Anime Direct: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien

Synopsis

The anime provides a realistic depiction of PTSD and presents a believable, although painful, depiction of the effects the disorder have on personal relationships of those who suffer through this disorder. Takayuki arrives as the ambulance takes Haruka away from the scene and he witnesses the still fresh pool of blood next to Haruka's bloodied hair ribbons laying among the shattered glass of a phone booth as the officer in charge of the scene identifies Haruka from her student ID. This traumatic experience causes Takayuki's PTSD and he is effected more than Mitsuki and Akane. Takayuki and Mitsuki both experience flashbacks, emotional detachment or numbing of feelings (emotional self-mortification or dissociation), insomnia, avoidance of reminders and extreme distress when exposed to the reminders ("triggers"), loss of appetite (Takayuki), feelings of misplaced guilt, memory loss (may appear as difficulty paying attention), excessive startle responses, clinical depression, and anxiety three years after Haruka's accident. Akane suffers from hypervigilance, misplaced guilt, and irritability. Haruka herself is left in a coma for three years and suffers from anterograde amnesia.

Episode's:

Genres:

Drama

Love-Romance

Member Review

almost cried xD

~ ScarDriver

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Ending Themes

1. "Rumbling Hearts" by Minami Kuribayashi (ep 2)
2. "Hoshizora no Waltz" (The Waltz of the Starry Sky) by Minami Kuribayashi (ep 3-13)
3. "Kimi ga Nozomu Eien" by MEGUMI (ep 14)

Opening Themes

"Precious Memories" by Minami Kuribayashi (ep 3-14)

Characters

Takayuki Narumi
He met with Haruka during high school thanks to Mitsuki.

Haruka Suzumiya
A very shy girl; thank to Mitsuki she was able to meet up with Takayuki. Unfortunately, she got hit by a truck while waiting for Takayuki for a date and ends up in coma state.