Continuing right where we left off with Sakamichi. Sorry for the gap between this post and the last, I was busy at an anime convention, there’ll be more regular updates on this series analysis going [...]
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Hello Readers it’s been a while, oh look it’s a new writing project. Hiatus is over. The heavy ambient noise of the rain fades out for the non-diegetic drumming, an impromptu chase begins, Sentarou’s [...]
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At last! At last! At last! (T___T)I can finish this.One of the hardest song to transcribe. It has so many chromatic chords and additional chords. It took three days for me only to work on the chords! [...]
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It felt inevitable that I should review this anime at some point. As a creation of Watanabe Shinichiro’s, who’s masterpiece Cowboy Bebop is still easily one of the best anime productions of all time, Sakamichi no Apollon was garnering a … Continue reading →
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It felt inevitable that I should review this anime at some point. As a creation of Watanabe Shinichiro’s, who’s masterpiece Cowboy Bebop is still easily one of the best anime productions of all time, Sakamichi no Apollon was garnering a … Continue reading →
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Title: Sakamichi no Apollon Genre: Slice of Life Rating: 8.5/10 Summary: The coming-of-age story of “love, friendship, and music” follows a naive boy and a scruffy boy in a provincial town in Nagasaki Prefecture in the late 1960s. In the early summer of 1966, Kaoru transfers to the local high school from Yokosuka. Thanks to [...]
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Confused, distraught, distressed, these are all adjectives that describe my state the second the OP started. I will concede that, going in, I didn’t expect much of the plot, or characters, I would’ve watched the anime just for the sake of its soundtrack, but the OP, sacred in Bebop with its Tank!, had been defiled … Continue reading →
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I love this episode so damn much.  It has everything I look for in a series centred around music.  That medley…..I must have re-watched it at least 15 times.So my first two 12 Days of Anime posts were about older anime and now I’m actually writing about one from this year.  In general, I love anime and … Continue reading »
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I love this episode so damn much.  It has everything I look for in a series centred around music.  That medley…..I must have re-watched it at least 15 times.So my first two 12 Days of Anime posts were about older anime and now I’m actually writing about one from this year.  In general, I love anime and … Continue reading »
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336/366 Sakamichi no Apollon love, life, growing up, and jazz. Nothing overly special here because this is a time period piece. They are very lovely for the time though. Overall: Meh.Related posts: 366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 101/366 School Days 366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 154/366 Lovely Complex 366 Days of [...] Related posts: 366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 101/366 School Days 366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 154/366 Lovely Complex 366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 163/366 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
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I thought a good number of you would be interested in this. The song list based on the cover is “Sakamichi no Melody”, “Altair”, “Moanin’”, “My Favorite Things”, and “Someday My Prince Will Come”. Title: Piano Piece Sakamichi no Apollon “Sakamichi no Melody / Altair” Price: Y1000 (Y1050 Tax incl.) [approx. US$ 12.60] Release Date: [...]
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As I understand, this release will be a manga that will expand the final episode of the anime (which, as I have also come to understand from manga readers, was lack-luster due to being rushed). It will come with a bonus CD that you can listen to while reading the manga. The CD contains what [...]
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Categories: Anime, Reviews, Sakamichi no ApollonTags: Sakamichi no ApollonWithin each story, there are many essential components such as the plotline and characters. While these aspects encompass the main body of the work, it is ultimately the pacing of events which holds the structure together. As such, each story … Continue reading →(Read more...)
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Title: Sakamichi no Apollon / Kids on the Slope / 坂道のアポロン Type: TV Series, 12 Episodes Genre: Drama, Slice of Life, Romance Themes: Music, Jazz, School, 1960s, Friendship, Coming of Age Year: 07.04.2012 till 24.06.2012 Producers: Tezuka Productions, MAPPA Rating: PG-13 – Teens 13 or older Plot: Summer 1966: Kaoru Nishimi has moved to live with relatives in Kyūshū. He’s been an aloof honor student [...]
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As reported by musicman-net.com, Kanno doesn’t seem to have appeared, but other important staff like Yuki Kodama, Shinichiro Watanabe, and the main characters’ voice artists, came to the concert. Mao Sone came up as guest, playing the trumpet and vocals (maybe for “But Not For Me”?) beside the main players, Takashi Matsunaga as Kaoru on [...]
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When a show boasts some of the names behind Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, it's fair to have heightened expectations of what you're about to see. Kids on the Slope may be a different beast from those two shows, but it's certainly got its own charm... Read more...
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Three major releases from three different shows came out last July 25, 2012 – More Than Words, Love @ New Dimension, and Sakamichi no Apollon plus more & rare. Having watched Sakamichi no Apollon, it was easy to guess what the pieces would be in this release and so, I slacked on listening to it. [...]
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Details: Release Title: Sakamichi no Apollon Official Log Book Price: Y1600 (Y1680 Tax incl.) [approx. US$ 20.48] Release Date: August 24, 2012 Description: A look-back at the Sakamichi no Apollon animation from Noitamina. Includes interviews with Director Shinichirou Watanabe, a three-way interview between Composer Yoko Kanno, Music director Keisuke Tominaga, and pianist Takashi Matsunaga, and [...]
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When you watch Sakamichi no Apollon, I think it’s important to ask why the story is set in the late 1960s. To answer this question, let’s take a brief look at the past. If you’re afraid that this post will … Continue reading →
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So I watched the final episode of Sakamichi no Apollon a while ago but forgot to follow up with a series review. The series seems to me like one that is stuck in slice of life mode when it wishes … Continue reading →
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