TV series
Kids on the Slope
Overview
Two different students - a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent - form a friendship through their love for music.
Details
- First air date
- 2012-04-13
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 12 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Drama
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Production
- Tezuka Productions, MAPPA, Fuji Television Network, TOHO, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), dentsu
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Yuuka Nanri as Ritsuko Mukae (voice)
- Ryohei Kimura as Kaoru Nishimi (voice)
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Sentarou Kawabuchi (voice)
- Aya Endo as Yurika Fukahori (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Junichi Katsuragi (voice)
Creators and crew
- Noriko Ozaki - Producer
- Daisuke Konaka - Producer
- Kotomi Deai - Director
- Minoru Yamaoka - Director
- Hisatoshi Shimizu - Director
- Yui Umemoto - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: Moanin'
Kaoru Nishimi isn't too happy about having to move to Kyushu, but a chance encounter with a few locals changes his tune.
Episode 2: Summertime
Kaoru quickly learns that jazz is not as easy as he thought, but gets encouragement from Sentaro and new friend Junichi. Later, Kaoru asks Ritsuko an important question.
Episode 3: Someday My Prince Will Come
Kaoru decides to help Sentaro get with Yurika, while at the same time distancing him from Ritsuko. Their double date reveals far more history than Kaoru thought was there.
Episode 4: But Not For Me
Jun gets a Christmas gig and asks Kaoru and Sentaro to join him. After an uncomfortable moment with Ritsuko, Kaoru's feelings toward Sentaro get the better of him.
Episode 5: Lullaby of Birdland
After getting an answer from Ritsuko, Kaoru stops going to the record shop. He later finds out where his mother is, and Sentaro invites himself along on his trip to see her.
Episode 6: You Don’t Know What Love Is
Second year starts, and Sentaro finds out he won't be in the same class as his friends. He meets a budding musician named Seiji, and their friendship makes Kaoru jealous.
Episode 7: Now's the Time
Kaoru and Sentaro's friendship continues to sour. Ritsuko and Kaoru take part in the planning committee for the school festival, where Sentaro and Seiji's band will perform.
Episode 8: These Foolish Things
Kaoru and Sentaro learn more about Junichi's painful past. Yurika confronts Junichi about a moment they shared in the record shop.
Episode 9: Love Me or Leave Me
Sentaro and Junichi attempt to fix their friendship before Junichi leaves for Tokyo. Yurika tries to convince Junichi to take her with him.
Episode 10: In A Sentimental Mood
Kaoru and Ritsuko's budding relationship is in peril when Kaoru questions Ristuko's feelings for him. Meanwhile, Sentaro is in danger of failing the school year.
Episode 11: Left Alone
Kaoru keeps Sentaro from running away for good. Things are looking up as the pair team up with Tsutomu and Ritsuko to perform at the school festival, but soon tragedy strikes
Episode 12: All Blues
Graduation day comes, and Kaoru, Ritsuko and Sentaro's paths diverge. A fateful meeting with a familiar face years later offers Kaoru a chance at reuniting with old friends.
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