Sakamichi no Apollon might be the new hotness
January 30th, 2012 by david brothers | Tags: shinichiro watanabe, yoko kannoI don’t know anything about Yuki Kodama’s (shoujo?) manga Sakamichi no Apollon, but Crunchyroll recently posted an interesting bit of news about it. It’s being turned into an anime. Looks like the English title might be “Kids on the Slope.”
Key words: director Shinichiro Watanabe, music production by Yoko Kanno, set in Japan during the late ’60s, features jazz in a major way.
So yeah, to say that I’m “cautiously optimistic” would be underselling my feelings on this show. I want it like I haven’t wanted a TV show since Michiko e Hatchin, which I’m still missing because the anime industry doesn’t cater to me like it should, and I publicly offered to murder David “Second David” Uzumeri if that’ll help someone license and broadcast it online over here.
Help me help you, anime. (Sorry, David, but I’m sure you understand.)
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This is… the best thing.
@Erik Shalat: You’re not kiddin’. I owe you an email, btw. Look for that tonight.
“Key words: director Shinichiro Watanabe, music production by Yoko Kanno, set in Japan during the late ’60s, features jazz in a major way.”
One word: YES!!!!
This is actually a josei manga. It is of the shows I’m looking forward to most this year!
You had me at “Yoko Kanno”.
Yes, please.