Review of A Place Further Than The Universe

Sora Yori is just one of those animes you can´t forget. It does not just give you a good time and an enjoyable experiences. It can change you. Show you what life is about. And how you can change other people. The story is just magnific. Four girls in different situations and with different trouble decide to go abroad on a very special adventure that would change their lives drastically. Every situation they went through was really unique and none of them felt unnecesary. Every special moment they went through was inmersive and extremely empathysing, making you felt like their problems were your own. From thebeggining to the end, you felt like them.

Art was amazing. Madhouse made an incredible job illustrating and animating this series to make it look visually stunning, sometimes almost KyoAni-level visuals. Sound was also unbelievably amazing. Koko Kara became quickly my favourite ending of all time (and since I´ve have wanted to watch Sora Yori), and insert songs like One Step were also amazing.

Characters were of course amazing. The magic of this show is that all of them are likeable and you can´t hate anyone (not even Megumi). And about the four of them... there is no best girl. Because they are all best girls. It´s impossible to choose the best out of them. All of them felt alive and interesting.

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Undoubtely, the most beautiful things on this series were those special moments. Every episode ending was very special and felt really nice. From Mari and Shirase going to see the ice-breaker to the girls going out on the storm (what a scene), them going on Antartic trips, watching the aurora at the end and, of course, that EP12 final scene that simply kills you.
And a very special one? When everyone returns to their normal lives and Mari sends Megumi a message, just for her to reply she is in the Artic. Far from being a bad moment, this showed us how Mari inspired her to do something with her life, and she did, not only realizing she was stupid when attacking her, but also giving Mari her apologies for everything she has done, and wanting to be friends again. Very underrated moment.
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The only thing I can conclude is that is anime is magical. 200% recommended to anyone

Story: 9/10
Art: 9/10
Sound: 9/10
Character: 8/10
Enjoyment: 9/10

Overall: 9/10
Should you watch it? Of course you should.