Hoshizora Kiseki

I found this to be a very a cute ova. the plot is based around astronamy, so if you don't like that you best not watch it. The story is centered around ginga, who has a mysterious ability and kozue a regular school girl who loves to look at the stars. As the show goes on it becomes easier to understand the two main characters and the realtionship they share. Its doesn't appear to be romantic but rather ginga was a caged bird and kozue set him free. Overall this show was a great show that seemed to have a deep meaning.

"Hoshizora Kiseki" is kind of a strange show. It seems to be more about astronomy, but it's really a strange love story between a boy and a girl, who hit it off in an awkward and simple way, it kind of doesn't work to me, but you can roll with it. The story is fairly simple, but it's also kind of strange, because they never really explain what is the point of the boy's mission other than "It's something I have to do." I know this series was 30 minutes, but it felt like a strange addition to the show. The art reminds me of a mix ofCossette no Shouzou, and Serial Experiments Lain. I don't really like that dark tone of artwork personally. For an ONA though, this looks very good. The music has an extreme MIDI sound to it, but in that vibe of a Visual Novel, so it hasn't entirely lost its charm. The seiyuu do well enough, but sometimes they seem a bit monotonous. There are really only 2 main characters, and 3 supporting characters. Main: Kozue and (We learn while watching) Genga Supporting: Kozue's friend Kozue's Brother or Friend Mystery man in a suit They don't have too much build to them other than some of the basic things, Kozue's friend likes her "Brother? Friend?" Mystery man is the mediator to the plot point of the space fragments. Kozue is a strange person in my opinion, she seems to get happy and angry at the drop of a hat (Mainly at the beginning), and likes to annoy the people around her without trying to understand what's going on. But, she is around 14-16, so it's understandable. Ginga is basically an experiment and has to remain in a suit because the outside world will diminish his power, whatever that is. The ending has some development on Genga, so I will not spoil it. I thought this show was okay. I didn't like it too much, especially the dark art style. But I didn't hate it, and I didn't feel like I wasted my time after I watched it. It's a strange love story, not very much astrology is involved, but it may be a nice short if you have an inkling to watch one. But a much better short would be "Voices of a Distant Star" if you haven't already seen that.

This was a bit of a shame! I feel if this same concept was applied to a longer series, even just a full length movie, it had the potential to be a solid 7/8 star Sci-Fi Romance. The ideas, story, and characters were promising, but either never developed beyond initial introduction, or were rushed due to the short run-time. For example--the main girls friend who appears at the start... there are a few scenes with her, and they all felt very pointless! I understand what they were trying to accomplish with the character, but it didn't feel neccessary when there was so little time to tellthe story. I wish they had been removed and the time had been spent on our central romance instead. The romance had a nice plot, but again it was crunched down to feeling almost abrupt with how quickly the characters relationship developed, giving the climax a lacking feeling as the emotional set-up for it to feel impactful was not there. The biggest plus, however, was the art--I really like the style and found it quite unique. The characters had a realistic look and feeling that I personally enjoy, and the backgrounds are well-painted. I think it was a nice enough watch, if a little confusing in parts, but would have been alot better as a full-length movie/series.