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- Region:Japan
- Type:TV
- English name:Sora yori mo Tooi Basho / A Place Further Than The Universe
- Official name:宇宙よりも遠い場所
- Chinese name:比宇宙更远的地方
- Other names:比宇宙更遥远的地方
- Premiered:January 2, 2018
- Status:Finished Airing
- Tags:Youth / Inspirational / Lily / Healing / Source original
- Original author:よりもい
- Director:いしづかあつこ / 木村拓 / 北川朋哉
- Scenario:花田十輝
- Storyboard:佐山聖子 / 神戸守 / 北川朋哉 / いしづかあつこ / 清水健一
- Co-director:北川朋哉 / いしづかあつこ / 高田昌豊 / 澤井幸次 / 大庭秀昭
- Studios:MADHOUSE
- Production cooperation:ダンガンピクチャーズ / DR MOVIE
- Producers:「宇宙よりも遠い場所」製作委員会
- Copyright:©YORIMOI PARTNERS
- Family:A Place Further Than The Universe
- Rating:12+
Sora yori mo Tooi Basho
That is a place further than the universe...
Tamaki Mari, also called Kimari by her friends, is a second-year high school student who wants to make the most out of her school years but never really gets around to starting anything.
When her schoolmate Kobuchizawa Shirase tells her about her resolution to go to the South Pole, Kimari is moved by her tenacity and decides to go with her...
Note: The first two episodes received an early screening at a special event held at Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro on 27.12.2017.
Also the first episode received a special preliminary delivery on dAnime Store on 28.12.2017 (limited to 500 viewers), on NicoNico Live on 29.12.2017 and on AbemaTV on 30.12.2017.
The regular TV broadcast started on 02.01.2018.
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EP1 - One Million Yen for Youth
Mari Tamaki, AKA Kimari, really wanted to have a great adventure in high school, but could never take the first step. Now in her second year, she meets Shirase Kobuchizawa, a girl who is determined to go to Antarctica despite being told it's impossible. Kimari is so moved by Shirase's indomitable spirit that she vows to go to Antarctica with her.
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EP2 - Kabukicho Fremantle
To get on a ship to Antarctica, Kimari and Shirase will first need the money to fly from Japan to Fremantle, Australia. To earn this money, Kimari gets a job at a convenience store, where she meets a girl named Hinata Miyake. Hinata decides to join them on the trip, and quickly gets swept up in Shirase's next plan...
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EP3 - The Follow Backs Don't Stop!
Kimari, Shirase, and Hinata need to figure out a way that high school girls might be allowed to go to Antarctica. Although dubious about their chances, they quickly find a report about a high school-aged actress named Yuzuki Shiraishi, who's being allowed to come along. Shirase attempts to make contact with Yuzuki's agency, but it just so happens that Yuzuki has come to them.
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EP4 - Four Caterpillars
Kimari and the others finally have their tickets to Antarctica. However, they'll need to go on a three-day summer training camp to learn the skills they'll need. In the mountains, they experience everything from lectures to field work, and meet the team commander, who seems to have a history with Shirase.
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EP5 - Dear My Friend
It's been several months since their training, and the girls' trip to Antarctica is drawing near. With Rin's help, Kimari manages to sort out her luggage, and in doing so, finds a game she borrowed from Megumi a long time ago. When she visits her friend to return it and talk about old times, though, Megumi doesn't seem to remember it at all...
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EP6 - Welcome to the Durian Show
The girls have a stopover in Singapore on their way from Japan to Fremantle. They decide to spend their time sightseeing, but Yuzuki notices Hinata acting strangely.
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EP7 - The Ship That Sees the Universe
After arriving in Fremantle, the girls get a tour of their icebreaker ship. When Gin mentions that their new room was where Shirase's mother once stayed, the girls check to see if she might have left something behind there...
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EP8 - Howling, Maddening, Screaming
The ship sets out from Fremantle, heading for Antarctica. The girls interview crew members, peel potatoes, and get training to improve their stamina. But as exhausted as they are already, an even greater disaster awaits them!
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EP9 - Antarctic Love Story (Blizzard Arc)
Expedition member Toshio confesses his love for Gin, and asks if Shirase knows anything that might help him get closer to her. Shirase tells him that Gin was just a friend of her mother's, so the girls insist that Shirase go to talk to Gin herself.
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EP10 - Partial Friendship
At last, the girls have arrived in Antarctica, and are awed by the scene before them. No one's been at Syowa Station in three years, so there's a lot to do to get it cleaned up. As the girls keep themselves busy, Yuzuki seems to make up her mind about something.
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EP11 - Bash the Drum Can
When the girls are testing a video connection to Japan for New Year's, a few of Hinata's friends come calling. Hinata begs off, but seems distracted for the rest of the day. Shirase decides to get to the bottom of things.
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EP12 - A Place Further Than the Universe
Ever since her mother was lost in Antarctica, Shirase has felt like she was lost in a terrible dream. Despite her fear of what will happen if nothing changes after she goes, she and her friends now set off on their final journey to the place where her mother was lost.
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EP13 - We'll Go On Another Journey Someday
Kimari wakes up to the sound of her alarm and goes through her duties for the day. The girls have gotten used to their lives in Antarctica, but the summer team will have to leave in three days. Their journey of a lifetime is reaching its end.