君が望む永遠

KIMI GA NOZOMU EIEN

ANIME

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
14
RELEASE
January 4, 2004
LENGTH
23 min

DESCRIPTION

At first, Takayuki Narumi is befriended by Mitsuki Hayase only because Mitsuki's best friend, Haruka Suzumiya has a crush on him; however since then, Takayuki, his pal Shinji Taira, and Mitsuki have grown to be the best of friends. Then one day, Haruka confesses to Takayuki her love for him. Not wanting to hurt her feelings, Takayuki agrees to go out with her. After a few incidents, their relationship gets intimate, even while Takayuki and Mitsuki begin to realize their feelings for each other. But suddenly, when tragedy strikes, things are never the same for these four friends again.

CAST

Mitsuki Hayase
Chiaki Takahashi
Haruka Suzumiya
Minami Kuribayashi
Takayuki Narumi
Kishou Taniyama
Akane Suzumiya
Kaori Mizuhashi
Ayu Daikuuji
Kiyomi Asai
Azusa Ishida
Miki Itou
Motoko Kouzuki
Mami Kosuge
Mayu Tamano
Kozue Yoshizumi
Kaoru Suzumiya
Keiko Konno
Hotaru Amakawa
Satoko Kubota
Manami Homura
Shinji Taira
Makoto Aoki
Fumio Hoshino
Hitomi
Souchirou Suzumiya
Yasuhiko Kawazu
Yoshiyuki Itou
Mitsuru Ogata
Kenzou Sakiyama
Kazuo Oka

EPISODES

Dubbed

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RELATED TO KIMI GA NOZOMU EIEN

OVA DramaKimi ga Nozomu Eien OVA

ONA ComedyAyu Mayu Gekijou

OVA ComedyAkane Maniax

Cover Art for Kimi ga Nozomu Eien: Gundam Parody

SPECIAL MechaKimi ga Nozomu Eien: Gundam Parody

ANIME ActionMuv-Luv Alternative

NOVEL DramaKimi ga Nozomu Eien

MANGA ComedyMuv-Luv

MANGA ActionMuv-Luv Alternative

NOVEL DramaKimi ga Nozomu Eien

Cover Art for Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Anthology Comic

MANGA ComedyKimi ga Nozomu Eien Anthology Comic

REVIEWS

Daybreak
50/100
You didn't get here by accident, did you?
Drama. Soap Opera. The main focus is on the romantic occurrences of the main cast, specifically the love triangle that features the main character as the center.

KimiNozo provides a lot of situations that require deliberation on the part of the viewer. If an average person is put into a difficult situation, and makes poor choices, does that make them a bad person? Complicated ethical debate is part of the viewing experience. Many of the characters actions tend to fall into moral grey areas. Sorting out who is right and wrong, if their is a villain to cast the blame on, is a task left to the viewer.

The portrayal of both women and men in the series can be very frustrating. Character logic is sometimes tossed aside in order to create and further dramatic developments. While our main trio is always punished and suffers for their missteps, a few side characters seem to be invincible. The comic relief characters are too happy go lucky to fit in the series naturally, and a male side characters reprehensible actions seem to be forgotten, or accepted.

The series can be hard to follow at times. Episodes skip back and forth through several years of time without any major indicators. A high school uniform is pretty explanatory, but one year after high school, or three years after, who knows? The series predominant focus is three years after high school.

The animation varies between poor and minimal, but combined with the content of the show fits really well. It is a lowbrow soap opera, and it never tries to be anything else. The show is filled with a unique kind of fanservice, call it dramaservice. Fanservice in the traditional sense is almost nonexistent. There is nudity and sex scenes, but they are central to the plot and very non-erotic.

The most important part is that the drama is JUICY. That is what we are all here for right? Holding your head in your hands, squirming in your chair, screaming at the screen, convincing yourself it's not worth crying over, and lying in bed all night trying to make sense of what all happened.

Art. Animation. Characters. Plot. Sound/Music. Every gradable metric turns up a poor score, but the series has a hidden merit that will see it be a riveting experience for some viewers. Anime viewers often hold the belief that bad shows can only be enjoyed ironically. Kimi ga Nozomu Eien exists in defiance of this principle, and while you groan at the poor dialogue and shallow characters, you might accidentally be swept away by the hard hitting and well timed dramatic events.

In a word: dramaservice.
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