Overall, 5 Cm Per Second is overrated, but generally entertaining and far from the worst way to kill an hour or so, and if you're a fan of romantic stories then you'll absolutely love it. Final Words: A must-see for fans of romance, and a great example of scenery porn for everyone else. Animation/Graphics: 10/10.Anime music video (AMV) of my new track 5 Centimeters Per Second! THIS VIDEO IS PURELY FAN-MADE AND IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIDEO COMPANY IN ANY WAYDescription. A tale of two people, Tono Takaki and Shinohara Akari, who were close friends but gradually grow farther and farther apart as time moves on. They become separated because of their families yet continue to exchange contact in the form of letters. Yet as time continues to trudge on, their contact with one another begins to cease.5 Centimeters per Second is a quiet, beautiful anime about the life of a boy called Takaki, told in three acts over the span of seventeen years. The movie explores the experience and thrill of having a first love, as well as being someone else’s.
In The Place Promised in Our Early Days, government experiments and parallel universes conspire to keep the lovers apart. However, in 5 Centimeters Per Second, which eschews any and all sci-fi trappings, that which endangers our protagonists is entirely pedestrian in nature: the slow changes and commonplace events of mundane every day life.
- Makoto ShinkaiI found this quote in a tiny booklet that came inside the disc case, along with more on 5 Centimeters Per Second from the director, Makoto Shinkai.The case itself is pink, as shown in the picture, and since I order my movie collection alphabetically, this movie goes into the first spot, where it feels right at home standing out
