Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: Under the Innocent Sky.

Haneda Takashi has a secret he cannot speak of. To leave his dull school-life, he was supposed to have escaped to another world. However, he is reeled in by certain ties on his heart. One of these is Kobato, his awkward younger sister. The other is Watarai Asuka, his negligent girlfriend.

Chitose Shuusuke is a poor freeloader. He passes his days working at various part-time jobs. One day, he has a disastrous first encounter with Tamaizumi Hiyoko. The next time they meet, Shuusuke discovers that they are fellow employees at his part-time job.

Narita Hayato sees himself as a "hard-boiled" person. Back-breaking jobs are nothing to him. Hayato shuns normal human contact, but, during the nights, he would get together with delinquents and other denizens of the night. One such night, he meets the cheerful and oblivious Otori Naru.

The relationships with these girls will greatly affect these 3 young men. But what, exactly, is the relationship these young men have with each other?

(Source: AnimeNFO)

Narita, Hayato Main

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Watarai, Asuka Main

Yoshida, Mayumi Japanese

Ootori, Naru Main

Gotou, Yuuko Japanese

Chitose, Shuusuke Main

Miura, Hiroaki Japanese

Tamaizumi, Hiyoko Main

Ono, Ryouko Japanese

Haneda, Takashi Main

Shimono, Hiro Japanese

Haneda, Kobato Main

Matayoshi, Ai Japanese

Haneda, Youji Main

Yonaga, Tsubasa Japanese

Alice Supporting

Aoki, Sayaka Japanese

Ootori, Kakeru Supporting

Hino, Satoshi Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Yamazaki, Asuka Producer

Itou, Makoto Producer

Okada, Akihiko Producer

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Feb 17, 2020

ausssss

Recommended

when you were stuck on what anime to watch and just searching, browsing through the internet just to find a recommendation that people made so you can be slightly interested to watch it. i would say you found it.

this show might not be for everyone but i can honestly said that it was pretty interesting. the plot was good i kind of like it in a way like durarara. it was really interesting how they came out with the characters and how the shows kind of like telling this is not your normal harem anime.

it's kind of refreshing when you watch something ... unique in terms of portraying the main character compared to other anime with the same genre. of course i would say that the scene from the first episode makes me think " ohhh another harem anime where the main character gets all the girls but does not choose a girl at the end of the series". but don't let it fools you as it was totally different at the last episode of the anime.

in all honesty, the way the story represent each of the main character doesn't make you think about the plot at all. it was kind of confusing at first but then it all make sense as you continue watching and and try to understand the plot.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 11, 2022

Platypus900

Mixed Feelings

Well-written

We Without Wings - Under the Innocent Sky, often abbreviated to Oretsuba, is not an anime that appeals to the majority of viewers. Yet, the thematic construction and unraveling of the narrative leads to one of the most unique psychological presentations I have witnessed within the medium. It is an adaptation of a visual novel of the same name by Navel and is notoriously impossible to translate due to the author’s complex and culturally unbridgeable prose, restricting the source material from those who do not speak or understand the nuances of the Japanese language.

The plot follows three men and their connection to various women, ... Haneda Takeshi, a feeble and chuuni high school student who escapes from bullying through the belief he is a knight from another dimension; Chitose Shuusuke, a lively and affable yet unsuccessful playboy who works multiple minimum wage jobs in order to sustain himself, and Narita Hayato, a brooding and edgy delinquent who roams the streets of Yanagihara city at night. While these men may initially seem disconnected on the surface, they share a substantial commonality connecting them intrinsically. Unfortunately, the girls lack substantial characterization and development, mostly existing to flesh out the male leads and provide often overwhelming and unnecessary fan service. That being said, each girl’s relationship with the corresponding male protagonists serves to highlight how each character’s shattered psyche indirectly affects others around them. In contrast, the male leads are fairly well-written, all representing different forms of psychological turmoil and mental illness, which leads to the construction of the unique narrative structure.

Oretsuba’s narrative and story are analogous to a disharmonious band which plays entirely out of tune, yet within the deafening cacophony, a wholly new melody can be found, one which is beautiful in its unorganized discord. Equally parts perverse and chaotic, the anime is a mess of garbled comedic elements that seems too disconnected to amount to anything meaningful. Yet, given the psychological state of the main characters, the randomness makes sense through the lens of mentally ill individuals who cannot perceive reality in a cohesive or neurotypical manner, and the unique comedic elements create an absurdist outlook on the world where nothing makes sense and is enveloped within a veil of neurotic confusion. However, this extreme amalgamation of comedy, psychology, and ecchi is a double-edged sword, as Oretsuba can be perceived as disgusting, unfunny, and nonsensical depending on the viewer's perspective, which is understandably what makes the anime so unappealing to wider audiences as a whole.

There isn’t much to say about Oretsuba’s music as it is unmemorable and stereotypical for a production of Oretsuba’s caliber, consisting of the typical J-pop tunes which dominate so heavily within the industry. The animation is crisp and luminous but not particularly special or atmospheric; it is reasonably visually appealing but not a memorable aspect of the anime in the slightest.

Overall, We Without Wings - Under the Innocent Sky is an anime that is exceptionally unique yet difficult to recommend to others due to the confusing and perverted elements of the story, yet underneath the facade of a raunchy comedy, it creates and perpetuates an intriguingly complex perspective into the minds of disturbed and traumatized individuals who cannot view the world through the viewpoint of an average person.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Apr 2, 2017

ponceypony

Not Recommended

Is this anime good? No.
Is this anime enjoyable? I think so.
Would I recommend it? Not as a piece of art, but if you wanted something to laugh at with friends (and you were comfortable at watching something fanservice heavy with said friends), yeah, go for it.

A breakdown of the episodes;

Episode 1 - Mediocre sex comedy
Episodes 2 -6 - What?
Episode 7 - Actually pretty funny. I would recommend watching it if you have an immature sense of humour.
Episodes 8-12 - Somehow wraps up the plot and almost manages to make the previous episodes make sense. I'm not sure how.
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The good;

Genuinely made me laugh at points. The humour is random and immature, but I liked it.
The characters, though mainly terrible people, are mostly fun to watch.
It probably would actually have some rewatch value since there's (kind of) a twist that you (or I at least) don't figure out until near the end.
The tone is cool, it doesn't take itself too seriously.
There's noting particularly wrong with how it looks or sounds.

The bad;

If you're looking for realism, plot or character decision wise, this is not the anime for you.
The female characters are mainly there to take their clothes off.
There is a lot of fanservice. The version I watched had a lot of censorship, but I'm sure you can find uncensored versions somewhere (although I have a feeling that there's one particular scene where the censorship actually makes it more risque).
It has cutaways to random meta scenes. I personally thought that these fit with the tone, but they might annoy you if you're actually invested in the plot.
The least interesting character is the one that you're actually supposed to care about.

In conclusion, it's not good, but I enjoyed it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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