 If you liked
Fumetsu no Anata e
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 ...then you might like
Chi. Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite
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Both have a narrative that spans across generations
Both have impactful deaths that drive the story forwards
Both have a theme of transferring ideas and knowledge. In To Your Eternity, this is in the form of memories and experiences of those he encounters. In Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, its scientific knowledge about heliocentrism being passed down through generations.
Both are very spiritual in nature.
Both involve ample debates about the meaning of life.
Both have a strange way of making feel full, yet empty at the same time.
Both have complex characters that come and go, warming your heart as you see their lives passing and breaking your heart with every nasty thing that happens to them. Life is a mere moment, and you enjoy it while it lasts, and that's what both of these anime are trying to show us.
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