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A Place Further than the Universe
宇宙よりも遠い場所
2018 · TV series · 24 min episodes · 1 season
Scenery that we have never seen. Sounds that we have never heard. Scent that we have never smelled. Food that we have never tasted. And the surge of emotion that we have never experienced. This is the expedition of recollecting the pieces torn apart and sensation left alone. When we reach that place, what will we think? Howling, 40 degree angle. Raging, 50 degree angle. Shouting, 60 degree angle. A wilderness beyond the heavy sea. The furthest south, far from civilization. At the top of the Earth. We will find lights through the girls' eyes to live tomorrow.
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If you've never seen it I highly recommend "A Place Further than the Universe".
It's an anime, serious (not a wacky comedy) about 4 high school students who manage to take a trip to Antartica by joining an expedition. One of the best things I've seen in a while. Only 13 episodes so under 4hrs total. Super inspiring and I learned several interesting facts about not just Antartica but what it takes to get there as well.
It's on Crunchyroll so if you aren't subscribed, sign up for 1 month for the price of 2 coffees. Watch, then cancel.
If someone is looking for more recommendations based on anime they've watched and their locations, here's a 2019-version in Japanese (there's a huge number of videos in Japanese it seems, I just took a random version).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlvPi09jVoA
I'll try listing them the ones below (brackets contain English names):
1. Hokkaido
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san: Sapporo City
Boku dake ga inai machi (Erased): Tomakomai City
Kanon: Sapporo City
Seitokai no ichizon: Sapporo City
Golden Kamui: All across Hokkaido
Servant x Service: Sapporo City
Sora no method: Toyako Town
Omoide no Marnie (When Marnie Was There): Kushiro City
Kimi ni todoke: Haboro Town
WORKING!!: Sapporo City
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet : Otaru City
Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru (Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation): Asahikawa City
2. Aomori Prefecture
Kumo no mukou, yakusoku no basho (The Place Promised in Our Early Days): Aomori Prefecture
Flying Witch: Hirosaki City
3. Iwate Prefecture
Inugami!: Morioka City
4. Miyagi Prefecture
Kannagi: Sendai City
Haikyuu: Sendai City
Wake Up, Girls: Sendai City
5. Akita Prefecture
Itoshi no Muco (Lovely Muco): Akita City
Kumamiko: Akita Prefecture
6. Yamagata Prefecture
Omoide Poroporo: Yamagata City
LEVEL E: Yamagata City
7. Fukushima Prefecture
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei (Engaged to the Unidentified): Kooriyama City
8. Ibaraki Prefecture
Girls und Panzer: Oorai Town
Momokuri: Mito City
Noucome (My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy): Mito City
Sakura Trick: Inashiki City
9. Tochigi Prefecture
Yosuga no sora: Ashikaga City
Mokke: Tochigi Prefecture
Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase: Utsunomiya City
10. Gunma Prefecture
Nichijou: Isesaki City
Initial D: Mt. Akagi, Mt. Myogi
Sora yori mo tooi basho (A Place Further than the Universe): Tatebayashi City
Aku no Hana: Kiryu City
Houkago no Pleadas: Oota City
I’m not sure if I agree with the articles thesis. There have always been bleak anime.
There’s so much more out there now. Some of it is whimsical and hopeful. Some that come to mind from the last decade:
- Yuri on Ice - A Place Further than the Universe - Your Name - Sasaki and Miyano - Given - The last Evangelion movie (which was a real holy shit moment for me) - Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet - This one is an odd pick but the Cyberpunk anime Netflix came out with last year was so so good. I know it undercuts my point given how it’s set in a dystopia but I felt like humanizing these characters that are criminals in a broken world and showing how they still have hopes and dreams and love… I found it very touching. - The Stranger by the Shore
Also Chainsaw Man is really really good, though it is dark and gory.