This series is made of so much YAY, I'm not really sure where to start. I missed it when it first came out thanks to being out of the country at the time, and I'm so glad I stumbled upon it the other day. From reading the summary, I thought it would be a school life scifi, but it opens up like a Miyazaki flick with beautiful and foreign scenery and goregous music. Switch to a fairly normal school life in a world reminiscent of Eureka 7, and we meet our hero Akiyuki, a highschool boy with a energetic personality and a somewhat reckless side. Although he has worries like separated parents and a school friend who likes him more than he realizes, his life is pretty carefree. Unfortunately, that all changes when he decides to help a girl sneak onto a bus to school. She blows up the bus, throwing everyone into a panic. As she dies, she apologizes to Akiyuki for dragging him into this mess. He suddenly turns into a strange white creature. High above in the sky, a girl on a glider senses him and decides to land on his island, much to the chargrin of her superior officers in a nearby airship.
The opening scenes already drew me into the story with the fluid animation, intriguing designs and beautiful music. But if that weren't enough, the extremely infectious OP (Shut up and Explode) made me decide that I definitely like this series. The rest of the episode didn't let me down, and I really wish my torrents would move faster so I can watch more. I've always liked BONES' clean animation, and this is no exception. The OP, especially has a Eureka 7 vibe (and I verily liked Eureka 7). The characters are interesting, and I'm definitely curious to see how this plays out. The music, especially at the beginning and end really stood out to me as goregous pieces. I'm always a sucker for a good OST. After a great first episode, here's hoping for a great series.
The boy who leapt through time.
I was gonna clean my room, but then I got high...
1 comments:
totally agree. this story totally grips you like a miyazaki film. and there is so much to it too that it just keeps drawing you in.. i loved the ending, though parts were sad... i sorta wished that the little boy lived to be over a hundred and see the one person he really wants to see...
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