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SHORT REVIEW WITHOUT SPOILERS

*This is very short and I didn't explain much nor did I touch into all major plots because I had to write this very quickly as to not upset my father because I'm supposed to be downstairs right now.*

Many subconsciously agree that darkness/sadness makes fiction note-worthy and emotionally provoking. A Place Further Than The Universe disproves this; it was a truly note-worthy and an especially provoking piece of fiction that can not be characterized as exclusively sad.

Although there were sad moments, as there are with all things, the happiness of the journey was the main focus. As Hinata said, “That’s ... (barfing) fine. That’s part of the journey, too.”

This is a journey of four girls with seemingly no correlations, but then again, all humans have some correlations. Kimari wants to enjoy her teenage years by breaking out of her shell. Shirase is her ticket because she is destined to go to Antarctica to discover its beauty because her mother loved it there. Hinata works at a convenience store and is down for a trip to Antarctica. About to fail their mission to get a ride to Antarctica, Yuzu becomes their ticket. She is traveling to Antarctica because she’s an idol sent there to report what it’s like.


Story: 9

A journey worth enjoying. Personally, it took me an embarrassing amount of time to get through the first 8 episodes, so I can't explain in-depth about all the major plots. I can tell you this is the best slice of life I have ever seen, and it completely shattered my expectations. What is better than a slice of life following the journey of a lifetime?

When the sad parts do come, they are demolished and overcome by friendship. I know what some may react to that: "The power of friendship is cliche and bad plot armor!" But it is not plot armor in this series; it is reassuring and the whole point of the show.


Art: 9

Although it doesn't have the best graphics and detail, it still works perfectly with this show. If you didn't want to go to Antarctica when seeing the scenery, maybe you should watch it again.

It was fun to watch and I had no problems with it. It was cute.


Sound: 9

I never listen to sound much, but it invoked some feelings inside me. The intro was nice, and the background in some deep scenes added a nice touch.

Characters: 10

Each character had explored depth, motivations, personalities, and more. They were the best thing in this show. They were all quite likable and reasonable. There was no main villain in this show which was refreshing from the content I normally consume.

Enjoyment: 9

Since I watched this show over the span of a couple of months, I lost a lot of memories from the earlier episodes. I can say it was very enjoyable and inspiring. It is an amazing break from dark and twisted stories, and it reminded me that philosophy is woven into every story and can be happy and inspiring.

A beautiful and inspiring show. I encourage you to watch it.

TDLR or TLDR i forget which lol: eps 1-11 were really good! ep 12 is where the problem arises.

In the beginning, we hear Reki talking about happiness, and how his happiness comes from skating. It's a bit philosophical (by philosophical I mean it's a lot of feelings for a skating anime), and it shows us that there's gonna be a lot of sadness/happiness and emotional aspects; so much so that it's gonna be a main focus for the show. It was disappointing, to say the least when all that welled up in the most sh**ty cliche I've ever seen.

Story 6/10: Ignoring the fact that ... snowboarding and skating are completely different (since it's a fictional story, no need for it to make perfect sense), the skating was really interesting. Although the races were definitely predictable, it was still really fun to see how characters were motivated to win and what cool tricks they did along the way. It was interesting enough to keep watching. Again, the ending definitely ruined the story. How? Here's how:

Adam's ending is such a cliche, and the fact he didn't go to jail for the copious amounts of illegal things he was doing is so aggravating. What the hell happened to the red-haired lady?? WHy did she leave so suddenly with no explanation? Why did Adam not get a bad ending?

The MC's arc has to be the worst. It was stated clearly that Reki couldn't compare to skaters like Miya or Langa... why did they do absolutely nothing good for him? In one episode, it's shown on the Tv Reki is watching that a guy made shoes for ice skating (or whatever sport it was) instead of actually being an ice-skater. I thought Reki would find a genius way to make skateboards and he'd be super successful. If they couldn't make Reki more OP, then they should've made him the MC for a great reason besides just perspective (Why not give the perspective to Langa if you're just gonna have the story revolve around him?).

Art 8.5/10: The art was really good, no doubt about that.

Sound 7/10: I'm going to be honest, I didn't really pay attention the sound much. I really did like the opening, though.

Characters 5/10: Let's continue on my rant here, shall we?

In episode 8, it's basically stated Langa has a crush on Reki. They didn't do anything with that? I'm not sure if that's queerbaiting, but it definitely made me lose a lot of hope for this show.

They made Adam just another Hisoka from HxH, Mori from BSD, Shuu from Tokyo Ghoul. (What's up with making the main villain a pedo?) His character was cool, though. Just a bit mad that the power of friendship cliche stopped his whole antagonist thing. He didn't even change, he still called Takashi a dog.

Cherry, Joe, Shadow, and Miya were really great characters. Kinda pissed that Shadow and his manager were ruined during the final two minutes. He literally took a bat to the head for her. The one stable relationship ruined for actually nothing (not to mention then they made him give flowers to Reki's manager? Like EVERY single character was queercoded and they did nothing with it.)

Reki didn't apologize to Miya. Don't think I forgot about that.

Enjoyment: Overall, it was a very fun show, and watching it was interesting. It was funny, the relationships were nice and I heard the DUB was really good. I'll never shut up about episode 12, though.

All in all, I will say my biggest problem with this show is the fact Cherry didn't show up to S with a gun after what happened in episode 8. Get Adam's ass, Cherry. Get his ass.