Underplayed Gems

Now and Then, Here and There (1999)

Now and Then, Here and There poster
Original title
今、そこにいる僕
Genre
mecha, adventure anime and manga, drama anime and manga, anti-war fiction, post-apocalyptic anime and manga, time-travel television program
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rated
M
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A boy named Shu tries to rescue a mysterious girl and is pulled into a barren future world ruled by a warlord. He must survive brutal conditions and protect the girl while facing the horrors of war and scarcity.

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What happens

Now and Then, Here and There (今、そこにいる僕, Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku) is a Japanese anime television series conceived and directed by Akitaro Daichi, with a screenplay by Hideyuki Kurata. It premiered in Japan on the WOWOW television station on October 14, 1999 and ran until January 20, 2000. It was licensed for Region 1 DVD English language release by Central Park Media under their US Manga Corps label. Following the 2009 bankruptcy and liquidation of Central Park Media, ADV Films rescued the series for a boxset re-release on July 7, 2009. However, the ADV re-release is now out of print. The series is available for purchase through iTunes, YouTube and Google Play. Now and Then, Here and There follows a young boy named Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani who, in an attempt to save an unknown girl, is transported to another world which may be the Earth in the far future. The world is desolate and militarized, survival is a daily struggle for displaced refugees, and water is a scarce commodity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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