

A Bridge to the Starry Skies
星空へ架かる橋
Kazuma Hoshino is preparing himself for a new stage of his life as a teenager. Because of his brother Ayumu's weaker than average health, their parents thought it best for the family to move out from the city to a more rural environment. Now the two brothers are off to the Yorozuyo Inn where they’ll be staying until their parents can settle affairs back in the city and set up their new home. Their arrival to the inn doesn't go as planned though when they catch the wrong bus, wind up in the middle of nowhere, Ayumu gets his hat stolen by a wild monkey, and Kazuma gets lost in the woods trying to track the animal down. It all leads to a chance encounter with a spirited young girl named Ui, who Kazuma ends up accidentally falling onto and kissing while she tries leading him back to the bus stop. This hardly sits well with Ui’s friend Ibuki who swiftly kicks Kazuma and sends him on his way. Much to Kazuma's continued horror, his bad luck is perpetuated at the inn thanks to its landlady Senka and her slightly perverted sense of humor, and then finding out that two of his classmates are the girls he embarrassed himself in front of back in the woods! Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi finds Kazuma adapting to his new school, dealing with the multiple women who have entered his life, providing emotional support for his younger brother, and coping with living with his new landlady. However, for some reason, something about this place is bringing whispers of the past into Kazuma's mind. Small flashes back to a more innocent time and a friendship long forgotten. What could this déjà vu mean?
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Rogue-Hero
December 23, 2013
i have to say, when i finished this anime, i didn't go rushing to find a season 2, or some kind of continuation of the story. not because i didn't like it. in fact, i LOVED it. i did not, however, want more, because, really, i didn't need more. the ending was perfect. it was everything i had hoped for, and more. this is possibly my first time finishing an anime and feeling genuinely fulfilled, rather then sad, or half glad that it was finally over. i still pine for the characters, as i always do when finishing a great anime, but at thesame time, i'm happy with what i was left with. all round, this has to be one of my favorite anime of all time.
Vorodor
February 20, 2017
Kazuma Hoshino is preparing himself for a new stage of his life as a teenager. Because of his brother Ayumu's weaker than average health, their parents thought it best for the family to move out from the city to a more rural environment. Now the two brothers are off to the Yorozuyo Inn where they’ll be staying until their parents can settle affairs back in the city and set up their new home. Their arrival to the inn doesn't go as planned though when they catch the wrong bus, wind up in the middle of nowhere, Ayumu gets his hat stolen by a wild monkey, and Kazuma gets lost in the woods trying to track the animal down. It all leads to a chance encounter with a spirited young girl named Ui, who Kazuma ends up accidentally falling onto and kissing while she tries leading him back to the bus stop. This hardly sits well with Ui’s friend Ibuki who swiftly kicks Kazuma and sends him on his way. Much to Kazuma's continued horror, his bad luck is perpetuated at the inn thanks to its landlady Senka and her slightly perverted sense of humor, and then finding out that two of his classmates are the girls he embarrassed himself in front of back in the woods! Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi finds Kazuma adapting to his new school, dealing with the multiple women who have entered his life, providing emotional support for his younger brother, and coping with living with his new landlady. However, for some reason, something about this place is bringing whispers of the past into Kazuma's mind. Small flashes back to a more innocent time and a friendship long forgotten. What could this déjà vu mean?
The story feels fairly similar to other school/harem/ecchi anime in that things play out more or less as you might expect. So don't go into this expecting to find something you have never seen before or anything too unique. However taking that aside the characters are all very likable and the protagonist Hoshino is actually a fun guy to watch as well. Despite not being too unique this anime does very well what it sets out to be. It had me hooked and interested from the start and i could not wait to find out who Hoshino ended up with in the end. So ifthis is the sort of anime you like, then you will probably enjoy it as much as i did.
TheGreaterOwl
January 25, 2013
Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi. When I first started watching this anime I had very high hopes for it. Up until episode 5 I was actually thinking that it may have been good enough to be in my top five. But, as is usually the case with the harem genre, it fell flat of my expectations. Now that i've got all of my complaining out of the way, I would like to focus on the good points of this anime, which despite my complaints, were quite abundant. Story: A typical harem genre story: Boy who lives without his parents moves to a new city,where a large group of attractive females fall in love with him. However, Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi goes a little beyond that. The viewer is actually presented with a legitimate reason for Kazuma Hoshino (our protagonist) to have moved to his new home. On his first day he meets Ui Nakatsugawa in a most unusual way, and this is when the story truly begins. The story is not completely predictable, but you won't be utterly shocked by most of the events. There wasn't as much "romance" as I usually prefer in an anime like this, but there was enough to keep me interested. Art: This is where the anime truly excels. It may just be my personal preference, but the bright, colorful, and lively art style used in this anime is one of the best I have seen. Characters, as well as the environments, are represented quite well in this style. Every main character stands out from one another and their environment, but not so much so that they are the only thing you can focus on. The "sharpness" of the images makes it seem like your watching it in great quality every time, even if it isn't in HD. Sound: The opening and ending themes were quite fitting for the type of anime this is. The opening is light and enjoyable, with just a hint of seriousness. I actually found myself going back to listen to it a few times purely because I enjoyed it so much. Character: Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi has a large list of character types including: A loli, a tsundere, an incredibly shy girl, and an airhead. These different character types actually work well to complement each other. My problem with the characters was the lack of development. Each character only had a few episodes in which to develop. Some characters don't even get a chance to be developed either. Also, at some points it seemed like some of the characters were forgotten and simply put in later episodes to let us know they are still there. Enjoyment: Despite my complaints, I actually enjoyed watching Hoshizora e kakaru Hashi. There was an episode or two I didn't care for, but for the most part I really had fun watching this anime. It doesn't need to get a 10/10 to be enjoyable. Overall: Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi wasn;t the greatest thing I have ever seen, but it was actually pretty good. These are just my opinions though. This anime may end up being your favorite of all time. I recommend that you at least give it a chance.
Kyuutoryuu
October 1, 2013
Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi is an anime based off the visual novel of the same name. I haven't played that visual novel, more specifically I don't play visual novels at all, so I cannot comment on the coherence of the adaptation. Instead, I am going to analyze and critique this anime as a standalone work. Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi tells the story of two brothers who are in the process of moving homes. As they're looking for a place to stay, the older brother (Kazuma) gets lost in a forest. He meets a girl, and of course, he ends up "accidentally" kissing her. This is thebeginning of the girl, Ui, and Kazuma's romantic relationship. They also happen to go to the same school; good lord, the coincidences. And that's about it. The entire story is about how Ui and Kazuma will manage to confess their love for each other; exactly why I give the story a "5". Not surprising, though, as this is a visual novel adaptation after all. This isn't to say that the story is completely smooth as I made it out to be; there are a few edges in this anime's romance, it isn't just a straight line. In the end, you could see where the story was going, and the characters were fairly easy to read. To be honest, Hoshizora could've been something great if it weren't so linear. It has beautiful art, an amazing opening, and a likeable set of characters. It's just a shame that its story is so bland; don't expect too much when you're watching this anime. There is also never any sort of major conflict. Despite that, it is still a refreshing anime that you can unwind and relax while watching. Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi is not a bad anime in the slightest, and there are some bright moments within it. Overall, an enjoyable watch that is unfortunately shallow.
Kynov
February 17, 2013
"Dont judge anime if you havent watching all the episode" LESSON LEARNED~ Why would i say that? First, like the other reviewer said, the first impression that you will get was "Incestous Homosexual" but praise to the lord and the creator of this anime, the anime wasnt about that. Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi or A Bridge to the Starry Skies (kinda weird name) is like your usual generic harem anime which we have a bunch of cute girls and one boy that being liked by many girls. what means "like your usual generic harem anime"? USUALLY or we can said ALWAYS, harem anime didnt have any romanticending or get laid (based on all harem anime that i have watched). and not just that, USUALLY my perspective about harem anime was : - Have a little sister that have brother complex - Being liked by ALL of the girls in anime itself (sometimes they liked without any logical reasons) - Surrounded by beautiful girls - The girls usually have their own uniqueness (tsundere, dandere, and kuudere) (if you're looking for yandere, then it wouldnt be a harem anime, it would be a horror anime) LOL - The MC usually at the end didnt get laid or girlfriends (For all the harem lover will know what i mean) And why i am saying all that meaningless words? FYI, HoKaHa (since the title is so long) is really crossing my perspective about harem anime. its something unique yet its not so amazing too. Why? for the first i have a problem with the story itself, while watching this anime episode after episode, many question clinging into my mind "What is the actual story/main story?" "Did this anime focus on the LUCKY BASTARD kiss incident or about the MC's little brother sick?" and until the last episode i still dont get what this story about, what i know is the last episode is really surprise me. A LOT. "Oh so this anime didnt have any main plot, so whats so good about this anime since you rated it 7?" Calm down, yeah it doesnt have any strong plot or main plot, and just what we know is when we're watching this anime was the MC moving to that village because of the little brother (he is have some MYSTERIOUS disease that until now i dont know what disease that he have) and then he got a kiss incident with a stranger girl. Ok you can imagine that.... i give you a time for imagining it. Done? lets process to the reason why i think this anime was good, for the first HoKaHa really suprise me in many ways, it crossess all of my expectation about what harem anime was (see all the list that what my perspective about harem anime in beginning of this review). then HoKaHa was surprising and sometimes it have a touchy and some moments that will make us smile or maybe jiggle a bit. i must say it was amusing and really worth of my 300 Minutes or 5 hours (12 episode x 25 minutes). After we talk about the story, lets talk about the other aspects, Art. I can't say to much about this one, but for sure, the quality of art in this anime was so amazing, On the first episode we can see a beautiful drawing in the forest, amazing scenery and even the water flows was like the real one. Well, its not the best, but atleast it will not make your eyes bored. Moving on to the sound section, well it was so - so. since i dont find any amazing sound that happen in this anime, from the OP, the ED or in the voice actors it was like any other harem anime, it was not really good and it wasnt really bad either, so we can said "normal". LOL And for the closing, i must said it was very amusing harem anime, what else do you need? - Harem,check ; romance, check; comedy, check; dere girls, check; GET LAID; check! if you're looking for an unusual harem anime, this maybe the right anime for you, cheers!
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