 - 3444

Best Character Contest
Best Character 2 (seed 195)


 * (318) Shinoa Hiiragi 951 - 513
 * (62) Killua Zoldyck 752 - 1159

Best Character 3 (seed 123)


 * (390) Maki Nishikino 1198 - 408
 * (134) Itachi Uchiha 1363 - 1087
 * (6) Shinobu Oshino 839 - 1717

Best Character 4 (seed 172)


 * (341) Airi Katagiri 1141 - 601
 * (85) Minori Kushieda 787 - 812

Best Character 5 (seed 162)


 * (351) Yang Wen-li 450 - 221
 * (95) Kaori Miyazono 419 - 479

Contest Wins
Total Wins = 1 (Does not include exhibition / consolation awards)


 * HK Golden Saimoe 2016