Hibike! Euphonium Kitauji Koukou Suisougaku-bu e Youkoso(響け! ユーフォニアム 北宇治高校吹奏楽部へようこそHibike! Yūfoniamu Kitauji Kōkō Suisōgaku-bu e Yōkoso, lit. Sound! Euphonium Welcome to Kitauji High School's Concert Band) is a Japanese novel by Ayano Takeda, published on December 5, 2013 by Takarajimasha. The story focuses on the Kitauji High School Concert Band, which is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed director's strict instruction. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hami began serialization on the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web website on November 28, 2014. An anime adaptation, produced by Kyoto Animation and directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, will begin airing in Japan in April 2015.