Voices of a Distant Star
Hoshi no Koe (Japanese)
La Voce delle Stelle (Italian)
La Voix des Etoiles (French)
Голос далекой звезды (Russian)
نداء النجوم (Arabic)
ほしのこえ (Japanese)
星之聲 (Chinese (Taiwan)
별릭 목솔리 (Korean)
Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Vintage:
February 2, 2002
Status:
Completed
Summary:
A female mecha pilot tries to keep in touch with her boyfriend on earth while she is in space using cell phone text messages. The farther away they get from each other, the harder it is for the text messages to get to each other.
More-than-short but honestly emotional, “Voices of a Distant Star” is sure to tug heart strings!
It's only about 25 minutes, but these 25 minutes surprise with an excellent story concept, well-done characters, and raw emotion and bonds. Longing, hopelessness, and patience are depicted beautifully, with a couple each following their own dreams but still keeping in contact. The dialogue might need a bit getting used to, as it is mostly communication via cell-phones, but it is definitely heart-touching. The animation is surprisingly good with (read more)
More-than-short but honestly emotional, “Voices of a Distant Star” is sure to tug heart strings!
It's only about 25 minutes, but these 25 minutes surprise with an excellent story concept, well-done characters, and raw emotion and bonds. Longing, hopelessness, and patience are depicted beautifully, with a couple each following their own dreams but still keeping in contact. The dialogue might need a bit getting used to, as it is mostly communication via cell-phones, but it is definitely heart-touching. The animation is surprisingly good with excellent art-style and music that surely helps getting the emotion across. For those looking out for a calm, soft, but heart-tugging anime, this is one of the shortest (and no doubt, there are anime with better closure out there), but in terms of emotion, it's also one of the best in my book. (show less)
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Amazing, considering
Written by MyAddiction on August 31, 2011 at 2:59 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
The whole thing was created by one guy with a laptop.
The anime itself is a pretty charming tale of a long distance relationship combined with a healthy dose of alien fighting in large mechs. The anime also takes a look at space travel in a way that very few series or movies even attempt and does it very well. The only real downside is the length. It's only around 30 minutes and will be over before you know it. All things considered though it definitely warrants a full watch through. It won't take much of your time and it really is amazing seeing (read more)
The whole thing was created by one guy with a laptop.
The anime itself is a pretty charming tale of a long distance relationship combined with a healthy dose of alien fighting in large mechs. The anime also takes a look at space travel in a way that very few series or movies even attempt and does it very well. The only real downside is the length. It's only around 30 minutes and will be over before you know it. All things considered though it definitely warrants a full watch through. It won't take much of your time and it really is amazing seeing everything the creator could do with just his laptop. (show less)
