Review of A Place Further Than The Universe

"A land protected by great waves and terrible storms... The greatest treasure chest of this world. Crossing the equator, overcoming storms, breaking the ice... 14000 kilometers away from Japan. An inaccessible place that rejects those who approach it... A place further than the Universe. " Further than the Universe and further than the feels. BECAUSE THIS SERIES, PEOPLE, IS WONDERFULLY EMOTIONAL. My favorite of the 2018 winter season, one of my favorites of the year and possibly always, one of those series I would never get tired of watching. At first I thought it would be a rather light slice of life show, but soon it becamemuch more than I expected at the beginning: A very humane story that connects with common feelings such as the desire for adventure, friendship, loss and overcoming.

Mari Tamaki (Kimari, as she calls herself) is a high school girl who lives with the desire to do something memorable to enjoy her youth, but at the last moment she feels too insecure to take the step... that is until she meets Shirase, a schoolmate who has her own memorable goal: Going to Antarctica! In her case, the reason is quite different: Shirase's mother disappeared three years ago on the frozen continent while taking part in an expedition. Inspired by Shirase, Kimari decides to join her along with two other girls of their age: the lively Hinata and Yuzuki, an adolescent idol. Together they embark on a journey to one of the most isolated and implacable places on the planet. Overcoming the circumstances of an adventure of such magnitude and the incomprehension and mockery of those who think they can not achieve it, they will discover the truth of the saying "it is the journey that matters, not the destination".

Because this is, mainly, a story about feelings, not about a place. The subtitle "A story that leads to Antarctica" refers to the journey itself, to the fact that the core lies in everything that happens to get there and how does it change the protagonists. It is, in essence, a coming of age story that connects with a desire that many of us have experienced, that of living an adventure full of discoveries in a distant and different place to those we know. Within its short duration, "A place further than the Universe" manages to makes us connect with its protagonists and share the emotion of an incredible journey of discovery and overcoming, full of laughter and tears, difficulties and rewards.