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This anime is an easy 11/10. People are complaining mostly because how the ending didn't provide a closure,or that they didn't show alot of other scenes,well i have the same qualms with this show..but still..i loved it..simply brilliant..the music..sentaro..ritsuko..nishimi..although they should have shown junichi at the end..as they showed yurika..

I've felt the need to make an account and post here just for this anime ;)

Best series I've watched all year BY FAR. Watanabe truly delivered with this one yet again. The reminiscence of Cowboy Bebop's overall production quality and music was refreshing and nostalgic, to say the least.

@ everyone saying there is some kind of underlying gay romance, please just stop. Clearly, one would have to manipulate the messages in this series to get anything homosexual out of it.

Right after watching the final episode, I felt there was something missing. Although I haven't read the manga, I do not think knowing what happened during the 8 years would do anything for me. In my opinion, Watanabe's style truly compliments this series. Sakamichi is not one of those shows where the main characters are trying to reach some type of enormous, obvious goal. This is a slice of life. The bitter-sweet ending is a reality.

Personally, I disliked the outcome for the characters after Kaoru left on the train for Tokyo (in the anime). But then again, i need to remember the protagonists were coming out of high school. It is typical, especially in that day and age, for students to lose contact with many of their friends for an extended period of time, if not forever (especially if they went to college).

I can't give this anything less than a 10/10.

IMO Junichi is pretty irrelevant, at least in the anime. I was sort of glad when he basically cropped out with Yurika. I don't really like the subplot with them, as it's more of a distraction from the conflicts between the main 3.

Hoped that Kaoru marry Ritsuko at the end but still. Really liked this showe. Just can't give it less than 10/10

I would have liked this to have at least one more episode for a better ending, but I can't complain after all, I love music and It had been a long time since a musical genre anime got me this captivated.

Wonderful anime for me, it made me feel a lot of emotion with its plot and of course the music. Sentarou and bon are so handsome after 8 years *-*.

I'll be really looking forward to read the last chapter of the manga because this certainly was rushed... they put a complete volume on 15 minutes BUT...still a 10/10 for me, without doubt.

anime and manga are different... so is the ending. I liked both, and they fit perfectly to their respective material... best show of the season. I dont know if there is anyone else capable of adapting this long manga into 12 episodes. Just Watanabe.
Bye Kids on the Slope.

This is Gayness !
But still 10/10
Kaoru should've run after Ritsuko not Sen.
I'd prefer those 2 got married then find Sen together.

I loved both the anime and the manga a lot but personally the anime felt a little rushed. The manga showed the 8 years when he was in college and also the drama that happened. I personally think they should of showed what happened in those 8 years. Oh well it was still an awesome anime :D

10/10

This show is just too awesome and all they could do is 12 episodes? I'm not impressed. Burn in hell with your "8 years later" ! Still, the show was great, the plot, characters, music...everything. In any case it was one of the top spring shows for sure.

I couldn't ask for a better ending.

9/10

well,he was kinda one of the sub-main characters,and then why show yurika then? i mean,i know she was part of the plot at that point..delivering the letter to ri-chan and telling nishimi..but still,just a glimpse of junichi wouldnt have hurt,they should've BURNED THE ROTTEN ENDING. why include that shit at the very end and waste time?:(

What a nice ending.
I was expecting a depressed one but I'm so okay with this one.
Bros for life.

I have no words for this show...definitely best of its season.I loved EVERY episode...it was warm, touching, funny and made me smile like idiot.
Thats all i can say about it.Oh, and Sentaro is my favourite char from this show.

10/10

Nice ending and overall, great series. Also, some OVA or Special to cover "8 years later" would be a great. 9/10

Must read manga. :)

not much to say - the episode speaks for itself.
Especially the "final screen"...


this show was fine indeed! ;)

And a short comment by Guy-sensei, summarizing Sakamichi no Apollon:

This show continues to tear my heart out and cause me to cry even after finishing it a few hours ago.

Splendid anime, surpassed even the high expectations I had for it.

They did? After reading some posts, I assume that I have to read the manga in order to comprehend the whole story. It seems the producer skips some stuff too.

It was worth watching it, Best anime for this season and one to remember.

I'm not sure how to feel about the ending. To me, it didn't finish the way I imagined it to be.
Still, it was such an awesome show. One of the best this season. Period.
I'll miss Sen, tho. This guy was such a badass.

I thought that the ending was brilliant! There were some eyes that got teary.

waaauuuugh! I'm conflicted. 8 years of silence! What happens with Ritsuko and Kaoru? What does the dream-achieving bit mean to Kaoru? Will Sentaro and Kaoru help Ritsuko find the samurai who smells like sunflowers? waaaaauuuuugh!