Otaku Lounge Reviews SAKAMICHI NO APOLLON (Kids on the Slope)

By Christy Gibbs

The quick lowdown: Summer, Kyushu, 1966. A first-year high school student moves from bustling Yokosuka to live with his aunt and uncle in the more rural Sasebo. Up until this point, Kaoru has been a model student whose social anxiety has kept him from making any meaningful relationships with others. He plays classical piano, but possibly only as a result of the pressures he feels from his home life.

His meeting with notorious bad boy and drummer Sentaro will change not only his outlook on life, but also the way he approaches music forever.



It felt inevitable that I should review this anime at some point – as a fan of Watanabe Shinichiro’s, who’s masterpiece Cowboy Bebop is still easily one of the best anime of all time, I was certainly getting excited about Sakamichi no Apollon months before it’s televised release date. To add to my euphoria, legendary composer Kanno Yoko was once again behind the soundtrack; with their superpowers combined, what could possibly go wrong?


Read more »