Now and Then, Here and There (Complete Collector's Boxed Set)
by Akitar? Daichi
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Actor: Akemi Okamura, David Brimmer, David Moo, Kaori Nazuka, Rachael LillisDirector: Akitar? Daichi
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 325 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-03-26
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Us Manga Corps Video
Movie Reviews of Now and Then, Here and There (Complete Collector's Boxed Set)
Movie Review: Not a comprehensive review.
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this for a friend, who was more into this show than I.
The show borrows multiple good ideas from other sources (dystopian post-apocalyptic sci-fi, child soldiers, Hollywood, bowl cuts), but in the end it fails to achieve what it's aiming for. That is -- a gritty sci-fi drama. The animation makes any of the darker themes look more unreal and harder to believe. There's rape, murder, torture and insanity, but they are mostly implied, rather than shown, which doesn't help the realism any,
while the lacking character development cripples the good, yet somewhat trite, plot.
Also the whole thing is too short, which probably contributes to the problems outlined above.
Summary of Now and Then, Here and There (Complete Collector's Boxed Set)
Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani, a rambunctious adolescent kendo student, encounters a mysterious girl named Lala-Ru in an abandoned factory near his home. When she's captured by hostile mecha, Shu is taken with her to another world, to the unfortunately named fortress-ship Hellywood, ruled by the psychotic King Hamdo. The apparently ancient Lala-Ru can produce vast quantities of water, which Hamdo desires. Shu is imprisoned, beaten, and tortured before being inducted into Hamdo's army of child-soldiers. He doggedly insists that he must protect Lala-Ru, despite her great powers. They escape Hellywood, wander through the desert, and reach a pueblo-like village where they defeat Hamdo. The rambling storyline recalls both El Hazard and Escaflowne. What sets Now and Then apart is the gritty realism of the violence: unlike other anime characters, Shu seems to feel real pain when Hamdo's thugs beat him. Although the rape of the Earth girl Sara is suggested rather than depicted, she has to decide whether to keep or abort the child. These depictions of the brutality of war give Now and Then a grim power many better-written and better-animated series lack. The most interesting segment on the "bonus disc" juxtaposes the animated version of the final episode with the storyboards. "From Then to Now" includes clips from the audition tapes of the actors playing Hamdo (Jack Taylor) and Shu (a surprisingly burly Ed Paul) along with interviews and standard behind-the-scenes footage of the recording sessions. Rated 16 Up for considerable violence, minor profanity, adult themes. --Charles SolomonDragged through a time warp by a strange machine, Shu is thrust into a hellish future as it explodes into war! Surrounded by fierce warriors enslaved innocents, and enigmatic wanderers, Shu faces the ultimate challenge of survival in a world gone mad!
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