Sound of the Sky — Season 1, Episode 3: A Day with the Squad: Rio Runs

Episode synopsis

As the others go to pick up some supplies, Kanata spends the afternoon training with Rio. Just then, Kanata comes down with a fever, reminding Rio of when her mother fell ill. Out of medicine, Rio gets help from a priestess named Yumina, who diagnoses her with malaria and treats her. When Kanata wakes up, she explains she was overworking herself since she felt useless. She also mentions to Rio that she always wanted to play "Amazing Grace," having heard from a bugler she met when she was little. Rio then plays Amazing Grace from one of the tanks, explaining that a squad, much like a song, is composed of many different parts.

About Sound of the Sky

On the outskirts of the country of Helvetia rests the tranquil town of Seize. Upon its cobbled streets, citizens go about their daily lives, undisturbed by the increasingly tense military relations between Helvetia and the neighboring Roman Empire. It is under these circumstances that the 1121st platoon of the Helvetian army, stationed at the Clocktower Fortress in Seize, receives a new recruit in the young and spirited Kanata Sorami. Having joined the military to fulfill her dream of learning to play the bugle, she excitedly accepts the tutelage of the Sergeant Major, Rio Kazumiya, who happens to be a skilled trumpeter. Working alongside them are the aloof mechanic, Noël Kannagi, the feisty gunner, Kureha Suminoya, and the compassionate Captain Felicia Heideman; together, they experience the beauty of life in Seize and the lasting joy of a community that has persevered in spite of the crumbling world around them.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Sound that Fills the Air: The City of Dawn
• E2First Battle: A Chair Story
• E4Rainy Season Sky: Quartz Rainbow
• E5Mountain Hiking: The Ends of the World
• E6Kanata’s Day Off: Hair Braiding
• E7Chirping Crickets: Spirits Down the River
• E8Phone Duty: We Have an Emergency
• E9A Typhoon Passes: Illusion and Reality
• E10A Departure: The First Snow
• E11A Visitor: A Burning Field of Snow
• E12Fill the Blue Sky