Hi no Tori

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Synonyms: Hinotori, Bird of Fire

Japanese: 火の鳥

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Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Mar 21, 2004 to Jun 27, 2004

Premiered: Spring 2004

Broadcast: Sundays at 19:30 (JST)

Producers: NHK, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation

Licensors: Media Blasters, NYAV Post

Studios: Tezuka Productions

Source: Manga

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Supernatural

Theme: Historical

Duration: 25 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.22¹ (scored by 2,905 users)

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Ranked: #3173²

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

Popularity: #6269

Members: 10,381

Favorites: 38

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Warning this recommendation only applies to a part of Last Song's. so if you didn't like this part of Last song then I suggest you ignore this recommendation.

both deals with the meaning of life in the same way a good example of what I mean is this quote from Hi No Tori "Life is beginning of an eternity, a never-ending cycle."

they show this narrative by introducing a character that's immortal. able to see the world play out on the level of eons show that no matter how much things may change they will always be the same. whether literally or more abstractly.

the only difference is that unlike Hi no Tori which shows this meaning by having its characters reincarnated into a new era with a different setting they are shown to Ultimetry follow the same fate.

Lost Song show this by having Finis become immortal.

the message only starts to appear in its later part of the series (not including prior scenes that tie into the message later but don't act as foreshadowing). 

with all the dominos in place we see the story come full circle and get a new ending orchestrated by Finis
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I am really surprised nobody write this anime. Both has similar tone and episodic. 

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Both anime have a story revolved around a man who is stuck wearing an animal mask. Hi no Tori features a 4-episode arc about a man whose head was replaced by a wolf's head. Guin Saga is a longer tale about a man with a leopard's head. These stories also take a serious approach to solving political affairs within an engaging, old-kingdom fantasy setting. 

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These series are in many ways different, but both are very philosophical and thoughtprovoking. They are mature without sacrificing enjoyment and action. They also both revolve around the concept of eternal life  and are partly or entirely post-apocalyptic. I strongly recommend both these series, which are amongst my all-time favorites. 

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Both are Sci-Fi epics, based on Manga by Osamu Tezuka. Hi No Tori is alot more faithful to the manga, but if you  liked Metropolis, you'll probably like Hi no tori 

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