GINBAN KALEIDOSCOPE

Okk...if there has ever been an anime which made me cry like a baby in the end then this has to be it...I hate its ending very strongly but then i guess thats exactly what made it so different from the usual romantic animes that i've ever watched...So,here goes the story...

With $10 billion worth of beauty (or so she says), Sakurano Tazusa is a contestant for the selection of the Japanese representative at the winter Olympics' figure skating competition. However, her ability is questionable in the eyes of the media and public, as she constantly falls during critical moments in her competitions. During a qualifying round in Montreal,Canada, Tazusa falls in the middle of a triple lutz. At the same time, a Canadian teen by the name of Pete Pumps dies mid-performance when his stunt plane crashes due to mechanical trouble. Before being allowed to pass on into the after life, Pete possess' Tazusa supposedly for a hundred days, living on in her body. Despite the discontent and anger Tazusa faced having her body and privacy invaded by this Canadian ghost, she moves her focus onto improving herself in hopes to be selected for the Olympics.

TAZUSA SAKURANO:

A Japanese figure skater known for her sharp tongue. She is on bad terms with the media and the public because of her cold attitude and string of bad luck in competitions. Her goal is to compete in the Winter Olympics in Torino.At the beginning of the series is possessed by the ghost of Pete Pumps and while she initially hated him, she gradually grew to accept his constant presence in her life and grew even more to love him. While possessed, she picked up the habit of eating tomatoes, because her possessor Pete hates tomatoes, and using masochism, since Pete can share Tazusa's pain, to keep him in line. She has an unlucky tendency to fall asleep when she gets bored, but can never sleep the night before a competition. In the anime, she describes herself as "The $10 Billion Dollar Beauty."

Initially Tazusa is potrayed as a bratty, cold girl. She doesn't have many friends and lives with her coach and sister. However after spending time with Pete, she slowly changes and opens her heart. Especially in school where Pete helps her through her exams. She also starts to express herself more during the skating routines which enable her to represent Japan in the Olympics. At the same time she also experiences falling in love, she finally realises what's important to her.

PETE PUMPS:

A Canadian stunt pilot who died when his stunt plane developed mechanical trouble and crashed in a fireball. As a ghost he needs to wait 100 days before he can go to Heaven (his date of ascension is February 23) and inadvertently ends up possessing Tazusa.
Pete likes Tazusa and tries to help her improve her public image and succeed in being selected for the Olympics. He even gets jealous of the reporter Kazuya Nitta, as Tazusa seems to have a crush on him. Though Tazusa at first doesn't agree with him and ignores him, he eventually wins her over and she starts to get to know him better, and he designs her "waitress on ice" performance.

During their last performance, Pete kisses her in his ghost form and seems to love her in return. He bids her an emotional farewell as he finally departs.

And this is exactly the part that i hated the most...Pete leaving Tazusa forever,never to return back...It made me cry for about 2 mins and made me sulk the whole day...But honestly speaking,the ending is kind of justified...Its more or less like Titanic where in the end the hero dies(although in this case he was already dead)...It was Tazusa's strong will to move on and live life like Pete had taught her to live that made this short but definately touching anime worth rememebering forever...