Ah...Operation Love. I mentioned this in a previous post, i wonder if anyone even saw that. Anyway, this time, i'm gonna say more about this series.

Story
Iwase Ken is one...sad guy. He is attending the wedding of the girl he loves, Yoshida Rei who is also his childhood friend, and is even invited to give a speech! He looks at a slideshow showing him, her, their friends and her future husband. Moments before his speech, he thinks to himself about how he regrets the way he never confessed to the Rei, and wishes that he can go back to the past to correct his mistakes. (I'm not too sure about his part...memory's kinda blurry. Anyone who knows the exact thing, please writei n my chatbox) As he wishes for a second chance, a bright light suddenly shines on his face and time stops. A middle-aged man in a suit and a hat suddenly appears, saying that he is the fairy that resides in the church. Sensing Ken's regrets, he gives Ken a second chance. Ken can travel back in time but only to certain places and certain time periods : the time where the photos that are being shown in the slideshow was taken. So begins Ken's struggle to go back and change the past, and confess his feelings to Rei.

Characters

Iwase Ken


The protagonist of the story, he is a guy with many regrets. The girl he loves is getting married and he is even invited to give a speech. Filled with regrets, he wishes that he could have a second chance to confess his feelings and right his wrongs. A fairy that resides in the church hears his wish and gives him a chance to go back in time and settle his regrets. As he struggles to solve his problems, he learns an important lesson.

Yoshida Rei


The girl getting married, and the girl Ken loves, Rei is a bright student who even gets a scholarship of sorts to study overseas. I can't write too much here, as it will contains spoilers, but it's save to say she used to habour feelings for Ken.

Fairy (Yosei)


The fairy that lives in the church, he gives Ken a second chance to right his wrongs in the form of time travel. Everytime he appears, a bright light will shine on Ken's face, time will stop, and the song 'Hallelujah' will be sung. And before he uses his powers, he must eat or drink something. The reason is never explained. Maybe just a quirk of his? Memorable quote : Pray! Only then shall I give you a chance! (self translated)

Well, that's all the pictures i have. Kinda hard to find other pics and elaborate them without giving away spoilers, so i'll just mention them here. Other prominent characters are : Tada Tetsuya, a student teacher at Ken's school who eventually marries Rei; Enokido Mikio, a wannabe director that figures out Ken's time-travelling powers and helps him; Oku Eri, Rei's good friend that had many boyfriends before; and Tsurumi Hisashi, a friend of Ken that loves Eri, but is shunned because of his...lacking height. Oh yeah, i forgot to mention that all of these people, except for Tada and the fairy, know each other since they were small. So, they are a very close group of friends.

Well, that's all then. This series really hit a spot with me, you know, because of it's theme of going back to the past to right a wrong and constant talk about the 'door of miracles' that is available to everyone, but not everyone has the ability and drive to open it. As, well, you know, i used to be quite a emo guy (actually, still emo now, but not so much), this show was like...you know...hit a spot, at the least. And here is a...parting gift : the ending theme for the show, which is one of the best ending themes i've ever heard, in my opinion.


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