Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara

Despite the kaleidoscopic magic ingrained in everyday life, Hitomi Tsukishiro's monochrome world is deprived of emotion and feeling. On a night as black and white as any other, amidst the fireworks spreading across the sky, Hitomi's grandmother Kohaku conjures a spell, for which she has been harnessing the moon's light for 60 years, to send Hitomi back in time to the year 2018 when Kohaku was in high school.

Hitomi's mission seems unclear, but her grandmother assures her that she will know when she gets there. Following a trip through time aboard a train driven by a strange yellow creature, Hitomi finds herself in stoic artist Yuito Aoi's room, and his drawings flood her world with color. What is Hitomi's purpose there, and why do Yuito's drawings return such breathtaking color to her drab world?

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Tsukishiro, Hitomi Main

Ishihara, Kaori Japanese

Tsukishiro, Kohaku Main

Hondo, Kaede Japanese

Aoi, Yuito Main

Chiba, Shouya Japanese

Kazano, Asagi Supporting

Ichinose, Kana Japanese

Fukazawa, Chigusa Supporting

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Kawai, Kurumi Supporting

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Yamabuki, Shou Supporting

Maeda, Seiji Japanese

Aoi, Haruka Supporting

Honda, Takako Japanese

Kawai, Ichika Supporting

Tachibana, Emiri Japanese

Ichiyanagi, Shuusei Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Maeda, Toshihiro Producer

Nagatani, Takayuki Producer

Aoi, Hiroyuki Producer

Tsuji, Mitsuhito Producer

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May 31, 2025

Miki42

Recommended

This isn't your typical high school romance, but if you are here just for these, you will get what you want and a lot more.

At first, I thought it was just a typical romance, and the writer completely forgot about the time travel aspect. But then the second half hits, and you are more and more engaged with each episode until the culmination and amazing cinematography of the last three episodes.

Not to say the drama aspect isn't done well, in fact, it's done very, very well in my opinion. Keeping you in suspense half of the time, making you love each of the characters with ... every episode, the other half, while also throwing in fun and probably very relatable moments. It makes for a perfect mix of tension, excitement and fun.

- Story 8/10, could have been a bit better by throwing a bit more consequences in the time travel part, but considering I cried multiple times in the last episodes, it was impactful
- Animation 7/10, I'm only not giving it a higher score because half of the time they didn't bother much compared to other shows; otherwise, most of the close-up shots and art moments are absolute 10/10 (Hitomi was cute all the time thooo!!!!)
- Characters 7/10, at first they will seem rather generic, but you very quickly get to know them and want to see a lot more from the story (believe me, I couldn't take finishing the anime and wanted so much more)
- Sound Design 6/10, it's not the best but OP/ED are very fitting, the OST fits the anime perfectly and they knew when to use it and when to not or "stop" it :D
- Pacing 8/10, they knew exactly when to place the important moments, where to avert your expectations, and when to make light of the moments (those faces during drama moments were just pure GOLD)
- Overall Score 9/10, overall enjoyment was very high, the mix of genres and execution of this show clearly makes it stand out from a lot of drama shows that have been coming in the past few years

Final thoughts: If you want a good romance or a meaningful time travel anime that makes you think about the concept a bit deeper and cry at the same time, this is for you! Also, just a really nice show to watch in general, would watch again 10/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Mar 6, 2025

cunoung

Mixed Feelings

The World in Colours has a great depiction of a sad & self-isolated or depressed individual however she overstays her welcome with repetitive dialogue and conversations that consist of the word colours alongside grunts & gasps. These dialogue decisions make sense given her personality & circumstances but entertainment wise, it flops & stagnates until arond episode 9.

If you’re looking for romance, I don’t think that I can recommend this title as it is not the main focus & only a contributing factor to the story of the main character’s growth much like the magic system. The actual romance segments can also be contrived or ... simply lacking follow up or reasoning.

The story is kick-started by time travel without much setup or prior information and while the experiences shown throughout the 13 episodes resonate & have great subtle work, certain characters lack shown development or depth. The time travel aspect could have also been removed & taken place in present time due to how hollow it felt by the end.

On that note while time travel, magic & side characters exist and are important to the story & main character, they lack depth beyond subtle & implied information/interests. Magic is simply a second thought for most of the episodes until at some point it's back on the menu.

Lastly, the art & animation is beautiful but in some cases that will be up to the viewer’s preferences.

p.s. just a few notes while watching & completing the show. apologies for no further review.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 30, 2025

jilebi_james23

Not Recommended

I usually drop such animes because high school rom are not my type and I dont want to be critical on something i genuinely am not interested on.
But this anime... I thought it is something deep than your typical hs rom.. boy I was wrong

The 1st half of the series was okayish at the least but the 2nd half is just rushed cliche plot points without much development.

as for other aspects of this anime,
the one that actually bought me were the visuals but, apart from the 1st episode and Yuito's art adaptations the animation is pretty standard, actually it tends to get goody at times ... too, the characters look crazy bad

music is not as memorable

I highly recommend on skipping this one, 4 rating because of the innocent bunny girl

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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