Garakowa: Restore the World

Garakowa: Restore the World, known in Japan as Vitreous Flower & Destroy the World (ガラスの花と壊す世界, Garasu no Hana to Kowasu Sekai; lit. "The Glass Flower and The Destroyed World"),^[2] is a 2016 Japanese anime science fiction fantasy film produced by A-1 Pictures, directed by Masashi Ishihama and written by Fumihiko Shimo.^[3][4] Distributed by Pony Canyon,^[5] the film was released in Japan on January 9, 2016 and was streamed on Crunchyroll on January 16, 2016.^[4][6]

Garakowa: Restore the World
Poster
Japanese name
Kanji	ガラスの花と壊す世界
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai
Directed by	Masashi Ishihama
Screenplay by	Fumihiko Shimo
Story by	Physics Point[a] Masashi Ishihama[b]
Based on	D.Backup by Physics Point
Produced by	Ryōichi Ishihara
Starring	Yumiri Hanamori Risa Taneda Ayane Sakura Ai Kayano
Cinematography	Kenji Takahashi
Edited by	Kentarou Tsubone
Music by	Masaru Yokoyama
Production company	A-1 Pictures
Distributed by	Pony Canyon
Release date	January 9, 2016 (2016-01-09) (Japan)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$43,000[1]

Plot

Dual and Dorothy are two programs that reside within the Box of Wisdom. Their job is to enter the various worlds containing the memories of people across many timelines, deleting worlds that become infected with viruses. One day, they come across Remo, a girl who has lost memory of who she is, who is searching for something known as the flower garden. While trying to figure out who she is, Dual and Dorothy spend time with Remo, learning to find joy in various things that they'd normally deem pointless. However, they soon begin to learn not only about Remo's true purpose but also about the state of the world outside of their box.

Characters

Remo/ Mother Remote (リモ, Rimo)

Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori^[7]

Dual (デュアル, Duaru)

Voiced by: Risa Taneda^[7]

Dorothy (ドロシー, Doroshī)

Voiced by: Ayane Sakura^[7]

Sumire (スミレ)

Voiced by: Ai Kayano

Reception

Theron Martin of Anime News Network gave the film an overall B rating, praising the film's outstanding background art and cuteness, but criticizing the story for not realizing the potential of its serious tones and being overall too condensed.^[8] Garakowa: Restore the World grossed $43,000 at the box office.^[1]

Notes

1. Original Concept (原案); a creative duo consisting of Otono Shimura and Suyuri Hiraume.
2. Story Supervisor (ストーリー監修)