Continuing right where we left off with Sakamichi. Sorry for the gap between this post and the last, I was busy at an anime convention, there’ll be more regular updates on this series analysi…
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[1st episode] Sakamichi no Apollon
For some reasons I imagine that one of the two main character is a basket player. Go figure. So, this one's the story of another guy who t...
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[Anime Review:] Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope)
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