How long does it take to watch all of Sakamichi no Apollon?

About 4.4 hours for all 12 episodes at 22 min each — a weekend; at two episodes a night that is 6 evenings.

Is Sakamichi no Apollon finished?

Yes, Sakamichi no Apollon is finished (12 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.

Is Sakamichi no Apollon good for a group?

Better for two than for a crowd. Sakamichi no Apollon is tagged drama, romance, tragedy; it rewards paying attention, which a group rarely does.

Where is Sakamichi no Apollon listed?

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Is Sakamichi no Apollon good to watch with a friend?

A quiet night. Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope) is a TV series from Spring 2012 by Mappa Co., Ltd., Tezuka Productions Co., Ltd.: 12 episodes, about 4.4 hours in total, finished, 8.2/10 across the listing sites.

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Watching it together: a quiet night. Tagged tragedy and not comedy: this wants attention and the right mood, not background chatter. Rule: heavy drama or psychological tags without comedy → quiet night.

This verdict comes from rules over the title's format, length and tags, not from a review — the rule that fired is named above.

The facts

Type: TV series
Episodes: 12
Episode length: 22 min
Total time: about 4.4 hours — a weekend
First aired: Spring 2012
Status: Finished
Studio: Mappa Co., Ltd., Tezuka Productions Co., Ltd.
Score: 8.2/10 across the listing sites
Tags: music, manga adaptation, coming of age, slice of life, drama, found family, friendship, school, historical, josei, love triangle, politics, romance, tragedy, violence

Data from anime-offline-database (ODbL) as of 2026-07-04; the score is the median of the scores the anime listing sites give it, on a 1–10 scale.

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More like this: music · manga adaptation · coming of age · slice of life · drama · found family · friendship · school · historical · josei · love triangle · politics · romance · tragedy.

Quick answers

How long does it take to watch all of Sakamichi no Apollon?: About 4.4 hours for all 12 episodes at 22 min each — a weekend; at two episodes a night that is 6 evenings.
How many episodes does Sakamichi no Apollon have?: 12 episodes of 22 min.
Is Sakamichi no Apollon finished?: Yes, Sakamichi no Apollon is finished (12 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.
Is Sakamichi no Apollon good for a group?: Better for two than for a crowd. Sakamichi no Apollon is tagged drama, romance, tragedy; it rewards paying attention, which a group rarely does.
Where is Sakamichi no Apollon listed?: Sakamichi no Apollon is on AniList (id 12531) and MyAnimeList (id 12531); Queue Up keys it by its AniList id and shows it when it is on either of your lists.

Queue Up is a free tool: enter two AniList usernames and it ranks the anime you both want to watch, rolls one for tonight, runs a bracket to settle it and finds new anime that fit both of you. List data from AniList; title data: anime-offline-database (ODbL), dataset of 2026-07-04; page updated 2026-07-04. Not affiliated with AniList or MyAnimeList. Queue Up is a Somebody Decide program. How it works · Legal & privacy · All lists