Umi to Sora to Ren to (2021)

Based on a true story, this drama follows the experience of two exchange students who come to the isolated island of Okushiri, Hokkaido, and one student who was born on the island. With COVID-19 running rampant, and Summer Koshien canceled, they are forced to make a decision whether to endanger the island or not.

Note: This is the extended movie version merging all the episodes together.

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I really loved this one!! It's absolutely stunning visually, and I find myself replaying it so many times. They were just precious together. I wish they got a full drama. Hope everyone can watch this drama, even if they are not a baseball fan. It's more of a coming-of-age drama anyway, just like Futari no Sebangou 4.

There were a lot of vague lines in this drama, but I've done my best to make this make sense. I've edited it so many times already... I feel like I'll break it even more if I work on it even more, so here it is.

This was sponsored by Kura, a chain of sushi conveyor belt restaurants, and they also did short clips with the cast for promotion of the drama (and Kura of course) if you're interested.

It's based on a real story about senior high school students who chose to withdraw from a local Hokkaido-only tournament that was offered as a replacement when Koshien was canceled due to COVID-19. They made quite the headlines with their selfless act. Here they are: