Why it is worth watching
Give it a shot if you're looking for a tough war story that tests Shu's optimism without turning the otherworld into escapism.
Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers th…e true terrors of war, which includes genocide, brutal torture, hunger, thirst, and child exploitation. Now Shu is trying to save Lala-Ru, as well as his hard earned, and often relunctant, new friends from the insane dictator, Hamdo. Whether Shu can possibly accomplish saving those he cares about while still holding up to his values remains to be seen.
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Give it a shot if you're looking for a tough war story that tests Shu's optimism without turning the otherworld into escapism.
It is for audiences prepared for violence, abuse and child survival.
What distinguishes it from the adventurous isekai is throwing an optimistic boy into a dictatorship where water and children are military resources; his shōnen attitude collides with brutal consequences.
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