The desire to relive those wasted youthful years. How can we prevent this feeling… or is it a part of life we can never avoid?

A Place Further than the Universe (Sora yori mo Tooi Basho) is a 2018 anime following 4 girls’ journey to Antarctica. Shirase Kobuchizawa, Mari Tamaki (Kimari), Hinata Miyake, and Yuzuki Shiraishi are all seeking some way to fulfill their youthful years, when they come together around this goal started by Shirase. Trying to find the traces of her mother, she works tirelessly to try and reach Antarctica, assisted by Kimari and the others as they all develop a deep friendship and uncover the meaning of adventure, from Yuzuki learning about connection to Hinata accepting its vulnerability. With each coming from different backgrounds, we see many takes explaining the idea of wasted youth, from Kimari’s standard one to Yuzuki’s which should be everything an average person dreams of. From the girls’ deep and impactful friendship in the anime, we can discuss and learn a lot about what wasted youth and adventure are, and some myths of each.

An anime video essay analyzing and discussing A Place Further Than the Universe (Sora yori mo Tooi Basho)

0:00 Introduction
1:56 Part 1 | A Place Further Than the Universe
10:56 Part 2 | Wasting Time on Wasted Youth
20:08 Part 3 | Uncomfortably Comfortable
28:38 Part 4 | Ideally Unideal

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