{"id":14630,"date":"2026-08-05T13:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=14630"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:18:31","slug":"media-review-sparks-of-tomorrow-nijuuseiki-denki-mokuroku-%e4%ba%8c%e5%8d%81%e4%b8%96%e7%b4%80%e9%9b%bb%e6%b0%a3%e7%9b%ae%e9%8c%b2-%e3%83%a6%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ab%e3%83%bb%e3%82%a8%e3%83%b4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/08\/media-review-sparks-of-tomorrow-nijuuseiki-denki-mokuroku-%e4%ba%8c%e5%8d%81%e4%b8%96%e7%b4%80%e9%9b%bb%e6%b0%a3%e7%9b%ae%e9%8c%b2-%e3%83%a6%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ab%e3%83%bb%e3%82%a8%e3%83%b4\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Review – Sparks of Tomorrow (Nijuuseiki Denki Mokuroku – \u4e8c\u5341\u4e16\u7d00\u96fb\u6c23\u76ee\u9332-\u30e6\u30fc\u30ec\u30ab\u30fb\u30a8\u30f4\u30ea\u30ab-)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Originally, I had planned to do a larger post reviewing several alternate\/fantastic historial anime that have come out recently. That post is still in the works, but I’ve been so smitten with Sparks of Tomorrow<\/em> that I knew I had to give it a little feature before it finishes airing!<\/p>\n

The Japanese title (Nijuuseiki Denki Mokuroku – \u4e8c\u5341\u4e16\u7d00\u96fb\u6c23\u76ee\u9332-\u30e6\u30fc\u30ec\u30ab\u30fb\u30a8\u30f4\u30ea\u30ab-<\/em>) actually translates to 20th Century Electricity Catalog Eureka Evrika<\/strong> but oof, what a mouthful! Sparks of Tomorrow feels much catchier to my ear and is far easier to type, so that’s how I will be referring to it from here on out.<\/p>\n

The official website<\/a> has a great summary, so I will be helpfully borrowing from it.<\/p>\n

\u2500\u2500A little while ago.
\nKyoto in the early 20th century, having evolved differently from the history we know today. In a world where only steam engines had advanced, the city was shrouded in smoke.
\nWith challenging art backgrounds reminiscent of Impressionist paintings and intricate animation, it depicts the dreams of boys and girls shining in an era of upheaval and innovation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a nutshell, it’s the story of Sakamoto Kihachi and his attempts to bring his older brother Seiroku’s vision of a modern electrical world to Japan. There’s the mystery of what’s happened to his brother, but I don’t want to delve to deeply into that and spoil anything. There might potentially be a budding romance between Kihachi and Inako, but right now there’s more focus on friendship, discovery, and some general slice-of-life situations. But everything comes back to electricity and the promise of the future.<\/p>\n

I shared the primary character designs on Instagram and Facebook a while back, but they’re absolutely worth sharing again because they’re so cool. I love how distinctly Meiji-era they feel, but with enough funky steampunk vibes \u2014 especially on the male characters \u2014 to remind us that this is definitely an alternate history and not accurate. I’m quite inspired to try reproducing some of these outfits, honestly.<\/p>\n\n\t\t