Reviews

It should be said that this Mahou/Magic based story does not follow it's predecessors normal pattern of using Bishounen characters. However, it does have a similar feel as Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto and story arc. However that's about it, Natsu no Sora takes a very Humanistic approach to Anime. You might even go further by saying that it is simply a story about the human condition, told with the help of Magic to illustrate important aspects of our struggle. I was very impressed with the very loving and calm nature of the main character Sora Suzuki. Her purity and naivety really set up some truly transcendent moments. The blend of music and amazing cgi graphic art really drove this story home for me. I've read complaints from other reviewers that the 2d characters placed into this almost realistic cgi atmosphere didn't mesh right. I just thought this series was amazing. The story is not fluid, every episode stands on it's own, but in the end all paths meet beautifully. I did feel like I wanted more, but realized that this series had already made me travel through so many ranges of emotion that I can't help but feel this work did an amazing job in the Mahou category. The beauty of this work was in it's very simplistic and subtle method of story telling which used a really great musical soundtrack to set the mood, along with it's message of peace and love for one other and the earth. There was a lot of Transcendentalism and or Shinto/Buddhist philosophy behind the core morals of this creation. The Only criticism I have with this work was that it's simplistic approach really became hard to watch around the third episode. It took me a while to finally finish this one because it stalled episodes 3-8, but then began to get really interesting again after that. I kept waiting for something really dark or evil to occur to off balance all of the good, but nothing really ever developed. If you've ever seen the french movie "Innocence" this series has very similar approach and feel.