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Aug 16, 07 12:21PMMastix

~ どんなどの速さで生きんな...
きみにまた会えるのか。~
"At what speed must I live... to be able to see you again?"

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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.

Notes By Me: This is a three episode series shows how people drift apart slowly over time. There is a boundless depth like I've never seen in any anime before. I suggest watching this very carefully, it can lose you easily. I watched it three times before I could decide what I got from it exactly. Quite simply, it will be one of the most incredible animes you've seen if you can grasp what happens.

Genre: Drama (there's really no other word for it)
Episodes: 3 (It totals to about an hour)
Closing Theme: "One more time, one more chance" (Written and Performed by: Masayoshi Yamazaki)
Music By: Tenmon

Again, this is an astoundingly deep anime. I'd love to get some discussion going about this. I still don't fully know what I have learned from it. Using the speed at which cherry blossoms fall and drift apart as a metaphor for how the same happens to people, this director created something very realistic, something people can relate to.

I give this 5 stars, seriously. It deserves no less.

This message was edited by mastix on Aug 27 2007.

This message was edited by mastix on Oct 26 2007.

Thread Recap (last 10 posts from newest to oldest)

Aug 06, 09 07:36PMMastix

Just to clarify, yes, it's always fine to bump old anime threads. They're in the index so you know where to discuss them. I like the ending MV. It's touching, and I always loved the song. It works so well for this movie. It was allegedly the inspiration for it.

Aug 06, 09 11:41AMEternal

Aug 06, 09 09:24AMMastix

You could see it as a bit bittersweet. Mostly bitter, of course. The dominant emotion should be your disappointment, wishing it had ended more positively; however, you get a bit of sweet comfort knowing both protagonists have matured and moved forward at the end. Or at least hoping that's the case.

Aug 06, 09 09:20AMMiscellaneous

The ending is supposed to be disappointing to most people, but only because it's more realistic. Everyone would like for them to end up together.

Aug 05, 09 06:46PMZeta

I just finished watching this, and was disappointed in how things turned out I guess.

The first chapter was by far the greatest. The second felt depressing, and the third was short but finished everything off nicely. All in all, it was pretty good though, it makes you realize how fast and slow life can be.

May 03, 09 02:14PMEmpress Dowager Lu

It depressed me more than it changed any outlooks I had on life. I was irritated in the end... I recall shouting something like 'turn the *bleep* around and call out her name you dumbass' in my head...

The first chapter was my favorite.

May 03, 09 09:12AMMastix

Cool. Always good to spread the word about it. It's really a pity that it's so expensive to get the DVD now. Curse ADV for failing to keep the license. Even if they screwed up the dubs, DVD is good. Speaking of which, the re-dubbed version was an improvement on ADVs. It still sucked, but yeah.

Kanae you mean? Yeah. Best character in the series, and one of my favorite anime characters of all time.

May 03, 09 06:35AMLorx

Added in my sig as well, it 'deserves it'.

I thought it interesting that you not only saw the main couple grow apart, but how it affected his life, and the poor girl that fell for him.

May 03, 09 06:24AMMastix

Thanks Lorx. I don't think I'll ever remove it either. Neo will be shut down or my profile will get deleted first. This is the most poignant and authentic depiction of the painful and beautiful aspects of love and life ever to be rendered in anime form. Like you said, Lorx, it's one of those rare anime that changes your outlook on things. Having also been in a long distance relationship, one that was torn apart in about a month, it's become even more relevant. Not that long-distance relationships have to die, but yeah, this demonstrates rather acutely what a bitch distance can be.

May 03, 09 05:34AMLorx

I gotta say, kudos to Mastix for having a link to this thread in your sig. Great, great anime. It's one of the few anime (possibly the only one, can't think of another right now that fits) that's actually affected my outlook on life. Definitely goes in my top anime of all time list. I've gone through a long-distance relationship before, and the first episode really captures that sort of situation to an almost scary degree.

I find it actually a bit funny that an anime 3 episodes long provoked more emotion and has an overall better storyline (imo) than any anime I've seen that goes on for an eternity and a half (cough, shonen jump stuff...cough). And not even by a bit, but by a tremendous amount. I haven't ever almost done what could be considered a 'schoolgirl squeal' at a 'touchy-feely' part of a movie or show before, and I've seen quite a few. I'm sure my roommate hopes that the sound was a one-time deal, it was pretty odd sounding considering I'm male.

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I'm watching it at about a 700p resolution, but fullscreen sends it to a 1280p. If you're having framerate issues, try using VLC. I usually use MPclassic with the CCCP, but it eats your video card if you try to run high resolution stuff. VLC tends to be less taxing, so I have to use it (I have a crap video card) on stuff with a native res of at least 1000p.