I just watched the last DVD of “Now and Then, Here and There” and I really liked the show. I liked the end, because it had the cheesy ending without being completely cliche. I really enjoyed the way it ended in a lot of ways, but there were some things that I thought it was a little lame. There were some people who died in sort of lame ways and there there were some people whole lived and I was like “how did they not die?”
But I really liked the main character Shu, and he is the first main character in an anime that I have actually liked in a long time. I liked the way he had a clear vision for the people around him, and a positive view for the future. His “just stay alive and good things will happen” was sort of lame, but it was refreshing and powerful in a lot of ways to hear someone saying that, because a lot of convictions seem to be out the window with a lot of modern people. This day in age few people stand up for anything, and anime tends to shy away from the traditional hero but this is the first time in a while that a strong hero type is standing up for what he believes and I didn’t think “jeez this is sooooo cliche.”
Simplicity and contrast….this is what I liked about this anime series. I think I might get the box since it is about $45, which is pretty cheap. But we shall see, I have a lot of other stuff to worry about first. Anyway, all in all, I give it about a 4.5 out of 5.
Eleanor says
Yeah, I really liked this anime a lot. Sarah’s story touched me a lot (and I liked the way it was resolved) and so did Boo’s (though of course he did not have that nice a resolution).
Daniel says
Don’t remind me of Boo and that other girl ;_;. That part just floored me since I didn’t expect it 🙁