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Train to the End of the World (2024)

Train to the End of the World poster
Original title
終末トレインどこへいく?
Directed by
Tsutomu Mizushima
Genre
animation, comedy, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of girls travels by train through strange rural landscapes. They encounter shape-shifting animals and other oddities while searching for their destination. The journey mixes philosophical questions with everyday moments.

whimsicaladventurouscontemplativequirkyslow-pacedmelancholicsurrealepisodiccozy

What happens

Train to the End of the World (終末トレインどこへいく?, Shūmatsu Torein Doko e Iku?; lit. "Where Does the Doomsday Train Go?") is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Kadokawa, animated by EMT Squared, and directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, with Michiko Yokote handling series composition, Asako Nishida handling character designs based on namo's original designs, and Miho Tsujibayashi composing the music. It aired from April to June 2024. A manga adaptation illustrated by Torimura was serialized on Kadokawa's KadoComi manga website from March 2024 to June 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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