Sakamichi no Apollon
Because of his father's job situation, freshman high school student Kaoru Nishimi moves by himself from Yokosuka to Kyushu to live with relatives. Until then, Kaoru was an honor roll student who tended to keep to himself, but meeting notorious bad boy Sentaro Kawabuchi starts to change him. Through his devil-may-care classmate, Kaoru learns the attractions of jazz and finds the first person he can call a "friend". He also discovers how much fun it is to play music with a pal.
Other characters include Sentaro's kind childhood chum, Ritsuko, who is the daughter of a record shop owner; the mysterious upperclassman, Yurika; and Brother Jun, the much-admired leader among their peers. Set against the backdrop of a seaside town with a scent of American culture, this series is a drama about young people coming into their own, crossing each other's paths, and finding friendship, love, and music!
(Source: Official Website)
Characters
Kaoru Nishimi
MAIN
Sentarou Kawabuchi
MAIN
Ritsuko Mukae
MAIN
Yurika Fukahori
SUPPORTING
Junichi Katsuragi
SUPPORTING
Shigetora Maruo
SUPPORTING
Seiji Matsuoka
SUPPORTING
Mariko
SUPPORTING
Tsutomu Mukae
SUPPORTING
Kaoru no Oba
SUPPORTING
Nishimi Kaoru no Chichi
SUPPORTING
Tennin
SUPPORTING
Ryuunosuke Yamaoka
SUPPORTING
Tokie
SUPPORTING
Haha
SUPPORTING
Sachiko
SUPPORTING
Kouta
SUPPORTING
Taichi
SUPPORTING
Sentarou no Chichi
SUPPORTING
Sentarou no Sobo
SUPPORTING
Shinpu
SUPPORTING
Sayoko
SUPPORTING
Dansei Kyaku
SUPPORTING
Yurika no Chichi
SUPPORTING
Yurika no Haha
SUPPORTING
Staffs
Youko Kanno
Theme Song Arrangement (OP, ED)
Youko Kanno
Music
Youko Kanno
Theme Song Composition (OP, ED)
Aoi Teshima
Insert Song Performance (ep 5)
Shinichirou Watanabe
Director
Nobuteru Yuuki
Character Design
Tsuneo Imahori
BGM Guitar Performance (eps 2, 3, 5-12)
Tsuneo Imahori
Olympus Guitar Performance (eps 7, 9)
Kazuto Nakazawa
Animation Director (OP)
Alfredo Rollo
ADR Director (Brazilian Portuguese)
Masao Maruyama
Producer
Yuki Kodama
Original Creator
Masayoshi Furukawa
BGM Junichi Katsuragi Vocal Performance (ep 4)
Masayoshi Furukawa
BGM Guitar Performance (eps 2-12)
Hideki Futamura
Storyboard (ep 8)
Yoshimitsu Yamashita
Sub Character Design
Yoshimitsu Yamashita
Chief Animation Director (eps 1-12)
Motohiro Hata
Theme Song Performance (ED)
Motohiro Hata
Theme Song Lyrics (ED)
Steven Foster
ADR Director (English)
Moriyasu Taniguchi
Key Animation (ep 11)
Yuuko Kakihara
Script
YUKI
Theme Song Performance (OP)
YUKI
Theme Song Lyrics (OP)
Makoto Koga
Assistant Animation Director (ep 8)