Now and Then, Here and There
Oshimeter
Synopsis
Shuuzou "Shuu" Matsutani lives his ordinary life in peace. He has friends, a crush, and a passion for kendo. Dejected after losing to his kendo rival, Shuu climbs a smokestack to watch the sunset where he finds Lala-Ru, a quiet, blue-haired girl wearing a strange pendant. Shuu attempts to befriend her, despite her uninterested, bland responses. However, his hopes are crushed when a woman, accompanied by two serpentine machines, appear out of thin air with one goal in mind: capture Lala-Ru. Shuu, bull-headed as he is, tries to save his new friend from her kidnappers and is transported to a desert world, unlike anything he has ever seen before. Yet, despite the circumstances, Shuu only thinks of saving Lala-Ru, until he is thoroughly beaten up by some soldiers. As he soon finds out, Lala-Ru can manipulate water and her pendant is the source from which she is able to bring forth the liquid, a scarce commodity in his new environment. But now, the pendant is lost, and Shuu is the prime suspect. Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku is the haunting story of a dystopian world, and of Shuu, who has to endure torture, hunger, and the horrors of war in order to save the lonely girl he found sitting atop a smokestack.
Episode Guide
Characters
Shuuzou Matsutani
Kind, clumsy kendo fighter Shuuzou, teleported to a war-torn future, struggles to survive amidst child soldiers.
Lewis Ted
Lala-Ru
A mysterious girl with water powers, weakened by their use, she desires isolation from humanity.
Ortiz Lisa
Sara Ringwalt
Kidnapped and abused, Sara escapes, confronts trauma, and chooses life for her child.
Rogers Kayzie
Nabuca
Loyal soldier, Nabuca, resents his savior Shu, disputes philosophically, and leads Shu's squad.
Green Dan
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The ending was very sad, it's really hard watch. Anyway this is a very underrated anime, it's 8 out of 10 anime if u want to watch.. It's really a good anime
This is a peak. Ye episode action aur emotions ka perfect mix hai, and end mein bohot saara action aur emotional sacrifice dekhne ko milta Hai. One of our favorite characters also died in this episode, must watch episode hain
It's a boring episode, nothing major happens in here, but for final showdown it's a important episode, you can skipped it though
Animation and soundtrack was perfect on the Hellywood lifting scene, it's a really good episode, Overall pacing slow tha but impact strong tha, Ab bas ye dekhna hai ki end mein kya hota hai.
Ismein emotional baatein zyada hain aur action thoda kam, par story bhaat he achaa hain, every singel characters back story and build was perfectly written.
Animation simple hai but achha hai, aur background music bhi mood ko aur sad bana deta hai. Overall episode kaafi painful tha dekhne me, but story ko strong banata hai. Slow hai, dark hai, but achha episode tha
It's a peak Episode, The animation should have been better, but it's definitely decent enough for 90's anime, but it's a 10 out of 10, story progresses bhi achaa hain
I feel too bad for Sara, anyway ah episode kafi disturbed feel kar sakte hain, par story ke liye ye bohot bada turning point hai, so it's a must watch episode
It's not a bad episode, have lot of tensed action, and cherecter building, story is kinda good so far.
Nothing much in this episode and thoda disturbing hai, par story wise bohot important episode hai. Let's see what happens next!
Dammm, I feel too bad, even i dont want to think about what happend to Sara, it's heartbreaking, 🤬 anyway, this episode have lot of actions and mysteries, if I rate it, it would be a 9 out of 10
story bohot interesting hain, now we got to know, why they are searching for Lala-Ru and her pendant, so far it's a good story progression, animation and soundtrack kinda good but not best, you can watch this episode, it's worth it
For a 1999 anime, the animation is kinda decent, as for the fast episodes, it's kinda interesting, Starting mein lagta hai ki ye normal adventure types hai, par end tak aate-aate feel ho jata hai ki, story kaafi dark aur serious hone wala hai.
Bitterweet describes it well. Just like in Game of Thrones, many perish and chaos takes over in order to resolve the issues. Worth watching, although it's a very strange series.
Highest point of tension, so many losses occur. I need to watch the last episode to find out how the story ends.
It's reaching the climax soon so there's a lot of tension. Bravery and optimism bloom in some characters while others struggle with staying alive and fight.
Great episode! Expect the unexpected. Very interesting twists, fun to watch as many things happened and the story moved quickly.
It feels like the pacing is going faster now, which suits very well with what's going on. We get to learn about an important village, its past and the war's repercussions on it.
I have to say it is a very weird episode. Definitely a positive one and the plot takes an interesting turn, but events take place in an environment I wasn't expecting. Excited for the next one.
A crucial episode in terms of the plot, with major events taking place. This episode should not be skipped. Hope gets also restored amid the heartbreaking reality they are immersed in.
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