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5 Centimeters per Second

Byousoku 5 Centimeter秒速５センチメートルFive Centimeters Per SecondByousoku 5 Centimeter - a chain of short stories about their distance

2007 · Movie Finished

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What is 5 Centimeters per Second about?

5 Centimeters per Second is an anime film animated by CoMix Wave, based on an original story written for the screen. It was released in February 11, 2007. AniList classifies it as drama, romance and slice of life.

Tohno Takaki and Shinohara Akari, two very close friends and classmates, are torn apart when Akari's family is transferred to another region of Japan due to her family's job. Despite separation, they continue to keep in touch through mail. When Takaki finds out that his family is also moving, he decides to meet with Akari one last time.

As years pass by, they continue down their own paths, their distance slowly growing wider and their contact with one another fades. Yet, they keep remembering one another and the times they have shared together, wondering if they will have the chance to meet once again.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Coming of Age, Heterosexual, Denpa, Travel, Trains, Male Protagonist, Female Protagonist.

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Main characters

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  • Takaki Tohno 遠野貴樹

    Main character

    Takaki is the protagonist of the film. He and Akari are close friends, but begin to drift apart when Akari moves away and they end up attending different junior high schools. They continue to write to one another until Takaki discovers he must move to Tanegashima.

    Japanese voice: Kenji Mizuhashi

  • Akari Shinohara 篠原明里

    Main character

    Takaki's best friend in elementary school. She wanted to go to the same junior high school as Takaki, but because of her parents' jobs, she had to move to Tochigi after graduating from elementary school. She and Takaki keep in touch with letters. (Source: Wikipedia)

    Japanese voice: Onoue Ayaka

  • Kanae Sumida 澄田花苗

    Main character

    A classmate of Takaki in high school. She has been in love with Takaki since he began attending her junior high school, but cannot express her feelings to him. Kanae loves to surf and rides a scooter to school. Her older sister is a teacher at her high school. (Source: Wikipedia)

    Japanese voice: Satomi Hanamura

Supporting characters

  • Risa Mizuno 水野理紗

    Supporting character

    Risa Mizuno is a girl Takaki met in Tokyo. They met a couple of times due to their work and started going out after a while. In the movie, Risa and Takaki were together for a while and Risa started sending text messages to him, inviting him to hang out, but Takaki did not reply back since he still has feelings for…

    Japanese voice: Risa Mizuno

  • Akari no Chichi 明里の父

    Supporting character

    He was born in Iwafune. After marrried, he and his wife gave birth to their only child in Uchinomiya. He's been working for a regional electronics manufacturer based in Tochigi. Due to the nature of his job, their family had to constantly change their workplace once a few years.

  • Akari no Haha 明里の母

    Supporting character

    After marrried, she gave birth to the only child in Uchinomiya. Due to the nature of her husband's job, their family had to constantly change their workplace once a few years. They used to live in Shizuoka before moved to Tokyo.

  • Yuichi 祐一

    Supporting character

    Yuichi (祐一, Yūichi) is a minor character in 5 Centimeters per Second. He is Akari Shinohara's fiance. His fiancée describes him as someone tolerant and generous, and won't mind if she thinks about her childhood crush.

  • Kanae no Ane 花苗の姉

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Risa Mizuno

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