Byousoku 5 Centimeters
(Speed of 5 Centimeters per Second)
ok, this isn't an anime TV series, it's a 3-part anime movie and the best one since Spirited Away came out. i first heard of this anime with Dattebayo's press release when they released a troll episode. then yesterday, i was just checking Baka-Updates to see if there are some new sub releases. i was particularly shocked that it was actually sub by KissSub so i decided to give it a try.
while viewing, i was really amazed by the animation. no kidding, this has got to be the most beautiful animation i've ever seen in my entire life! everything's way too detailed, the angles are well thought of, the colors are very vivid and vibrant, the composition's awesome, truly the work of a very talented digital painter.
moving on to the story, it's said to be based from reality, i'm guessing it's a sad love story, well it's pretty obvious based from the *feel* of the first episode. i don't really think there's a climax or anything, it's a normal love story but i can't understand how i was able to burst my tears while watching it. all i did was sympathize on how awesome the animation is and the next thing i knew, i was already crying. i've been watching some parts of this series this morning and i can't help but just cry. even the teaser still gives me goosebumps.
and the song was also well done. on the first phrases, i didn't really like it, i was a bit reluctant 'coz it seems like it was sung by some old man. i like lively japanese songs so i kinda overlooked this one. but at the chorus part and the theatrical trailer was shown together with the song, the intensity really gave me a different feeling.. never felt this way for an anime for the longest time.
seriously, don't you dare overlook this anime. i recommend this to everyone even if most of the members here likes shonen types of anime... don't you think it's time for a little change?
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mji5VhFw_c (english sub)
Youtube Stream:
episode 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b643xhWqdrE 1/3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6OSQo1T-xE 2/3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Phd4XE4Yw 3/3
Crunchyroll Streaming (needs registration --- free)
episode 1:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=43395
Staff:
* Director: Makoto Shinkai
* Character Design/Art Director: Takayo Nishimura
* Background Art: Takumi Tanji, Ryoko Majima
* Soundtrack: Tenmon
General Information:
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.
Mr Shinkai says about this work:
"We did thorough location hunting, and are trying to scoop this present real world up by the style of animation. Our daily life rarely includes eventful dramas, dramatic treachery or sudden revelations. Nevertheless, after all the world is filled with flavor and beauty here and there, and it is worth to live. We try to depict such an aspect of real life by this film, and to make your familiar landscapes more shining than usual after finished viewing. We aim to make such works which cuddles up to your daily life."
The three episodes follows timeline of Takaki's life.
Story:
Episode 1: Oukashou ("Excerption from long story about cherry brossom")
Takaki and Akari are in the 4th grade. They are living in Goutokuji, a town in west area of Tokyo. They are nice friends, and wanted to go to same junior high school. (The school is called Nishi-chu:West JHS in the film.) However, Akari moved to Tochigi Prefecture after graduation.
In 1995, Takaki has became junior high student (13 years old). They were exchanging letters, and one day, he went to visit Akari's town by train....
Screenshots:
Episode 2: Cosmonaut
The stage is Tanegashima, an island of Kagoshima Prefecture (south end of mainlands of Japan). Tanegashima has space center of JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agancy. (Note: It was NASDA: National Space Development Agency in 1990s.)
In 1999, a high school girl Kanae is Takaki's classmate. She liked Takaki. He was friendly to Kanae, and she wanted to stay with Takaki, but she couldn't say She likes him. Farthermore, they are in summer of the 3rd grade of high school, which is the time of the first dicision of their life path. She was paralyzed with indecision....
Episode 3: Byousoku 5 Centimeters
Takaki was using his computer at private room. He had resigned company, and was working at home. One day, he went out, and walked past a woman at a railroad-crossing. The realization came to him, and he looked back on her, but a train came and cut off his view....
Main Characters:
Takaki Tohno
A boy, main character. He moved to Gotokuji in Tokyo a year before Akari. He wanted to go to same junior high school with Akari, but he couldn't because she moved to Tochigi. When Takaki was junior high student, he moved to Tanegashima. He belonged to Kyudo club in high school.
Voice: Kenji Mizuhashi
Akari Shinohara
She is a classmate of Takaki in elementary school. She moved to a small town Iwabuchi in Tochigi after graduating from elementary school. She liked reading books, and had some sympathy with Takaki.
Voice: Yoshimi Kondou (Episode 1),
Ayaka Onoue (Episode 3)
Kanae Sumida
A short-hair high school girl living in Tanegashima. She was attracted to Takaki at the first day when he came to her junior high school because "he looked different from other boys." She studied very hard to pass the entrance test to go with same high school with Takaki.
She loves surfing. Her big sister is teacher of her high school. Her family has a dog named Cub, and her motorcycle used for going to school is Honda Super Cub.
Theme Song:
* "One more time, one more chance"
o Composer: Masayoshi Yamazaki
o Lyrics: Masayoshi Yamazaki
o Arrangement: Masayoshi Yamazaki
o Vocals: Masayoshi Yamazaki
The song was also the theme song of the 1996 Japanese movie Moon and Cabbage. The reason Makoto Shinkai chose such a famous song was that he wants to evoke images of everyday happenings, and by choosing a song that "everyone knows about" would add realism to the movie.
Reviews:
http://daike.hp.infoseek.co.jp/03_fi...cm_review.html
http://www.animenfo.com/review.php?i...nti&type=anime
External Links:
http://5cm.yahoo.co.jp/index.html
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=6696
Sources:
http://daike.hp.infoseek.co.jp/03_filmography/5cm.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Centimeters_per_Second
Byousoku 5 Centimeters [movie]
Originally Posted by Isteb
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