Spoiler Ahead
Sora yori mo tooi basho, follow stories of four girls, Kobuchizawa Shirase, Tamaki Mari, Miyake Hinata and Shiraishi Yuzuki. the story start with kimari(short for Tamaki Mari) who feel bored, have nothing to fuel her teenage live. at this time she realize, she need to went out of her box. at first she tried to consult to her friend megumi who is her childhood friend and protector. Kimari decided to skipping school, but after sometimes she cant do it and just went to school as usual. at the way to school she met shirase, a girl called crazy because she want to go to Antartica to find her mother. Ill just skip the story, for short the four girl met and decide to went together to Antarctica.
Self Realization
this theme want so new in the anime, but yorimoi deliver it cutely and brilliantly. Kimari is just like us (me especially) a teenager who bored with usual live, tried to went out of comfort zone, but dont know where to go. but some destined encounter change how she see the world. at that point she met shirase, she know what she need to do and inspired by her. When other teenager said that shirase is dumb and crazy for trying to do something (im)possible by their standard, kimari stayed beside shirase and push (and pull) her to go. At this time she know, and remember the feeling of energy burst from your heart at once and realize that she can do anything as long as she believe and have friend who believe in her dream. Megumi in another side is a girl who always being in Kimari side and give kimari sugestion about what to do. but instead of consulting with megumi, kimari just went ahead without asking, which made Megumi realize that Kimari isntthe one who need her, instead she is the one who need kimari and jealousy consume her. Kimari as a good girl also realize that megumi is her treasured friend and doesnt want to lose her, and also realize that she left megumi behind which made her feel bad after. Kimari is typical human who sometimes forget her surounding when on fire, and forget what important for her for long time. and yeah, they keep being friend, because Kimari doesnt want to lose Megumi.
What is Friend?
Yuzuki, an idol who feel lonely. yuzuki is an idol from early age, which made her dont had any friend. she made friends but just as name, this thing made her lonely and dont know what friend is. she even tried to made a contracts of friendship with Kimari and friends. Kimari and the other than said what friend is "Friend is someone who wak with you together who have same goals as you are" Hinata our funny and happy go lucky girl have same problems, she is betrayed by her friend in tracking club. but, when she success that said friend come and want to claim the proud of being Hinata Friend, which then Shirase blatantly said "dont you dare F*uck with my friend, came when you feel like it". which made hinata came to tears because she realized that shirase is her true friend. What i really love is the closing statement from em, They will always be friend even though they will walk their own path after the journey. what a story.. you will find your true friend when you go to a journey together.. so friend the one who want to go to a long journey with you.
Regret
Shirase, our crazy dreamer have her own motive to go, which is to find her missing mother in Antartica, she just dont want to regret that she doest feel anything even after accepting her mother dead. short story (because im in teary eyes), she get the remorse of let her mom go.
Clossing Statement
this Anime will always be my favorite, just watch it, i know it will worth your time. i Guarantee it. always feels/10 for this one
