Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) ~ 95/100
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Producers: MADHOUSE, Kadokawa Shoten
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, Slice of Life
ED: [ガーネット (Garnet)] by Hanako Oku
Duration: 100 minutes
時をかける少女 @ web Kadokawa
Hmm. What can I say for the opening of this entry? Well, the first thing would be: WATCH THIS MOVIE NOW! It took me a while to watch this wonderful film because of real life issues and time constraints and now that I’ve finally sat down and viewed it I can honestly say that this is one of the best animated movies I’ve laid my eyes on (and I’ve seen a lot). It really does deserve all of the awards and nominations that it received since it was released. The film is a wonderful package of comedy and drama which really should not be missed!
Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo possesses an excellent plot, a great cast of characters, superb character development, adorable animation, and a memorable soundtrack. Usually not all of those things are done with such consistent [high] quality but this movie executes all of those things flawlessly. The concept of time and the method of travel used by Makoto was quite simple yet I found it to be brilliant. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting her to literally be leaping through time lol.
Speaking of Makoto, her character is one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. Her development throughout the entire film was a joy to watch. From watching her using her time leaping abilities for selfish reasons to her using them for important events. She was such a believable character and much needed departure from the usual annoying female leads of most current shows. Auntie Witch was also an intriguing character who I wished was more involved in the movie a bit (I’m aware that she was the protagonist of the novel which takes place 20 years prior to Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo). I also have to say that I didn’t expect the twist of Chiaki being both a time leaper or a person from the future. That genuinely shocked the hell out of me. Of course with such a revelation it only hinted at a not-so-totally-happy ending. However, I can say that I was really satisfied with the ending.
So in short if you haven’t seen this film yet then do yourself a favor and do so. Right now would be a great time. Now I’ll be going to bless my ears with the wonderful soundtrack.
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nice entry… just watched it around 36 hours ago… like you mentioned, it really deserves the awards it received… it makoto was also a very believable character… i could imagine myself doing the stuff she did with the time leaping power… was disappointed that about how chiaki left… he didn’t even give her a goodbye kiss… and although its only been 36 hours since i watched it i need a rewatch soon… maybe because its almost happy ending could counter the sadness that byoukosu 5 cm has brought to me after just having watched byoukosu…
Yeah, I really thought Chiaki was going to kiss her only to have him whisper in her ear. What the hell was that? D:
Wow, Leon… I didn’t expect to see this from you. I’m slightly disappointed that I didn’t put mine up before because I had wanted to for a while, but looks like you’ve already done that.
That’s excellent. Still put it up though. It’s a good chance to have two views present on this wonderful film.
At this very moment, I’m listening to OST of tokikaki.
God, I fucking loved this movie.The scene When she goes back trough time for the last time, it makes me cry. Every time.
Excellent movie. One of a rare animes that I download and watch same night.
20/10
Fantastic!!! Although i mostly watch anime series n seldom watch anime movies, this is the best anime!!! Honestly i m sick now, this movie totally change my gloomy mood!!!
I really like this movie… I think there is a deeper theme than romance or sci-fi in Toki-Kake…
btw, I just watched byousoku 5cm but it was completely disappointment… it has great art and good ending song. but nothing more…