Every Rainbow Lens Flare From Momentary Lily’s 1st Episode

GoHands and questionable aesthetics are quite the iconic duo. The new slice-of-life/superpowered action anime Momentary Lily, the studio’s first original project in several years, dares to go further by inserting a needless rainbow lens flare in almost every shot of its first episode.  

I somehow managed to not notice the presence of these rainbows during the episode’s first five minutes, but by the time I got to the midpoint, there was no way to ignore their prevalence. There’s almost always a rainbow flare by the side, taunting you with its presence, bewildering you with its inclusion, laughing at your powerlessness to get rid of it, and tempting you to indulge in an insane drinking game where you take a shot for every rainbow appearance. Many even have the gall to move across the screen instead of politely tucking themselves away in a discreet corner.

The number of times a rainbow effect appears in Momentary Lily‘s premiere — more than a hundred —  is so absurd that I couldn’t help but want to share them all, so that more can suffer their sight. So, here’s a compilation of those rainbows lens flares. Enjoy.

(Screencaps taken from the Muse Asia YouTube channel.)

The First 5 Minutes

They Didn’t Stop To Think if They Should

Somewhere over the rainbow/Skies are blue

If happy little bluebirds fly/Beyond the rainbow/Why, oh why can’t I?

Make It Stop

This Truly Was Our Momentary Lily

You can watch Momentary Lily on Crunchyroll, Muse Asia, and Bilibili.