Sakamichi no Apolon 5 -
Jeez, if it weren't for his rather quick character development arks, I would have a hard time enduring Kaoru. Or maybe it's just me forgetting that he is supposed to be a high schooler or that other people have emotions. I don't know, but he drives you crazy half the show with his moodiness.
A number of interesting wrinkles come out in this episode: Kaoru's mom makes an appearance with all the quesitons it raises, Yurika shows more interest in Jun, Jun is up to something and it doesn't look good, Ritsu and Kaoru hit a rut... keeps things interesting, I guess.
While I continue to like the show, I can't help feeling it is a mature telling of an immature tale. Is this really about teen angst? Really? I liked it much better when it seemed to be more about the stresses and strains of growing up in post-ocupation 1960s Japan and about the developing jazz scene. Where'd that go?
Rating: A-
Episode 6 continued with much of the same. Kaoru looks like he has grown up, but then pulls a "I'm an emo teenager" stunt again. The one improvement with this move (which is getting tired...really, really tired) is that we get some flashback info on why this is so troubling for him. Whatever that's worth.
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