Cinematography:
Kenji TakeharaComposer:
Yōko KannoCast:
Jun'ichi Suwabe, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Nozomi Sasaki, Maaya Uchida, Aya Endō, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Shōko Tsuda, Yūichi Iguchi, Masako Jō (more)Episodes(12)
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Moanin' (E01)
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Summertime (E02)
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Someday My Prince Will Come (E03)
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But Not for Me (E04)
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Lullabys of Birdland (E05)
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You Don't Know What Love Is (E06)
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Now's the Time (E07)
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These Foolish Things (E08)
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Love Me or Leave Me (E09)
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In a Sentimental Mood (E10)
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Left Alone (E11)
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All Blues (E12)
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In the summer of 1966 high school freshman Kaoru struggles to adjust to the latest move. It's not easy fitting in, but this time is different. This time he makes friends and discovers a passion that rocks his soul. It's called jazz, and with bad boy Sentaro and music store girl Ritsuko, they follow their muse wherever their music takes them! Travel to a time when dreams and musical instruments changed the world! Be blown away by a tale of life, love and all that jazz in The Kids on the Slope! (HIDIVE)
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Reviews (2)
So I watched it again and I have to say I enjoyed the building of their relationships much more this time. But while I can't figure out why, I didn't realize that the story was set in the past until Jun-ni was protesting with his college friends. Somehow I hadn't put that together the entire time. But that doesn't change the fact that as a relationship story, it's very interesting because it's not an ordinary love polygon, because there's development, and because there are a lot of genuine feelings involved. It was good. Even though I'm not a fan of jazz (I prefer swing), I think I finally understood this messy music – I fully belonged to it. The only thing I didn't like was the animation and the overall look of the characters. But it wasn't anything that forced me to stop watching. I'm leaving the rating at 3 stars, but it's a very strong 3 stars. ()
I found this show hugely satisfying because this anime series has a lot of scenes which are really great and powerful on all levels. Whether it be the romantic subplots, the bromance, the melodrama, or the soundtrack, in each of these aspects I always found at least one interesting and entertaining moment that got me. I could certainly make a slight criticism, in that I would have personally preferred a bit more music because jazz is a genre I really like, and less of everything else. However, I guess that if they had done that, I would have missed out on a lot of the romantic moments, and also the totally realistic and interesting human dramas... In other words, for example, stuff like the ending of a plot line like Jun and Yuriko's touched my romantic heart. Plus, I found the very end of the anime series also beautifully satisfying... It is also because I have grown to like almost all the characters in this show, so even when they reached a low point and sometimes acted in a way that might have even made me dislike them, I still managed to root for them... Sure, (in my heart) Nodame Cantabile is still at the top of my list of best musical anime series, even so, this was also excellent. 9.1/10. ()
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