Absolute Boy

A gentle, slightly eerie mystery that unfolds slowly, blending rural nostalgia with strange phenomena and a quiet search for lost memories.

Created by

Kazunori Ito

Genres

Animation, Mystery, Drama

Starring

Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kanako Mitsuhashi, Akiko Kobayashi

Overview

Ayumu Aizawa who can't recall his childhood. He doesn't suffer from amnesia but his younger days are a mystery to him. When asked to spend the summer with his father in Tana, a rural town two hours away from his home in Tokyo, Ayumu refuses as he has not seen his divorced father in four years. He gets bribed by his mother with a mountain bicycle and reluctantly agrees. Unbeknownst to him, this fateful trip will put together bits of his past. Soon after arriving at Tana, Ayumu encounters strange happenings such as meeting a mysterious boy called Wakkun, who lives in an enchanted forest, and floating orbs of lights appearing in the sky.

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Memory, identity, mystery, isolation

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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