History NightmareFuel / NowAndThenHereAndThere

As an anime inspired by the Rwandan genocide, the NightmareFuel comes from the all-too-real narratives of war: ChildSoldiers, torture, widespread thirst, [[CompleteMonster one of the most vile and evil villains in anime]], child rape camps, animal cruelty, mass murder, etc.

What would you expect from an anime inspired by the Rwandan genocide? Who needs anything supernatural when you have ChildSoldiers, torture, widespread thirst, [[CompleteMonster one of the most vile and evil villains in anime]], child rape camps, animal cruelty, mass murder, etc.

* Fans mostly think the scene of Sara's [[spoiler:suicide attempt]] was beautifully poignant, but seem to forget that [[FridgeHorror she was planning to]] [[spoiler:drown]] [[FridgeHorror herself]] [[{{Squick}} in Zari Bars' main source of water]]. Not to mention trying to [[spoiler:induce abortion by]] ''[[spoiler:smashing a rock against her stomach]]''.

* And the final bit of ultimate FridgeHorror...[[spoiler:these people, including Sara, will probably be killed by the literal end of the world; its consumption by the sun swelling in its death throes (unless, of course, they develop some form of space travel using Hellywood's technology)]]. Talk about an EsotericHappyEnding...
** There is no reason to assume this. [[spoiler: yes the show takes place at the end of the sun's lifespan...but we don't know exactly how close to it. For all we know, life on Earth will still be possible for centuries, millennia, or even hundreds of millennia and what we see at the end is the beginning of a slow, beautiful swansong to life on Earth, a final age of peace gifted to the surviving humans by Lala-Ru's sacrifice]].

* WebVideo/JesuOtaku says [[INeedAFreakingDrink you may need a bath]] after hearing Hamdo's English voice. [[CreepyHighPitchedVoice He unnervingly emphasizes the "child"]] in PsychopathicManchild. And his DirtyOldMan actions around Lala-ru certainly do ''not'' help.

** And his past is just as terrible, shaping him into the WarHawk he is today. His entire village was burned to the ground by Hellywood soldiers, and his sister was taken away to be a BreedingSlave, then abandoned in the desert when her illness proved to be inconvenient. He found her remains being eaten by animals.

What would you expect from an anime inspired by the Rwandan genocide? Who needs anything supernatural when you have ChildSoldiers, torture, widespread thirst, [[CompleteMonster one of the most appallingly and unapologetically evil villains in anime]], child rape camps, animal cruelty, mass murder, etc.

What would you expect from an anime inspired by the UsefulNotes/RwandanGenocide? Who needs anything supernatural when you have ChildSoldiers, torture, widespread thirst, [[CompleteMonster one of the most appallingly and unapologetically evil villains in anime]], child rape camps, animal cruelty, mass murder, etc.

** There is no reason to assume this. [[spoiler: yes the show takes place at the end of the sun's lifespan...but we don't know exactly how close to it. For all we know, life on Earth will still be possible for centuries, millennia, or even hundreds of millennia and what we see at the end is the beginning of a slow, beautiful swansong to life on Earth, a final age of peace gifted to the surviving humans by Lala-Ru's sacrifice]]

What would you expect from an anime inspired by the Rwandan genocide? Who needs anything supernatural when you have ChildSoldiers, torture, widespread thirst, [[CompleteMonster one of the most horrifically evil villains in anime]], child rape camps...

* The [[StarWars Sarlacc]]-like creature in Episode 8. Especially how it grabs Shu [[MoodWhiplash right while]] the TearJerker violin music is playing. It's a moment where you might expect a JumpScare, but unlike similar OneSceneWonder creatures, this one ''[[DeTerminator just...keeps...coming...back]]''. And this is what counts as a BreatherEpisode in the show!

What would you expect from an anime inspired by the Rwandan genocide? Who needs anything supernatural when you have ChildSoldiers, torture, widespread thirst, child rape camps...