This one asks you to sit still. Twenty-seven minutes, one meteor watch, and a girl named Kozue who loves the stars trying to talk a boy in a sealed protective suit into taking it off because he wants to, not because anyone told him to. Ginga's ability, the scientists, the mission, none of it gets properly explained, and honestly the film is not interested in explaining. What it wants is the quiet negotiation between two kids under a sky, and the art carries that weight better than the plot does. Yes, it's rushed. Yes, you'll finish it with questions the runtime never answers. But if you've ever stood outside in the cold waiting for something to streak across the dark, the pull here is obvious. Watch it late, alone, with the lights off.

Kozue belongs to an astronomy club and loves the stars. When a trip to see a meteorite brings her to a remote observatory, she encounters Ginga, a boy with a mysterious gift that helps scientists learn more about the stars. But there's a catch. To carry out his mission, Ginga must stay inside a protective suit. He has spent his life in isolation as part of a government program, and he feels deeply alone. As they talk about the stars together, Kozue finds herself drawn to him. She becomes determined to help him make his own decisions and remove the suit by his own choice. The result is a single-episode romance with a science fiction backdrop, set over one night beneath the stars.