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Now and Then, Here and There

Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku

1999, TV, 13 eps, 73%, AIC

Recommended by 3 Strange Dawn fans on AniList. Both have War, Isekai.

Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers the true terrors of war, which…

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Kingdom2006, Manga, ongoing, 89% From Far Away1991, Manga, 61 ch, 81% The Legend of the Northern Blade2019, Manga, 202 ch, 86% The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow1992, Light novel, 8 ch, 84% Basara1990, Manga, 107 ch, 84% Yona of the Dawn2009, Manga, 295 ch, 87% Light and Shadow2016, Manga, 103 ch, 77% Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World2017, Light novel, ongoing, 74%

About Strange Dawn

2000, TV, 13 eps, 63%, Hal Film Maker

Yuko and Eri are two normal girls who are sucked into the alternate world filled with tiny people. The people of this mysterious world sees them as their "Great Protectors" who can protect their land in a time of strife. The two girls set out on a mission with a group of warriors from the village to find out how they were brought here and how might they return home. However, there is a war brewing and these two Great Protectors are the political tool that every faction lusts for to rally the people to their side.

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