Are you fans of science fiction series? Then this year you were presented with a more than rich selection of fascinating fabrics. Around 20 series have already started that deal with the topic of time travel. However, the oversupply of streaming services has one major disadvantage: Many exciting shows are completely lost in the mass of new releases. So does the funniest sci-fi series of the year.
In the depths of Disney+’s series offering is the time warp anime Time Machine Blues (the streamer’s first and only anime series so far!) that hardly anyone has seen. The series is not only a loose sequel to the acclaimed cult hit The Tatami Galaxy, but also a stand-alone, entertaining and absolute weird sci-fi insider tipwhich deserves more attention.
This is Time Machine Blues on Disney+
The story of Time Machine Blues starts out simple. The nameless protagonist is alive in a small dormwhere his friends are making a film about a student who travels back to 19th-century Japan.
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Time Machine Blues
With an extreme heat wave, it’s fitting that he has the only room with air conditioning. By mistake, however, a bottle comes with Cola via the remote control tilted for it. The desperate and sweating students now have to do without cool air.
But then the group discovers a time machine. However, they do not use this to change historical events. You want to go back in time to fix the air conditioner remote control. The project finally escalates in a complex and complicated time loop.
That’s why the weird sci-fi rom-com anime is worth watching on Disney+
Series about time travel are experiencing a real boom this year. But none is like that funny and wacky like Time Machine Blues. Instead of an epic story, the anime reduces the concept of an intricate time loop almost entirely to a single location: the Shimogamo Yusuiso dorm.
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Time Machine Blues
In just about six short episodes each around 15 minutes in length, a captivating time warp puzzle full of surprises and cleverly placed details unfolds to be discovered. Just trying to follow the path of a remote control through several time levels is brain-melting fun.
Lend alongside the time machine madness the quirky characters and the glimpse of her emotional woes through the sci-fi lens of Time Machine Blues has an endearing charm. For example, the protagonist racks his brains over whether and how he should ask his adored classmate out on a date – a RomCom dilemma that is cleverly combined with the time travel theme.
With its sci-fi wit, the quirky ensemble and the reduced concept, Time Machine Blues is reminiscent of the Japanese sci-fi insider tip Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes in many moments – and with good reason. Both the plot of the anime and its novel are based on a Play by Makoto Ueda (previously filmed as Summer Time Machine Blues), who also wrote the stage design and screenplay for Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes.
The only downer and also one of the reasons why Time Machine Blues has received little attention in this country: The anime is unfortunately only in the original Japanese with subtitles to stream. Unfortunately, Disney + did not donate a German dubbed version. But that shouldn’t stop you from giving this wacky time warp gem a try.
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Which series about time travel and time loops inspired you?