“Boy meets girl, receives feather promise; 50 years later, still carrying it, dreams of forgotten love.”
Bird's Song
鳥の歌
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Based on your preference for character-driven stories with layered emotional arcs, this title's exploration of identity and belonging would deeply resonate. The pacing mirrors series you've rated highly, and its thematic depth aligns with your appreciation for nuanced storytelling...
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Synopsis
Boy meets girl, receives feather promise; 50 years later, still carrying it, dreams of forgotten love.
A boy is walking home through the city where he finds a new path that he follows. It starts to rain and he seeks shelter with the aid of a girl. He falls in love with the girl. He gets a feather, and if he always carries it, they will meet again. He returns to his home following the path, but the next day he cant find it again. Time progresses and he forgets the girl. 50 years later he returns to the same city and he dreams of the girl. He is still dutifully carrying the feather. Written, drawn, and directed by famed illustrator Yoshitaka Amano. (Source: AniDB, ANN)
What people say
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.82 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Jul 2010 → Apr 2024
- 8 “This OVA is a clearly metaphorical sequence, in which love is portrayed in a way that goes beyond the corporal and physical. Let's start with the story of the boy (whose name throughout the story...”
- 9 “I feel like it's not fair to judge this on the same basis as other anime, as it is clearly way too unique in it's format. Tori No Uta is really closer to an image book with the text being read out...”
- 7 “ok i don't usually do reviews but i can't belive that such an interesting OVA hasn't been reviewed by anyone! so i'm gonna try and do one :) please excuse my eventual grammar mistakes... "Tori no...”
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A Ova Production
Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 34′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 34m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2007 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4308 catalog