Title: Sakimichi no Apollon
TV; 12 Episodes
Genre: Drama, Historical, Romance,School, Slice of Life, Josei
Producers: MAPPA, Tezuka Productions

The Review

Pounding Keys, Stomping Drums
On Summer Days, Winter Nights
Sometimes Jii-San Strums

Friendships play like jazz
They twist, turn, thrash and stumble
From basement to class

Tempers rise and fall
Much like the slopes of a hill
On their way to class

Each identity
Salvaged in the music of
One another’s thoughts

Simple lines framing
Solid colors, weathered hues
Like an aging score

Each melody sings
Of youth both misplaced and gained
Never really lost

For you, I really do hope
You join the kids on a slope

Story: 8/10
Characters: 9/10
Production: 8/10
Originality: 8/10
Entertainment: 9/10
Overall: 84/100