TV series

The Relative Worlds

2017 · 1 season

A quiet everyday life cracks open into an eerie mirror-world, leaving you unsettled and thoughtful about who you might have been.

Created by: Yuhei Sakuragi
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Maaya Uchida, Aoi Yuki, Yuki Kaji

Overview: The story is set in Japan in 2020. The story centers on Shin Hazama, and a version of himself who led a different life in another Japan appears. A crack opens in the everyday life that he thought was impossible to change. Boys and girls have to decide what to think and choose when the world changes completely. The battle with another world and another self begins.

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Created by: Yuhei Sakuragi
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Maaya Uchida, Aoi Yuki, Yuki Kaji

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
fate
coming-of-age
isolation
family
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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