Now and Then, Here and There

Now and Then, Here and There
Promotional image for Now and Then, Here and There depicting Shu and Lala-Ru
今、そこに いる僕 (Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku)
Genre	Isekai, Post-apocalyptic,[1] science fiction[2]
Anime television series
Directed by	Akitaro Daichi
Produced by	Shōichi Kumabe Kazuaki Morijiri
Written by	Hideyuki Kurata
Music by	Taku Iwasaki
Studio	AIC
Licensed by	AUS: Siren Visual NA: ADV Films (expired) US Manga Corps (former)
Original network	WOWOW
English network	CA: Super Channel[3] NA: Anime Network SEA: AXN US: Anime Selects, AZN Television, Syfy
Original run	October 14, 1999 – January 20, 2000
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)

Now and Then, Here and There (今、そこにいる僕, Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku) is a Japanese anime television series conceived and directed by Akitaro Daichi, with a screenplay by Hideyuki Kurata. It premiered in Japan on the WOWOW television station on October 14, 1999 and ran until January 20, 2000. It was licensed for Region 1 DVD English language release by Central Park Media under their US Manga Corps label. Following the 2009 bankruptcy and liquidation of Central Park Media, ADV Films rescued the series for a boxset re-release on July 7, 2009.^[4] However, the ADV re-release is now out of print. The series is available for purchase through iTunes, YouTube and Google Play.

Now and Then, Here and There follows a young boy named Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani who, in an attempt to save an unknown girl, is transported to another world which may be the Earth in the far future. The world is desolate and militarized, survival is a daily struggle for displaced refugees, and water is a scarce commodity.