Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku


Now and Then, Here and There

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Synonyms: Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku
Japanese: 今、そこにいる僕
English: Now and Then, Here and There
German: Now and Then, Here and There
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 14, 1999 to Jan 20, 2000
Premiered: Fall 1999
Broadcast: Thursdays at 19:00 (JST)
Studios: AIC
Source: Original
Genres: AdventureAdventure, DramaDrama, FantasyFantasy, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Themes: IsekaiIsekai, MilitaryMilitary
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 7.581 (scored by 4474444,744 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #16922
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1634
Members: 154,959
Favorites: 1,232

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Synopsis

Shuuzou "Shuu" Matsutani lives his ordinary life in peace. He has friends, a crush, and a passion for kendo. Dejected after losing to his kendo rival, Shuu climbs a smokestack to watch the sunset where he finds Lala-Ru, a quiet, blue-haired girl wearing a strange pendant. Shuu attempts to befriend her, despite her uninterested, bland responses.

However, his hopes are crushed when a woman, accompanied by two serpentine machines, appear out of thin air with one goal in mind: capture Lala-Ru. Shuu, bull-headed as he is, tries to save his new friend from her kidnappers and is transported to a desert world, unlike anything he has ever seen before. Yet, despite the circumstances, Shuu only thinks of saving Lala-Ru, until he is thoroughly beaten up by some soldiers. As he soon finds out, Lala-Ru can manipulate water and her pendant is the source from which she is able to bring forth the liquid, a scarce commodity in his new environment. But now, the pendant is lost, and Shuu is the prime suspect.

Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku is the haunting story of a dystopian world, and of Shuu, who has to endure torture, hunger, and the horrors of war in order to save the lonely girl he found sitting atop a smokestack.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Boo

Supporting
Konishi, Hiroko
Japanese

Sis

Supporting
Matsumoto, Rica
Japanese

Soon

Supporting
Saitou, Ayaka
Japanese

Abelia

Supporting
Yasuhara, Reiko
Japanese

Kazam

Supporting
Matsuyama, Takashi
Japanese

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"Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku (今、そこにいる僕)" by Toshio Masuda (増田俊郎)
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Ending Theme

"Komoriuta... (子守歌…)" by Reiko Yasuhara (安原麗子)




Reviews

Apr 20, 2025
Review: Now and Then, Here and There – A Hidden Gem and Unspoken Masterpiece

In a world saturated with flashy animation, endless shonen power-ups, and lighthearted fanservice, Now and Then, Here and There quietly stands apart—a hauntingly powerful anime that few talk about, but everyone who watches it never forgets.

At first glance, it lulls you into thinking it’s just another time-travel fantasy. A cheerful boy, Shuzo “Shu” Matsutani, stumbles upon a mysterious girl and is suddenly whisked away to a desolate, war-ravaged world. But what unfolds from there is not an adventure. It’s a brutal, emotional descent into the consequences of power, war, and lost ...
Dec 23, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Given the title I expected this to be some sort of time travel hopping show but it wasn't and the series is PAINFULLY slow and that was with me Literally wactching at 1.5x speed. Cartoonishly silly bad guy, no explanation of how 'the machine worked' could they not just go somewhere else instead of some vaugely explained war, perhaps not recruit children to be soldiers.

The overall vibe I got from this show is that it should have just been a movie, It really has that 90's Anime feature with weird unexplained concepts, I dare say this could Easily be edited down into 1h 15min movie ...
Dec 22, 2022
*This review contains spoilers in a marked section*

I finally watched the cult classic "Now and Then, Here and There" the anti-war series released two decades ago. Over the years, it has been labeled a masterpiece and one of the best Isekai anime ever. I had to see it for myself, but all I can say is… Seriously?

Throughout 13 tedious episodes, I found a beautifully produced but ultimately poorly written anime. Although I liked the sound and art direction, I couldn't get invested in the plot or care about any of the characters. Despite the story's attempts at social commentary, it has a surprisingly 1-dimensional view ...

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