 If you liked
Innocence
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 ...then you might like
Natsuyuki Rendezvous
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Probably you're wondering, how could these seemingly distant animes (one is jaded sci-fi anime, while one is slice-of-life josei anime) have anything similar at all?
My favorite is Innocence, but since it's metaphorically a pure black ground coffee (or even pure hard coffee beans), I often let my real-life friends to go watch Natsuyuki Rendezvous, since it's - compared to Innocence - a cup of caffè latte.
Oshii once said in a behind-the-scene documentary, that Innocence - in a way or another - is a romantic movie, a man looking for his missing sweetheart. Rokka, left bereft of joy by Shimao-kun death, reserved her heart for
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