Now and Then, Here and There (1999)

10/14/1999 (JP) • 25m

Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics

Can one child stop a war?

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Akemi Okamura

Shuuzou Matsutani (voice)

13 Episodes

Kaori Nazuka

Lala-Ru (voice)

13 Episodes

Azusa Nakao

Sara Ringwalt (voice)

13 Episodes

Yuka Imai

Nabuca (voice)

13 Episodes

Reiko Yasuhara

13 Episodes

Koji Ishii

13 Episodes

Hiroko Konishi

13 Episodes

Rica Matsumoto

13 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

1999 | 13 Episodes

Season 1 of Now and Then, Here and There premiered on October 14, 1999.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Japanese

Keywords

dystopia

alternate dimension

water shortage

child soldier

anime

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