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Kids on the Slope

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Synonyms: Sakamichi no Aporon, Apollo on the Slope
Japanese: 坂道のアポロン
English: Kids on the Slope
German: Kids on the Slope
Spanish: Kids on the Slope
French: Kids on the Slope
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 13, 2012 to Jun 29, 2012
Premiered: Spring 2012
Broadcast: Fridays at 00:45 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Source: Manga
Genres: DramaDrama, RomanceRomance
Themes: HistoricalHistorical, Love PolygonLove Polygon, MusicMusic, SchoolSchool
Demographic: JoseiJosei
Duration: 22 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.291 (scored by 177274177,274 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #2932
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #620
Members: 400,142
Favorites: 7,164

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Synopsis

Introverted classical pianist and top student Kaoru Nishimi has just arrived in Kyushu for his first year of high school. Having constantly moved from place to place since his childhood, he abandons all hope of fitting in, preparing himself for another lonely, meaningless year. That is, until he encounters the notorious delinquent Sentarou Kawabuchi.

Sentarou's immeasurable love for jazz music inspires Kaoru to learn more about the genre, and as a result, he slowly starts to break out of his shell, making his very first friend. Kaoru begins playing the piano at after-school jazz sessions, located in the basement of fellow student Ritsuko Mukae's family-owned record shop. As he discovers the immense joy of using his musical talents to bring enjoyment to himself and others, Kaoru's summer might just crescendo into one that he will remember forever.

Sakamichi no Apollon is a heartwarming story of friendship, music, and love that follows three unique individuals brought together by their mutual appreciation for jazz.

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"Sakamichi no Melody (坂道のメロディ)" by YUKI
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Ending Theme

"Altair (アルタイル)" by Motohiro Hata meets Sakamichi no Apollon




Reviews

Feb 23, 2025
After watching an anime like this is when someone truly thinks it's such a shame that josei is slept on. It does everything better than a shoujo, shounen or seinen drama/romance would.

The love polygon and all the drama just works, it was never getting annoying or fabricated, it was always natural and clearly targeted at a mature group of viewers. There was never need for tropes or clichés to move the story forward or make it interesting (apart from maybe one towards the end)

The animation was really nice during some scenes, they spent their budget at the right places for sure.

But the music is the ...
Jun 17, 2024
Mixed Feelings
As a current high-schooler in a jazz Band, when I saw clips from this show I was immediately intrigued. I saw a video of Charles Cornell analyzing some of the music scenes in it, and was amazed by the quality of the arranging and animation. I then learned that Yoko Kanno did the soundtrack for it.

I feel like many people don't understand how amazing this animation is. It's the most accurate representation of all the instruments shown I've seen so far in all of anime.

I especially love the festival scene when Kaoru plays "My Favorite things" and then "Moanin". The level of musicality between ...
Aug 30, 2021
I watched Sakamichi no Apollon, also known as Kids on the Slope. Here are my thoughts:

A music-themed josei drama is right up my alley, so I expected that I would enjoy this. Unfortunately, despite my optimism, I was disappointed by this anime.

The anime has pretty good direction. It feels movie-like, both in terms of direction and production quality. Very polished.

Decent character designs for the male characters (can't say the same for the women). Although the art style is bland, the animation is fluid and looks nice. The colour palette is quite dull and muted, but admittedly it does suit the retro-Japan time period.

I really like ...

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