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Kids on the Slope (TV)

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Alternative title:
Sakamichi no Apollon (Japanese)
坂道のアポロン (Japanese)
Genres: drama, romance
Objectionable content: Mild
Copyright notice: © Yuki Kodama, Shogakukan/KIDS ON THE SLOPE Committee
Plot Summary: Summer 1966: Kaoru Nishimi has moved to live with relatives in Kyūshū. He's been an aloof honor student his whole life, but that starts changing when he meets Sentarō Kawabuchi, the school's notorious bad boy. Through him, he learns the appeal of jazz and forms his first real friendships.
User Ratings: 1203 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 264 votes (sub:225, dub:24, ?:2, raw:1, others:12
3 Portuguese subtitled
3 Russian subtitled
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Excellent: 466 votes (sub:414, dub:39, others:13
10 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
1 Arabic subtitled
)
 Very good: 305 votes (sub:268, dub:25, ?:1, raw:1, others:10
4 Spanish subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Chinese mandarin subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Good: 110 votes (sub:91, dub:15, ?:1, others:3
1 Italian subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 31 votes (sub:23, dub:1, raw:1, others:6
2 Italian subtitled
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 11 votes (sub:9, dub:2)
 Not really good: 8 votes (sub:6, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 6 votes (sub:5, dub:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1700 users, rank: #679 (of 6958)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.593 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 1.2268, rank: #119 (of 6967)
Weighted mean: 8.524 (Excellent−), rank: #121 (of 6967) (seen all: 8.58 / seen some: 8.18 / won't finish: 4.14)
Bayesian estimate: 8.513 (Excellent−), rank: #63 (of 5267)
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2012-04-12 to 2012-06-28
Release dates: We have 2
Opening Theme:
"Sakamichi no Melody" by YUKI
Ending Theme:
"Altair" by Motohiro Hata
Insert song:
"Lullaby of Birdland" by Aoi Teshima (ep 5)
Trivia: We have 7
Reviews:
Kids on the Slope Blu-Ray (May 9, 2013)
Kids on the Slope Episodes 1-6 Streaming (May 22, 2012)
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Blu-Ray
    Kids on the Slope - Complete Collection (Blu-Ray) (Blu-Ray) 2013-05-07 (from $32.23)
DVD (Region 1)
    Kids on the Slope - Complete Collection (DVD) 2013-05-07 (from $32.95)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Script:
Ayako Katoh (eps 1-11 odd)
Yuuko Kakihara (eps 2-12 even)
Storyboard:
Akemi Hayashi (ED)
Hideki Futamura (ep 8)
Jun Shishido (ep 6)
Katsuyuki Kodera (ep 3)
Kazuto Nakazawa (OP)
Kotomi Deai (ep 11)
Kou Matsuo (ep 7)
Makoto Bessho (ep 2)
Mitsue Yamazaki (ep 10)
Shigeyuki Miya (ep 5)
Shinichiro Watanabe (eps 1, 12)
Toshiya Shinohara (ep 4)
Yui Umemoto (ep 9)
Episode Director:
Hisatoshi Shimizu (eps 2, 8)
Jun Shishido (ep 6)
Kotomi Deai (eps 1, 7, 11)
Minoru Yamaoka (eps 5, 10)
Sayo Aoi (ep 4)
Seiki Sugawara (ep 3)
Shinichiro Watanabe (ep 12)
Yui Umemoto (ep 9)
Unit Director:
Akemi Hayashi (ED)
Kazuto Nakazawa (OP)
Music: Yoko Kanno
Original creator: Yuki Kodama
Character Design: Nobuteru Yuki
Art Director: Shinichi Uehara
Art:
Chieko Nakamura (ED)
Minoru Nishida (OP)
Chief Animation Director:
Katsuya Yamada (ep 9)
Yoshimitsu Yamashita
Animation Director:
Akemi Hayashi (ED)
Ayumi Yamada (ep 11)
Chiharu Sato (piano/performance; eps 5-12)
Cindy H. Yamauchi (eps 1, 7, 12)
Eiji Abiko (eps 6, 11)
Katsuya Yamada (eps 2, 12)
Kazunori Aoki (ep 5)
Kazuto Nakazawa (OP)
Manabu Akita (ep 4)
Marie Tagashira (ep 4)
Masayuki Yoshida (ep 9)
Michinosuke Nakamura (ep 3)
Miyuki Oshiro (ep 8)
Satonobu Kikuchi (ep 8)
Sorato Shimizu (ep 10)
Cgi Director: Yuushi Koshida
Director of Photography: Kenji Takehara
Executive producer:
Atsushi Terada
Junichi Shinzaka
Naoki Kitagawa
Yatsuho Tomikawa (Fuji TV)
Producer:
Daisuke Konaka
Noriko Ozaki (Fuji TV)

2nd Key Animation:
Asuka Shimizu (ep 9)
Aya Maeda (ep 9)
Chiharu Sato (ep 4)
Eriko Satou (ep 6)
Fumika Hasegawa (ep 4)
Hiromi Kurosawa (ep 3)
Hiroshi Watanabe (ep 8)
In-Hee Park (ep 5)
Kana Harufuji (ep 2)
Kanako Inoue (eps 2, 9)
Kazumasa Takeuchi (ep 8)
Kōji Nobuhara (6 episodes
eps 2, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Marie Yamada (ep 3)
Masateru Inada (ep 11)
Michifumi Okuno (ep 5)
Min Jung Kim (ep 5)
Nao Takano (ep 9)
Narumi Takahashi (ep 9)
Rei Masunaga (eps 11-12)
Rie Arakawa (ep 6)
Risako Yoshida (eps 7, 11)
Satonobu Kikuchi (ep 11)
Satoru Kurihara (ep 10)
Satoshi Miyoshi (ep 3)
Shinpei Koikawa (ep 7)
Shinya Kawano (ep 5)
Taeko Mihashi (ep 3)
Takeko Itō (ep 11)
Tomoe Kikuchi (ep 3)
Tomomi Kawazuma (ep 7)
Tomoyo Sawada (ep 6)
Toshiaki Kobayashi (eps 6, 11)
Wataru Nakagawa (ep 3)
Yuki Koike (ep 2)
Yuki Kudou (ep 3)
Yūki Shigeuchi (ep 5)
Yumi Fushimi (ep 8)
Yumiko Ōmae (ep 9)
Yuu Kaneshiro (ep 9)
3D Animation:
Makiko Tanida (OP)
Shingo Kiyomiya (OP)
Yuushi Koshida (OP)
Advertising: Hiroyuki Seta (Fuji TV)
Animation Assistant:
Chisato Kawaguchi (ep 10)
Momoko Nagakawa (ep 10)
Sonomi Sugimura (ep 10)
Animation producer:
Manabu Ohtsuka
Masao Morosawa
Sumio Udagawa
Art Setting: Naruyo Uehara
Assistant Animation Director:
Ai Yamazaki (ep 10)
Cindy H. Yamauchi (eps 10-11)
Daisuke Niinuma (eps 1, 4)
Eiji Abiko (eps 2, 8)
Katsuya Yamada (eps 7, 10-11)
Makoto Koga (ep 8)
Manabu Akita (eps 1, 7, 10)
Michinosuke Nakamura (ep 5)
Momoko Yamada (ep 5)
Nana Miura (ep 5)
Nobuteru Yuki (ep 12)
Shinji Yamamoto (ep 8)
Yūichirō Fujimoto (ep 5)
Assistant Chief Animation Director: Katsuya Yamada (ep 5)
Assistant Director: Kotomi Deai (eps 6, 9-10, 12)
Assistant Episode Director: Jun Shishido (ep 12)
Background Art:
Akane Iwakuma (Ogura Kobo; ep 8)
Akiko Hamanaka (Ogura Kobo; ep 8)
Anri Ishida (See Throu Studio; 5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 9
)
Asuka Komiyama (Imaginet; ep 3)
Ayumi Takasaki (Imaginet; ep 3)
Emiko Koizumi (Atelier Buuka; ep 10)
Fuminao Akai (See Throu Studio; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Geki Katsumata (Cosmo Arts; ep 8)
Hiroaki Matsui (See Throu Studio; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Hiromi Hiwatari (Studio Loft; ep 8)
Hironori Ishikawa (Cosmo Arts; ep 8)
Hiroyuki Ito (Studio 4°C; ep 10)
Kazuhiro Arai (DR Movie; ep 12)
Kazuo Okada (Tezuka Production; eps 3, 8)
Kazuya Fukuda (See Throu Studio; eps 4, 6, 9)
Ken'ichi Tatefuji (See Throu Studio; eps 1-2)
Kenshin Kō (Imaginet; eps 3, 5)
Kiyoto Miyashita (Imaginet; eps 3, 5)
Koji Nagasawa (Ogura Kobo; ep 8)
Kyoko Kitano (Cosmo Arts; ep 8)
Mamiko Shiotani (See Throu Studio; 5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 9
)
Masaki Yoshizaki (DR Movie; ep 12)
Masami Saito (Tezuka Production; eps 3, 5, 8, 12)
Masato Shibata (Tezuka Production; eps 3, 5, 8, 12)
Masumi Nishikawa (Atelier Buuka; ep 10)
Minoru Okochi (Imaginet; ep 3)
Natsumi Ueno (Imaginet; eps 3, 5)
Osamu Hasada (Studio 4°C; ep 10)
Osamu Tayama (Imaginet; eps 3, 5)
Ryō Kōno (DR Movie; ep 12)
Sanae Tomoto (See Throu Studio; 7 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Sayuri Niki (See Throu Studio; 6 episodes
eps 2, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Seiko Yoshioka (Ogura Kobo; ep 8)
Shiho Yanase (Atelier Buuka; ep 10)
Shomi Tonegawa (Ogura Kobo; ep 8)
Shōtarō Jinno (See Throu Studio; 7 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Takaaki Hagio (See Throu Studio; 6 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6, 9, 11-12
)
Takuya Iida (Atelier Buuka; ep 10)
Tetsuhiko Nagashima (Tezuka Production; eps 5, 8)
Tomoko Momose (Atelier Buuka; ep 10)
Toshiaki Mitsunaka (Imaginet; eps 3, 5)
Toshiyuki Yoshimura (Atelier Buuka; ep 10)
Tsuyoshi Fukumoto (Studio Loft; ep 8)
Yasunari Usuda (Atelier Buuka; ep 10)
Yoji Yoshikawa (Imaginet; eps 3, 5)
Yoshikazu Suehiro (Atelier Buuka; ep 10)
Yoshimi Sakai (Tezuka Production; eps 8, 12)
Yōsuke Kagawa (See Throu Studio; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Yuichiro Nakajima (Atelier Buuka; ep 10)
Yuka Kawashima (Atelier Buuka; ep 10)
Yuka Oono (Studio 4°C; ep 10)
Yūki Makino (See Throu Studio; 6 episodes
eps 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Yukio Abe (DR Movie; ep 12)
Background Production: Takahiko Mutō (ep 5)
Bass Performance: Keisuke Torikoshi (as Tsutomu Mukae)
Brass Band Organizaer: Yoichi Murata (ep 6)
CG Animation:
Hiroshi Iizuka (ep 5)
Koji Yasuda (ep 12)
Makiko Tanida
Shingo Kiyomiya
CG Producer: Eiji Inomoto
CG Technical Director: Yoshiaki Higa
Chief Producer: Kōji Yamamoto (Fuji TV)
Color design: Chikako Kamata
Color Key:
Ami Kutsuna (eps 4, 7, 9, 12)
Azusa Sasaki (ep 8)
Chikako Kamata (eps 1-2, 12)
Hiroko Umezaki (ep 6)
Miyoko Kobayashi (ep 3)
Nemu Nakajima (eps 7, 9)
Satoshi Takezawa (ep 10)
Tomomi Kato (eps 5, 11)
Yukie Noguchi (OP; ED; ep 4)
Yumi Aburaya (ep 3)
Compilation: Hanako Ōhashi (Fuji TV)
Creative Producer: Masao Maruyama
Dialect Leadership: Katsuhisa Houki
Drama Illustrations: Rie Uchida (eps 6, 10)
Drums Performance:
Shun Ishiwaka (as Sentaro Kawabuchi)
Takashi Matsunaga (as Kaoru Nishimi)
Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
Finish Animation:
Ayumi Nakahara (ep 5)
Daiki Ura (ep 5)
Daisuke Uchiumi (ep 5)
Emiko Katou (ep 5)
Hajime Satou (ep 5)
Kaori Maruyama (ep 5)
Kiyomi Takahashi (ep 5)
Koji Hirano (ep 10)
Megumi Arai (ep 3)
Megumi Kawazoe (ep 3)
Satoshi Sugiyama (ep 5)
Yuki Tozawa (ep 5)
Yukiko Shigemitsu (ep 8)
Yuusuke Ishihara (ep 6)
Finish Check:
Ami Kutsuna (eps 2, 4, 7, 12)
Azusa Sasaki (ep 8)
Chikako Kamata (eps 1, 12)
Hiroko Umezaki (ep 6)
Miyoko Kobayashi (ep 3)
Nemu Nakajima (ep 7)
Satoshi Takezawa (ep 10)
Tomomi Kato (eps 5, 11)
Yukie Noguchi (ep 4)
Yumi Aburaya (ep 3)
In-Between Animation:
Akihiro Ōtake (eps 1-2)
Bahi JD (ep 7)
Daiki Itō (ep 5)
Ken Endō (Ordet; ep 10)
Kōta Andō (ep 5)
Kunoko Akiyama (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Mamiko Sekiya (Ordet; ep 10)
Masahiro Yoshida (ep 5)
Masayo Tamaki (Ordet; ep 10)
Moeko Mitsuki (ep 8)
Osamu Honma (ep 5)
Risa Takai (Ordet; ep 10)
Shigemitsu Abe (Ordet; ep 10)
Shō Hamada (eps 1-2)
Shunsuke Igarashi (ep 5)
Takanao Takahashi (ep 5)
Takashi Mio (ep 5)
Takuya Azuma (ep 5)
Tomohiro Ueda (ep 8)
Tomomi Kajiki (eps 1-4, 7, 12)
Toshiya Kawano (Ordet; ep 10)
Yoshiko Mikami (eps 1-2)
Yūta Azuma (ep 5)
In-Between Check:
Akiko Kino (ep 8)
Hidetaka Kaneko (ep 5)
Takashi Okamura (ep 3)
Tomomi Kajiki (OP, ED; 9 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Yuka Chōmei (ep 10)
Insert Song Performance: Aoi Teshima (Lullaby of Birdland; ep 5)
Key Animation:
Ai Yamazaki (ep 10)
Aika Kawasaki (eps 1, 6, 12)
Akemi Hayashi (ep 12)
Akihiko Ota (ep 10)
Akiko Matsuo (ep 4)
Akiko Nakamura (ED)
Akitsugu Hisagi (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 9, 12
)
Asuka Hayashi (ep 10)
Asuka Shimizu (ep 6)
Atsuko Nozaki (eps 2, 7, 9, 12)
Ayumi Tsukamoto (eps 1-2, 9)
Ayumi Yamada (eps 7, 11-12)
Azumi Kuniyoshi (eps 7, 11)
Bahi JD (ep 7)
Chi Woon Bae (ep 9)
Chiharu Sato (6 episodes
eps 2-4, 8, 11-12
)
Chihiro Hayashi (ep 1)
Chikara Matsuura (ep 9)
Chiyoko Sakamoto (ep 6)
Cindy H. Yamauchi (eps 2, 7, 9)
Daisuke Niinuma (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 7-9, 12
)
Daisuke Tateishi (ep 3)
Eiji Abiko (eps 7, 12)
Emi Kouno (ep 4)
Emi Tezuka (ep 11)
Emiko Shimura (eps 11-12)
Eri Yamazaki (eps 7, 9)
Erika Arakawa (ep 2)
Erika Okada (eps 7, 9)
Fumiko Kishi (eps 1, 4, 11)
Hanako Enomoto (ep 4)
Harumi Takagi (ep 9)
Haruna Gōzu (eps 9, 11)
Hideyasu Okamoto (ep 8)
Hiroko Kaneda (ep 10)
Hironori Tanaka (ep 1)
Hirotoshi Arai (ep 11)
Hiroyuki Kasugai (ep 8)
Hiroyuki Ogura (ep 1)
Hisashi Abe (ep 12)
Hitomi Ochiai (ep 9)
Itaru Saito (ep 3)
Jae Young Jang (ep 5)
Jun'ichi Kitamura (ep 11)
Kanade Watanabe (ep 3)
Kaoru Miura (ep 8)
Katsuya Yamada (eps 7, 12)
Kazuhiro Muto (ep 5)
Kazuki Ito (ep 8)
Kazumi Inadome (ep 2)
Kazunari Kume (ep 8)
Kazunobu Hoshi (ep 11)
Kazunori Aoki (eps 3, 5, 9, 12)
Kazuto Nakazawa (all for OP; eps 11-12)
Kazuya Nakanishi (ep 10)
Kei Hyoudou (ep 2)
Kenta Taniguchi (ep 6)
Kentaro Tokiwa (ep 6)
Kiko Morifuji (ep 6)
Kiyomi Masuda (ep 7)
Kiyoshi Nohji (ep 11)
Kiyoshi Tateishi (ep 12)
Koichiro Ueda (ep 11)
Koji Haneda (ep 9)
Kōji Nobuhara (ep 4)
Kōtarō Nakamori (ep 9)
Kouichi Sugitani (ep 11)
Kouta Michishita (ep 1)
Kumiko Kakoi (ep 5)
Kumiko Kasuga (ep 5)
Kumiko Takayanagi (ep 6)
Kyohei Ohyabu (ep 2)
Madoka Ozawa (ep 7)
Mai Takehara (ep 5)
Manabu Akita (eps 1, 8-9, 12)
Marie Tagashira (eps 1, 4)
Masahiko Kubo (ep 12)
Masami Kobayashi (eps 6, 11)
Masayoshi Nishida (ep 12)
Masayuki Yoshida (eps 2, 4, 9, 12)
Masumi Hoshino (ep 11)
Matsuko Taira (ep 10)
Mayu Matsushima (ep 10)
Mayumi Nakamura (ep 1)
Michihiro Kosaka (eps 4, 11)
Michiko Noda (ep 3)
Michiko Takahashi (eps 6, 9)
Michinosuke Nakamura (eps 3, 5, 9, 12)
Mika Takazawa (ep 2)
Mina Ōsawa (ep 12)
Misao Abe (ep 4)
Miwako Shibata (ep 5)
Miyako Yatsu (eps 9, 11)
Miyuki Katayama (ep 3)
Miyuki Oshiro (eps 1, 8)
Miyuki Ueda (ep 4)
Momoko Nagakawa (ep 10)
Momoko Yamada (ep 3)
Moriyasu Taniguchi (ep 11)
Nagisa Nakajima (ep 4)
Naho Ijima (ep 10)
Nahoko Kosugi (ep 2)
Nana Fujiki (eps 9, 11)
Nana Miura (eps 3, 5)
Natsue Chibayama (ep 5)
Nobuhiro Okazaki (eps 5, 8)
Nobutake Ito (ep 7)
Noriko Itou (ep 6)
Park-Hyun In (ep 10)
Rei Ikagawa (ep 8)
Rei Masunaga (ep 4)
Rie Nakajima (eps 2, 7)
Rie Nishimura (ep 6)
Risako Yoshida (ep 6)
Ryōko Mita (ep 7)
Ryōta Furukawa (eps 11-12)
Ryuji Totake (ep 8)
Sachiko Yajima (ep 7)
Saori Koike (ep 6)
Satonobu Kikuchi (ep 8)
Satoyuki Hashimoto (eps 2, 7)
Sawako Miyamoto (6 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7-9, 12
)
Sayaka Takase (ep 10)
Sayo Aoi (ep 9)
Seiki Tanaka (ep 8)
Shigeru Chiba (ep 3)
Shigeyuki Miya (eps 2, 4)
Shin Itagaki (ep 12)
Shin'ya Nakamura (ep 10)
Shingo Okano (ep 9)
Shinji Seya (ep 3)
Sho Yamamoto (ep 11)
Shoji Aoki (ep 8)
Shouhei Hamaguchi (ep 9)
Shuji Maruyama (ep 1)
Soji Ninomiya (ep 1)
Sonomi Sugimura (ep 10)
Sorato Shimizu (ep 10)
Sun Hyun Hong (ep 10)
Sunyong Yang (ep 5)
Suta Nagabe (ep 4)
Takahito Katayama (ep 1)
Takashi Kojima (ED; ep 1)
Takashi Shinohara (ep 3)
Takayo Mitsuwaka (ep 8)
Takayo Nishimura (eps 1, 7, 11-12)
Takehiro Nakayama (ep 8)
Takenori Tsukuma (ep 8)
Takeshi Moriyama (ep 2)
Tarō Kumamoto (ep 9)
Teruyo Katō (ep 5)
Tetsuo Hirakawa (ep 7)
Tomofumi Sakai (ep 4)
Tomohiro Kamitani (ep 11)
Tomoko Kawashima (ep 5)
Tomomi Kamiya (eps 7, 12)
Tomomi Kawazuma (ep 2)
Tomoyo Sawada (ep 11)
Tomoyuki Kitamura (ep 8)
Toshiharu Kudō (ep 4)
Toshihiko Masuda (ep 4)
Toshio Kawaguchi (ep 3)
Tsuyoshi Kuwahara (eps 1, 4, 11)
Wataru Yamamoto (ep 6)
Yasuchika Nagaoka (ep 11)
Yōko Kutsuzawa (ep 9)
Yoko Ono (ep 8)
Yoko Sano (ep 1)
Yoko Takada (ep 9)
Yoshiaki Iketani (ep 10)
Yoshiki Hirai (ep 10)
Yoshiko Okuda (ep 12)
Yoshiko Shimizu (ep 5)
Yoshiya Yamamoto (ep 8)
You Satou (ep 11)
Young-Beom Kim (eps 9, 12)
Yūichirō Fujimoto (eps 3, 5)
Yuka Hasegawa (eps 1, 6)
Yukari Miyakawa (ep 5)
Yuki Iwai (eps 2, 6)
Yuki Kodama (ep 12)
Yuki Koike (eps 1, 7, 9, 12)
Yukihiro Iwata (ep 6)
Yukihiro Kobayashi (ep 5)
Yukiko Miyamoto (ep 8)
Yumi Kobayashi (ep 1)
Yumi Nakayama (ep 6)
Yumiko Ōmae (ep 5)
Yumiko Totsu (ep 6)
Yutaka Minowa (ep 12)
Yuuki Nagano (eps 7, 9)
Yuuki Nakano (ep 10)
Yuya Tsukada (ep 10)
Layout: Bahi JD (ep 7)
Logo Design: Yumi Dan
Mix Engineer: Masashi Yabuhara
Music Arrangement:
DJ Mitsu the Beats
mabanua
Music Composition:
DJ Mitsu the Beats
mabanua
Music Director: Keisuke Tominaga
Music Performance:
Bakabon Suzuki (bass)
Hitoshi Watanabe (bass)
Junichiro Tahisa (flute)
Keisuke Torikoshi (bass)
Manabu Sakata (drums)
Masahiko Toudou Strings (strings)
Masato Honda (sax)
Masato Suzuki (bass)
Masayoshi Furukawa (guitar)
Matarou Misawa (percussion)
phone call choir (chorus)
Seiichi Nagai (guitar)
Shinpei Ruike (trumpet)
Shun Ishiwaka (drums)
Takashi Matsunaga (piano)
Tokyo Boys and Girls Choir (chorus)
Tsuneo Imahori (guitar)
Yasuo Sano (drums)
Yoko Kanno (piano & keys)
Music producer: Hiroaki Sano
Olympus Music Performance:
Chiharu Mikuzuki (bass)
Matarou Misawa (percussion)
SLOPES (chorus)
Tsuneo Imahori (guitar)
Yasuo Sano (drums)
Online Editor:
Emi Maruo (Q-Tec; eps 11-12)
Eriko Asai (Q-Tec; eps 1-7)
Gen Itakura (Q-Tec)
Haruka Yasumoto (ep 10)
Motoki Shirai (Q-Tec; ep 3)
Ryu Ōba (Q-Tec; ep 8)
Yoshito Ashino (Q-Tec)
Original Work Assistance:
Yasuko Yamauchi (Shogakukan Monthly Flowers Editorial Dept.)
Yayoi Sashiyado (Shogakukan Monthly Flowers Editorial Dept.)
Photography:
Daiki Ishigami (Kichijoji Tron; OP)
Daisuke Horino (Studio Twinkle)
Hiroaki Tanaka (Studio Twinkle)
Katsutoshi Ooi (Studio Twinkle)
Kouhei Konishi (Studio Twinkle)
Michiyo Kiyota (Kichijoji Tron; OP)
Shinichi Igarashi (Studio Twinkle)
Tomohiko Komiya (Kichijoji Tron; OP)
Yoshihiro Musha (Studio Twinkle)
Yoshihisa Oyama (ED)
Piano Performance: Takashi Matsunaga (as Kaoru Nishimi)
Planning Assistant: Junya Okamoto
Production Advancement:
Airi Yamada (ep 5)
Akihiko Ōsawa (ep 8)
Daisuke Furutani (eps 3, 5)
Hiroki Sato (eps 4, 11-12)
Hisashi Kawakoshi (ep 12)
Kazuki Enami (ep 10)
Masao Tsuda (assist. ep. 10)
Masashi Tanaka (ep 2)
Masato Matsunaga (eps 6, 9, 12)
Shintarō Hashimoto (eps 3, 5)
Toyo Shōji (assist. ep. 10)
Production manager:
Keiichirō Sawada
Masakazu Watabe (ep 1)
Masashi Tanaka (ep 7)
Tokuro Maeda
Tsuyoshi Hirano (Fuji TV)
Yuuichi Murata
Publicity:
Ryo Maekawa
Tomoko Shibui
Toshiaki Obata
Publicity Assistance:
Kaori Sakai
Ken'ichi Sakurai
Recording: Daiki Hachimaki
Recording Assistant: Haruka Matsushita
Recording Director: Shoji Hata
Screen Setting: Yuusuke Takase
Setting Production: Atsuo Ishino
Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Effects Assistant: Sachiko Nishi
Sound Manipulation:
Keiji Urata
Shunsuke Sakamoto
Yōichi Takeda (eps 1-3, 5, 9)
Special Effects:
Ayumi Arahata (Team Taniguchi)
Kaori Kobayashi (Team Taniguchi)
Kumiko Taniguchi (Team Taniguchi)
Storyboard Cleanup: Sawako Miyamoto (ep 12)
Sub-Character Design:
Akitsugu Hisagi (ep 9)
Cindy H. Yamauchi (eps 1-7, 12)
Eiji Abiko (ep 11)
Satonobu Kikuchi (ep 8)
Sorato Shimizu (ep 10)
Yoshimitsu Yamashita (eps 1-10)
Theme Song Arrangement: Yoko Kanno (OP, ED)
Theme Song Composition: Yoko Kanno
Theme Song Lyrics:
Motohiro Hata (ED)
YUKI (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Motohiro Hata (ED)
YUKI (OP)
Trumpet Performance: Shinpei Ruike (as Junichi Katsuragi)
Vocals: Masayoshi Furukawa (ep 4)
Web Production:
Hidehiko Maeda
Shoichiro Saito
Ryohei Kimura as Kaoru Nishimi
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Sentarō Kawabuchi

Aya Endo as Yurika Fukahori
Junichi Suwabe as Junichi Katsuragi
Yuuka Nanri as Ritsuko Mukae

Akane Yamaguchi as Kaoru's Aunt's Friend (ep 4)
Aki Nagao as
Girl (ep 9)
Schoolgirl (ep 7)
Ako Mayama as Sentarou's Grandmother (ep 4)
Amina Satō as
Friend (ep 6)
Mariko
Ayaka Shimoyamada as
Female Student (eps 3, 12)
Girl (eps 8-9)
Ayumu Murase as
Boy (ep 2)
Shigetora Maruo
Daisuke Endou as
Boy (eps 4, 10)
Committee Member (ep 7)
Okada (ep 5)
Student (ep 6)
Student on Roof (ep 12)
Haruka Mikami as Girl (ep 8)
Jeff Manning as Male Customer (ep 4)
Junichi Yanagita as
Boy (ep 2)
Colleague (ep 12)
Senior (eps 1, 7)
Junta Terashima as Boy (ep 2)
Kaito Aoi as Hasegawa (ep 5)
Katsuhisa Houki as Priest (ep 12)
Kenichi Suzumura as Muroi (ep 8)
Kenji Hamada as Yurika's Father (eps 8-9)
Kenyuu Horiuchi as Priest (eps 4, 11)
Kumiko Nakane as Kaoru's Aunt's Friend (ep 4)
Kunihiro Kawamoto as Sentarou's Father (eps 4, 11)
Maaya Uchida as Girl (ep 8)
Marie Miyake as Schoolgirl (ep 7)
Masaki Terasoma as Kaoru's Father (eps 1, 5)
Masako Joh as
Kaoru's Aunt
Yurika's Mother (eps 8-9)
Megumi Iwasaki as
Photography Club Girl (ep 8)
Taiichi (eps 3-6, 10-11)
Megumi Munegawa as Schoolgirl (ep 7)
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Seiji Matsuoka
Nozomi Furuki as
Kaoru Nishimi (young; ep 1)
Tokie (eps 2, 7-10, 12)
Nozomi Sasaki as Nurse (ep 11)
Risa Kayama as Kouta (7 episodes
eps 3-6, 8, 10-11
)
Shinya Takahashi as Senior (ep 7)
Shohei Yamaguchi as Ryunosuke Yamaoka
Shoko Tsuda as Sentarou's Mother (eps 3, 11)
Takahiro Sakurai as Arita (ep 8)
Takako Honda as Kaoru's Mother (ep 5)
Takumi La Verne as Sentarou (young; ep 4)
Tsutomu Shiori as Homeroom Teacher (ep 1)
Yoshiyuki Shimozuma as Boy (ep 2)
Yūichi Iguchi as
Boy (eps 4, 10)
Student (eps 6-7)
Student on Roof (ep 12)
Yume Miyamoto as
Girl (ep 9)
Sachiko (7 episodes
eps 3-6, 8, 10-11
)
Zenki Kitajima as
Mukai
Tsutomu Mukae
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
A.C.G.T (ep 11)
APPP (ep 2)
Asterism (eps 8, 11)
Beijing Xie Le Art Co., Ltd. (ep 3)
Big Owl (eps 8, 10)
Bridge (ep 11)
CL Corporation (ep 8)
Def.c (ep 8)
Dr. Movie (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 8-9, 11
)
Ginga-ya (ep 4)
Graphinica (ep 9)
HEBARAKI (eps 6, 9)
J-Cube (ep 5)
Jinbun (ep 4)
Jumondo (ep 8)
Mouse (ep 5)
Nakamura Production (ep 5)
Production Reed (ep 5)
Studio Gamei (ep 5)
Studio Liberty (eps 8, 10)
Studio Mark (ep 8)
TNK (ep 8)
Wao World (eps 2, 9-11)
Wish (eps 2, 4)
YABES (ep 5)
Yuhodo (eps 2, 4, 8)
ZEXCS (ep 6)
Animation Assistance: Office No. 8 (ep 10)
Animation Production:
MAPPA (eps 1-12)
Tezuka Productions (eps 3, 5)
Backgrounds:
Atelier BWCA (ep 10)
Cosmo Arts (ep 8)
Dr. Movie (ep 12)
Imagnet (eps 3, 5)
Kyung Kang ANIA (eps 4, 6-7, 9)
Ogura Kobo (ep 8)
See Throu Studio (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Seoul Loft (ep 8)
Studio 4°C (ep 10)
Studio Loft (ep 8)
Tezuka Productions (eps 8, 12)
Broadcaster:
Akita Television Co., Ltd. (2012-04-14)
BS Fuji (2012-04-28)
Ehime Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2012-04-17)
Fuji Television Network (Noitamina)
Fukushima Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2012-04-16)
Iwate Menkoi Television Co., Ltd. (2012-04-18)
Kagoshima Television Station Co., Ltd. (2012-04-14)
Kansai Telecasting Corporation (2012-04-17)
Niigata Sogo Television Inc. (2012-04-17)
Noitamina
Saga Television Station Co., Ltd. (2012-04-13)
Sakuranbo Television Broadcasting Corporation (2012-04-14)
Sendai Television Incorporated (2012-04-17)
Shizuoka Telecasting Co., Ltd. (2012-04-19)
Television Nagasaki (2012-04-22)
Television Nishinippon Corporation (2012-04-13)
Television Shin Hiroshima System (2012-04-16)
Tokai Television (2012-04-12)
TV Kumamoto Co., Ltd. (2012-04-14)
Editing: Graphinica
Finish Animation:
AI (ep 2)
Big Owl (eps 8, 10)
Brain's Base (ep 1)
Cheng Pin Animation (ep 5)
CJT (eps 6, 9, 11-12)
CL Corporation (ep 8)
DEFA (5 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 9, 11
)
Dr. Movie (10 episodes
eps 1-7, 9, 11-12
)
Fan Out (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 11-12
)
Hayashi (eps 11-12)
J&K Corporation (ep 5)
J-Cube (ep 5)
Jinbun (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Jumondo (eps 3, 5, 12)
LIDEN FILMS (ep 6)
M.S.J Musashino Production (ep 3)
RIC (ep 10)
xenron (ep 12)
Studio Cj (eps 1-2, 4, 7)
Studio Elle (9 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9-12
)
Triple A (eps 9, 11)
In-Between Animation:
AI (ep 2)
Big Owl (eps 8, 10)
Cheng Pin Animation (eps 3, 5)
CJT (eps 6, 9, 11-12)
CL Corporation (ep 8)
Dr. Movie (10 episodes
eps 1-7, 9, 11-12
)
Fan Out (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 11-12
)
Hayashi (ep 12)
ingresA (eps 1-2)
J&K Corporation (ep 5)
J-Cube (ep 5)
Jinbun (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Jumondo (eps 3, 5, 12)
M.S.J Musashino Production (ep 3)
Ordet (ep 10)
RIC (ep 10)
xenron (ep 12)
Studio Cj (eps 1, 4, 7)
Location Cooperation:
Nagasaki Prefecture North Sasebo High School
Sasebo City Tourist Produce & Promotion Bureau
Sasebo Tourist Convention Center
Music Production Cooperation:
Grand Funk Inc.
Sony Music Entertainment
Online Editing: Q-Tec
Original Work Assistance: Monthly Flowers
Photography:
Kichijōji Tron (OP)
Studio Twinkle
Photography Assistance:
Chōkyō (eps 1, 7)
DEFA (ep 3)
Digital Network Animation (ep 3)
G&G Direction (eps 3-5, 11)
Graphinica (eps 6, 11)
M.S.C (eps 4, 11)
Satelight (ep 6)
Scan-ya (eps 1, 7)
Studio Elle (eps 4, 6)
Wao World (ep 4)
Production:
Dentsu Inc.
Fuji Television Network
Sony Music Entertainment
TOHO
Production Assistance:
LIDEN FILMS (ep 11)
Nomad (ep 8)
Ordet (ep 10)
Sunshine Corporation (ep 5)
Production Cooperation: Yamaha
Publicity Assistance: K Press
Recording Studio: Studio Don Juan
Sound Production: Dax Production
Sound Production Assistance: Sogo Gakuen Human Academy
special effects: Team Taniguchi
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Steven Foster
Script: Steven Foster
Translation: Sheldon Drzka
Executive producer:
Eiichi Takahashi
John Ledford

Audio Engineer: Jason Grundy
BD Authoring: David Williams
DVD Authoring: Neal Barnes
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Mixing: Bryan Leach
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Production Assistant:
E.W. Rector, III
Jessica Williams
Kayla King
Production manager: Joey Goubeaud
Sound Design: Bryan Leach
Spotting: Clint Bickham
Subtitle Formatting: Dwayne Jones
Subtitle Script: Sam Pinansky
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch
Andrew Love as Sentaro Kawabuchi
Chris Patton as Kaoru Nishimi

Blake Shepard as Seiji Matsuoka
David Matranga as Junichi Katsuragi
David Wald as Tsutomu Mukae
Maggie Flecknoe as Yurika Fukahori
Rebekah Stevens as Ritsuko Mukae

Chris Martinez as Taichi
Cynthia Martinez as Mariko
Greg Ayres as Shigetora Maruo
Hilary Haag as Sachiko
Kalob Martinez as Yamaoka
Luci Christian as Kota

Andrea Schutter
Brittney Karbowski
Holly McDonald
John Conroy
Leraldo Anzaldua
Parke Fech
Patrick Poole
Ron Ward
Stephanie Wearden
Wendy Martin
English companies
Broadcaster:
Aniplus-Asia
Neon Alley
Distributor:
MVM (UK & Ireland)
Section23 Films (North America)
Internet Streaming:
Crunchyroll
The Anime Network
Licensed by:
Hanabee Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Sentai Filmworks
Production: Seraphim Digital
French cast
French staff
Michaël Maino as Kaoru Nishimi
Pascal Gimenez as Sentarô Kawabuchi

Amandine Longeac as Ritsuko Mukae
Julien Dutel as Junichi Katsuragi
Sandra Vandroux as Yurika Fukahori

Angelique Heller as Shigetora Maruo
Delphine Saroli as Mariko
Jean-Marc Galera as Tsutomu Mukae
Justine Hostekint as
Seiji Matsuoka
Sentarô's mother
Laurent Pasquier as Kaoru's father

Charlotte Duran
Dany Benedito
Jean-Marc Galera
French companies
Broadcaster:
J-One (from 23 March 2015)
Nolife
Distributor: Dybex (DVD & BRD)
Dubbing: PILON Studio Son
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
ADR Director: Mariano Ascione (Argentine dub)
ADR Script: Alejandro Bono (Argentine dub)
Diego Brizzi as Sentarō Kawabuchi (Argentine dub)
Santiago Florentín as Kaoru Nishimi (Argentine dub)

Ángeles Lescano as Yurika (Argentine dub)
Ignacio de Anca as Junichi Katsuragi (Argentine dub)
Sol Nieto as Ritsuko Mukae (Argentine dub)

Alejandro Bono as Shigetora Maruo (Argentine dub)
Alejandro Graue as Yamaoka (Argentine dub)
Lucas Medina as Tsutomu Mukae (Argentine dub)

Alan García (Argentine dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: ETC...TV (Chile)
Dubbing Studio: Estudio Mandinga
Licensed by: The Japan Foundation (Latin America)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Licensed by: The Japan Foundation (Brazil)
Portuguese cast
(none)

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