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“Childhood friends become step-siblings, flee to parallel world to escape forbidden love, facing dangerous consequences.”
To Me, The One Who Loved You
君を愛したひとりの僕へ
7.46
2,274 rank · 117,622 viewers · 509 favorites
Romance
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Childhood friends become step-siblings, flee to parallel world to escape forbidden love, facing dangerous consequences.
With the divorce of his parents, seven-year-old Koyomi Hidaka makes the important decision to live with his father. As a researcher at the Japanese Institute of Virtual Science, Koyomi's father is involved in the investigation of the phenomenon of parallel worlds. Through his father's job, the young boy meets Shiori Satou, the daughter of another divorced researcher. Soon becoming friends, the two spend much of their childhood together. As Koyomi and Shiori grow closer together over the years, the two intend to marry in the future. However, their plan comes to a halt when their parents decide to marry each other. Now fated to being step-siblings, the two friends refuse to accept their new reality. Using their parents' research, Koyomi and Shiori escape to a parallel world to start their lives anew together, only to face repercussions that will put the very futures they strove for in danger.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 23 sampled reviews
7.1
/10
What 23 viewers settled on.
71%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 2.44
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.44 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.2 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.8
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.87
Running avg · Nov 2022 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This masterpiece delivers an incredibly powerful emotional impact with hidden details that only reveal themselves after watching both movies. While the voice acting falls short, the brilliant plot...”
- 10 “This anime excels with its slow-burn storytelling full of hidden clues that reward attentive viewing, featuring beautiful art style, well-developed characters, and understandable science fiction...”
- 9 “The story presents every detail and stage in a clear, friendly manner while exploring themes of love, devotion, and selfless pursuit of a loved one's happiness. The unique dual-film structure...”
Verbosity
Short · 39%
Medium · 43%
Long · 17%
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A Movie Production
TMS Entertainment.- Format 1 × 98′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 38m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2022 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-21101 catalog
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