Underplayed Gems

Rail Romanesque (2020)

Rail Romanesque poster
Original title
レヱル・ロマネスク
Directed by
Hisayoshi Hirasawa
Genre
slice of life anime and manga, Slice of Life
Country
Japan
Length
2 seasons, 25 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

In a world where train-themed humanoid characters called railoids live alongside people, a young man restores an old steam locomotive. He bonds with a railoid girl named Hachiroku as they work together to bring the train back to life.

lightheartedwhimsicalcalmcharminggentleeasygoingcozyslow-paced

What happens

Maitetsu (Japanese: まいてつ) is a visual novel developed by Lose, which spawned anime sidestory short series, Rail Romanesque (Japanese: レヱル・ロマネスク, Hepburn: Reeru Romanesuku). Maitetsu was initially released in Japan in 2016, and it was released internationally by Sekai Project on Steam in 2018. Sekai Project also released the uncensored version of the game on Fakku and Jast, but has since been delisted from Fakku. An expanded re-release, Maitetsu: Last Run, was released in 2020 and contains the original Maitetsu as well as content that could be interpreted as a full sequel. Rail Romanesque, an anime spinoff of the game, was announced in 2019 and released in 2020. Outside of Japan, the anime was released by Crunchyroll and Funimation. A second season was announced and aired from October to December 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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