CAST:

Kunizaki Miuto: Ono Daisuke

Kamio Kansuzu: Kawakami Yuko

Kirishima Yoshino: Okamoto Ma Meet

Minagi Tono: Ryoka Yuzuki

Haruko Kamio: Aya Hisakawa

Sei Kirishima: Yumi Touma

Miko: Tamura Yuki

Naruto: Konno Hiromi

Kanabi: Nishimura Yuki

Yagi Ya: Kanna Nobu

Satoha: Inoue Kikuko

STAFF:

Original work: Key/ビジュアルアーツ

Supervisor: Tatsuya Ishihara

Symbol Composition: Fumihiko Shimo

Original draft of Kokura: Hiroshi Hidden (ビジュアルアーツ)

Kunami キラクターデザイン

Animation supervisor: Tomo Aratani

Art Director: Unoguchi Tsuji

Sound Supervisor: Tsuruoka Yota

Music: Orito Nobuji

Togoe Yuki

Maeda Jun

Music production

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Key

Analysis production

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Kyoto Aiman ??production

OP "Bird Poetry" Lyricist: Jun Aseda

Composer: Shinji Orito

Arranger: Kazuya Takase (I've)

Song

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Lia

ED "Farewell song" Lyricist: Jun Asae

Composer

Arranger: Togoshiごめ

Song: Lia

Character introduction

·Kunizaki Yuto (Yukito)

The male protagonist of the story, traveling alone The boy seems to have a talent for comedy. Entrusted by his mother, he searches for the legendary girl with wings. He inherited the magic of making cloth puppets and manipulating puppets from a distance from his mother, and makes a living by performing puppet shows. Maybe it’s because traveling alone makes it difficult to socialize with others. After meeting Fan Ling, he temporarily stayed at Fan Ling's home.

·Kamio Kanzu (Misuzu)

The heroine of the story is a girl that Mizuto met at the beach. He lives with his mother, Haruko. She has a strong personality, is innocent and cute, and likes to help others. But the strange thing is that she doesn't have any friends. She likes to eat the "thick and thick peach flavor" juice sold in the vending machine at Takeda Store. She is very good at housework. Her catchphrase is "Like" Imitate the dinosaur cry: "GAO...GAO...!"

Kano Kirishima

The girl with a yellow ribbon on her right hand chases people The girl I met while "Potato". His parents died when he was young, and he lives with his sister, Kirishima Sei, who runs a clinic in the town. He has a very simple and cheerful personality. He calls himself "Idle Star No. 1!" He is an animal lover and is a breeding committee member at school. He is not good at cooking. He likes to go for walks with "Potato" the most.

·Tono Minagi

Height 1.69M, a girl who is always very quiet when she is with her friend Michiru. Her personality is hard to tell from her appearance, she looks a bit dull and speaks slowly, but her grades are very good and she is the director of the Astronomy Department. But she is actually the only one in the astronomy department. She and Gan Ling are classmates. Another special thing is that Minagi likes rice very much and often carries a lot of rice coupons with her.

·Haruko Kamio

Kan Ling’s “mother” is a woman who drinks alcohol all day long.

The irresponsible "mother" is out all day long, spends very little time with her daughter, doesn't care about Gan Ling's affairs, and never even celebrates her daughter's birthday. He always drinks when he comes back every night. Ever since Xiang Ren stayed at her house, he has become her drinking companion. But what is the reason behind Haruko’s “indulgence of herself”?

·Hijiri Kirishima

The female doctor at Kirishima Clinic and Kano’s sister. She has a calm personality, but she is a violent woman. She often holds a scalpel dangling in her hand, making her a "dangerous" person. She loves Kano very much. She will agree to any request and will sacrifice everything for her sister.

·Michiru (Michiru)

Minagi’s friend has the same name as Minagi’s sister and likes Michiru very much. The two of them always play together, and she is also a very lively little girl. However, he is very strong in fighting and always wants to protect Minagi from being bullied by others. The two of them started fighting when they first met Miujin.

(Super cute) Poteto (Potato)

It is known as a mysterious extraterrestrial creature in this town, and its cry is very strange - "ぴこ, ぴこ(Piko, Piko)" According to Kano, it is a "wild dog" near her home, but it seems that Kano can communicate with it. Kano calls it "Idle Idle Star No. 3!" Touto is very fond of the puppets used for performances. I was interested, so I snatched the puppet away as I watched it.

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This world does not know age or dynasty , I only know that this is summer, the promised thousandth summer, a quiet town next to the sea, people living in peace, this is not the end of the century, nor is it some unexplainable magical era, this setting has been from the beginning Just beautiful. What inspiration can a summer teach people? Summer is summer. The fields on the roadside are full of golden sunflowers. Standing at the beach, you can feel the cool sea breeze, the slightly hot sunshine, the melodious chirping of cicadas, and you can see the dazzling clouds when you look up. and an incredibly blue sky. This story is intertwined with feathers all over the sky, shrouded in a layer of light aqua blue. Everyone in the story carries the desolate illusion of not eating fireworks and walking in the wind. This is summer, the promised thousandth summer, the happiest summer in the world. $Z

When I was planning to write this article, I didn’t realize that there was no way to start with the short 12-episode story. It was not a touching tragedy of the times, nor was it a polyamorous romance in which you and I would both die. It comes from the little details of life, which are extremely calm and calm - I have always believed that there is the deepest and deepest truth of life, such as the singing of wind and birds, the snow, moon and flowers, beautiful children and white feathers, such a kind of auspiciousness and stability , the years are quiet and good, people need to believe, and people need to be grateful. Qi

The person who connects this story is a traveler named Kunisaki Miuto. He inherited his mother's "magic power" and can control puppets at will and make a living. The purpose of his journey is to find A girl with white wings. The meeting with Kamio Kansuzu was destined, "Hello, are you alone?" He asked cautiously, the beginning of the journey, with no end in sight. Miuto was warmly invited to his home by Kansuzu, and saw Kansuzu's young appearance. The beautiful "mother" Haruko later borrowed money to live in Guanling's house. Guan Ling is a very well-behaved girl, as well-behaved as a drop of water. She likes to play at the beach and stand on the beach looking at the sky, where she forgets everything and gets everything. |!]i

Let’s talk about the supporting characters first, otherwise it will fail to live up to the purpose of spending one-third of the time of "AIR" telling their stories. This is a beautiful town with many The most beautiful sky in the world, the broadest sea, the most beautiful encounters, the best people, the saddest dreams, everything, this town is like the whole world.

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Kirishima Yoshino is a cheerful girl, but she has been blaming herself since she was a child, thinking that she had killed her mother. She has always tied a bow on her right hand for the sake of growing up. She will have her own magic, and then she will go to see her mother. She wants to see her very much, so she ignores the feelings of her sister who has always cared for her. When she finds out that she cannot have any magic, she starts to become sad, so The girl in the sky gave Kano a feather, hoping that she would be happy because of it. With this feather, Kano fulfilled her wish. With her own magic, she could work hard to strive for her own happiness. As for the ribbon that had been tied around my wrist, it flew in the wind and went to the person in the sky. egygt; There is a very lonely girl in the sky. The girl always has sad dreams. Because she cannot be happy, she can only have sad dreams. On her back, there are wings covered with scars, which are magical The wings of power contain things that many people have seen and thoughts that many people have. -YXc

Yuanye Meifeng is a very, very quiet person, and beside her, there is a very lively little girl Xiaoman who has been following her like a sister. Every day in the evening, she will teach Xiaoman how to do things. To blow bubbles, she likes to go to the roof of the school at night to watch the stars, first alone, then three, Xiang Ren and Xiao Man, but in her heart, there is a shadow that always exists. She should have For a younger sister, Meifeng had been thinking about a name for a long time, but there was no way to use it. That name was "Xiao Man", but Meifeng's mother couldn't accept the fact, so Meifeng played the role of "Xiao Man" and became the girl of her mother's dream. Fragments, she silently guarded such a fragile happiness, and then one morning, her mother said to her, "Who are you?" "This is the end of my dream. I have been playing Xiaoman all the way. At the end of my dream, my wings have forgotten how to fly because I have always been pretending to fly. What's the point of wings that can't fly? ?" Mei Feng asked, Xiao Man would not be happy to see such Mei Feng, so Xiao Man told others that everything, including the girl in the sky, including himself, was just a dream, and the dream would wake up one day, and Staying in a dream without waking up will one day turn into sadness. So Xiaoman decided to leave everyone, because the real Xiaoman was not allowed to be born into this world. Just when she was about to leave, Xiaoman met the person she wanted to see the most, the person who gave her life. Xiaoman said goodbye to her in her heart. As dusk approached, Xiaoman went to the roof of the school where she had been, because the stars could be seen there, " Will the separation be lonely? "No, because I am smiling, and I keep smiling, and then the whole world is filled with smiles, and everyone's heart becomes full of tenderness." When a feather dissipates in the air, it is far away. Fireworks rose in the sky. This time the fireworks were more beautiful than anything I have ever seen. They were Xiaoman’s blessings, for the beautiful wind, for the past, for the mother, for the girl, and for everyone. People's best memories, those who have seen these fireworks, will wake up from their dreams, but the memories will always shine. bjfclt;K The flightless wings are also meaningful, that is, the precious memories when they can still fly

The girl in the sky carries everyone’s thoughts, and Guanling is the carrier of thoughts, "I had a dream, an incredible dream, a dream of the sky. I was in the sky. It was a world I had never seen before. Because, when I looked up like this, the clouds were on my head, but in the dream , but the clouds are all over my feet. From the gaps in the clouds, I can see the blue of the sea, but I don’t know how far it is. Everything around me stretches infinitely. "When I was at the beach, Guan Ling looked at the sky and faced the people. Talking about that dream. From then on, Guan Ling continued the unfinished dream of yesterday every day. It was a dream of a journey, a dream of flying in the sky, the saddest dream in the world. @`lt;l~

Just reading the opening words, it seems very relaxing, full of joyful life dramas in this summer. After thinking about it for a long time, I realized: this story is not a comedy. I can vaguely see the end of summer. But Guan Ling smiled brightly, so I could only laugh along with her, which made me feel sad.

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Later, Kansuzu's illness gradually became apparent. Haruko told Mito that she could not make any friends. As soon as she made friends, she would become very sad and have inexplicable health problems. of pain. So in order to avoid causing trouble to others, she played alone, found strange juices, and played poker by herself. But she was very lonely, so Guan Suzu wanted to make friends. In order to no longer be alone this summer, she came Go to the side of passers-by. 34

"The girl was dreaming. It was a dream about the sky at first. The dream gradually traced back to the past, and the dream gradually eroded the girl. Later, she would feel pain that she shouldn't have. Finally, the girl would Gradually forgetting everything, even the most important person, the girl will die on the morning when the last dream ends. . . The person in the future gave up his efforts, hoping to go back to the past, meet Guan Ling again, and then protect her and make her happy. Everything went backwards, and the silvery moonlight came from the window to the house. Everything seemed to be in an illusion. There was only Guan Ling in the house, and the doll that had been with him since I don't know when. _;)-Xu

The difference between Xiang Ren and Guan Ling here is lightly mentioned in the animation, because this is not the end of the story, but the beginning of the story. This is just a dream. The dream is copied into reality, and then the story of that summer slowly unfolds in front of you, telling you the most profound happiness in the world. 3MD

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"She said that she wanted to go to the sea, but I couldn't take her there. There were many things she wanted to do, but she couldn't do any of them. For her, summer has just begun... "gt;

The story of a thousand years ago is undoubtedly the beginning of the story. In an isolated house, there lives a girl with wings. She doesn't even know what home is. Because she is isolated from the world, and because of her isolation, anyone who comes close to her will be punished by heaven. But there will still be people to teach her what home is and what relatives are. Liu Ye and Riye, one is the person who is ordered to protect her, and the other is the person who has been serving her. The two sing and harmonize. With them, Kanna can temporarily forget the loneliness, and Kanna can also dream. There is a warm light in the dark dream. , what is that? Liu Ye said that was her mother. Kanna didn't remember her mother so she wanted to see her very much. But Kanna is a winged person and has the ability to talk directly to gods. She wants to convey people's wishes, so she has to go to another place. Pray for the people there, and Yanagi and Riye can't leave together. So they chose to take Kanna with them to escape to meet the mother whom Kanna missed most. During the escape journey, they saw a small festival. Due to their special status, they could only watch it from a distance, because their extravagant wishes could not be realized. It was just a waste of effort. Although he had wings, he could not fly into the sky. When Kanna finally met his mother, his mother was hit by an arrow from someone who was chasing him to protect Kanna, leaving behind Kanna and Tsubasa. Human destiny left under the bright moon. When the three of them sat under a big tree surrounded by soldiers, Kanna felt at home for the first time. Yanagi and Riye were with Kanna, imagining the future. People live happily together, they can see the sea that is the same color as the sky, and dance around the bonfire. The dim firelight gradually approaches. When Yanagi wants to protect Kanna and leaves, Kanna opens her quilt. Forgotten wings flew to the sky without hesitation for Liu Ye, Li Ye, and her mother, but in a small town not far away, people were casting the most vicious curse in the world on her, the saddest dream in the world, Countless arrows were shot at Kanna, and feathers all over the sky fell from the sky, turning into dots of stars. Only the bright moon was left in the sky, and its cold brilliance spread across the land.

Later, Liu Ye and Riye were taken in by the monks of the temple who had been protecting Yi Ren. Riye was learning spells there because she could feel that Kanna was crying somewhere and she wanted to learn spells. Entering Kanna's dream, that dream is the saddest dream in the world. Liu Ye and Liye also saw that dream, but how to make Kanna wake up? Anyone who comes close to her will be cursed. Riye has no problem because he has learned the magic. And Yanagi, the person Kanna loves deeply, has a lifespan of less than a year. How can Kanna wake up? "Have a baby." Li Ye said to Liu Ye, asking him to keep this agreement and keep going. He inherited Li Ye's magic and took the little doll made by Li Ye and kept going. Until she saw that girl, let her wake up from her dream and find her own happiness, the bonfire party in her dream, the ocean and sky she had never seen before. . . . . . @

So the summer of "AIR" begins. It's still the same seaside, still the same sky. Guanling and Xiangren meet again, and this time, Guanling is surrounded by a little girl who has never been able to fly. The bird's "sky" is still the same seaside and the same sky. It was like a dream before. After waking up, the dream began to become a reality. This summer, Guan Ling is still alone. Everyone knows about Guan Ling's illness, so Guan Ling quietly comes to passersby and asks, "Hello, are you alone?" Summer overlaps with dreams, and every day is the same. , except for the flightless "Sky", in fact, anyone who has seen it can tell at a glance that "Sky" is the past person. "Sky" has become the longing of the past person and has been guarding Guanling. W

Looking at the entire work, although "AIR" originated from love, it emphasizes the importance of family ties, be it Kano, Mei Feng, or Kansuzu. /

Because I knew about Guanling’s illness, I had never been close to this child who lived under the same roof since I was a child. Although I only adopted Guanling, I gradually wanted to protect such a child who had been working hard. The child, wants to become Kansuzu's real mother. No matter if Kansuzu can't move her legs or loses her memory, Haruko has already made up her mind to protect her. Let's go to the summer festival together, go to see the sea together, get happiness together, and make up for the pain and suffering. Kansuzu's blank memories, and then at the beach where Haruko walked for who knows how many years before she and Kansuzu went together, Kansuzu who had forgotten everything, and who was about to be taken away by her real father, faced Haruko through the sound of the waves. Shouting "Mom", the most important word in Haruko's life, Haruko and Kansuzu will never be separated this time. ekF!e

AIR-そら-天QlH|:

In fact, "AIR" is a complete tragedy, because everyone has been deceived by the dream of "AIR", " The sadness of "AIR" is not overwhelming like a storm falling into the heart, but like the sea, people are gradually surrounded by it without knowing it, and they don't suddenly wake up until the moment they are submerged. s3P}

The summer breeze blew gently, and the wind chimes under the eaves made a crisp sound. The dream of watching bells came to an end on that sunny morning. Haruko used a wheelchair to carry the watcher who could not walk. Suzu took a walk in this summer that was about to end, where there was the smell of the ocean tide, the smell of sunshine, and the smell of mother. The summer was gradually ending. Guan Suzu wanted to walk by herself, and walked towards her mother and mother who were standing not too far away from her. There in the sky, walking step by step towards the end, her end, the end she has been looking for, the severe pain in her body, every step is extremely hard, but as long as she reaches the end, everything will be over, Guan Ling will have a lifetime of happiness Everything has been condensed into this summer. I decided to work hard again this summer. This summer started from the day I met someone from the past. Although a lot of things happened, sometimes it was uncomfortable and sometimes painful, but luckily I worked hard. She has passed, so her end is accompanied by happiness. She is no longer alone. "Finally, I have arrived, the place I have been looking for, that happy place, the place where I have always been happy." Guan Ling kept laughing. Smiling, she arrived at the destination that belonged only to her, leaving behind memories of the entire summer. "Mom, thank you.

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When I wake up from my dream every day, everything I can see with my eyes, everything I can touch with my fingers, the coldness of tears across my cheeks, and even the pain in my body, have become a kind of energy. The feeling of happiness that confirms that one actually exists does not have to be a grand separation or death. It can be the road we walked together, the shrine we have been passing by, the rooftop where we saw the stars for the last time, or the sky and ocean that we have looked at countless times. , the happiness of being with others, the joy of living for others - the clear sky in summer, the name that was originally meant to be remembered deliberately, has been deeply engraved in my heart after Chapter 12, and I will never leave it no matter what. Forget about Kamio Kansuzu, Kunisaki Miuto, Kamio Haruko, Kirishima Kano, Kirishima Sei, Tono Mikaze, Xiaomitsu, Kana, Yanagi, Satoha, that kind of thing is called memories U

What is the most profound thing in life, and what is the end point? When the dust settled on the 12th episode of "AIR" with the melody of "Blue Sky", I ran to the beach to look at the sky and find the answer. Here It happens to be a summer sky, very blue and very happy, but the sky in "AIR" always has a sad color. Although it is sad, it never feels like giving up, the summer sunshine, the sound of wind chimes, The sound of the waves, the color of the sky. The pure white feathers float across the fields of sunflowers, brush over the stone steps of the shrine, and fly over the rooftop under the sunset, flying to the distant sky where the destination is, where there is the answer, in life. The deepest truth

Finally, there are memories of happiness.