Another World

On the surface, high school students Naomi Katagaki and Ruri Ichigyou seem to be polar opposites. In contrast to Naomi's shy and timid personality, Ruri strikes fear in her classmates due to being rather cold and outspoken. Nevertheless, both Naomi and Ruri nourish a strong passion for reading, which gradually draws the two closer.

As Naomi spends more time with Ruri, he discovers that she has a sweet side and is not as intimidating as everyone thinks. Subsequently, he develops genuine feelings for Ruri and decides to confess his love to her, which she happily reciprocates.

However, their wholehearted relationship is disrupted when Ruri gets struck by lightning, causing her to enter a coma. Wanting to see her smile again, Naomi resolves to return Ruri to her everyday life—no matter how great the lengths he must stride are.

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Ichigyou, Ruri Main

Hamabe, Minami Japanese

Katagaki, Naomi Main

Kitamura, Takumi Japanese

Kadenokouji, Misuzu Supporting

Fukuhara, Haruka Japanese

Xu, Yiyi Supporting

Kotobuki, Minako Japanese

Cat-loving Classmate Supporting

Kurosawa, Tomoyo Japanese

Senko, Tsunehisa Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Horiguchi, Yukiko Character Design

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Apr 14, 2025

uchu_no_otaku

Recommended

This one kind of flew under the radar for me. I actually stumbled on Another World after watching Hello World and figured, “Why not?” And hey, I’m glad I gave it a shot.

It’s got that Graphinica signature style—smooth, clean animation that really pops during the futuristic sequences. The visual direction gives off serious Shinkai-lite energy, especially with the soft lighting and those dramatic camera pans. I’m a sucker for that look, so it had me hooked pretty quickly.

The story flow also worked surprisingly well for a side piece. I went in expecting a half-baked spin-off or background filler, but it actually gave the main story ... a bit more depth. It doesn't try to overdo it either—it’s short and to the point, and that worked in its favor.

As for downsides... honestly, nothing major jumped out. It’s more like, you kind of feel it’s an extra rather than a standalone thing. So if you’re not already into the Hello World universe, it might not hit as hard. But since I was already invested, it was still a fun ride.

Not groundbreaking, but solid and satisfying—especially if you liked the main film and just want a bit more of that same flavor. Definitely worth the 20 minutes if you’re already in that world.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Oct 6, 2025

KanthorFehga

Recommended

IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE THIS BEFORE THE MOVIE
WATCH THIS BEFORE THE MOVIE ❗❗❗

The order you watch both this OVA and Movie will change your perspective on the 2 Main Characters.

I am so glad that I listend to a random youtuber's advice to watch the OVA before the movie and it might've been the wrong intentions of the author but you will understand everything about the movie more clearly without massive spoilers and because the movie will be a great end to this watch order because of the good ending while if you watch this OVA last, you will only see his depressing struggles with ... no reward.

Depending on which order you watch first, you will side to either the younger or the older MC, since this OVA focuses on the older MC you will understand his actions more and how much he has gone through, but if you watch the movie first, you will side with the younger MC and only see the older MC as just a villian which is absolutely misplaced anger.

FINAL CONVINCING :
Its only 3 episodes 20 minutes each and even available on Youtube.

I hope im not too late and you already watched the movie, but if you ever decided to rewatch the movie, follow this amazing order.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Apr 13, 2020

Noblegas

Mixed Feelings

Honest thoughts and opinions about this ONA.

SPOILERS AHEAD FOR HELLO WORLD!!
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Story - 4/10
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Very straightforward and gives a backstory to Quantum World 1 Naomi (Sensei).

Art- 6/10

I know that this comes before, during and after the movie is in theaters and some shots may look very repetitive and I get that. I do appreciate that they made this just to fill in the gaps with a very limited budget considering how all out they do in the movie

Sound- 5/10

It hits when certain scenes need that emotional push for the atmosphere to kick in.

Character- 9/10

This is where I go full ham on this review.

Naomi in this world reminds me of Okabe Rintaro from the Steins;Gate series but to be precise, in Steins;Gate 0 (Im not gonna go into spoilers here for those who haven't watched) but if you know the reason why Okabe is a Sad Scientist then that is basically it (more on that in a moment). The VA portrayed this sad boy beautifully and I can feel his every emotion leading to the film. This evens the moral scale which he has portrayed in the movie and we all see the reason why. You can see his struggle as he survives school and as a lab member. People calling him out directly and indirectly as to why he cant give up and just be happy. Episode 2 was one of the strongest things that solidify this comparison to Okabe .The difference though is that Okabe has his friends to back him up to become his Chuuni lovable self while Naomi has the Quantum storage and his fellow lab members to give him hope as to successfully gather that specific data, pushing the limits of the system and his body and allows him to do his role in the film. Him reading that many books and studying for 2-3 years after her "death" can show the dedication and sacrifice that he will go through even if it means his own life.

Ruri on the other hand, showed something else that can erase her robot-ish portrayal. She expresses to be sad, tenacious, happy and love. Doing the extra detail of "climbing a mountain" part in some of the episodes shows that she has depth. Every time her young version is onscreen it feels less and less of a Damsel in Distress.

Enjoyment- 7/10

Some people may find this very boring even before/after watching the film which is understandable. I personally enjoy empathizing the pain and struggles of Naomi.

Overall - 6/10

These short are meant to give depth to the existing characters that we know. If you want to continue watching, then prepare your moral shoes on and strap in. You will stay for the characters than the plot itself. Tying some loose ends in Naomi's character

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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