Episode 1
A Girl Admiring the Sunset
25m6.0 / 10
Happy-go-lucky boy Shu encounters a mysterious girl, and is drawn into time warp that thrusts him into a hellish future.
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Now and Then, Here and There
19991 season7.4 / 10
Can one child stop a war?
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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Now and Then, Here and There premiered October 14, 1999. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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 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.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
A Boy and a Mad King
25m5.0 / 10
Lala-Ru is captured by Abelia’s men, but her magical pendant escapes with Shu at the last moment.
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Episode 3
A Feast in the Dark
25m5.0 / 10
While imprisoned, Shu meets a fragile blue-eyed girl named Sara who found her way to this hellish future under similar circumstances.
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Episode 4
Discord
25m5.0 / 10
The young soldiers have their marching orders: Search the entire ship from top to bottom for Lala-Ru’s missing pendant.
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Episode 5
Murder
25m5.0 / 10
King Hamdo’s frustration reaches a boiling point as the mission to recover the pendant continues to be fruitless.
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Episode 6
Disappearance in a Sandstorm
25m5.0 / 10
The young soldiers are now faced with a tour of duty as they leave Hellywood to seek more soldiers.
Episode credits
Directed by Tadashi Hiramatsu, Masahiko OtsukaWritten by Hideyuki Kurata
Episode 7
Night of Flight
25m5.0 / 10
While in prison, Shu uncovers an unbelievable mystery and the fate of this hellish future suddenly falls squarely in his hands.
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Episode 8
Two Lone Souls
25m5.0 / 10
Now that Shu is on the run, he must face a whole new set of dangers in the wild desert.
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Episode 9
In the Chasm
25m5.0 / 10
Shu and Lala-ru don’t realize it, but the village they’ve encountered is actually the target of King Hamdo’s revenge.
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Episode 10
Prelude to Chaos
25m5.0 / 10
Shu and Lala-Ru are tentatively welcomed by the villagers of Zari Bars.
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Episode 11
Eve of Destruction
25m5.0 / 10
Sis, one of the citizens of Zari Bars, finds Sara in the desert, on the verge of death.
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Episode 12
This Bloody Earth
25m5.0 / 10
Sara warns the people of Zari Bars that an impending attack from Hellywood is eminent.
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Episode 13
Now and Then, Here and There
25m5.0 / 10finale
Nabuca 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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Cast
Akemi OkamuraShuuzou Matsutani (voice)
Kaori NazukaLala-Ru (voice)
Azusa NakaoSara Ringwalt (voice)
Yuka ImaiNabuca (voice)
Reiko Yasuhara
Koji Ishii
Hiroko Konishi
Rica MatsumotoCredits
- Written by
- Hideyuki Kurata, Hideyuki Kurata
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 13
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 今、そこにいる僕
Networks & production
WOWOW PrimeJapan
Anime International CompanyJapan
Themes
alternate dimensionanimechild soldierdystopiawater shortage