Finished watching the anime "CITY THE ANIMATION"!

The other day, I finished watching CITY THE ANIMATION.
That said, the final episode aired in September, and since I was catching up on a streaming site, I had a hard time watching it because I felt, for the first time in a while, that "if I finish watching it, the story will be over!"
I couldn't bring myself to watch it for quite a while.

I started watching "CITY" without having read the original manga.
Actually, I love the manga and anime "Nichijou" so much that even though it's by the same creator, Keiichi Arawi, I felt a bit afraid to dive into it.

When I watched the first episode, I honestly thought, "I might not get hooked on this," and it felt like I was just peeking into the surreal daily lives of the characters in CITY, whom I was just getting to know. However, as I kept watching, I got used to the mysterious creatures that appeared without any explanation and the fast-paced situations that would never happen in reality. I was able to follow along while feeling a sense of emotional resonance in the small, happy moments of their daily lives.

I was amazed at the kind of expressions they could achieve in anime!
The visuals, and the residents of the city, who I grew more and more attached to the more I learned about them.
And by the time the final episode arrived, as I wrote at the beginning, I had become so reluctant to part with them that I couldn't find the courage to watch it.
But the ending was bright and, in a way, very "CITY"-like, which was great...

The September 2025 issue of Eureka features discussions on works like CITY, Nichijou, and Amemiya-san, as well as an interview with Keiichi Arawi.

It is a book that helps you thoroughly savor that mysterious worldview.

Of course, I highly recommend the original manga as well!