Comments on: Why Byousoku 5cm Isn’t As Tragic As It Seems

By: killazys

killazys — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:38:29 +0000

>implies movie is set in present day
>implies they have the money and ability to fly by themselves
>implies that the girl doesn’t marry someone else
rant fail.

By: hoshihoshi

hoshihoshi — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:36:19 +0000

Well it’s obvious that you have never been in a long distance relationship.

Theoretically speaking I suppose all of that is possible, but we’re talking about kids still in middle/high school. Do you really expect them to get a part time job so that they can meet each other for two days at a time every once in a while?

It’s a shame they couldn’t keep in contact (I think he said something along the lines of “i’ll call you/mail you” when the train was leaving).

By: Jim Blake

Jim Blake — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:05:46 +0000

Do you possess a brain?

By: elsen

elsen — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:31:48 +0000

i agree. this is not tragic as some may believe but it sure seemed like it might end that way due to Takaki’s detrimental lifestyle. i think it has more of a melancholic and bittersweet feel. His longing for Akari caused his life to become empty and unable to effectively interact with others and move on with his life.

He finally comes to terms with his life and the fact that he needs to forget about Akari and begins get his life back together. This is illustrated with the last train station is with they pass each other and look back only to be separated by the passing train. When the train finally passes and Akari is gone Takaki walks forward and away rather than chase Akari. The train represents the the final severing of the two’s ties and life. The absence of Akari after the train passes states that Takaki is finally able to forget about her. And his walking on with a smile shows that he has come to terms with everything in his life and is finally able/ready to move on… with a smile on his face.

By: lolipedofin

lolipedofin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:03:11 +0000

Just re-watched the anime myself for the umpteenth time, and it still made my heart cringe…. >.<

Maan… I really need to save and buy the Blu-Ray version!!

I know that at times, if you take the anime literally, it would seems silly… But Whenever I watch it I try to not take it at face value, because that’s not how Shinkai made it… This is a movie with so many symbols… It deals with distance between two people, in physical and emotion, normal life that every person lead, how simply living your life could bring sadness and emptiness… It’s just like reading classic literature (kind of a lame comparison, i know…^^;)

All in all, this is the perfect ingredient to make a 22 years old in a Quarter-life crisis like me feeling emo… T.T

By: Elle

Elle — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:05:44 +0000

Although you make some very good points, I don’t think that thinking Byousoku is tragic constitutes as being naive. As you know, even long distance relationships between two people who are eager to be together do not always last. Furthermore, how often do you think Takaki can travel to visit Akari even with a plane ticket? And I think that even if physical barriers between the two can be overcome, they live separate lifestyles and have inevitably grown apart due to their different circumstances. I think that the constant presence of an emotional barrier is something that Makoto Shinkai tried to address.

By: Dragoon

Dragoon — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:29:49 +0000

Honestly, I don’t know what this movie did to me. I find myself looking at life on a more emotional level. I’ve also been reminded of things that happened in the past, forcing me to relate to this somewhat.
I’ve never really had a serious girlfriend, (this can be attributed to the fact that I have been moving in and out of several schools due to divorce, remarriage, moving, etc..) though while reflecting I recalled a girl who I used to go to school with at an all-christian school. This was my second school and only for 1st through 4th grade. Small school, everyone knew each other. My parents divorced, I moved away.
I knew the phone numbers of a few of the kids there and even had them over for my birthday, but that was pretty much the last I saw of most of them. I never got the girls number either, but I do know her name still to this day. As if by fate I ran into her at a summer camp a few years later, though the camp was split boys/girls so I didn’t talk to her much. I felt as if I had the role of Kanae, as I never told her my feelings.
I still live relatively close to that school, only a few miles away and in a different city. Should I look her up? Would she remember me? I do faintly recall her telling me her father owned a steel company of some sort nearby, and it had their last name in big blue lettering on the huge sliding doors.
I guess what I’m getting at is, I’d rather have had someone to lose in the first place than never at all.

On top of all of that, I feel anxious and nervous about what the future holds. I know I have forgotten people, and even lost many friends. I’m afraid I’ll be alone for the majority of my adult life and on top of all of this I’m changing schools again at the end of this year; My senior year. I finally made a stake and got some great friends, but this new distance will kill all I’ve worked on. I’ve got a grand total of 2 ‘Best Friends’, though I don’t see them often lately. I met one by chance over 14 years ago and we still see each other now and then, and the other I met at a past highschool (Who is currently in a detention center for drugs, he made some seriously bad choices after i left and I was probably his only positive influence..) who shared my love for gaming and the like.

I can’t stand being all alone much longer.

By: Xantus

Xantus — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:11:49 +0000

Out of view, out of mind? or how do you say?
Takkaki met that other girl and reminised about Akari that’s when he realized what he lost.

By: double

double — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:52:57 +0000

Akai > I don’t think it’s really wise to place your email here, unless you want spam…

Anyway, http://www.amazon.com/Centimeters-Per-Second-Japan-Animation/dp/B000YKS2GA/ref=pd_sim_d_title_1

By: Akai

Akai — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:59:20 +0000

I am in Australia and I am desperate to know when the DVD of Byousoku 5CM will be released. If you have any info, please contact me by my email.

ry.oma.echizen@hotmail.com

Thanks.