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Now and Then, Here and There (今、そこにいる僕)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Akitaro Daichi
Top Cast
Akemi Okamura
Shuuzou Matsutani (voice)
Kaori Nazuka
Lala-Ru (voice)
Azusa Nakao
Sara Ringwalt (voice)
Yuka Imai
Nabuca (voice)
Reiko Yasuhara
Koji Ishii
Hiroko Konishi
Rica Matsumoto
Seasons
Season 1 (1999)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: A Girl Admiring the Sunset
1999-10-14Happy-go-lucky boy Shu encounters a mysterious girl, and is drawn into time warp that thrusts him into a hellish future.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 2: A Boy and a Mad King
1999-10-21Lala-Ru is captured by Abelia’s men, but her magical pendant escapes with Shu at the last moment.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 3: A Feast in the Dark
1999-10-28While imprisoned, Shu meets a fragile blue-eyed girl named Sara who found her way to this hellish future under similar circumstances.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 4: Discord
1999-11-04The young soldiers have their marching orders: Search the entire ship from top to bottom for Lala-Ru’s missing pendant.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 5: Murder
1999-11-11King Hamdo’s frustration reaches a boiling point as the mission to recover the pendant continues to be fruitless.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 6: Disappearance in a Sandstorm
1999-11-18The young soldiers are now faced with a tour of duty as they leave Hellywood to seek more soldiers.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 7: Night of Flight
1999-11-25While in prison, Shu uncovers an unbelievable mystery and the fate of this hellish future suddenly falls squarely in his hands.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 8: Two Lone Souls
1999-12-02Now that Shu is on the run, he must face a whole new set of dangers in the wild desert.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 9: In the Chasm
1999-12-09Shu and Lala-ru don’t realize it, but the village they’ve encountered is actually the target of King Hamdo’s revenge.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 10: Prelude to Chaos
1999-12-16Shu and Lala-Ru are tentatively welcomed by the villagers of Zari Bars.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 11: Eve of Destruction
2000-01-06Sis, one of the citizens of Zari Bars, finds Sara in the desert, on the verge of death.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 12: This Bloody Earth
2000-01-13Sara warns the people of Zari Bars that an impending attack from Hellywood is eminent.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 13: Now and Then, Here and There
2000-01-20Nabuca finds himself at a crossroad: Continue killing for the empty promise of going home after the war ends, or listen to his heart and put down his gun.
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