
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet
3.8
Animation
Drama
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2016
18 min
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It is thirty years after the failure of the Space Colonization Program. Humanity is nearly extinct. A perpetual and deadly Rain falls on the Earth. Men known as "Junkers" plunder goods and artifacts from the ruins of civilization. One such Junker sneaks alone into the most dangerous of all ruins—a "Sarcophagus City." In the center of this dead city, he discovers a pre-War planetarium. And as he enters he is greeted by Hoshino Yumemi, a companion robot. Without a single shred of doubt, she assumes he is the first customer she's had in 30 years. She attempts to show him the stars at once, but the planetarium projector is broken. Unable to make heads or tails of her conversation, he ends up agreeing to try and repair the projector...
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"Amazing anime. One of the best (and most heartbreaking) I have ever seen. It's more like a movie split into 5 parts than a show; and the description doesn't give it justice. The story occurs over the course of a few days, exploring the end of the world, how "human" robots may someday be, and as a byproduct, how destructive and empathetic humans can be, through the interaction of a human and a robot left to take care of a planetarium and rapidly running out of battery. I sobbed during every episode, and cried for an hour after it was over, so be ready for that emotional response. Beautifully animated, emotive and well-developed characters, and an innovative and thoughtful plot. "