MUNTO ★ Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai AMV: Distance (Gundam Seed - Yuki Kajiura)

I've made this AMV video "MUNTO AMV - Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai" using clips taken from the OVA 1 "Munto", its sequel "Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time" ("Toki no Kabe wo Koete"), the animated television series "Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai" and the animated film "Tenjōbito to Akutobito Saigo no Tatakai". The beautiful music is "Distance" by Yuki Kajiura (FictionJunction) from the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam Seed". I love this music and the lyrics suits perfectly the story told in "Munto".

"Munto": In the distant past of Munto, when the world of the Heavens did not exist, humans lived a prosperous civilization. One day, beings of unknown origins fell out of the sky onto human world. These beings could control a power called Akuto (or human emotions). They could take the human spirit (feelings, wishes and dreams) and turn it into a physical power or physical object. These beings destroyed the human civilization within a few days. However, they did not realize that the humans created the Akuto; so they killed off the very source of their power. They then discovered other universes from which they could draw more Akuto. They destroyed all the other dimensions of Akuto and used it to create their own empire in the skies above the humans. This new civilization was known as the Heavens and was populated by the Heavenly Beings who could control Akuto. The leaders of the Heavens soon grew corrupt due to the unlimited amount of Akuto they had stolen, and the Heavens began to collapse into disarray. At this time, the humans launched an attack against the Heavens.During the battle, the leaders of the Heavens decided to cut themselves away from Earth rather than be killed by the rebelling humans. They sealed themselves into a parallel dimension and the pillars that connected Earth to the Heavens fell from the sky causing massive destruction. This day was called the "Calamitous Day" when both worlds lost contact with each other.
In the present day, the Heavens are in disarray due to the lack of Akuto flowing into the Heavens. The Heavens, divided into kingdoms, battle each other. The Magical Kingdom is blamed for using the Akuto the most and the other kingdoms seek to destroy the Magical Kingdom in hopes of preserving what little is left of the Akuto. Should the Heavens be destroyed due to a lack of Akuto, the floating islands in the sky will fall to the Earth and the Heavens and human civilization will perish. The Magical Kingdom is led by their king Munto who believes the only way to save the Heavens from destruction is to seek out Yumemi Hidaka who holds the key to restoring the Akuto to the Heavens.

Lyrics of "Distance" from "Mobile Gundam Seed":
The hearts that met by chance
call each other to a distant reality
Isolating the surging waves,
I shouted to the same dream

There is no recourse left,
for these are days we struggle to earn
Simply touching my cheek,
you smiled very faintly

Because you are here,
the song of invisible stars
plays me the illusion named "love"

The hearts that were separated
call each other to a distant reality
Beyond the surging sky,
we are watching the same light

Warm my grief
with soft fingers
So that this kind of joy
may grow merely one bud

It is like a flower
I wonder how far the falling light
can reach as it believes in love?

So that the song illuminating tomorrow
may resound even for you,
I am singing of comfort, painfully,
but still dazzlingly

Until the prayer
of the stars that lost
your dear gaze
reaches the future

This is a reality for the sake of regaining
the light we saw for the first time
The world is still violently
dreaming of tranquility
The heart I'd left behind
is the reality of a heart I reach towards
Pass through the surging sky
in the direction of the same light.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the anime and music used in this AMV. They all belong to their rightful owners.NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED!!!