Sora no Method (Celestial Method)

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Japanese: 天体のメソッド

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Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 5, 2014 to Dec 28, 2014

Premiered: Fall 2014

Broadcast: Sundays at 22:30 (JST)

Producers: Bandai Visual, Sotsu, Lantis, Showgate, Good Smile Company, Infinite

Licensors: Sentai Filmworks

Studios: Studio 3Hz

Source: Original

Genres: Drama, Fantasy

Theme: School

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.77¹ (scored by 35,073 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #5384²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #1962

Members: 108,445

Favorites: 329

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Synopsis

A group of friends—Nonoka Komiya, Koharu Shiihara, Shione Togawa, and twins Yuzuki and Souta Mizusaka—once attempted to summon a flying saucer to grant their wishes. After thinking that they failed, they called it a day. However, soon afterward, Nonoka abruptly moved out of Kiriya City, breaking the bond of their circle. Little did the group know, they were successful and the saucer has been floating in the sky since then, waiting to fulfill its purpose.

Seven years later, Nonoka returns to Kiriya, all but forgetting everything regarding her life there. She meets Noel, a little girl wearing strange clothes, and through her, Nonoka begins to remember the past and the friends she left behind. From there, she strives to reforge her severed relationship with the others as she uncovers the mysteries connecting Noel, the saucer, and the wishes they once cherished together.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Noel

Main

Minase, Inori
Japanese

Komiya, Nonoka

Main

Natsukawa, Shiina
Japanese

Togawa, Shione

Main

Komatsu, Mikako
Japanese

Mizusaka, Yuzuki

Main

Toyosaki, Aki
Japanese

Mizusaka, Souta

Main

Ishikawa, Kaito
Japanese

Shiihara, Koharu

Main

Yoshimura, Haruka
Japanese

Komiya, Shuuichi

Supporting

Tsuchida, Hiroshi
Japanese

Komiya, Kaori

Supporting

Kayano, Ai
Japanese

Shiihara, Mother

Supporting

Satou, Rina
Japanese

Mizusaka, Mother

Supporting

Endou, Aya
Japanese

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Nagatani, Takayuki

Producer

Yoshie, Terushige

Producer

Nakaji, Ryousuke

Producer

Nakajima, Yasuhiro

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Opening Theme

"Stargazer" by Larval Stage Planning

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Ending Theme

	1: "Hoshikuzu no Interlude (星屑のインターリュード)" by fhána (eps 1-6, 8-10, 12-13)
	2: "Hoshi no Kakera (ホシノカケラ)" by fhána (eps 7)
	3: "Sora no Method (天体のメソッド)" by fhána (eps 11)

Reviews

Feb 1, 2024

GeohP

Recommended

The basic plot (without any spoilers) revolves around a UFO or "disk" which hovers over a small town. Nonoka (the main protagonist) is moving back with her father to this town, after living in the city due to her mother's health issues. Nonoka is suprised to find a small girl named Noel waiting for her, and that her and a group of (now distant) friends were responsible for initially summoning the disk. As she begins to re-connect with her past acquittances drama unfolds, as specifically with Shione, who resents her for Nonoka for forgetting about her.

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Apr 9, 2015

JKinky88

Mixed Feelings

Short Version of this review:
This anime is over-looked and pretty underrated but in a good way. Not in the fact that its shit but in the fact that it wasn't really known when airing. This show is worth a watch and heartwarming. The only strong factor may be its story with its simplicity and way of storytelling. The art and animation are good for the most part while the characters lack in potential.

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The slice of life genre is like an escape goat from all the thrillers and actions out there, its like a fresh breath of air from the blood and maturity and ... shows and is more of a relaxing way to watch. You could make something good out of the genre or fail terribly. Sora no Method is somewhere in about the middle. It has some good points but lack them.

The story is well written for the most part and original-ish with a few new ideas to the SOL genre. So recently a girl is returning to her old town, she meets up with new friends and then finds a mysterious little girl who then relates to the MCs past. The first episode is well done in showing us the setting and what to expect in this show. When an anime starts with its first episode, it should introduce you to what to expect, Sora no Method does it perfectly. Later on the story can drag on and some of the characters can be somewhat annoying and this factor cause them to somehow drag the story on. If the parts that drag on and the annoyingness of the characters are removed, this show could easily fit 10-11 episodes. Hell, looking at its setting its fit of the 11 or 22 episodes that a show would get for its interesting setting. The story is good but can really drag on.

The characters are pretty average and really don't need much detail. Nonoka, the MC, is just sloppy, she starts off well but later on seems more like a nuisance to the story, she has some good moments but the way she handles her friends is dumbwitted, you know how if you want to cheer up a friend and end up making them feel worser? Thats Nonoka but times 100 and you have one annoying ass MC. Souta is pretty ok, some of his developement scenes are pretty good and hell, he should be the MC, he knows how to cheer people up, he has his own harem (literally) so why not make him the MC? Noel, the saucer girl who is so goddamned cute, is a good one, her character developements are good and tear-worthy, overall she's a good character. Yuzuki is a average tsundre, Togawa is an annoying ass tsundre and Koharu is pretty much Friend A.

The animation is pretty nice, the backgrounds are well designed and the character designs, like how hard where the studio making this trying to get people to watch this, the characters are at least 13-14 yet they look like they're 10-11, they look like f-ing lolis, like what the fuck? The CGI is meh for the most part and normal animation is much better than it. The music is nice, both OPs and EDs are kind of catchy and enjoyable to the ears. The background music really fits some of the scenes in this including the character developements, its used well. The voice acting is pretty ok.

Now sometimes, this show can get a little boring. Some parts just drag on and you wonder when the hell is a certain scene gonna end. Now Yuzuki and Togawa are the main sector of the annoying characters. Yuzuki is easily offended and it should feel sad but feels more like a reason to let the show reach its 13 episode mark, she dosen't go back to normal till way later on, like I understood the situation but it dragged on. You know that annoying ass tsundre in a show that you hate but at least have some heart to them. Togawa is a flat out tsundre who I hated from beggining to end, she's a bitch (literally) and is there just to let the main cast ahave problems, if Togawa isn't in this hsow, this show would probably get a much better rating than it does now.

Story: 6.7
Art & Sound: 7
Characters: 5
Enjoyment: 4.5

Sora no Method is more of a show to let time pass, if you don't have shit to watch or want something thats relaxing, watch Sora no Method. A great show? No. A shit show? No. A Flawed show? Yes. Sora no Method gets a 6/10.

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Jun 24, 2017

SakaRaki

Not Recommended

So I might be a little too harsh in my review on this, but regardless it is still how I feel. I originally dropped this anime. I was just done with it, but I wanted to give it another chance. I was unfortunately let down. So positives. The setting is interesting for a short little series. Not overstay its welcome. The art work is ok, and honestly these two things are the things that bring me in. They did a decent job on this part. Now the negatives. The character and the story is so boring and stale. Most importantly stale. Even a bad story ...

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