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Noein: To Your Other Self (titled in its original Japanese as Noein: M? Hitori no Kimi e or ???? ????????) is a one-season science fiction extravaganza of ordinary school children dealing with the intrusions of mysterious time-traveling soldiers with fantastical powers. Central to this conflict is the girl Haruka, a caring and upbeat person who finds herself in need of the bodyguard-like aspirations of one time traveler, Karasu, who swears to protect her instead of harming her for the sake of preserving his home dimension. In later episodes, the titular villain, Noein, also takes a stronger hand in events, posing a threat that forces former enemies to cooperate for their mutual survival.

In contrast to the high-stakes conflict of its main plot line, Noein also dwells on the romances and low-key emotional relationships as they develop between both children and adults. Noein also is noted for its heavy inclusion of philosophy and physics discussion as it relates to its main plot point of time travel. Schrödinger, Einstein and Hugh Everett all are mentioned in conversation between characters, with an emphasis on alternate universes and the many-worlds interpretation, which maintain high relevance to the primary plot points of the show.

Although unmistakably Japanese-developed, Noein makes use of noticeably experimental and unorthodox animation styles in many areas - particularly for its action scenes, which are supported with a dramatic Latin-inspired soundtrack. Noein is set in the real-life Japanese city of Hakodate, and the show's animators went to great lengths to mimic the actual architecture and other geographical facets of that city.

Seasoned director Kazuki Akane, along with Kenji Yasuda, directed the twenty-four episode Noein, which was produced by Satelight Inc. As a single season television series with a soundtrack offered as a separate purchase, Noein was plotted around a strong season-long arc, rather than being episodic in nature. Noein's English distribution, along with its English dub, currently is handled by Manga Entertainment.