Anime/Manga Boku Dake ga Inai Machi

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ERASED​

Satoru Fujinuma is a 29 year old manga artist struggling to make a name for himself following his debut. But, that was not the only thing in his life that Satoru was feeling frustrated about… He has a unique supernatural ability of being forced to prevent deaths and catastrophes by being sent back in time before the incident occurred, repeating time until the accident is prevented. One day, he gets involved in an accident that has him framed as a murderer. Desperate to save the victim, he sends himself back in time only to find himself as a grade-schooler one month before fellow classmate Kayo Hinazuki went missing. Satoru now embarks on a new quest: to save Kayo and solve the mystery behind her disappearance.


Type: TV
Episodes: Unknown
Status: Not yet aired
Aired: Jan 8, 2016 to ?
Premiered: Winter 2016
Broadcast: Fridays at 00:55 (JST)
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: FUNimation Entertainment, Aniplex of America
Studios: A-1 Pictures
Source: Manga
Genres: Psychological, Seinen, Supernatural
Duration: Unknown
Rating: None

Spoiler: Cast and Crew

Cast:
Aoi Yūki as Kayo Hinazuki
Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Satoru Fujinuma (29-years-old)
Tao Tsuchiya as Satoru Fujinuma (10-years-old)

Akari Kitō as Hiromi
Ayaka Nanase as Osamu
Chinatsu Akasaki as Airi Katagiri
Minami Takayama as Sachiko Fujinuma
Mitsuru Miyamoto as Manabu Yatsushiro
Takahiro Mizushima as Jun Shiratori
Yō Taichi as Kenya
Yukitoshi Kikuchi as Kazu

Staff:
Director: Tomohiko Ito
Series Composition: Taku Kishimoto
Script: Taku Kishimoto
Music: Yuki Kajiura
Original creator: Kei Sanbe
Character Design: Keigo Sasaki
Art Director: Masaru Sato
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Director of Photography: Toshiaki Aoshima

CG監督: Shinji Nasu
Color design: Azusa Sasaki
Prop Design: Masafumi Yokota
Theme Song Performance:
Asian Kung-Fu Generation (OP)
Sayuri (ED)
美術設定: Hiroyuki Hasegawa

TRAILERS

Spoiler:

 

[Satoshi Ookami]

Aoi, Aoi, Aoi, Aoi, Aoi, Aoi, Aoi, Aoi, Aoi!

 

[Kenchiin]

Music: Yuki Kajiura


YES

 

[derozio]

This looks like it'll be the show of the season if handled correctly. It has all the makings - really pretty visuals, amazing and atmospheric soundtrack (at least from the PV) courtesy Yuki Kajiura, a very intriguing premise and potential for some serious storytelling.

Really excited for this one! Can't wait!

 

[Ullion]

Just watched a bunch of trailers, and this was one of the few that stuck out for me to try and watch. Glad I wasn't the only one looking forward to this.

 

[derozio]

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3kau3i_boku-dake-ga-inai-machi-pv2_tv



The second PV includes the OP song by Asian Kung-Fu Generation. I love the band so I definitely loved whatever I heard there. Great stuff.

This is definitely the one I'm most excited for next season. Definitely.

 

[derozio]

First episode has been out for a while AND WHY HAS NOBODY COMMENTED OMFG

That was a pretty nice first episode. The visuals were nicely handled and the story looks like it holds a lot of promise. The premise was very, very interesting. <3;

I have to give major props to the Voice Actor for the MC, though. That guy did some good work what with this being his first VA role. Really managed to get into that character and give it an authentic feel.

Then comes the music. It was so well done. Very atmospheric and on-point. Complimented each scene so well that I could feel myself getting completely absorbed into the scenes. <3; Yuki Kajiura definitely hasn't lost her touch.

Spoiler:

I sort of saw the death at the end coming. Because of the eerie music and everything. But I thought it was brilliant how Satoru's REVIVAL perhaps originally triggered due to the child that was about to be abducted and killed but we later find out that the one who ends up being killed was his mom. You know, because the danger on that child gets averted due to her mom noticing the kidnapper. So, in that sense, you can basically associate that REVIVAL with the mom's death. So maybe the REVIVAL triggered not because of the child but because his mom was gonna die.

Good stuff, seriously. :D I've seen Prince of Stride, HaruChika, KyoAni's Boobfest and this so far and this EASILY takes the cake by a long shot. Definitely a potential AOTS.

 

[Sopheria]

First episode has been out for a while AND WHY HAS NOBODY COMMENTED OMFG

That was a pretty nice first episode. The visuals were nicely handled and the story looks like it holds a lot of promise. The premise was very, very interesting. <3;

I have to give major props to the Voice Actor for the MC, though. That guy did some good work what with this being his first VA role. Really managed to get into that character and give it an authentic feel.

Then comes the music. It was so well done. Very atmospheric and on-point. Complimented each scene so well that I could feel myself getting completely absorbed into the scenes. <3; Yuki Kajiura definitely hasn't lost her touch.

Spoiler:

I sort of saw the death at the end coming. Because of the eerie music and everything. But I thought it was brilliant how Satoru's REVIVAL perhaps originally triggered due to the child that was about to be abducted and killed but we later find out that the one who ends up being killed was his mom. You know, because the danger on that child gets averted due to her mom noticing the kidnapper. So, in that sense, you can basically associate that REVIVAL with the mom's death. So maybe the REVIVAL triggered not because of the child but because his mom was gonna die.

Good stuff, seriously. :D I've seen Prince of Stride, HaruChika, KyoAni's Boobfest and this so far and this EASILY takes the cake by a long shot. Definitely a potential AOTS.

I literally just watched it like a few hours ago hnnnng

I loved it and I'll definitely be following it for this season. The premise is quite creative and well thought out, and I love the direction they're taking it in with

Spoiler:

him going all the way back to his childhood.

No other comments, except that I love Satoru x Airi already <3

 

[Kenchiin]

#1

Holy sh*t.

This is the kind of content I was waiting for in 2016. I don't wanna get too hyped in case they ruined it but this is going places.

 

[Saragraph]

I... am not sure what to think of this. The plot is certainly interesting I'll give you that, but the main character will better get some character development.

 

[Winter]

I think I love this anime already. I cannot find anything I don't like. It's like it's perfect. The visuals, the characters, the premise.

Definitely a very strong contender for AOTS and maybe even AOTY.

 

[Zet]

All I can about this show is:



....move over GATE S2, and make way for AotS.

 

[Taemin]

The Town Where Only I am Missing ?? That's kind of a badass title, but "Erased" is much easier to say and type, so I doubt I'll ever use the full one. :D ;;

Anyhoo, very nice first episode, and I use the word "nice" in a very artistic sense of the word, because it wasn't "nice" at all as far as the mood goes. Pretty depressing in most aspects, but also really down to earth. You think it's a slice of life until it takes a turn down the psychological thriller road, and turns into a suspense series. With most of the series I've watched so far this season, it's usually the characters that build the world, and the world is along for the ride. With this one, the world and "time resets" are what build the characters, which on their own are pretty normal. It's refreshing, and I watched this on a whim, but I'm definitely in it for the long haul.

Vocal recaps for this ep were basically:

Spoiler:

- this seems peaceful c:
- wtf is that cowboy bebop **** doin here?
- HE DEAD...
- ok
- wow is he gonna make moves on that high school girl ?
- NO NOT THE MOM
- wHAT
- whelp was not expecting him to go back in time that far..

Nice.

 

[ProjectMisfit]

This was my starting anime for the winter lineup, and I most certainly was not disappointed. Strong beginning, I hope the flow continues.

 

[Ullion]

Pleasantly surprised and hope the show continues to impress me like this throughout the season. Oh man oh man. I just want to watch all of it, now!

I had recently just watched Steins;Gate for the first time a few weeks ago. I'm not into sci-fi, but this theme of... "time traveling" (even though it isn't necessarily intentional) is growing on me.

 

[champagnepapi]

Opening episode was excellent, very neat premise to the show and they introduced it well. Hope the anime stays this consistently great through the rest of the episodes.

 

[Taemin]

I got my bf hooked on this one for the long haul too, I'm so curious as to where it'll go.

Didn't mention this in my first post, but I kinda got a Detective Conan feel when he's suddenly a kid again and there are murder mysteries going on. Not that that's a bad thing.

 

[derozio]

Episode 2
The second episode lacked the TWEESTS that the first episode had but it was certainly not a slouch in terms of content.

I LOVE how we still keep adult Satoru's voice even in the past. Lovely touch there. Makes the internal monologues all the more authentic.

Yuki Kajiura continues to shine in the second episode with the background score. Just...wow.

The OP visuals were great. But what stole the show for me was the ED - holy crap that was an amazing ED track. Both visually and aurally - fantastic stuff. Abstract art being used there but it looked downright gorgeous.

This here is speculation but I'm gonna spoiler it anyway -

Spoiler:

Kenya's got red eyes. A guy on MAL made that observation. The killer from the first episode didn't look all that much more old compared to Satoru. We couldn't really judge his age or see his hair or anything. What if Kenya, what with those red eyes, turn out to be the one?

I don't know what I'd feel if that'd be the case. If it DOES end up being the case, there better be a good explanation for it lol. But I'm leaning on a big "NOPE" for now. Kenya seems to be a good kid.

Episode two maintains the great direction that episode 1 had. We get to know a good deal of story about Kayo via her dialogues and the poem she wrote (that's where the title came from!). I feel bad for her after learning about her issues. Poor Kayo. ;_____;

Edit: LOL @ that scene where Satoru questions himself for

Spoiler:

blushing when he touches his hand with Kayo's - his "DUDE, you're a 29 year old for fucks sake!" was priceless XD;

 

[Kenchiin]

#2

Spoiler:

Amazing music, amazing pacing.

We are little by little finding out how Satorusi's mother death got triggered by his decisions during February 1988. It is kind of clear there is a family issue at Kayo's. She got me all wtf when she said that there were both nisemonos, but it would seem she actually meant something more personal.

As derozio pointed out, I love we can still hear Future Satoru's voice commenting on what happens lol

 

[Winter]

#2

Spoiler:

Now the butterfly effect over a span of 18 years starts to become clear. It's a little disconcerting how Kayo's essay and her dialogue with Satoru echoed Airi's words (also interesting to note that Kayo and Airi are polar opposites of pessimism vs optimism). Feels like there could be something more than just a coincidence, and that Airi might be deeply involved later on, but it could be just me overthinking it.

Favourite moment of the episode:

Love the visuals of the OP and ED.

isn't this so cute???? ;D