Synopsis
Minori had all of misfortune: illness-stricken, constantly bullied, and orphan. After a certain rainy day, she disappeared from school without anyone noticed, because of her being admitted in a hospital far from the school. After 2 months passed, two of her classmates, Takashi and Kyouko, received an anonymous email with the content about a summer festival taking place at a nearby town.
Comments
The first episode brings a very sensitive issue: bullying. Even though the bullying acts that are displayed are limited to verbal abuses, your emotion may rise up a bit after seeing how those kids act rudely toward minori. It feels like watching Koe no Katachi, but with a strange feeling of seeing a highschooler act that rude. Maybe only stupid people who will do that kind of thing. At least after watching this series, you will learn that bullying is a stupid thing to do, and doing good deeds are more comfortable to be done. If you prefer a drama series that begin with a misfortune, this 10 minutes anime is worth to be watched.
Facts and Figures
| Source material | Web novel by Natural-Rain |
| Alternative title | Lights of the Clione |
| Casts | Aina Suzuki as Kaho Ichinose Akari Kageyama as Sayaka Hama Kana Aoi as Sakura Inoue Misaki Ōhashi as Kōsuke Okishima Moa Tsukino as Shōta Sayama Natsuko Hara as Kyōko Tsukihashi Rico Sasaki as Nanami Yukine Riho Iida as Yuna Nagino Sayuri Matsumura as Minori Amamiya Shunya Ōhira as Takashi Aoi Yuki Fujita as Gen Isozaki |
| Director | Naoya Ishikawa (Magical Chocolate) |
| Series composition | MOLICE, Natural-Rain, Takeshi Onaka, Tsukasa |
| Character design | Natural Rain |
| Opening theme | “Clione no Akari” by aki |
| Ending theme | “Sora wo Tobu Kaze” by aki |
| Studio | drop |
| Official site | http://clionenoakari.com/ |
| @clionenoakari | |
| Broadcast date | 12 July 2017 (2020 JST/ 1820 WIB/ 1120 GMT) |
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