For the most part the music is good but doesn’t add anything to the show. The soundtrack to Plastic Memories is cheerfully unexciting. Despite the general romantic tone, it’s not all fun and games. It sums up the show as a whole perfectly. It’s the culmination of the show up to this point and is really quite emotional. I can’t say any of the sound stood out or increased the value of the show but it did capture the feel of the anime well.Īfter Kazuki breaks Tsukasa and Isla’s partnership the two are given the motivation they need to make the relationship work in Isla’s last days.

The soundtrack is pleasant, and both the opening and ending tracks are good. In terms of animation, it’s fine but there isn’t exactly any part that warrants extravagance (unless you count fireworks, which is okay and no more.) This scene… The artwork is precise and colourful and easy to look at. It would have been nice to see some more development for some of the other side characters, but I can’t say that it was a weak part of the story as I felt the time was used best to show the development of Isla and Tsukasa’s relationship. Some of the other side characters get a fair amount of development, notably Michiru (episodes surrounding her father etc.) and Kazuki (if only in relation to Isla). The way in which she opens up to Tsukasa runs along side her increase in belief that making memories isn’t a total waste of time. Isla’s feelings towards the world she lives in and the idea of memories themselves allow for her to development to become really marked throughout the show. Tsukasa is a largely typical male lead: unsure on how to approach his relationship with Isla he constantly seeks advice with some rather comical results, but in truth is that he is deeply caring and is desperate to do everything he can for his partner. Deep, huh? Plastic Memories is for the most part, light, cheerful and lovely.Īs a love story, Plastic Memories focuses primarily on the two main characters: Tsukasa and Isla. The show focuses on development of Tsukasa and Isla’s relationship while constantly looking at the merits of making memories that will inevitably be lost. The problem with this whole situation? Giftias are to all intents and purposes just the same as humans, but after 9 or so years have to be retrieved – thus losing their memories and personalties. Enter Isla, a giftia who also works at the retrieval service and becomes Tsukasa’s partner.

Tsukasa, a young man who has recently finished college but failed because of illness gets a job in the Retrieval Service. The story focuses on the retrieval service of the SAI corporation, the organisation that is responsible for recovering Giftias at the end of their lives. Somewhere in the not too distant future the world is populated by humans and Giftias, fully intelligent androids who are completely integrated into the world. What you see is what you get with Plastic Memories. An example of such a show is Plastic Memories, with the simple point of the show being romance – sure things happen but the main reason for the show is it’s love story. As such, the saddest anime series feel completely real, an event that no one can easily forget.I’m 20 and male and am not ashamed to say that every so often it’s nice to sit down and watch something that doesn’t have guns, swords, dragons, bad guys or a cataclysmic event. These series succeeded in telling some of the most impactful and memorable stories of the medium not through senseless sad events, but rather by creating worlds that felt real and important to fans. However, the death of a character is not going to evoke any feelings if viewers never connect with that character in the first place. Many anime fans consider this title to be one of the saddest ever, with Tomoya and Nagisa's family developments breaking fans' hearts multiple times.įrom untimely deaths to tragic revelations, there are plenty of different ways to create a sad scene. Adulthood is rarely easy, a fact that this series portrays realistically and sincerely, which evokes genuine empathy from viewers. The tragedies are not even limited to the couple alone, with other characters also facing their own hardships. Unfortunately, while witnessing their relationship develop should be a positive experience for fans of the couple, their family life proves to be riddled with trouble, challenges, and difficult choices. Clannad: After Story follows the future wherein Tomoya Okazaki starts dating Nagisa Furukawa, as well as their life together.

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