Nov 24, 2015
Enter the world of Hellywood where dreams come to die! (Which, only now I realize is a play on for Hollywood where dreams are said to come true) Ima, Soku ni Iru Boku, or as the English has dubbed it, Now and Then, Here and There, centers its story around a young average Japanese boy named Shuzo, or Shu for short and his journey through a dystopian society centered around a dictator in hopes of achieving something highly unattainable in that world. Let me tell you this, I admire Shu greatly for his attitude throughout the series. What this young boy goes through is something
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no one should have to and I often found myself cringing and breaking for him because he was too stubborn to allow himself to do it. I laughed, I cheered, I even cried seeing this boy's story as well as other characters'. This boy, by the end of the story, walks out of that world a broken man with scars that won't be healing anytime soon. I absolutely love the symbolism and the metaphors, which, as an English major, makes me very happy to see that it is in-coordinated so well and done appropriately. To say that this main character went through Hell and back would be an understatement. You physically feel for most of these characters and end up truly hating the villain as if he were a real life villain that you may or may not know. The fact that you know his name further fuels that hatred. You cheer on the main protagonist on his journey to come back home but find yourself screaming in frustration or sadness as one thing leads to another that prolongs his journey even further. You will laugh (slightly), you will cry (a lot), and you will sigh (a lot). So be prepared to hug someone or a stuffed animal and pillow and grab a couple boxes of tissues. You're gonna need it for this journey that you certainly won't regret. I highly recommend this to those who are interested in a realistic anime with a ground shattering storyline.
See you next time! (,, ･∀･)ﾉ゛
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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