Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai

another series coming out this January from Kyoto Animation...
...such a long title (even the English translation) lol!

According to Wiki:

The World Reflected in the Eyes of a Girl Looking Up at the Sky is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation and directed by Yoshiji Kigami. The anime is a continuation of Kyoto Animation's two-episode original video animation series Munto, and will first air in Japan on January 14, 2009 on Chiba TV. The anime will include an updated director's cut of the OVA episodes with new animation and footage.

here's the link to a short preview:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7uvyw_sora-wo-miageru-shoujo-no-hitomi-ni_shortfilms

I really don't know what to expect of this yet...since I haven't seen Munto either...

so, what do you guys think? should I watch Munto(was it good)?
let me hear your opinion :?:

I like the artwork

i'll definitely put it in my must watch list (they are growing very long now :P )

is the ova available on the net u know the first ones as uve mentioned

try this link

Oh yeah, I remember seeing this previewed at C75 too. I'll check it out, just like all the other animes airing soon, lol.

seen ep4 just now, and it's shaping up to be really something! 8)

DAMN! It's AWESOME! :D
the first 3 episodes aren't much cause they just decided to pick it up from the first original OVA(Munto)...but now, it's getting better as I've hoped for. I don't think I'd need to see the 2nd OVA any time soon.

I really suggest you guys should give this series a chance.
(if you still didn't like it even after seeing ep4, then don't continue)
and in case you missed my initial post...
this series was produced by KyoAni.

I love both the OP & ED themes as well.
Eufonius - Anemoi (OP)

Ceui - Hikari to Yami to Toki no Hate (ED)

this............

It looks great ^ ^

Ok... where to start.

I'll say the good stuff first. The animation was stunning, no doubt about that. Ever since I saw the two movies, I was expecting something of stellar quality, and the TV series did not disappoint me. The characters were beautifully drawn, the action scenes were smoothly done, and the landscapes and colors were awesome. The music was also great, done by Eufonius and Cieu. There were no problems in the voice-acting compartment either.

Now onto stuff that I didn't like. I more or less knew the plot since I watched the first two movies, so nothing surprised me there. Solid, original, and yet I understood it. What disappointed me with this series was the fact that Kyoani and it's director Kigami spent the first 5 and a half episodes redoing the movies with more scenes and the director's cut. The later 3 and half episodes were brand new material. This, no matter how well done the other categories that make up anime were, disappointed me a great deal. I was expecting more new and orginal material, and 9 episodes (really 3 1/2 episodes) wasn't enough in my opinion.

As for the last episode, I forced myself to rewatch it, and then I appreciated the episode for the reasons that there's going to be a movie (Tenjou-jin to Akuto-jin Saigo no Tatakai) on April 18 that will conclude the series. And because of that, much of the criticism I had with the last episode was dispelled, except for the fact that I still think that Yumemi just matured in the span of a few minutes didn't sit too well with me in terms of character development, especially with her voice deepening to reflect that. Much of the dialogue said during the reconnection and reforming the flow of Akuto was to me a bit out of place... I kinda can't understand where those words come from, like Yumemi had an issue with her looks? Yea. And even if there's a movie to conclude this series, I still felt that the ending should have focused more on Yumemi and her relationship with Munto. I was kinda hoping for an embrace or something along the lines of romance, but I guess that was portrayed by Yumemi wrapped up in Munto's red cape. I wonder if the preparations that Munto had to do was a marriage to Yumemi since it was important enough for him to be away from the meeting with all other beings in the upper world.

Still, I'm still expecting a lot from this series, especially how the movie will conclude everything. And I feel like anything done by Kyoani is a must see. I still enjoyed this series very much.

One last thing: Ichiko annoyed the shit out of me, trying to keep Yumemi from going, though I can understand where she's coming from.

One of the best magic effect. The story is so-so, romance is so-so. Its too bad they do not focus to the battle, cause if they were I would have made this my fav anime.

I really wanted to see some sort of romance action in the TV series, but we got a little of that in the series. I'm hoping Kyoani and Kigami do something about that and both Munto and Yumemi get some romantic development/finish in the next movie.

and great battle with awesome magic

@MemphistoKetemuLucifer: I kinda felt that this series wasn't supposed to be about the magic battles and conflict but the resolve of one girl who shouldered the fate of the world on her shoulders to mature and create a new future for everyone. Having said that, to me it seemed that the producers didn't spent enough time in developing Yumemi's relationship with Munto.

-Necro-

Just finished watching this series and it was pretty good. The only thing that disappointed me though was the ending. I was like "Hurry! Go help Munto!!" but she kept talking about the spirit and such when Gnarl was trying to crystallize her. In the end, she didn't help Munto. Overall, it was a good series.

-End-