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Now and Then, Here and There
今、そこにいる僕
1999 · TV series · 25 min episodes · 1 season
AnimationScience FictionFantasyWar
Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers the true terrors of war, which includes genocide, brutal torture, hunger, thirst, and child explotation. Now Shu is trying to save Lala-Ru, as well as his hard earned, and often relunctant, new friends from the insane dictator, Hamdo. Whether Shu can possibly accomplish saving those he cares about while still holding up to his values remains to be seen.
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There's been a few recommendations already for Serial Experiments Lain, but whilst I did enjoy it, for my money Texhnolyze by the same creator is absolutely incredible (and much less discussed). It's very slow going though, particularly at the start, but I still think about the last several episodes on an alarmingly regular basis (having watched it years ago).
I also recommend Now and Then, Here and There: a fish-out-of-water fantasy show in which the main character acts like a stereotypical comedy protagonist but the world he gets transported to is an absolute wasteland ravaged by war and environmental degradation. Unsurprisingly also not a light-hearted watch.