Monday, 25 March 2013
Sakamichi no Apollon - Yuki Kodama
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Debut: April 12, 2012
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Studios: Tezuka Productions, MAPPA
Links: Official Site, Official English Site, ANN Entry
Storyline : A young classically-trained pianist who has recently moved in with relatives becomes unlikely friends with a boisterous high-school delinquent, who happens to be well-versed on the drums. His love of jazz rubs off on the aloof musician and through it, he begins to open up and make new friends with other jazz-loving players in the summer of 1966.
Amazing, I could not have thought this could be. I was at first eerie but the animation was definitly the high point of the show next to the music of course. The music is done by our lovely Yoko Kanno and a few others of course. The show starts of with a beguiling entry of the new student who embarks on a journey of loving Jazz and making friends along the way.
I couldn't have waited any longer to watch this, I'm on my two week holiday befor uni starts again and I was like ok I must see this. I heard such great things about the show and I thought I must watch it and frankly I was not disappointed at ALL! It was beautiful in its own way, the fact that I chose to watch this during my break gave me a feeling of calm and I really enjoyed it when i watched the show. It was the "In the mood" anime for me. I was surprised to see how fast the animation swung when they were playing the instruments it was awe isnpiring.
I liked how it focused on the brotherly friendship between Sentaro and Kaoru how equal they were, how sentimental one got bewteen the two and how loving it was. It was like a cute bromance to me and I really enjoyed the focus bewteen the two. It was slow but in a good way not a bad way I liked the focus points of how Sentaro and Kaoru communicated within each other and what to do. How playful and funny they were. It's even better with the trinagle and love problems, I really enjoyed Kaoru and Ritsuko's connection and intimate sides. They were cute although I did hope for Sentaro to get together with Ritsuko but I realised it wasn't the type of Anime to do that so I was clearly suprised.
Overall, the ending was to me somewhat sad and empty but in a good way. I loved how open it was and how even after so long they do get back together how close they get and even better the search for Sentaro. I thought he had no hope but he did and that's what got me so intrested what would happen next? I always though and I generally enjoyed the ending of the meet up, to me it couldn't have ended better. If it continued on with something else I would have made myself quit the show but it was well worth the watch, if anyone gets the time they should read the manga too slight difference but it's still good. The music is unbelievable blows my mind away im a good fan of Jazz when i heard this Anime is using it I was waiting forever for it. It never failed me I fell in love all over again that i got the OST on repeat. So give it a go when you can it's worth it.
Heads up to this beautiful Anime by Sentaiworks well worth it!!
Dopey ~
here is a little music! <3
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