quote Plot Summary According to Sources

Byousoku 5 Centimeters (Speed of 5 Centimeters per Second) is the chained three episodes of a boy Takaki Tohno and a girl Akari Shinohara. Its story is set on Japan from the first half of the 1990s to now. The storyline is based on real life in Japan, doesn't have Sci-Fi or fanfasy taste.

quote The Answer

I must say. I've watched the first part of this and it is truly amazing. The art is like nothing I've ever seen before in an anime. The colors and design are vibrant and fresh, which makes you appreciate the simple things you see in every day life. The story is really deep and everything is excellent, really astounding. I'll be watching the other 2 parts now.

quote Lyrics

Japanese:
kore ijyou nani wo ushinaeba kokoro wa yurusareru no
dore hodo no itaminaraba mou ichido kimi ni aeru
One more time kisetsuyo utsurowanaide
One more time fuzakeatta jikan yo

kuichigau toki wa itsumo boku ga saki ni oretane
wagamama na seikaku ga naosara itoshikusaseta
One more chance kioku ni ashi wo torarete
One more chance tsugi no basho wo erabenai

itsudemo sagashiteiruyo dokka ni kimi no sugata wo
mukai no HOOMU rojiura no mado
konna toko ni iru hazu mo nai noni
negai wa moshimo kanau nara imasugu kimi no moto e
dekinai koto wa mou nani mo nai
subete kakete dakishimete miseru yo

sabishisa magirasu dake nara dare demo ii hazu na noni
hoshi ga ochisouna yoru dakara jibun wo itsuwarenai
One more time kisetsu yo utsurowanaide
One more time fuzakeatta jikan yo

itsudemo sagashiteiruyo dokka ni kimi no sugata wo
kousaten demo yume no naka demo
konna toko ni iru hazu mo nai noni
kiseki ga moshimo okoru nara ima sugu kimi ni misetai
atarashii asa kore kara no boku
ienakatta "suki" to iu kotoba mo

natsu no omoide ga mawaru
fui ni kieta kodou

itsudemo sagashiteiruyo dokka ni kimi no sugata wo
akegata no machi sakuragi chou de
konna toko ni kuru hazu mo nai noni
negai ga moshimo kanau nara imasugu kimi no moto e
dekinai koto wa mou nani mo nai
subete kakete dakishimete miseru yo

itsudemo sagashiteiruyo dokka ni kimi no kakera wo
tabisaki no mise shinbun no sumi
konna toko ni aru hazu mo nai noni
kiseki ga moshimo okoru nara ima sugu kimi ni misetai
atarashii asa kore kara no boku
ienakatta "suki" to iu kotoba mo

itsudemo sagashiteshimau dokka ni kimi no egao wo
kyuukou machi no fumikiri atari
konna toko ni iru hazu mo nai noni
inochi ga kurikaesu naraba nandomo kimi no moto e
hoshii mono nado mou nani mo nai
kimi no hoka ni taisetsu na mono nado

English:
How much more do I have to lose, before my heart is forgiven?
How many more pains do I have to suffer, to meet you once again?
One more time, oh seasons, fade not
One more time, when we were messing around

Whenever we disagreed, I would always give in first
Your selfish nature made me love you even more
One more chance, the memories restrain my steps
One more chance, I cannot choose my next destination

I'm always searching, for your figure to appear somewhere
On the opposite platform, in the windows along the lane
Even though I know you couldn't be at such a place
If my wish were to come true, I would be at your side right away
There would be nothing I couldn't do
I would put everything on the line and hold you tight

If I just wanted to avoid loneliness, anybody would have been enough.
Because the night looks like the stars will fall, I cannot lie to myself.
One more time, oh seasons, fade not.
One more time, when we were messing around

I'm always searching, for your figure to appear somewhere
At a street crossing, in the midst of dreams
Even though I know you couldn't be at such a place
If a miracle were to happen here, I would show you right away
The new morning, who I'll be from now on
And the words I never said: "I love you."

The memories of summer are revolving
The throbbing which suddenly disappeared

I'm always searching, for your figure to appear somewhere
At dawn on the streets, at Sakuragi-cho
Even though I know you couldn't be at such a place
If my wish were to come true, I would be at your side right away
There would be nothing I couldn't do
I would put everything on the line and hold you tight

I'm always searching, for fragments of you to appear somewhere
At a traveller's store, in the corner of newspaper,
Even though I know you couldn't be at such a place
If a miracle were to happen here, I would show you right away
The new morning, who I'll be from now on
And the words I never said: "I love you."

I always end up looking for your smile, to appear somewhere
At the railroad crossing, waiting for the express to pass
Even though I know you couldn't be at such a place
If our lives could be repeated, I would be at your side every time
I would want nothing else
Besides you, nothing else matters

quote spoiler

They thought they'd be together again for a long time. It never happened.

quote Celipink

wow i just finished watching it. I must have to say this must have been one of the best animes and saddest that i have watched so far. i just can't believe all that happened to that guy.

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i also hoped that they would get together. that ending was so sad. Man this left me all sad inside now..

quote Silver_tidus8

There is a Voices of a Distant star thread here I'll make the other anime a thread after I father some images and info

quote Animalover

It's a bump BUT!

Just watched it, changed my desktop background as well! The graphics are absolutely beautiful <3. The story itself made me tear up at each individual episode and I really like it due to both characters being so sentimental about their first love. It's quite sad at how everything ends up but I enjoyed this ending because it's quite true in real life that one can relate to it. A very meaningful anime, that will linger in my mind for years to come <3.

quote Aya Chan

Honestly, I'm not sure what to say about it. The whole thing was very touching and I felt very emotionally moved at times. I'm not exactly sure what to make of the ending... actually, I may have to watch the entire anime again just to see what I truly think of it and determine what I got from it. I absolutely adored the artwork... it's simply amazing. When Takaki and Akari are sitting on that grassy hill with the star ridden night sky above them... I don't know, it was just emotional somehow, not to mention absolutely beautiful. I am so happy that I decided to give this anime a chance, the creator is truly a genius.

quote Aya Chan

Oh, and for some reason every time I hear the ending piano music I end up feeling sort of sad, or... reflective somehow? I honestly didn't think an anime could do this to me.

quote Aya Chan

Ah yes, and I inwardly chuckled when Akari told Takaki that the stray cat's name was Chobi

quote tallteen86

Ah, I'd like a blu-ray version. Ummm, I'll take your blu-ray player off your hands? I'm sure I have a GPU up to the task ^_~

@Mastix (and anyone with similar experience) - Do you notice that a lot of 1080p files are actually pretty crappy looking? They always seem pixelated. 720p files generally seem clearer. I think a combination of computers that aren't up to the task, and quality reductions to keep filesizes more internet friendly, leads to crappy looking 1080p encodes. My 5cm/s doesn't look that bad, I think, but I also have steamboy, which looks rather pixelated, especially when compared to the (even upscaled) 720p music video I mentioned earlier. Well, not so much pixelated, as full of artifacts >_>