Now and Then, Here and There
今、そこにいる僕
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 exploitation. 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. (Source: Anime News Network)
Now and Then, Here and There is a tv with 13 episodes, from Fall 1999, produced by AIC, rated 7.3/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
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 exploitation. 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. (Source: Anime News Network)
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Tags
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Dystopian — Partly or completely set in a society characterized by poverty, squalor or oppression.
- War — Partly or completely set during wartime.
- Slavery — Prominently features slaves, slavery, or slave trade.
- Survival — Centers around the struggle to live in spite of extreme obstacles.
- Fugitive — Prominently features a character evading capture by an individual or organization.
- Primarily Child Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters below a high school age.
- Post-Apocalyptic — Partly or completely set in a world or civilization after a global disaster.
- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Military — Centered around the life and activities of military personnel.
- Isekai — Features a character from a modern-day setting being transported into an alternate world and has to adapt to their new surroundings.
- Desert — Prominently features a desert environment.