Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?

About Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?

If you are hunting for a new sci-fi series, Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?) deserves a look (2017). The setup goes like this. The premise: It's summer, and Norimichi Shimada and his allies want to know if fireworks look round or flat from the side. They forge a plan to find the answer at Moshimo Festival's fireworks display.

Beyond that: However, Norimichi stumbles on himself conflicted when his classmate, Nazuna Oikawa, plans to run away from home and aims Norimichi to join her. When things go awry in their attempt to escape, a strange orb in Nazuna's possession gives them another chance at staying together.

With sci-fi at the core, ideas, tech concepts and production design set it apart. Think of it as a pick for fans of futuristic settings and big-concept stories.

Production & Appeal

Shaft is the studio behind Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on sci-fi, ideas, tech concepts and production design set it apart. Its 6.2/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. Released in 2017, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.