A fourteen-episode TV anime based on
the game and animated and produced by Studio Fantasia first aired across
Japan from October 5, 2003 to January 4, 2004 with the erotic elements
from the game greatly toned down and cut to two sex scenes with Takayuki
and Haruka (the second mostly showing just a large scar on Haruka's
chest running between her breasts post coma that isn't present in the
game), three scenes with Mitsuki and Takayuki, a scene with Akane and
Mitsuki (Not in the game) where Mitsuki is depicted nude on Takayuki's
futon, and a scene with Mitsuki and Shinji (the latter two not being in
the game).
The anime provides a
realistic depiction of PTSD and presents a believable, although painful,
depiction of the effects the disorder have on personal relationships of
those who suffer through this disorder. The series consists of 3
timelines: The first one takes place before the accident, which is
mostly contained in the first two episodes and covers the development of
the relationship between Haruka, Mitsuki, Shinji, and Takayuki in their
third year of high school (In Japan high school runs grades 10-12 with
students entering high school at age 15 or 16). Akane is also
introduced. Later episodes however do flashback prior to the beginning
of this timeline and also flashback to this timeline itself and depict
photographs of events that happen in this timeline but are not shown,
for example the photograph of Mitsuki, Akane, Haruka, and Takayuki at
the pool. This timeline ends with all the friends at the hospital with a
shot of Takayuki collapsed on the floor and Mitsuki wearing the ring
that Takayuki bought on her left ring finger, much like an engagement
ring. Unlike the US, the left ring finger is not reserved for
engagement, wedding, chastity rings, or less common promise rings in
Japan.......
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