Sakamichi no Apollon
Anime
坂道のアポロン
2012/04/13
Character count41,208
Word count18,284
Unique words2,750
Words (1-occurrence)1,588
Unique kanji944
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episodes12
External Rating
80 %

The beginning of summer, 1966. 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)

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Episode 1
Character count3,368
Word count1,539
Unique words597
Words (1-occurrence)391
Unique kanji299
Kanji (1-occurrence)148
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 2
Character count3,225
Word count1,429
Unique words582
Words (1-occurrence)378
Unique kanji281
Kanji (1-occurrence)144
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 3
Character count3,356
Word count1,526
Unique words572
Words (1-occurrence)373
Unique kanji296
Kanji (1-occurrence)162
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 4
Character count3,858
Word count1,595
Unique words647
Words (1-occurrence)417
Unique kanji305
Kanji (1-occurrence)172
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 5
Character count3,670
Word count1,635
Unique words617
Words (1-occurrence)384
Unique kanji308
Kanji (1-occurrence)158
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 6
Character count4,445
Word count1,982
Unique words710
Words (1-occurrence)439
Unique kanji351
Kanji (1-occurrence)173
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 7
Character count2,872
Word count1,278
Unique words548
Words (1-occurrence)358
Unique kanji291
Kanji (1-occurrence)143
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 8
Character count3,716
Word count1,694
Unique words611
Words (1-occurrence)379
Unique kanji297
Kanji (1-occurrence)151
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 9
Character count3,503
Word count1,562
Unique words541
Words (1-occurrence)324
Unique kanji273
Kanji (1-occurrence)136
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 10
Character count3,598
Word count1,634
Unique words576
Words (1-occurrence)349
Unique kanji271
Kanji (1-occurrence)130
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 11
Character count2,910
Word count1,234
Unique words491
Words (1-occurrence)306
Unique kanji252
Kanji (1-occurrence)140
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 12
Character count2,687
Word count1,176
Unique words501
Words (1-occurrence)327
Unique kanji279
Kanji (1-occurrence)153
Difficulty beta
Moderate