Momentary Lily

Momentary Lily – Digital Tears Are Just Forced Moments – #TokyoTreat! (FAP-373)

Producers
Shouchiku MAGNET U-NEXT BS Asahi Animoca Brands Japan TOKYO MX Kansai TV
Studio
GoHands GoHands
Source
Original
Aired
January 2025 to March 2025
Genres
Action Adventure Mystery Sci-Fi Slice of Life
Number of Episodes
13
Jack's Score
3 / 10
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Rick's Score
3 / 10
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This week we talk about Momentary Lily! Jack poked fun at the “twist” about the main characters almost immediately, thanks to some weird-looking digital tears he noticed, while Rick didn't catch on until way later in episode seven. Both of us were annoyed by how the show forced emotional moments, killing off characters you barely knew and then spending way too much time trying to make you feel bad about it. Jack wasn't a fan of the action either, since the main girl is basically just a passenger on a sentient guitar that fights on its own. We also had a lot to say about the lack of common sense, like Rick's rant about the group freezing in the snow while holding a sword that emits heat! Jack tried to defend it as a high-stress mistake, but even he was fed up with the annoying catchphrases, and we both agreed it was ridiculous that a post-apocalyptic world still has working internet just for bikini videos.

Set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by mechanical invaders known as Wild Hunts, Momentary Lily follows Renge Kasumi, a lonely amnesiac who has a unique power to fight back against these monstrosities. After wandering through a desolated city, she joins forces with five other girls, Yuri, Erika, Hinageshi, Sazanka, and Ayame each one wielding specialized weapons called Andvari to combat the mechanical threat. While the battles are central to their survival, the story tries to focus on the quiet, human moments of their daily lives, such as the bond-building experience of cooking meals from scavenged canned goods in the ruins. But then everything changes as we discover that they are actually alien-created copies rather than true humans.

Shingo Suzuki
Shingo Suzuki Chief Director
Susumu Kudou
Susumu Kudou Director
Katsumasa Yokomine
Katsumasa Yokomine Director
Shingo Suzuki
Shingo Suzuki Character Design
Hiroshi Ookubo
Hiroshi Ookubo Mechanical Design
Takahisa  Atsuji
Takahisa Atsuji Title Logo Design
Hirofumi Nakanishi
Hirofumi Nakanishi Assistance
Kyousuke Miyata
Kyousuke Miyata Assistance
Hiroshi Ookubo
Hiroshi Ookubo Main Animator
Takayuki Uchida
Takayuki Uchida Main Animator
Satoko Fujimoto
Satoko Fujimoto Editing
Hisashi Muramatsu
Hisashi Muramatsu Sound Director
Enji Nakajima
Enji Nakajima Sound Director
Michiyo Saitou
Michiyo Saitou Sound Effects
Ryousuke Kojima
Ryousuke Kojima Music
Tomoyuki Jufuku
Tomoyuki Jufuku Music Producer
Mami Takaishi
Mami Takaishi Music Production Assistance
Ringo Kishimoto
Ringo Kishimoto Animation Producer
Shinnosuke Takesada
Shinnosuke Takesada Production Desk
Makoto Furuta
Makoto Furuta Chief Animation Director
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