Sakamichi no Apollon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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!

Also known as "Kids on the Slope".

Series details

• Title: Sakamichi no Apollon
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Music, Romance
• Premiere date: 2012-04-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-06-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7009
• IMDb ID: tt2341375
• TVDB ID: 257762

Cast and credited roles

• Ryohei Kimura — Kaoru Nishimi
• Yoshimasa Hosoya — Sentarō Kawabuchi
• Yuuka Nanri — Ritsuko Mukae
• Zenki Kitajima — Tsutomu Mukae
• Nobuhiko Okamoto — Seiji Matsuoka
• Junichi Suwabe — Junichi Katsuragi
• Aya Endo — Yurika Fukahori

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-04-13; final listed air date 2012-06-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sakamichi no Apollon on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.