Celestial Method / Sora no Method
Genres: fantasy, slice of life
Themes: School
Plot Summary: Nonoka and her father return to Lake Kiriya City after years in Tokyo, and discover a strange, hovering disk hangs over the city. Before the family moved, Nonoka’s mother was alive but she and her father are returning without her. Nonoka also meets the equally mysterious girl Noel, who seems somehow tied to the disk and promises to grant the grieving Nonoka’s wishes.
Number of episodes: 13
Vintage: 2014-10-05
Celestial Method info on ANN
Ep. 1 was cute getting a strong Anohana vibe from this one.
October 08, 2014 3:20am CDT
The first Blu-ray/DVD volume hits stores on January 28, 2015

posted on 2014-03-17 08:00 EDT
1st promo video to be unveiled at AnimeJapan this weekend

posted on 2014-03-22 23:57 EDT

posted on 2014-03-23 13:00 EDT
Kanon writer Hisaya, MM! artists QP:flapper make anime about girls in town with giant disc in the skies
posted on 2014-05-07 14:56 EDT
Original anime from Kanon writer slated for Fall

posted on 2014-06-22 07:13 EDT
Aki Toyosaki, Mikako Komatsu, Inori Minase, Kaito Ishikawa join cast for October anime by Kanon writer

posted on 2014-09-24 07:00 EDT
Larval Stage Planning, fhana perform theme songs for series premiering on October 5
posted on 2014-10-02 15:01 EDT
Series to premiere Sunday, October 5
posted on 2014-11-02 14:15 EST
Series currently streaming on Crunchyroll
Noel herself comments on the license announcement:
Episode 01 is live at ANO
Episode 02 is live at ANO
Episode 03 is live at ANO
November 05, 2014 1:50am CST
5th single “Hoshikuzu no Interlude” hits stores today on November 5

November 21, 2014 3:05am CST
Including the ED theme song for the 7th episode “Hoshi no Kakera”

posted on 2015-06-09 05:45 EDT
Episode to be bundled with 7th & final Japanese Blu-ray volume
Episode 04 is live at ANO
Episode 05 is live at ANO
Episode 06 is live at ANO
Episode 07 is live at ANO
Episode 08 is live at ANO