Orange

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Year: 2016
Genre: Drama, Romance, School, Sci-Fi, Shoujo
Studio: Telecom Animation Film
Episode: 13

Synopsis
Orange is the story of five people sending letters to their 10-year-younger-self in order to save one of their friends who committed suicide. I love the pacing and storytelling of the anime. Each episode ends before I knew it. 

My Review
Is ‘orange’ a color or a fruit? I was looking for a light-hearted shoujo anime to watch when I came across Orange. I thought: this looks like a good one. What could go wrong? And it didn’t take long for me to realize I was dead wrong. If I have a life of anime that make me cry my heart out, Orange definitely will be on the top 10.

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I love the character building of this anime. Everyone (the six main protagonists) has their own personalities, however, some were highlighted more often than others. The character with the perfect personality would be Suwa Hiroto. He is good looking, tall, muscular, and caring. Who wouldn’t fall for him? Not to mention he sacrifices his love to the girl he loves to save his best friend.  Takamiya Naho, the main female protagonist, is selfless. However, she is too passive and reserving. Naruse Kakeru is similar to Naho.

There is not much description about their interaction, which makes the story as short as 13 episodes. The main story is about how Takamiya Naho tries her best to save Naruse Kakeru from wanting to die. I think the anime wants to highlight mental health issue. Kakeru has depression because he thinks that he causes his mother’s suicide by not accompanying her to the hospital on the day she committed suicide. He thinks that he does not deserve happiness and decides to stay away from people to not hurt them like he did to his mom. I do not understand the feeling of depression nor can I relate myself to his thought. However, I am certain that what the anime portrayed, having their friends to save him, is a way to help people with depression. I think there is a small chance that such serious case could happen in real life, not about the mental illness, but the reason causing it. It would be very hard to resolve if someone experienced similar thing. I am certain that if there weren’t those letters, they would again have missed the chance to save Kakeru. There is hardly any clue to notice in natural setting. Plus, the passive personality of Naho and Kakeru, I guarantee that it is hard for them to be together without the letters and their friends’ support.

So let’s start being more caring about people around you. Don’t take them for granted. They might be having a tough time in their lives. If you love someone, tell them so. Don’t wait until other people take them away and regret. You are not the center of the universe. If you really want something, work for it. It won’t come to you without hard work. If someone treats you nice, thank them and treat them nicer. If someone is mean to you, melt them with your kindness. If they are toxic to you, leave them. Hate will only bring negative energy that ruin your happiness. Life is short. Why not live it happily? So back to our question at the top, is ‘orange’ a color or a fruit? It is both. As a fruit, it is sour and sweet. As a color, it is the beautiful sunset.

Conclusion
I would recommend this to people who like watching teenage romance anime and story about friendship, and anyone who wants to experience deep feelings and emotions. I had a deep reflection after watching this anime as it motivated me to pay more attention to people around me and be nice and caring to people.

Rating: 8.5/10

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