Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Sakamichi no Aporon, Kids on the Slope Japanese: 坂道のアポロン InformationType: Manga Volumes: 9 Chapters: 45 Status: Finished Published: Sep 28, 2007 to Jan 28, 2012 Genres: Award Winning, Drama, Romance Themes: Love Polygon, Music, School Demographic: Josei Serialization: Flowers (Monthly) Authors: Kodama, Yuki (Story & Art) StatisticsScore: 8.501 (scored by 11,322 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #1472 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #592 Members: 31,047 Favorites: 957 Resources |
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Apr 30, 2012 loey Recommended While I write this review, the intro of Moanin' by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers is playing inside my head. Not just that, for two weeks, all I could hear was pure and awesome jazz songs. Of course it's Sakamichi no Apollon's fault. Music. Do you know how powerful can it be? C'mon, I bet music changed your life or your day, at least once. Now, jazz songs. Jazz is contagious, you hear it and starts tapping your fingers, moving your shoulders or doing weird footsteps under the table. It's magical! In the end, you're smiling and you don't even know how that ... Read more Open Gift Report
Dec 8, 2012 tlne Recommended Sakamichi No Apollon (also known as Kids On The Slope) is a josei manga which can get some catchy jazz song in your head, and manage to keep it there all day. At first, you'd catch yourself tapping your fingers or toes to some melody, and after some time, you just can't stop. The musical style of jazz is off-beat, nonrhythmic, and often improvises the melodies. It's very different, but often in a good way. That definition also best describes Sakamichi No Apollon. As the winner of the 57th Shogakukan Manga Award for General Manga, I don't think you could really expect anything sub-par. Kaoru, a stotic, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 9, 2021 drazorback Mixed Feelings Original review in french below What about Kids on the Slope? This manga follows three high school students in late 1960s Japan and revolves around jazz. I wrote "gravity", because if this noble musical genre cements the relations between our three young whippersnappers - namely: a binoclard letting go of the classical piano for improvised freedom, a young American-Japanese half-breed stuffing his drums and the charming damsel in the middle - it still seems to me that the real heart of the matter is more the feelings than the music. Where a Blue Giant, released more recently, frankly insisted on musical discipline, music theory and the history ... Read more Open Gift Report More stacks Interest StacksNagasaki Prefecture by tzippurah 15 Entries·7Restacks Manga series for non-manga fans by soparamen 32 Entries·69Restacks Manga challenge: years by Rissio 45 Entries·28Restacks More recommendations |
Poll: Sakamichi no Apollon Chapter 45 Discussion Dodecahedron-O24 - Jun 12, 2012 | 46 replies | by Rhae »» May 18, 12:14 PM | |
Poll: Sakamichi no Apollon Chapter 5 Discussion Dodecahedron-O24 - Apr 22, 2012 | 5 replies | by BookBirdie »» May 9, 4:34 AM | |
Poll: Sakamichi no Apollon Chapter 23 Discussion Dr_Funkadelic - May 12, 2012 | 3 replies | by aru4l »» Feb 22, 10:33 AM | |
Poll: Sakamichi no Apollon Chapter 1 Discussion stickymochi - Dec 30, 2011 | 6 replies | by Cherrysky »» May 2, 2023 9:52 AM | |
Sakamichi no Apollon - Official Fan Book not on mal Sukhmonchan - Nov 5, 2021 | 0 replies | by Sukhmonchan »» Nov 5, 2021 10:33 AM |
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