After having a week off from work and with that, more time to explore anime related content, I feel I will never get through it all. I’ve been picking up some shows on Netflix lately with their streaming feature. Lately I’ve been watching “Now and Then, Here and There”.
It is a pretty gritty episode with a fair amount of physical violence as well as some implied misconduct against a couple of the female characters. It is about a planet whose water resources have all but dried up and the battles that ensue over the limited resources. About a King who is fast loosing his grip on reality as he tries to force a girl named LaLa Ru possessing the power to release water for him. He believes this would make him revered / feared by all.
His army is made up of kids who have been orphaned as they were captured to fight in the war. The main character, Shu, has been captured as well and is being forced to fight. Shu was captured in Japan when he attempted to save LaLa Ru from being re-captured. Shu is also desperate to save LaLa Ru, from the King who is obsessed with controlling. (She is said to be able to summon a great amount of water)
Shu also meets another girl during his captivity named Sarah. her story seems to be a sad one as she was captured from America having been mistaken for LaLa Ru. Sarah seems to be used as entertainment for the older males and has become deathly afraid of them. Shu may be the only one who can save her.
The series is quite dark with the violence and the story line. It can be a bit depressing as well. It moves fairly well but I kinda wish some of the underlying stories would get resolved sooner. Like Sarahs storyline, you get to feeling pretty bad about her. If you like dark story lines and don’t mind a bit of violence, then you may appreciate this series. I have to watch a light hearted show afterwords usually to improve my mood.
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