H2O~Footprints in the Sand~

H2O~Footprints in the Sand~

Original Creator: Makura

Production by: ZEXCS

Adapted from a manga: kind of. (see comparison below)

Movies: none

Live Action: none

OAVs: none

Genre: romance, psychological, drama, comedy, supernatural, slice-of-life, harem

Number of Episodes: 12

ANN's Plot summary: "Takuma Hirose, a blind young male high school student, though the cause for his blindness is undetermined. After his mother died an unexpected death, it left a deep emotional scar on him, which caused him to become very lonely and reserved. Due to this, Takuma and his father move from the city out into a rural area and Takuma is enrolled into a new high school. At his new school, he meets several new girls, though three of whom he gets to know the most out of anyone else. They are, the firm and obstinate Hayami Kohinata, the kind and obliging Hinata Kagura, and the cheerful and mysterious Otoha. As Takuma interacts with these girls, his medical condition gradually begins to heal. "

My Ranking: 2 hoshi

My Rating: PG

This series is a mite dramatic not to mention a bit tragic so.....yeah. As for impropriety there are multiple flashing scenes not to mention a few nose-bleed inducing instances.(one guy, bunch of girls....yeah. you get the idea) other than that its okay.

My Review: I honestly do not know how I should feel about this series. Of course that doesn't leave me without an opinion, it just makes the production of one more difficult to put into words. I was told this series was very sad and at first I didn't see it. Unfortunately I soon saw that it was. The story, while sometimes a bit jumbled and unclear, is very touching and melancholy. Its progression is very steady in the sense that even though each episode takes the focus of one of the characters it doesn't interfere with the plot. While there may be instances when you'll wonder 'was that really necessary? or was it there for filler?' well, most likely its not. I have to believe that underneath, the creators have an incredible sense of humor while producing such a melodramatic series. This is was proved in some necessary comic relief in episode 8. Good thing too because after that there isn't much of a let up in emotion.

What I particularly liked about this series was that the characters were more well rounded than those in most anime. The characters weren't one sided, fitting into a type, but nearly all of them had both good sides and personal conflict. This allows the series its emotion by not having a character that will make everything alright with the spout of a few words of wisdom. Each one may help the other but sooner or later have their own conflict to deal with. Its like I said before, this series doesn't waste anything. Everything has its own little purpose for happening.

Though this series may be sad or melodramatic it doesn't leave a gnawing, need for closure feeling. You might feel bad or clench your desk in anger but the series leaves room for acceptance. All in all, this series introduced me to a new potential for anime. It was something out of the ordinary for me and I have to admit that I enjoyed it while I still don't know quite what to think of it.

Comparison: Like's been said above, this series was first an adult game for the PC then converted into a manga, then an anime, finally ending with a game for the PS2 with removed adult content. The manga is only two volumes long and is not licensed while the anime was just made so. The anime was subbed by Bakawolf-m.3.3.w subs.

Sample vid: sorry no vid again. This series is short so its hard to find an amv without spoilers let alone one that's any good. Not to mention that this anime is fairly new so its not to well known yet.