Ranked #2584

Minky Momo in Yume ni Kakeru Hashi

The story depicts the everyday encounters of people who walk past a certain old bridge everyday. Nicely woven into this scenario is a legend of the bridge which says that the people who meet for the first time on this bridge will meet again. The story starts off with Momo standing on this bridge waiting for someone because she too has heard of its legend. She meets a boy on the bridge who is skeptical about the bridge's legend. She however insists that it must be true and asks the boy to try to find out for themselves whether they will meet here again or not. Thus her wait starts to meet him again. She comes to the bridge everyday but the boy doesn't. Waiting on the bridge, she observes all kinds of people walking past her everyday. She has some conversations with some of the people and comes to know that the bridge is a special place for many people who have met here. This is the aspect shown in the OVA which gave a magical touch to the short story. Momo finally meets up with the boy she met a few days ago which proves the truth of the legend. Though sadly the bridge which has seen so many encounters till now would be demolished soon. Momo sees the bridge till the end only to start another wait on the new bridge which is built parallel to this older one.

A short beautifully narrated OVA. Recommended to watch. read more