A Place Further Than the Universe · Season 1 · Crunchyroll
A Place Further Than the Universe Season 1
A Place Further Than the Universe Season 1 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 8.5/10. 13 episodes on Crunchyroll from 2 January 2018.
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What BollyAI Thinks
Madhouse's original 2018 anime - broadcast on AT-X and Tokyo MX - is widely considered one of the finest anime of that decade. Directed by Atsuko Ishizuka and written by Jukki Hanada, the series uses the Antarctic expedition as both a literal and emotional destination. The four leads are distinct and credibly teenage; their reasons for attempting something this extreme are grounded in recognisable adolescent longing rather than fantasy. Anime News Network's episodic reviewers tracked the series' slow emotional build across 13 weeks, consistently noting how the show layers meaning into its visual design and character dynamics before delivering its most emotionally powerful episodes. The finale is among the most discussed in recent anime history. The series earned simulcast status on Crunchyroll and won the Anime of the Year award at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2019.
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The Room
“It's been able to achieve its modest narrative ambitions without any trouble, and that foundation should give it plenty to build on.”
Anime News Network
Standout Episodes
The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.
- E1One Million Yen Worth of Youth8.3
Mari Tamaki has lived a life of almost-adventures and abandoned dreams. When she meets Shirase Kobuchizawa, who has spent years saving a million yen to reach Antarctica, the premise snaps into focus immediately. The premiere is warm, propulsive, and confidently specific.
The moment: A million yen spilling from a bag - the most concrete expression of years of single-minded resolve any anime premiere has offered.
- E13A Place Further Than the Universe9.5
The finale delivers the emotional payoff the series has been building across 12 episodes. The Antarctic setting, the search for what was lost, and the bonds formed during the journey all converge in a sequence that critics and audiences consistently identify as one of the most affecting in contemporary anime.
The moment: The email inbox - a scene described by the ANN reviewer as finally delivering the dramatic bite the series had been building toward.
“This episode finally gave me what I wanted most out of this show: a storyline with some genuine dramatic bite.” - Anime News Network