hiroyuki5177:

Hibike! Jupiter, Venus and Reina x Kumiko to kiss!?

In H!E anime episode 8, do you remember two bright stars emphasized behind Reina in the night of Agata Festibal? These are Jupiter and Venus, leading stars of this summer night show, as the stars were conjuncted at June 30, 2015.

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-jupiter-venus-conjunction-tonight-20150630-story.html
“Conjunction, when the two planets will appear close enough in the night sky to kiss.”

TO KISS…….

It looks like there is magic of gravity to rule the red string of the fate among the two stars.

It is obvious that Kyoani knew the astronomy show, and used it for their anime background. June 30 of the anime is likely between episode 11 and 12. At the same timing of the conjunction, Kyoani released Official Art (K & R on the bed of Kumiko’s room listening the same earphones). I think that it shows how seriously Kyoani consider Kumirei couple.

The real Agata Festibal was at June 5, 2015, and Daikichi-Yama observation deck (left pic) faces west sky, exactly matching with the anime’s star position (likely 8PM JST).

Beside, in episode 12, likely about July 18, of the scene Kumiko call Reina by her cell phone, Jupiter (right) and Venus (left) appeared again with the moon. This is real bending as the star position similar to 7:30 PM JST of west sky of Kyoto, but the anime time should be later than 9 PM.

I think that this is visual emphasis of the two planets, Venus = Kumiko and Jupiter = Reina. Please search the meaning of the planets.