Now and Then, Here and There

A plucky youngster’s spirit is challenged when he is transported to a barren world ruled by an insane dictator in this powerful, moving anime series. Shu is an optimistic adolescent with unflappable high spirits. While exploring a factory, he meets a young girl named Lala-Ru sitting atop a smokestack. Shu doesn’t suspect that this apparently innocent meeting will take him to a dark and barren world that will test his values, and his spirits. < Less

A plucky youngster’s spirit is challenged when he is transported to a barren world ruled by an insane dictator in this powerful, moving anime series. Quickly after his arrival in this new world Shu is separated from Lala-Ru. She has been abducted by the forces of the power-mad dictator Hamdo, who seeks her ability to control water. But this ability rests in a pendant, which she has safely entrusted to Shu. < Less

A plucky youngster’s spirit is challenged when he is transported to a barren world ruled by an insane dictator in this powerful, moving anime series. Still seeking the pendant that will give him control of the world's water, Hamdo shifts his attention from Lala-Ru to Shu. Meanwhile, Shu encounters Sara Ringwalt, an innocent girl trapped like Shu in this hellish world, and subject to some of its greatest cruelties. < Less

A plucky youngster’s spirit is challenged when he is transported to a barren world ruled by an insane dictator in this powerful, moving anime series. Ordered to search the ship from stem to stern for the pendant, the soldiers decide to put Shu to work, and draft him into their ranks. But the commanding officers are startled to find Shu's plucky rebelliousness rubbing off on his fellow draftees. < Less