“Two grieving strangers find healing at the beach, guided by a mysterious girl called "Umi Warabe."”
Refrain Blue
Refrain Blue (リフレインブルー)
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Synopsis
Two grieving strangers find healing at the beach, guided by a mysterious girl called "Umi Warabe."
A trip to the beach turns out to be more than expected for two people who are mourning the losses of their beloved. Perhaps a mysterious girl known as the "Umi Warabe" can help them to heal their wounds and move on with their lives. Matsunaga Yoshihiro is the chaperone for a group of high-school students on a summer trip to the beach. One night he saves one of the students, Morisawa Nao, as she attempts to drown herself. She had been on this same trip a year ago, with her fiancee, who was later killed in a plane crash. As these two get to know each other, we find that Yoshihiro also has a painful secret from his past. Watching over everything is a mysterious young girl who somehow is always there at decisive moments. (Source: ANN)
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What 2 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
↑ 2.50
Running avg · Apr 2012 → Oct 2021
- 8 “The soundtrack stands out as the series' greatest strength, delivering an emotional, Clannad-like experience that's almost worth watching for the music alone. While the story successfully tells a...”
- 3 “The only redeeming quality is the mood-appropriate soundtrack; everything else—scatter-shot colors, hollow depressed leads, annoying side cast, and gratuitous ecchi-tragedy mix—fails completely....”
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- Format 3 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 15m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2000 – Oct 2000
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-0630 catalog
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- Pink Pineapple Producer