Now and Then, Here and There
TV FINISHED FALL 1999 13 eps 73%
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Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers the true terrors of war, which includes genocide, brutal torture, hunger, thirst, and child exploitation. Now Shu is trying to save Lala-Ru, as well as his hard earned, and often relunctant, new friends from the insane dictator, Hamdo. Whether Shu can possibly accomplish saving those he cares about while still holding up to his values remains to be seen.
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Studios:
AIC
Characters
Shuuzou Matsutani
MAIN
VA: Akemi Okamura
Lala-Ru
MAIN
VA: Kaori Nazuka
Nabuca
MAIN
VA: Yuka Imai
Sara Ringwalt
MAIN
VA: Azusa Nakao
Hamdo
SUPPORTING
VA: Kouji Ishii
Abelia
SUPPORTING
VA: Reiko Yasuhara
Boo
SUPPORTING
VA: Hiroko Konishi
Tabool
SUPPORTING
VA: Akio Suyama
Sis
SUPPORTING
VA: Rica Matsumoto
Soon
SUPPORTING
VA: Ayaka Saitou
Kazam
SUPPORTING
VA: Takashi Matsuyama
Elamba
SUPPORTING
VA: Hisoka Yamamoto
Oda
SUPPORTING
VA: Tomoko Ishimura
Isha
SUPPORTING
VA: Choo
Staff
Akitarou Daichi
Original Creator
Akitarou Daichi
Director
Makoto Sokuza
Assistant Director
Nagisa Miyazaki
Assistant Director
Hideyuki Kurata
Series Composition
Atsushi Ooizumi
Character Design
Masanobu Nomura
Art Director
Masahiro Satou
Art Design
Kumi Akiyama
Color Design
Akio Saitou
Director of Photography
Masahiro Matsumura
Editing
Kazuya Tanaka
Sound Director
Reviews
WAIA
Rating: 35 (47 votes)
Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku, Greatness
Lenlo
Rating: 29 (32 votes)
An emotional story about war and its effects, Ima, Soku ni Iru Boku isn't afraid to wear its politics on its sleeve.
malkafajas
Rating: 17 (19 votes)
Slow Paced Yet Emotionally Intense: A N&T, H&T Analysis.
siddhant26
Rating: 12 (15 votes)
It was good, but it missed an opportunity to be better.
TheRealKyuubey
Rating: 12 (22 votes)
A Tragic Masterpiece, or just Pointless Cruelty?
SeeEssThough
Rating: 10 (10 votes)
This isn't a happy story. It's a honest one...
Stats
Average Score
73
Mean Score
73
Popularity
39,927
Favourites
538
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 1358
PLANNING: 25355
COMPLETED: 11444
DROPPED: 821
PAUSED: 949
Score Distribution
10: 101
20: 59
30: 147
40: 264
50: 546
60: 1047
70: 2061
80: 2400
90: 1641
100: 765
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