Alternative TitlesEnglish: In a Distant Time Synonyms: HaruToki, Haruka 8, Haruka naru Toki no Naka de TV, Harukanaru Toki no Nakade - Hachiyosho -, Harukanaru, Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time – A Tale of the Eight Guardians Japanese: 遙かなる時空の中で〜八葉抄〜
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 6, 2004 to Mar 30, 2005
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG - Children
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SynopsisAkane Motomiya and her friends Tenma and Shimon are pulled by a demon into another world, where Akane becomes the Priestess of the Dragon God. The people of this world tell her that she is the only one who can stop the demons from taking over; meanwhile, the demons want to use her power for their own ends. Luckily, Akane has the Hachiyou, eight men with powers of their own who are sworn to protect the Dragon Priestess. (Source: ANN) |
Related AnimeAdaptation: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
Summary: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Ajisai Yumegatari~, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2 ~Shiroki Ryuu no Miko~
Sequel: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Character Endings
Spin-off: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Maihitoyo~, Harukanaru Toki ni Naka de 3 ~Owarinaki Unmei~
Side story: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Kokoro no Yukue~
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grendelity
14 of 15 people found this review helpful
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26 of 26 episodes seen
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6 |
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4 |
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6 |
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7 |
| Character |
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Harukanaru's plot--or rather, lack thereof--bothered me. Aside from the premise, which has to be taken with a grain of salt due to its inherent cliche nature [teenage girl is transported to magical era: see Twelve Kingdoms, Inuyasha, Fushigi Yuugi--all published before Harukanaru, firmly establishing the genre], the plot is badly constructed, forcing the story along at a jerky pace. The revelations were utterly predictable, and the only thing that was surprising was the lack of ingenuity and bewildering logic of some of the so-called "twists." I was never actually clear on the basic motivations of good and evil, because they were never actually stated. It's clear what the characters are doing--finding the Hachiyou, finding seals, causing angst/consternation--but they never say why.
The strongest thing this series has going for it is the characters, which, as it's based on an otome game, isn't terribly surprising. The main male characters are all at least a little engaging, despite how easily they are pigeon-holed into stereotypes; I found myself having sympathy for them anyway, increasingly over the course of the series as they each got a bit of backstory to bolster them. Akane, however, inspired nothing in me. As she is supposed to be the player-character in the game, I'm supposed to identify with her and feel her pain and cheer for her success. I found myself cheering for the Hachiyou because I actually liked them. Akane is erratic and nonsensical, blushing and worrying over the Hachiyou one minute, and then obsessing over her completely unexplained, irrational love for Akuram the next. She says she wants to go home, but she never says why--she never even gives an indication that she misses her family or her classmates [...does she actually have a family? or, like. friends?], and so at the end when she claims she wants to go back "to the world with the people I care about most," that should be Kyou, where she has at least eight utterly devoted men who would die for her and live to make her happy. But no, that world is apparently her version of Earth, with Shimon, Tenma, and Ran all dragged back with her, despite the fact that they all had purposes and futures in Kyou that frankly seemed more interesting than going to high school. It would make more sense if Tenma had persevered in trying to get them all home, as he seemed determined to do for a few early episodes.
The animation isn't bad. It has its wonky moments, but the fight sequences at least are nicely executed. The character designs are also interesting, especially to someone like me who is facinated with Heian designs--Tomomasa's sokutai in particular is very lovely. The one thing that pushed it too far was how the designs made it too easy to pick out special characters. Like how if a male character has a wildly unnatural hair color--green, blue, purple, bright red--then he is a member of the Hachiyou, thus making things a bit too obvious.
The voice acting is another strong point in this series. With actors like Tomakazu Seki, Kouki Miyata, Akira Ishida, Souichirou Houshi, Shinichirou Miki, and Kazuhiko Inoue, it's wildly impressive on paper, let alone actually on-screen, and they all naturally do a bang-up job. The music, composed by Yoshihisa Hirano, is also very strong; it has Hirano's trademark drama, and its simple melodies add much to the action.
Overall: this could have been so much stronger. The series has a lot going for it, but the plot and character development get tangled up in each other and it falls on its face. I personally think it would have been a totally awesome series if Akane actually used her supposed huge amount of power, spent time learning to control it, and her useless bodyguards against demon attacks were actually redundant and they had to protect her from herself instead, despite the fact that she's more powerful than they are. It would have been much more interesting than 26 episodes of Akane alternately plastering a smile on her face and crying. read more
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lchoister
16 of 22 people found this review helpful
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26 episodes
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9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
10 |
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9 |
Harukanaru Toki takes place in a capital called Kyou - it is of another dimension and 3 teenagers from the present are summoned there. One of them is a girl named Akane who is the dragon priestess and basically the storyline focuses on her fighting the demons with the aid of the Hachiyou - 8 sworn protectors of the priestess - to save the world.
I have to admit, I started watching this because I loved Saiunkoku Monogatari and someone said that this one was similar. At first, the story wasn't that engaging and seemed to be a hodgepodge of different anime stories, characters and plots. However, the music is absolutely amazing so I kept on watching and AM I GLAD THAT I DID.
As the story progresses and characters are discovered, it becomes absolutely engaging. The initial efforts to discover the Hachiyou was good but the development of the Hachiyou - heaven and earth of the four divinations - is super fantastic. The anime slowly and surely builds up momentum. If you can hold yourself through the first couple episodes, it will definitely be worth it!! read more
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Well you have your celestial warriors and then theres your love connections between each one of them to the priestess and well.....
Same basic show and premise.
Like Fushigi Yuugi,the most important character in Harukanaru Toki no Naka de is a girl called to another world,Kyou. Her name is Akane,and she has been chosen as "Ryūjin no Miko" or in english: Priestess of the Dragon God. The one who called her to the new world is Akuram,the Demon lord. With Akane,her friends Tenma and Shimon is also dragged with her to the new world. There,she must fins all 8 Hachiyō (Hachiyou.) The 8 Hachiyō protects the Miko,with their life. But all of them starts to realize that she means more to them then just being the Miko. And,will Akane be able to control her new-found powers? More importantly,will she and the 8 Hachiyō be able to defeat Akuram?
The anime is based on a game,and in the game you will be able to chose how it ends. This is important to know,so you wont be confused when watching the anime-end.
Very similar themes - a miko recruiting warriors who are represented by Seiryuu, Suzaku, Byakko and Genbu
Similar in almost every way. The only difference is the length; HaruToki is shorter with only 26 episodes while Fushigi Yuugi is longer.
Basically the same show except the miko serves a different god.
In both Fushigi Yuugi, and Haruka the main girl gets transported to a new world. They become, priestesses to protect the world from chaos befalling the land. Plus they each have several protectors who help them in tight situations.
These two shows are extremely similar. A couple of high school students are transported to a "different" world and the girl is chosen as a priestess. No difference! What you need to know are the differences, which are: in Fushigi you have a harem anime with tons of romance and the love triangles/squares/whatever are blatantly obvious, plus lots of comedy. In Harukanaru there is a much more serious tone and much less romance (well, it takes much longer to be revealed and then it's much more discreet). Other than this, the plot is almost identical.
There's a girl who travels through time in both series and she has to collect seven mens to protect her and save the world. And both are priestesses, in Haruka; Ryuujin no miko and in Fushigi Yugi Suzaku no Miko. The theme is actually quite the same!
A girl in present time goes back to the ancient world to be a miko. Reverse harem theme. Fushigi yuugi is longer and has more depth, while Haru toki is shorter so you don't get dragging. Similarity: 3 1/2 *
both of them revolves around a girl from another world n they have many good looking guys who is protecting them so it kinda look similar in many ways. there s also romance involved n adventure..anyway i prefer fushigi yuugi cuz its wayy better but i enjoy watching both of em. gudluck >.<
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Hachiyou Shou~ is the adopted pet of Fushigi Yuugi. It borrows a lot of the themes from the older anime, such as one girl who is a miko having the protection of a group of extremely attractive men, some of which who are interested in her romantically.
they are both about a priestess and about 4 gods/people
They both have a girl that is pulled into another world. They both have the same four gods - Suzaku, Byakko, Genbu and Seiryuu. The girls are both made mikos - Miaka is the Suzaku no Miko and Akane is the Ryuujin no Miko. Both Mikos are surrounded by men and they are both of their GUARDIANS - both have signs (Tamahome and the others have chinese signs, Tenma and the others have jewels). Also, more than one character falls in love with the main character - like Tamahome and Hotohori and Tenma and Yorihisa.
Girl transported to an ancient world and is the chosen Pristess, has to find her warriors to complete her role as the Pristess.
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While both of these shows have completely different settings (La Corda focuses on classical music while Harukanaru is a fantasy and magic anime) they are both anime based on dating sims by the same creators. These two shows are both reverse harems, meaning a female character surrounded by a lot of males. The settings are different by the main focus is still present, that you the viewers will wonder who the female lead will end up with .
Reverse Harem + Bishounens for all those girls. o_o Also made by Koei, as well.
La Corda is the same type of anime as Harukanaru, both drawn by the same artists. La Corda is about a girl who doesn't know anything about music and with some magical help starts excelling in playing the violin and there are loads of hot guys around her. Harukanaru Toki... is also about a girl with many other male characters who are hot, though it is set in the past. There's also magic in it. They're both cute, and they're both enjoyable anime so watch them
Both are adaptions of a Neoromance game by KOEI, and they both have a reverse harem.
both have a girl surrounded by pretty guys and they both have fairy thing in it
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Opening Theme"Haruka, Kimi no Moto e" by Tomokazu Seki, Naozumi Takahahashi, and Kouki Miyata
Ending Theme#1: "flowin' ~Ukigomo~" by Yuu Asakawa and Houko Kuwashima
#2: "Tsuioku no Mori ni Sasagu" by Shinichiro Miki (ep 7)
#3: "Millefeuille Dream" by Kouki Miyata (ep 15)
#4: "Kazemachi Tsuki ni Fuku Kaze wa" by Shigeru Nakahara (ep 20)
#5: "Kageri no Fuuin Hachiyo-Sho Version" by Akira Ishida (ep 23)
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