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What a shame that this manga is not popular on this website.

Areyo Hoshikuzu take us to Japan, 1945, after the defeat of the japanese army to the americans. We are following the story of two soldiers, the soldier that looks like a bear called Kadomatsu and the alcoholic chief Kawashima. Both of them are trying to survive, to eat, to enjoy in this post-war Japan, even they are nothing left inside them. From stealing american products to sell on the black market to protecting prostitutes, every jobs is good to take.

The story take also a lot of time to explain the relationship between the soldiers ... who only know fighting in war and the depressed chiefs who wanted a glorious death to the battlefield (reminds me a lot of Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump)

Talking about prostitution, the story also tell the days of japanese women who try as much as they can to have a somewhat of good life by selling their bodies to both japanese and american soldiers. As if the author wanted to remind us that women are also victims of war : Rape, mutilation, losing their loved one, etc ...

Everything is being told in a dramatic and comedic way. And something to point, this is a non-revisionist work, which is very refreshing.

There is nothing much to say about the art. It is simple, but very efficient. The character are very expressive and you can really understand what is happening in their minds.

Thank for reading this review

Hinomaru Gaisen Otome is a manga about denying japanese war crimes, making the japanese (and especially the far-right) the good guys and the others the bad guys.

To realize how much this manga is stupid, the main character follows the nationalist movement only because the leader is a pretty woman she follows on social media.

Using a high-school girl to attract otakus is a lame way.

I will not review the art or the character design, because they are dull and not interesting at all.

Try to make believe that a population the victim of a global injustice is one step to fascism.

Don't read it. And if you ... do want to read it, don't buy it.

This is it.

This is the hidden gem of the season.

I will not write a long review because I want people to discover Hoshiai no Sora by themselves.

Hoshiai no Sora show the good and bad side of life. The subjects treated in this are profound, serious and can be a real lesson for some of us. Hoshiai no Sora is both a "happy feels" and "sad feels" anime.

It is rare for me to be attached to the characters, especially in a random anime where I really don't know the characters. But I really want them to grow and to defeat the demons of their life.

Hoshiai ... no Sora is finally the middle ground I was looking for in an anime, meaning that in the same episode, you will be happy and sad.

The "big" weakness of this anime is the sport part, which is sad since its an sport anime, but honestly, you will quickly realize that it is not the most interesting part.

Also, I really this ending, which displays the characters through dancing, really nice.