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Ayaka is a typical twelve-year-old girl who takes her comfortable city life for granted, brushing off her grandmother's tales of World War II. On a day like any other, the girl begrudgingly takes her dog Ryan for a walk when she's forced to flee into a telephone booth to take refuge from a sudden storm – and that's when it happens. Lightning strikes, teleporting her and Ryan sixty years into the past, several days before Tokyo was bombed and 100,000 people lost their lives. Stranded from everyone she knows and the comforts of home, Ayaka must struggle to survive amidst the hardships of war, all the while trying to find a way home.
One day, Tomoko Sato travels by herself to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for a class assignment, eager to complete her task. However, after learning the horrifying details of what took place many years ago, Tomoko leaves, finding herself in front of a beautiful statue that turns into a little girl! Named Sadako, the youth quickly becomes best friends with Tomoko, and shares her tragic story...
Both anime are about girls from the present that learn first hand how things were for the Japanese people during WW2. Both give the impression that there are some things that people should never forget. Check one out if you liked the other.
On a Paper Crane and Two Walnuts follow a third hand tale of life in the war, aiming to teach children of this generation about the horrors of the past.
The year is 1945, and the Japanese war effort is grinding to a halt. In Hiroshima, the Nakaoka family is working hard to survive in the midst of poverty and persecution. With his father constantly working, six year old Gen has been left in charge of his family, yet stays relentlessly optimistic in the face of hardship. Then, on August 6th, the atomic bomb Little Boy detonated in the center of town, and the people's lives were changed forever. As Gen struggles to cope with the horrific event, his youthful innocence and refusal to give up brings a renewed sense of hope to those around him...
While Barefoot Gen actually takes place during WW2 (rather than being transported back into time), both it and Two Walnuts explore the tragedies of the war.
Young Chiko and her family live in Japanese occupied Korea during the height of World War II, an area soon to be reoccupied by the Russians when Japan loses the war. For Chiko and many other Japanese people, this means exile from their homes, and the only way to escape is to head south towards their families and safe haven. Now, with unfriendly faces all around them, Chiko, her family, and a number of others must set off on a journey to find their way to safety through countless hardships, guided by the light of the stars...
While Rail of the Star actually takes place during WW2 (rather than being transported back into time), both it and Two Walnuts explore the tragedies of the war.
