Kids on the Slope (2012)
Kids on the Slope (2012)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Kids on the Slope is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: HiDive
Streaming in:🇨🇦 Canada
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Yuuka Nanri
Ritsuko Mukae (voice)
Ryohei Kimura
Kaoru Nishimi (voice)
Brittney Karbowski
Tokie
Luci Christian
Kaoru's aunt
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Sentarou Kawabuchi (voice)
David Anthony Matranga
Junichi Katsuragi
Aya Endo
Yurika Fukahori (voice)
David Wald
Mukae, Tsutomu
Junichi Suwabe
Junichi Katsuragi (voice)
Yoko Kanno
Music
Chris Patton
Kaoru Nishimi
Yuko Kakihara
Screenplay / Writer / Screenplay
Shelley Calene-Black
Sayoko
Ayako Kato
Screenplay / Screenplay / Writer
Hilary Haag
Sachiko
Daisuke Konaka
Producer
Noriko Ozaki
Producer
Motohiro Hata
Theme Song Performance
Shinichi Uehara
Art Direction
Chikako Kamata
Color Designer
Yoshihiro Musha
Compositing Artist
Yuki Kodama
Comic Book / Key Animation
Shinichiro Watanabe
Storyboard Artist
Hideki Futamura
Storyboard Artist
Yui Umemoto
Storyboard Artist / Director
Jun Shishido
Storyboard Artist / Director
Kou Matsuo
Storyboard Artist
Katsuyuki Kodera
Storyboard Artist
Mitsue Yamazaki
Storyboard Artist
Shigeyuki Miya
Storyboard Artist / Key Animation
Makoto Bessho
Storyboard Artist
Toshiya Shinohara
Storyboard Artist
Kotomi Deai
Storyboard Artist / Director / Assistant Director
Sawako Miyamoto
Storyboard Assistant / Key Animation
Hisatoshi Shimizu
Director
Minoru Yamaoka
Director
Sayo Aoi
Director / Key Animation
Shizutaka Sugahara
Director
Shun Ishiwaka
Musician
Chiharu Sato
Key Animation
Cindy H. Yamauchi
Key Animation / Animation Director
Daisuke Niinuma
Key Animation
Michinosuke Nakamura
Key Animation / Animation Director
Masayuki Yoshida
Animation Director / Key Animation
Akitsugu Hisagi
Key Animation
Manabu Akita
Key Animation / Animation Director
Kazunori Aoki
Animation Director / Key Animation
Ayumi Yamada
Key Animation / Animation Director
Atsuko Nozaki
Key Animation
Yuki Koike
Key Animation
Eiji Abiko
Animation Director / Key Animation
Katsuya Yamada
Key Animation / Animation Director
Takayo Nishimura
Key Animation
Takeshi Kuwahara
Key Animation
Marie Tagashira
Key Animation / Animation Director
Fumiko Kishi
Key Animation
Miyuki Ooshiro
Animation Director / Key Animation
Aika Kawasaki
Key Animation
Ayumi Tsukamoto
Key Animation
Michiko Takahashi
Key Animation
Sorato Shimizu
Key Animation / Animation Director
Nobuhiro Okazaki
Key Animation
Ryota Furukawa
Key Animation
Eri Yamazaki
Key Animation
Rie Nakajima
Key Animation
Nana Miura
Key Animation
Kazuto Nakazawa
Key Animation
Masami Kobayashi
Key Animation
Emiko Shimura
Key Animation
Yuka Hasegawa
Key Animation
Kim Yeong-beom
Key Animation
Erika Okada
Key Animation
Nana Fujiki
Key Animation
Yukina Kosaka
Key Animation
Toshihiro Kikuchi
Key Animation / Animation Director
Momoko Yamada
Key Animation
Miyako Yatsu
Key Animation
Azumi Kuniyoshi
Key Animation
Yuuki Nagano
Key Animation
Tomomi Kamiya
Key Animation
Yuichiro Fujimoto
Key Animation
Satoyuki Hashimoto
Key Animation
Akihito Aoki
Key Animation
Emi Tezuka
Key Animation
Junichi Kitamura
Key Animation
Kotaro Nakamori
Key Animation
Toshihiko Masuda
Key Animation
Maimu Matsushima
Key Animation
Hideyasu Okamoto
Key Animation
Hiroko Kaneda
Key Animation
Yoshiko Shimizu
Key Animation
Haruna Gohzu
Key Animation
Bahi JD
Key Animation
Ai Yamazaki
Key Animation
Jang Jae-yong
Key Animation
Yasuchika Nagaoka
Key Animation
Bae Chiung
Key Animation
Yoshiko Okuda
Key Animation
Moriyasu Taniguchi
Key Animation
Kazuya Nakanishi
Key Animation
Kiyoshi Nohji
Key Animation
Akira Sato
Key Animation
Yukihiro Kobayashi
Key Animation
Masaki Tanaka
Key Animation
Youko Kutsuzawa
Key Animation
Masayoshi Nishida
Key Animation
Toshiharu Kudou
Key Animation
Kaoru Miura
Key Animation
Shuji Maruyama
Key Animation
Yuki Nakano
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Kasugai
Key Animation
Yuki Iwai
Key Animation
Akemi Hayashi
Key Animation
Toshio Kawaguchi
Key Animation
Itaru Saito
Key Animation
Mina Oosawa
Key Animation
Miwako Shibata
Key Animation
Kazunobu Hoshi
Key Animation
Hirotoshi Arai
Key Animation
Park Hyun-in
Key Animation
Harumi Takagi
Key Animation
Tomomi Kawatsuma
Key Animation
Miyuki Ueda
Key Animation
Takenori Tsukuma
Key Animation
Kazuhiro Muto
Key Animation
Yutaka Minowa
Key Animation
Shoji Aoki
Key Animation
Nobutake Ito
Key Animation
Misao Abe
Key Animation
Kazunari Kume
Key Animation
Kumiko Kasuga
Key Animation
Hanako Enomoto
Key Animation
Teruyo Kato
Key Animation
Shigeru Chiba
Key Animation
Yumiko Oomae
Key Animation
Miyuki Katayama
Key Animation
Zen'ya Yamamoto
Key Animation
Ryoko Mita
Key Animation
Sachiko Yajima
Key Animation
Yumiko Totsu
Key Animation
Shinji Seya
Key Animation
Emi Kouno
Key Animation
Kentaro Tokiwa
Key Animation
Masumi Hoshino
Key Animation
Hitomi Ochiai
Key Animation
Asuka Shimizu
Key Animation
Yukari Miyagawa
Key Animation
Takayo Mitsuwaka
Key Animation
Madoka Ozawa
Key Animation
Kumiko Takayanagi
Key Animation
Rie Nishimura
Key Animation
Michiko Noda
Key Animation
Shingo Okano
Key Animation
Yoko Takada
Key Animation
Rei Isogawa
Key Animation
Chiyoko Sakamoto
Key Animation
Nahoko Kosugi
Key Animation
Kazumi Inadome
Key Animation
Taro Kumamoto
Key Animation
Satoshi Sakai
Key Animation
Kenta Taniguchi
Key Animation
Takeshi Ninomiya
Key Animation
Kyohei Oyabu
Key Animation
Kotaro Nakamori
Key Animation
Kiyoshi Tateishi
Key Animation
Sho Yamamoto
Key Animation
Saori Koike
Key Animation
Kazuki Ito
Key Animation
Kiko Morifuji
Key Animation
Chihiro Hayashi
Key Animation
Shin Itagaki
Key Animation
Takehiro Nakayama
Key Animation
Ryuji Tsuzuku
Key Animation
Haruna Gotsu
Key Animation
Kiyomi Masuda
Key Animation
Yoko Ono
Key Animation
Masahiko Kubo
Key Animation
Yukio Iwata
Key Animation
Tomoyo Sawada
Key Animation
Shouhei Hamaguchi
Key Animation
Risako Yoshida
Key Animation
Shuta Osabe
Key Animation
Kouichirou Ueda
Key Animation
Noriko Hiramatsu
Key Animation
Rei Masunaga
Key Animation
Takahito Katayama
Key Animation
Momoko Nagakawa
Key Animation
Takashi Kojima
Key Animation
Erika Arakawa
Key Animation
Yumi Kobayashi
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Ogura
Key Animation
Akiko Matsuo
Key Animation
Yukiko Miyamoto
Key Animation
Tomohiro Kamitani
Key Animation
Seung Hyun Hong
Key Animation
Youko Sano
Key Animation
Asuka Hayashi
Key Animation
Noriko Ito
Key Animation
Mika Takazawa
Key Animation
Sayaka Takase
Key Animation
Natsue Chibayama
Key Animation
Kumiko Kakoi
Key Animation
Kota Michishita
Key Animation
Mayumi Nakamura
Key Animation
Akiko Kawashima
Key Animation
Naho Ijima
Key Animation
Akihiko Ota
Key Animation
Yuya Tsukada
Key Animation
Riki Matsuura
Key Animation
Takeshi Moriyama
Key Animation
Yang Sun-yong
Key Animation
Tomoyuki Kitamura
Key Animation
Tetsuo Hirakawa
Key Animation
Mai Takehara
Key Animation
Kouichi Sugitani
Key Animation
Yumi Nakayama
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 13, 2012
Original Name坂道のアポロン
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes12
Running Time24m
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
Wiki.
Kids on the Slope (Japanese: 坂道のアポロン, Hepburn: Sakamichi no Aporon, lit. "Apollo on the Slope") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Kodama. It was serialized in the manga magazine Monthly Flowers from 2007 to 2012, and was published as ten tankōbon volumes (collected editions) by Shogakukan. The series follows Kaoru Nishimi, an introverted high school student who discovers jazz music through his friendship with his delinquent classmate Sentarō Kawabuchi.
The series has been adapted twice: as a television anime series in 2012, and as a live-action film directed by Takahiro Miki in 2018. The anime adaptation is directed by Shinichirō Watanabe with music by Yoko Kanno, making it the third collaboration between Watanabe and Kanno following Macross Plus (1994–1995) and Cowboy Bebop (1998). The series was produced by MAPPA and Tezuka Productions, and aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. In North America, the series was licensed by Sentai Filmworks and aired on the streaming service Crunchyroll, which simulcast the series during its original broadcast run.
The anime adaption of Kids on the Slope was widely acclaimed, with praise given to its direction, narrative, and music. Critics explored Kids on the Slope's depiction of Catholicism in Japan, its themes of male friendship and subtextual homoeroticism, and its relation to Watanabe's broader canon of works in their analysis of the series. Multiple outlets listed Kids on the Slope as among the best anime of the 2010s.