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This visual novel adaptation from Key focuses on the bond established between a human "junker" and the android Yumemi Hoshino within a post-apocalyptic world, where the latter serves an attendant for an abandoned planetarium. The development between the two is convincing, albeit a little overly dramatic at points as typical of Key's works, where the junker starts to be concerned for Yumeni's well-being as he learns more of the planetarium's condition. The series does a solid job to establish its story and two main characters within its limited runtime without trying to complicate things with more plotting and characters, thus leaving the story purely focused on the chemistry between the junker and Yumeni. Also like many past Key adaptations, the animation here is quite gorgeous with beautiful scenic shots, nicely drawn character designs, and moments of fluid animation coming from points where the junker is fighting or evading enemy mechs. If you're a fan of Key's visual novel anime adaptations, this will more than likely be a definite watch for you.
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(Four episodes watched): To my surprise, I found this show to be engaging and moving even though (or perhaps because) it consists largely of a conversation between the two characters. Yumemi is cute and polite, and one can't help feeling sorry for her as she has loyally watched over the store's planetarium for 29 years without a single visitor. The way the episode ended, and the fact that it was a non-standard 18 or so minutes long made me wonder if it was a one-off production, which would have been bad news because I enjoyed it and wanted more. Apparently this is an ONA and there will be five episodes, which is good news, although I would have preferred 12 or 13. I'm a sucker for natural history museums and planetariums, and therefore episode three, in which Yumemi gives her standard presentation about the sky tonight, seemed both familiar and touching. It reminded me of the childhood sense of curiousity and wonder which I struggle to preserve today. If there was one place a person in a world riven by war and destruction would want to go for a little distraction and relief, this might well be it. Slowly but surely, Kuzuya comes to care for Yumemi, more out of pity than love. We, the viewers, can understand it and endorse it. He doesn't want her to continue to languish in the loneliness of the abandoned Planetarium until her power runs out, and neither do we. Last updated Tuesday, August 23 2016. Created Sunday, July 17 2016. | ||||||||
