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5 Centimeters Per Second (2012)

by Makoto Shinkai(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1932234969 (ISBN13: 9781932234961)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Vertical

review 1: Poignant realistic story of first love and coming of age. Two kids become best friends in elementary school, but are separated when one moves away. Though they promise to stay in contact through letters, they gradually start drifting apart. They both remember their close friendship and secretly dream of meeting again, even though life marches on into their adult years.This simple story gives a very touching, introspective look into the complicated feelings involved in everyday human relationships. I found it in one big stand-alone volume, though I understand it was also released in a two-volume set. A nice change from my usual action, history and sci-fi/fantasy manga; though it's not exactly a sad story, I admit I got a little misty-eyed a few times. Good realistic, modern... more-day drama.
review 2: This is a beautifully written and heartbreaking story. The author does a amazing job of showing the fault of building a person up your mind, until they become more than a person, at least to you. This is shown through Takaki, the main character in the story who fell in love with a a girl in elementary school. After promising and failing to keep in touch as the years went by due to both having moved away from each other, he lets this idea of her and the feelings he once had build up to the point were he is constantly stuck in the past, unable to move on in life. This becomes a problem as his inability to move begins to affect his relationships with other people. He is so focused on the past and the future that he misses all the good that's right in front of him. A realization he comes to later on in his adult life, but not after hurting a few people along the way. I know most people will probably disagree with me on this but I enjoyed the ending. It kinda gave me some hope that Takaki has finally put the past behind him, and maybe make up for past mistakes. Cause seriously, poor Kanae,and Risa. less

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