Format: TV
Episodes: 12
Episode length: 22 min
Status: Finished
Aired from: Apr 13, 2012
Until: Jun 29, 2012
Season: Spring 2012
Source: Manga
Average score: 80%
Mean score: 80%
Popularity: 97,258
Favorites: 3,060
Studios: MAPPA, Tezuka Productions
Producers: Dentsu, Toho, Fuji TV, DAX Production, Sony Music Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks, Hanabee Entertainment
Genres: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Music
Romaji: Sakamichi no Apollon
English: Kids on the Slope
Native: 坂道のアポロン
Synonyms: Sakamichi no Aporon Apollo on the Slope

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Kids on the Slope

★ 8.0 97,258 members

The beginning of summer, 1966.

Because of his father's job situation, freshman high school student Kaoru Nishimi moves by himself from Yokosuka to Kyushu to live with relatives. Until then, Kaoru was an honor roll student who tended to keep to himself, but meeting notorious bad boy Sentaro Kawabuchi starts to change him. Through his devil-may-care classmate, Kaoru learns the attractions of jazz and finds the first person he can call a "friend". He also discovers how much fun it is to play music with a pal.

Other characters include Sentaro's kind childhood chum, Ritsuko, who is the daughter of a record shop owner; the mysterious upperclassman, Yurika; and Brother Jun, the much-admired leader among their peers. Set against the backdrop of a seaside town with a scent of American culture, this series is a drama about young people coming into their own, crossing each other's paths, and finding friendship, love, and music!

(Source: Official Website)