The Place Promised in Our Early Days

If you like good anime movies with good stories and amazing art, this is perfect for you. And even if you're not, I still recommend this movie; it is excellent.



I'll warn you now, it's a love story (even I hate chick flicks), but it is such a good story that it's totally worth a watch. Go rent it now!! Or watch it on YouTube. I dunno; you can find like anything on there nowadays, right?

I'd like a good love story, to be honest. Maybe I'll check this out.

A brief synopsis of what it's about, Christy?

That's difficult without giving a lot away

In an alternate timeline, Japan was divided after losing World War II: Hokkaido was annexed by "Union" while Honshu and other southern islands were under US sovereignty. A gigantic yet mysterious tower was constructed at Hokkaido and could be seen clearly from Aomori (the northernmost prefecture of Honshu) across Tsugaru Strait.

Here's the official DVD description:

In school, they were best friends. And they shared two passions: the plane they built together, christened Bela Ĉielo, and a girl. Sayuri.

Oblivious to the tense international environment, the three form an indelible bond and it seems nothing can ever come between them and their dream. The boys believe that someday they will reach the distant tower – and touch Sayuri’s heart – however far it may be.

But time passes. War escalates. Alliances are changed. Friends become enemies. And Sayuri falls into a dreamlike state that seems inexplicably linked to the mysterious tower of their youth. At the brink of a World War, Sayuri seems to be a key to a new world peace… or a frightening and bitter end to the world as we know it.

One of the things that is really cool about the movie, though, is that everything is hand drawn, and it's absolutely beautiful. I'll say it now though: you have to pay very close attention to the movie; it's not something you can just put on and then do something else. And the music, oh em gee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_avx1RFPX8