Uta Kata (2004)

Original title

うた∽かた

Directed by

Keiji Gotoh

Genre

magical girl, fantasy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A girl named Ichika Tachibana meets a mysterious girl named Manatsu Kuroki during summer vacation. Together they use magical creatures called Djinn to help their friends, but the story grows darker and more emotionally intense as Ichika faces difficult personal issues.

coming-of-ageemotionalintensemelancholicdarkmagicalslow-burnatmospheric

What happens

Uta∽Kata (うた∽かた (詩片); lit. "Poem Fragment") is a 2004 anime television series. Written differently (泡沫), the title can refer to bubbles and is used as such in the ending theme. The series can be loosely considered a magical girl story. However, this series deviates from more conventional magical girl themes in that it addresses topics that are for a more mature audience, such as child abuse, eating disorders, and possibly misanthropy. Nevertheless, it illustrates the main character's coming of age with each episode, becoming more and more emotionally intense as the story goes on. The story follows Ichika Tachibana's life over a summer holiday when she meets Manatsu Kuroki. The series details their summer activities and the use of special creatures called Djinn (ジン jin) that lend their powers to Ichika to help her and her friends when they invariably find themselves in danger and eventually for their own motives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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