Yukito is a travelling performer. He moves through this world with only the clothes on his back driven onward by stories of The Girl in the Sky . Not knowing when or if he will find her, Yukito wanders, clinging to fleeting hope. Destitute and near starvation, Yukito s life changes after the eccentric beauty Misuzo offers him food and shelter. This fragile treasure shares with him her dreams of a life lived amongst the clouds, and he listens closely out of a gratitude which soon gives way to rapt curiosity. The unlikely pair grows close, but Yukito cannot forget his destiny or his past. In the end, the compelling need to find her remains. Who is the girl in the sky? Does she even exist? The questions run rampant, but the answers float aimlessly through the air.
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September 18, 2010
#1
Review by Jamil J. Johnson
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This was a series that truly made me feel at peace with myself and the world around me. All the characters are so innocent. This is definitely in my top ten anime series and maybe in my top five. This series is rated TV 14 but I am not sure why. I would rate it TV PG. Anyways on to the storyline.
The story starts with a boy that travels from town to town named Yukito. He finally arrives at his next destination only to run into the most unusual girl in town named Misuzu. Misuzu ends up inviting Yukito to stay with her and her mom. He does and during his stay with them Yukito encounters many women with problems. He tries his best to help everyone he can in the town and the town grows on him. Mean while he still searches for the person his mom told him about called the lady in the sky (A woman with wings). Yukito believes that woman is in that town. Yukito ends up making many friends and discovering a more beautiful part of life.
The ending to this series made a tear run down my cheek and believe me it is not easy to make me tear up. You will experience many feelings when watching this anime and will be able to relate to almost all the characters without difficulty. I would recommend this anime to any anime lover and to someone that is looking for a story that will make their hearts hurt with sadness. If you liked Rumbling Hearts or Suzuka then I have no doubt that you will treasure this series.
-J
September 18, 2010
#2
Review by W. Watson
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I just couldn’t really get behind this one. I feel like it’s so close to being a great anime, but it just missed the mark by like 1/10th of an inch. It had all the elements of a great story –a lone hero; a damsel in distress; and ancient curse; and magical winged beings of incredible power. The only problem with it was that they put in a lot of stuff that just wasn’t pertinent to the main story. It felt like episodes 2-5 were mostly filler material in order to make Yukito into a heroic figure, but they didn’t really have to do that. The reason I stick to that is that after the two girls stories were finished, they didn’t appear anywhere else in the rest of the show, really. That makes them filler that wasn’t necessary.
There were some plot points that also bugged me, but I don’t want to give away too much. You’ll see it if you look. All I can say is that over a thousand years of storing magic in the doll, the best that they could come up with was that? Also, they really didn’t make the details of Lady Kana’s life fold into the story in any kind of coherent fashion. It seems to me, that if you’ve been searching for the girl in the sky for over a thousand years, you would have been able to pass on more than just a doll and vague stories. It didn’t really make sense to me.
Aside from that, there were some real touching moments. I was disheartened by the character’s fates, and it showed some really sad moments. If you like to shed a tear, I’ve no doubt that you will watching this. It’s sad in a lot of ways. The animation is great and the English voice cast was excellent. I would recommend this to a friend, but I personally just didn’t like the way it seemed thrown together.
September 18, 2010
#3
Review by C. Caron
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One of Funimations best ever animes in my opinion, Made by Kyoto Animation just like Clannad and Kanon. I love everything made by Kyoto Animation, if you like drama animes you would to.
12 episodes plus the 2-part Air in Summer OVA special on 3 dvds, Widescreen 16:9, Rated: 14+
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.
September 18, 2010
#4
Review by Shaun K. Ohara
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I bought this DVD from from the reviews and let me say I was very pleased, you don’t know what the show is about till a few episodes into it and then your stuck and even towards the end you cant take your eyes away and the end is kinda of a tear jerker but I highly recommend this!
September 18, 2010
#5
Review by C. Weaver
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I was hoping that this series would be sort of like Kanon, but the ending sort of left me flat. It was a good story told well, but I wished that at least the aunt and her child might get to the end. Oh, well. It’s a good story and I got really involved waiting to see how the characters would come out. The main thing I didn’t like was to get the aunt acting like a real mom then kill off the reason why! Sort of disappointed me, but I understand why. Anyway, the set will make a fine addition to your anime collection.