Tobira wo Akete

Miyako "Neko" Negishi has never fit in. Instead of spending time with the other girls in her class, she hangs out with a playboy named Haruka Saiki. Despite their differences, the two share a unique bond and a magical secret.

As the school welcomes a new transfer student, Keichiirou Yamagishi, Neko senses that he might be similar to her and Haruka. When the three students meet up one evening, they are suddenly pulled into a portal to another world. There, oppressed people await the return of their mythical warrior queen destined to save them all. Neko, Haruka, and Keichiirou decide to fight together for the people's liberation, and it appears as if this fantastical realm had been waiting for Neko all along.

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La Midin, Dimida Main

Hirano, Fumi Japanese

Yamagishi, Keichiirou Main

Satou, Masamichi Japanese

Saiki, Haruka Main

Inoue, Kazuhiko Japanese

Negishi, Miyako Main

Fujimoto, Kyoko Japanese

Neryulla Supporting

Katsuki, Masako Japanese

Towado Supporting

Shimada, Bin Japanese

Ladin Supporting

Nozawa, Nachi Japanese

Shimizu, Keizou Director

Takemiya, Keiko Planning

Suzuki, Shinichi Key Animation

Ochiai, Shigekazu Planning

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Jun 4, 2011

Theodore_Sallis

Recommended

Are you searching for good, classic fantasy? Then Tobira o Akete is for you!
You will not find anything very original here but, hey! The fun is here!

Story: 7
A good, solid story, although a classic one. A girl with psychic powers and two esper boys are transported to a medieval fantastic world and the girl learns she's the savior from this world, a reincarnation of a legendary princess with magic powers.
Classic? Hell yes, but there is quite a lot of surprises here and there and the rythm of the story is very good.

Art: 7
Classic and quite good for its time. Nothing bad and the ... colors are quite good.
Excellent backgrounds with evocative power.

Sound: 8
The strong point of this anime. The musics are very 80's, with a very good song included in the middle and the end.
Definitely was a good time for japanese pop and music, then. The action musics are excellent and dynamic.

Characters: 7
Although they are all classic, two stand out. Landin, the "dark elf" with a shaddy appearance that welcomes the heroin in this strange new world, has a an interresting behavior and motivations.
La Midin dimida, the "ogre princess", is a kind of Sheris (from the Lodoss war series, best Fantasy anime ever) with a more "manly" manner of speaking. She is strong and charismatic (and especially beautiful!).

The heroine, Neko, is quite interresting in itself, for when her past is revealed to us, all can relate to her.

Enjoyment: 8
Solid action and adventure, good characters, excellent music. what do you want more? You also have a bit of humor and drama. All in all, very well paced.

Overall: 8
Kind of a must see for all the old anime fans. Not a classic as Lodosss, but a solid enjoyment comes from watching this anime that is not put to shame compared to a lot of recent series.

Give it a try and I bet you'll like it!

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jul 14, 2021

ProxyLain

Not Recommended

I even thought at first that this movie would be average, but it's bad.

I only watched this movie because I translated it into my language, Portuguese. I didn't know what it was about because I didn't read the synopsis.

This anime is basically a generic Isekai, only from the 80s.
I like old anime, but that doesn't mean I will like anything.
The story is very cliché, and there is nothing great about it. Well, it would be average if it wasn't so obvious who the villain is. The villain is literally a guy who is not happy with the peace in the world and decided to make ... a mega plan to start a war.
The movie is basically that. A generic Isekai with a not very good conclusion.

The best thing about this movie is the character design. I like the design of old anime.

The characters are not great, but they are not bad.
The animation is pretty average for a movie.
I don't even remember the OST.

Anyway, it is just a random bad movie I picked up and wasted my time translating. I hope someone watches it, at least. Haha

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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