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Glasslip (2014)

Glasslip poster
Original title
グラスリップ
Directed by
Junji Nishimura
Genre
romance anime and manga, slice of life anime and manga, drama anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of high school friends in a small rural town approach the end of their final year. A mysterious transfer student appears to have a strange ability connected to fragmented visions of the future, which begins to shift the dynamics between the group.

slowcontemplativelongingquietatmosphericmelancholicdreamlikesubtleunfocused

What happens

Glasslip (グラスリップ, Gurasurippu) is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Junji Nishimura. The screenplay is written by Rika Satō and Junji Nishimura with character designs by Miki Takeshita. The anime aired in Japan between July and September 2014. A manga adaptation was serialized in Pony Canyon's Ponimaga online magazine, and a light novel series has also been published. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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