Now and Then, Here and There (1999)

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Can one child stop a war?

Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers the true terrors of war, which includes genocide, brutal torture, hunger, thirst, and child explotation. Now Shu is trying to save Lala-Ru, as well as his hard earned, and often relunctant, new friends from the insane dictator, Hamdo. Whether Shu can possibly accomplish saving those he cares about while still holding up to his values remains to be seen.

• Released: 1999-10-14
• Genres: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics
• Seasons: 1, 13 episodes
• Episode length: 25m
• Network: WOWOW Prime
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 50 votes

Top cast

• Akemi Okamura as Shuuzou Matsutani (voice)
• Kaori Nazuka as Lala-Ru (voice)
• Azusa Nakao as Sara Ringwalt (voice)
• Yuka Imai as Nabuca (voice)
• Reiko Yasuhara
• Koji Ishii
• Hiroko Konishi
• Rica Matsumoto

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Now and Then, Here and There

• United States: buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
• Canada: buy on Apple TV Store

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