Review of A Place Further Than The Universe

Have you ever thought that life is meaningless? That your entire life is mundane and ordinary? That you are just going to be another person in a pool of 7 billion? That is exactly the protagonist's thoughts until she decided she wanted to go out of the way and do something with her life. Through the wonderful coincidence of meeting someone that had the never-dying determination to pursue her mother's lost footsteps, the main protagonist, Mari decided that was it. She wanted her life to be meaningful, she did not want to be ordinary, she wanted to be extraordinary. This tear-jerking and adventure filled story about 4 young highschool girls trying to get to Antarctica for their respective reasons shows us just how much fun life can be if we make the most out of it. It brings out the wanderlust and motivation in you that would linger for months after watching this. The characters are all developed perfectly with each having their own unique reason for pursuing such a far fetched goal and OH the soundtracks the FREAKING sound tracks are WAY TOO GOOD! Every step of their journey be it an emotional filled episode or a more chill slice of life one, the sound track complements the anime perfectly.

The anime also had amazing and breathtaking art - allowing the same vast and white Antarctic ice that was shown almost every episode to still pull you in and immerse you into its own world. The stars were amazing, the auroras too and all these attention to detail even when the story was taking other turns was an absolute delight to watch.

This is not your normal CGDCT anime, do not go into it expecting a slice of life, all-girls cast merely passing your time on a lazy Sunday afternoon, this is something so much more as the anime starts calling out to you, inspiring you to want to strive to break through the chains of everyday modern life, to achieve something just like them. Watching this anime is just like embarking on a special journey, because like what Hinata said, "If you can still turn back, it's not really a journey. When you hit the point of no return, that's the moment it becomes a journey."

Now, embark on this journey.