Alternative Titles
青空
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 6, 2007 to Jun 30, 2007
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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StatisticsScore: 7.801 (scored by 5328 users)
Ranked: #3632
Popularity: #141
Members: 8,994
Favorites: 155 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisSola's story revolves around Yorito Morimiya, the main protagonist, who is a young boy attending high school. He loves taking pictures of the sky at any time of day and any time of the year. One day, Yorito decides to take a picture of the sunset overlooking the bay, but is deterred when he meets a strange girl trying to force a vending machine that stole her money to give her what she tried to buy — a can of tomato soup. Yorito helps her with forcing the machine while attempting to strike up conversation with her, despite it being four in the morning. Yorito tells her why he is here, but by the time he has forced the can out of the machine, the girl has mysteriously vanished. (Source: Wikipedia) |
Related AnimeAdaptation: sola
Side story: sola DVD Specials
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this show is very similar to air, first in the plot line, that when you go on you find out the rest. and secondly you may like it like i did' this is great stuff :)
Sola = sky
Air = air
...need i say more??
Sola and Air are both tragic love stories riddled in mystery and supernatural abilities. A very short watch so if you prefer more drawn out anime then perhaps this is not going to be your cup of tea. If you enjoyed the way the writers choose to progress the story on an emotional level in one series then you're going to love it in the other. Similarly, if you hated how the director relied on mystery to keep the shallow love story alive in one anime you'll probably hate it in the other.
Air is so similar to sola it's not funny. I can even compare them and say this character has the same personality as that character between the shows. Both are also about the sky in some way. In sola it's about being able to stand under the sky, and in Air it's about being in the sky. Both shows are very similar, and I highly recommend if you've seen Air you should see sola and if you've seen sola you should see Air.
They're both very sky obessesed lol, in a gd way
Its a bit different, but if u liked Air den you will totally like Sola.
I'm not going to spoil either one. If you liked Air, you'll probably like Sola. The end.
Fantasy and Romance with bits of Comedy thrown in
it goes Particulier about the air and there also both drama
Air and sola have similar moods. Reincarnation appears to factor into both shows as well.
Both have a "past" story arc and deal with the sky.
As those before me said, these two animes are very similar. Both revolve around the sky and everything about it, both are filled with heart-breaking moments sprinkled with a bit of comedy here and there and both are truly drama masterpieces.
I dunno, theres just something about Sola that reminds me of Air :S. Anyways, if you liked one, you'd probably like the other, if not at least a bit.
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Both are pretty good anime drawn around one boy and both have their fair share of action and drama. Sola has a little more action and kanon has a little more drama. Both like talking about hopes and dreams though.
Both of the shows have a romantic/mysterious feel to them.
Written by the same person (Naoki Hisaya), both shows are intense and often painful romance/drama stories with a hint of moe tossed into the mix.
I watched Kanon 2006 and it was great. After starting Sola I realized that the anime was quite similar and just as good. If you liked Sola you love Kanon. And the same is true if you started with Kanon. ^^
Sola reminded me a lot of Makoto, Mai, and the theme of running or chasing their pasts.
Both of them are dramatic and exciting
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Nov 7, 200713 episodes 29 of 39 people found this review helpful I just recently finished sola and I wanted to start off by saying that I am very strange in what interests me in an anime and instantly, from the first episode, I knew that I would love sola. The song in the introduction of the first episode caught at my soul and moved my heart and I also have a personal attachment to taking pictures of the sky and my digital camera, which is what the main character in this anime is like, of course he doesn't quite understand why he is obsessed with the sky, but... there is a deep and wonderful meaning behind it.
The anime, as I said, for me, had an awesome introduction, the music, the setting, the mystery of the night, the going to take pictures of the sunset and all that was beautiful, but I also loved how normal and cute the main girl character came off as when the main character first met her. She was not remarkable or amazing (although beautiful, one of the most beautiful I have seen), but she was very cute and charming and he instantly adored her as so many people would have.
The anime does go a bit slow from there and moves from the main characters a bit, going into parts of their stories, but I really enjoyed the weird flashbacks they threw in there because they were extremely interesting and made you really want to know what had happened in the past, so when the anime did slow down a lot, it could keep you going for a bit.
The anime is very serious at some parts and also very mature and what some people would consider slow in action, was just the blossoming relationship between the main characters, which, to someone watching this kind of romantic and supernatural anime would expect. There are very cute scenes between the main character and the girl, Matsuri and as the title says, it is very focused at the sky and Matsuri's power/ailment/curse is quite awesome in my opinion, I just wished she had used it more.
I really enjoyed the turn it took with the main character's sister, Aono and her history and just her in general. She was insane, but that's what I like in anime girls and she was fiercely loyal and loving, which is awesome.
The art was really wonderful, in my opinion! I adored how they were drawn and Matsuri, especially, is one of the most beautiful anime girls I have ever seen. I enjoyed how Aono and Matsuri were both very unique and splendid looking, but the main character and his normal friends were generally normal looking, since they were somewhat normal people. The main character's best friend, Mana, was also very enjoyable, unlike her part in many other animes when she is just in love with the guy and depressed all the time, but a tomboy, this time she had personality and caring and she was smart and curious! The settings were beautiful and the time that the main character and Matsuri did spend together was basically magical, in my opinion and the way it was animated gave off this unrivaled feeling of wonder and love.
I always enjoy when in anime, people have normal responses to things and can act all sneaky and weird about things - example, the friend, Mana, thinks someone is at the main character's house, so she gets him out of it and then goes snooping! Normalcy!
The turn that the anime takes is very unique and the true story behind who you think is bad and good and everything else is also very interesting. The fights were fun to watch, even though not enough of them, in my opinion and I overall really loved this anime.
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Oct 23, 200713 of 13 episodes seen 45 of 62 people found this review helpful As the title implies, this Romance, Drama is heavily themed on the sky (sola), which is definitely different than the usual anime but that may not always be a good thing. It’s quite interesting how something we take for granted like the sky can be such a treasure to other’s but it’s irritating that the bulk of the story has something to do about the sky.
The other main focus of the show is on the blossoming romantic relationship between the two main characters; Y...orito is an average guy who’s obsessed with taking photos of the sky and Matsuri, she’s the “special girl” usually found in these types of anime. This type of set-up has been done many times before and compared to other masterpieces, Sola just seems average. With such a dull premise, a lack of action and unanswered questions it’s easy to lose interest in this show. At least as the story begins to develop all of these issues become a thing of the past and the show ends up being good to watch.
This anime ends up doing a not-so-good job in the character department, with the same 7 characters throughout the series. The characters are really average and have the sort of personalities that have been seen many times by an anime fan. On the other hand the show does manage to surprise us with some interesting developments on Yorito (male protagonist). The only other interesting characters in this anime are Matsuri and Yorito’s so called sister Aono because of the mystery that shrouds them and they’re the only ones that are developed well, throughout the series.
The visual quality of this animation is definitely above average with this anime embracing various new animation techniques and styles. Just like the title implies, a lot of detail was put into the skies, clouds and lighting effects. Even the water looks superb, yet it’s a shame that some of this effort wasn’t put into adding more dynamic characters to the screen.
The music was decent with a unique blend of piano, string and harp melodies as background music. It is certainly suited to the calm and dramatic nature of this anime however it did little to add excitement, on the rare occasions of an action scene.
Overall this anime closely resembles “Lunar Legend Tsukihime”, in the sense that both shows revolve around two mysterious girls romantically involved with the male protagonist, who’s unsure of himself. Both shows have the same sort of pace as they start of slow but then finish quick. As a Romance Drama Sola does a decent job in both departments but it was only halfway into the short series that it really kicks in, with shocking character developments and intense fights. The show ended well with the final dramatic confrontation and happy-sad ending, so I only recommend this anime to fans of romance and drama but not for the action lover.
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Aug 19, 200813 of 13 episodes seen 5 of 7 people found this review helpful I kinda like this anime's outlook, gives a refreshing feeling to it. A nice break from all those harem sprouting everywhere. The characters are likable and easy to understand. The storyline was excellent and kept me on my seat's edge, plus- the artwork is crisp, a nice storyline and excellent soundtrack, what else could i ask for?
The soundtrack fits well in here, especially the ed, a soothing piece that puts a picture of the sky in your mind, lets you drift off your worries or so.......
The first ep might not seem interesting, but the more i watch, the more i wanted to finish it. The whole story runs on the two-way line, which makes it much more intriguing. Personally, i thought the theme was odd - but that differs it, right? Skies don't appeal much to me at first, but after watching sola...that changes, even if i'm not a skygazer or anything, i still manage to get a glimpse of the beauty that Yorito sees in it. ^-^ read more
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Opening Theme"Colorless Wind" by Aira Yuki
Ending Theme#1: "Mellow Melody" by Ceui (eps 01-12)
#2: "Miageru Ano Sora de" by Aira Yuuki (ep 13)
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