A lot of stuff about Jun this week…political activism and whatnot. Also an explanation for his state of depression. Still…I’m just gonna put money on him eloping with Yurika (because her parents disapprove), and move on to another topic. Sentarou finally finds out that Yurika is out of his reach, and with some hints from [...]
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I’ve made the complaint before that Sakamichi too often advanced the plot at the expense of the music. It seemed previously incapable of balancing the context of the story with the story itself, and that was one of its biggest shortcomings. Then this episode happened. It seems as if every element in the show thus [...]Written and published at: Anime Instrumentality Blog
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In my opinion this was the best episode yet. This was an episode of transformation. No one remains the same, except for possibly Kaoru. Brother Jun left college after leading student protests (likely during the leftist strikes against ANPO, he … Continue reading →
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The 8th episode of Apollon brings with it the answer to Jun’s problems while also solidifying the direction the 2 relationship stories are headed. Very early on, it is revealed that Jun had quit college and had been disowned by … Continue reading →
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The 8th episode of Apollon brings with it the answer to Jun’s problems while also solidifying the direction the 2 relationship stories are headed. Very early on, it is revealed that Jun had quit college and had been disowned by … Continue reading →
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「ムード・インディゴ ジーズ・フーリッシュ・シングス」 (Mūdo indigo jīzu fūrisshu shingusu) "Mood Indigo These Foolish Things" And lo, with the simple question “Would you like a persimmon?” was the fujoshi movement born in Kyushu, 1967…
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This really was an episode that focused on the different romances going on, to the point where the first couple has been formed. The end of the episode is pretty much the point where this series goes back to being a love triangle, but a very messy one at that, with character A thinking that [...]
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The seventh episode of Sakamichi no Apollon presented enough evidence to materialize a subtle theme during the concert at the end.  No, it was not the latter musical performance, the one composed of equal parts outstanding, phenomenal, and influential, but the former one, the performance that proves that high schoolers have always had a terrible [...]
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The seventh episode of Sakamichi no Apollon presented enough evidence to materialize a subtle theme during the concert at the end.  No, it was not the latter musical performance, the one composed of equal parts outstanding, phenomenal, and influential, but the former one, the performance that proves that high schoolers have always had a terrible [...]
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“Hold on, let me draw your face” > *writes ‘NERD’ on paper* Hello guys! I’ll be replacing ikemen Jrow for Sakamichi no Apollon this week because he’s busy ogling dozens of Kurisu cosplayers at Animazement. And since I’m just a temporary replacement, I’ll be experimenting with this post. I want to focus on different aspects explored [...]
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Sure smells like bromance spirit in here. The medley was pretty awesome too. ©2012 Kurogane's Anime Blog. All Rights Reserved..
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Now’s The Time Amazing. Sakamichi blows it out of the park, this was just everything and more. Kaoru’s fear of abandonment continues this week as he grows further apart from Sentaro, a strong gripped fear with which I can sympathize. Despite that, Kaoru actually manages to socialize with some of Ritsuko’s friends, breaking away from [...]
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Now’s The Time Amazing. Sakamichi blows it out of the park, this was just everything and more. Kaoru’s fear of abandonment continues this week as he grows further apart from Sentaro, a strong gripped fear with which I can sympathize. Despite that, Kaoru actually manages to socialize with some of Ritsuko’s friends, breaking away from [...]
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As Aftershok has seemingly had a mental breakdown from the lack of jazz in Sakamichi no Apollon’s episodes as of late, allow me to take over while he recovers. The one thing to keep in mind is that this was written before I had seen episode 7, so do keep the criticism of a certain [...]
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Sorry Ritsuko. I think you may be destined to be forever alone. At least if these two princes keep playing jazz to distract themselves from fighting each other. They even ran out together and eloped, right in the middle of … Continue reading →
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Love this episode, could it get better than this? Just as jazz was the catalyst for Kaoru and Sentaro’s friendship, it’s also the salve that mends it when it’s asunder. The episode is a roller coaster of bleak emotional valleys balanced by dizzyingly estatic peaks. Beginning with a breif recap of Kaoru telling Sentaro off, [...]
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And the band’s back together again! Was a bit worried about that bit with Kaoru overhearing Sentarou’s conversation. Personally, I wouldn’t have accepted Sentarou’s empathy for Matsuoka to be enough to reconcile things…but then he said the bit about only planning to play for that one gig, so it was all good. As for the [...]
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