The story was about a young boy who was delivered as a letter for unknown reason. He was inspired by the postman-like person who delivered him and so he dreamed to become a TEGAMI BACHI like that person. A tegami bachi was like a postman in the story with a post-apocalyptic setting where the world was engulfed with complete darkness except for one city where they have an artificial sun and only with the high class status resided. 5 years later, he finally achieved his goal but found out that his inspiration was no longer a tegami bachi and was missing. The story was all about the protagonist journey on becoming a full-pledge tegami bachi and his mission to find his long lost friend and bring him back home to the people who love him.
The series was so original, story wise, because it’s not every day you encounter an anime with a postman as a protagonist with a plot of delivering letters. In fact, I even don’t remember ever watching an anime with this type of story. It was very refreshing. You may think it would be a boring story but you will experience a lot of drama, action, and somewhat comedic relief with this series. It was amazing how they managed to make the story so interesting even with the simple type of story it had. It’s not your everyday anime with stories about adventures that deals with superhuman powers. They story was about the strength of the heart and the journey of delivering it to people.
The main character was the cutest and the most crybaby in any animes in the history. In fact, he was crying in every episode of the story. He would cry for every little thing. He was so kind-hearted and very chivalrous for his age. He struggled to fulfill his dream even with his sad past and would always think positively. Though he can be very hypocrite at times because he was so pure and naïve. With the dark and sad settings, his naivety was his strength but most of the times his weakness. The most interesting character was his dingo, Niche. Niche was a rare species human being from a strong bloodline which gave her superhuman strengths considering she was so small but she can be so cute with her naivety of the world. She cared a lot for Lag and would always protect him from harm. She swore to be the best and only dingo for Lag. To add it up, the seiyus’ voice were perfectly match to the personality of every character. Especially, Niche’s seiyu! Her voice acting for Niche was just so cute and perhaps one of the reasons why Niche was so unique and cute among the characters.
One of the strong points of the series was its animation. Well, that’s to be expected considering it was made lately. Even though it has a dark background the whole settings was beautifully made. The characters and landscapes were amazingly created.
If you’re fed up with the usual stories of animes today then watch this one. Though the ending was so much of a cliffhanger, you don’t have to worry because it would be continued in the second season. In fact, it’s as if the two seasons is really one series cut in the middle so they can create a second season.
