Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Kurenai no Tsuki review: A fascinating story combined with beautiful visuals

"Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Kurenai no Tsuki" - A dramatic intertwining of fate and love

■ Public Media

TV Special

■ Original Media

game

■ Broadcast period

December 28, 2007 - January 1, 0000 Kids Station December 28, 2007 (1 time)

■Broadcasting station

Kids Station

■Frequencies

60 min

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 1

■Original Story

Koei (GAMECITY Bunko "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Kurenai no Tsuki")

■ Director

Toshiya Shinohara

■ Production

Animation Production: Yumeta Company Production: Koei

■Works

©Touko Mizuno/Hakusensha/Koei ​​Tecmo Games

■ Story

The destinies of each person begin to unfold, intensely and poignantly...
Nozomi, the daughter of the dragon god, fights alongside the Eight Leaves to change their fate, and a dramatic love story begins to blossom...

※Quoted from AT-X

■Cast

・Kasuga Nozomi/Kawakami Tomoko/Arikawa Masaomi/Miki Shinichiro/Genkuro Yoshitsune/Seki Tomokazu/Hinoe/Takahashi Naozumi/Musashibo Benkei/Miyata Yuki/Arikawa Yuzuru/Nakahara Shigeru/Kajiwara Kagetoki/Inoue Kazuhiko/Taira Atsumori/Hoshi Soichiro/Rizvan/Ishida Akira/Kajiwara Saku/Kuwashima Houko/Hakuryuu/Okiayu Ryutaro/Taira Tomomori/Hamada Kenji/Taira Tsunemasa/Hanawa Eiji/Taira Tadamori/Matsuda Yuki/Hojo Masako/Kawamura Maria

■ Main staff

・Original work: Koei (GAMECITY Bunko "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Kurenai no Tsuki")
・Character design: Touko Mizuno (Hakusensha LaLa, LaLaDX)
・Supervision / Ruby Party・Director / Shinohara Toshiya・Screenplay / Yamada Yuka・Character design, chief animation director / Tsunaki Aki・Art director / Shibata Chikako・Color design / Arioka Yukiko・Director of photography / Matsuzaki Shinya・Editor / Morita Seiji・Sound director / Honda Yasunori・Sound production / Arts Pro・Music / Hirano Yoshihisa・Music production / Natural Line・Producers / Nose Yuko, Yuki Hiroko・Animation production / Yumeta Company・Planning, production / Koei

■ Related works

・Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Owarinaki Fate

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1
・The Moon of Destiny is Red・Lyrics by Mami Takubo・Composition by Ryosuke Nakanishi・Arrangement by m-takeshi
Singers: Hinoe (Takahashi Naozumi), Musashibo Benkei (Miyata Yuki), Taira Atsumori (Hoshi Soichiro)

・ED1
・Alone in the Time and Space of the Headwinds・Lyrics by Mami Takubo・Composition by Masaaki Iizuka・Arrangement by Kohei Tsuda・Singer by Masaomi Arikawa (Shinichiro Miki)

The appeal and evaluation of "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Kurenai no Tsuki"

"Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Kurenai no Tsuki" is a TV special broadcast on Kids Station in 2007, based on the third installment of Koei's popular game series "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de." This work is based on the game's story and was produced as a one-episode special anime depicting the dramatic intertwining of fate and love.

The story centers around Kasuga Nozomi (voiced by Kawakami Tomoko), the daughter of the dragon god. She fights alongside the Eight Leaves to change her fate. The Eight Leaves are eight warriors who come together to protect Nozomi, and the bond and romance between them is a major part of the story.

The greatest feature of this work is the complex intertwining of fate and love. While Nozomi fights to change her fate, she also experiences various emotions through her relationships with the Eight Leaves. Of particular note is the relationship between Nozomi and Arikawa Masaomi (voice: Miki Shinichiro). Masaomi is Nozomi's childhood friend and an important presence who supports her, but their relationship is deeper than simple friendship or love.

The individual characters of the Eight Leaves are also very appealing. The characters, such as Minamoto no Yoshitsune (voice: Seki Tomokazu), Hinoe (voice: Takahashi Naozumi), and Musashibo Benkei (voice: Miyata Yuki), are modeled after historical figures, and each has their own unique background and personality, making them captivating to the viewer. In particular, the opening theme "Unmei no Tsuki wa Kurenai" (The Moon of Destiny is Red), sung by Hinoe, Benkei, and Taira no Atsumori (voice: Hoshi Soichiro), is a powerful piece that symbolizes the personalities of the characters, helping to liven up the atmosphere of the work.

Director Toshiya Shinohara has faithfully recreated the worldview of the original work while taking advantage of the expressive power of anime. In particular, the battle scenes between Nozomi and the Eight Leaves and the scenes depicting the changes in their fates are visually beautiful, with the color design and cinematography techniques shining through. Additionally, screenwriter Yuka Yamada has succeeded in creating a story that viewers can easily empathize with by carefully portraying the feelings and relationships of the characters while condensing the storyline from the original work.

The work of Aki Tsunaki, who was in charge of character design and general animation director, is also not to be missed. Based on the designs of Touko Mizuno, who was in charge of the original character draft, the character designs have been optimized for animation, and the individuality of each character is expressed more clearly. In particular, Tsunaki's technical skills are fully demonstrated in the changes in Nozomi's facial expressions and the movements of the Yatsuba and the others in the battle scenes.

The music is also an important element that enhances the appeal of this work. The music by Yoshihisa Hirano plays powerful melodies that stir emotions in line with the development of the story, and the ending theme in particular, "Alone in the Time and Space of the Gyakufu," is a sad melody that symbolizes the feelings of Masaomi Arikawa, and resonates deeply in the hearts of viewers. The music production by Natural Line also greatly contributes to creating the atmosphere of the work as a whole.

"Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Kurenai no Tsuki" is a work that has been widely accepted not only by fans of the original game but also by anime fans. With its dramatic intertwining of fate and love, charming characters, and beautiful visuals and music, this work is sure to leave viewers deeply moved and satisfied.

Related works and recommendations

"Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Kurenai no Tsuki" is based on the story of the original game "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3", but there is also a related work "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Owarinaki Fate". This work is an anime produced as a sequel to the game, and depicts the new adventures and changes in the fate of Nozomi and the Yaba. By watching it together with "Kurenai no Tsuki", you can enjoy the story more deeply.

I would also like to recommend other works in the "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de" series. In particular, the first work in the series, "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de," and the second work, "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2," are anime based on the story of the original game, and have many things in common as they depict themes of fate and love. By watching the entire series, you will be able to enjoy the worldview of "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de" even more.

In addition, I would like to recommend other anime works with the theme of fate and love. For example, "Fate/stay night" and "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion" are works that depict the complex intertwining of fate and love, and are works that fans of "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Kurenai no Tsuki" should definitely watch. These works also have deep stories and fascinating characters that you can enjoy the drama woven by them.

"Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Kurenai no Tsuki" is a beautiful work that depicts the dramatic intertwining of fate and love, and will surely leave viewers deeply moved and satisfied. This work will be widely accepted not only by fans of the original game but also by anime fans, so I hope many people will watch it.