Random Musings - Five Centimeters Per Second Edition November 24
Have you ever seen something so pretty and so touching that it made you want to cry? I don’t usually label myself as the sentimental type, but the trailer for Byousoku 5 Centimeter (5 Centimeters Per Second) (mirror) evoked those emotions so easily. I think it’s a combination of the amazing art and a fantastic piano piece. A very similar piece (if not a different part of the same song) is also played in the teaser trailer, which is equally beautiful. I’ve got it playing in the background right now because it’s such a serene, almost sad song. If you haven’t yet seen these trailers, you must go download them right now.
For those of you unfamiliar with this film, it is acclaimed director Shinkai Makoto’s latest work that features three short stories titled Oukashou, Cosmonaut, and Byousoku 5 Centimeter. They all revolve around a boy named Toono Takaki (voiced by Mizuhashi Kenji) and take place from the early 1990s to the present day. The first and third stories, Oukashou and Byousoku 5 Centimeter, will have two different voice actresses (Kondou Yoshimi and Onoue Ayaka) playing the part of a girl named Shinohara Akari. It seems that Takaki and Akari got separated at the same time they graduated from elementary school, and the Oukashou part is about his reunion with her. The second story Cosmonaut is about Takaki after that reunion told from the point of view of a classmate named Sumita Kanae (voiced by Hanamura Satomi) who has feelings for him. The third and final Byousoku 5 Centimeter is the title work that depicts the wandering of their souls once they’ve grown up. The movie’s theme song is going to be Yamazaki Masayoshi’s One more time, One more chance from his 1997 single by the same name (Watch a live version on Youtube).
Byousoku 5 Centimeter, which has a running time of approximately an hour, will premiere in early spring of next year at the Shibuya Cinema Rise.
Gil at 10:27 pm on November 24th, 2006
Nice graphics.
[PRIME-LAB] at 10:32 pm on November 24th, 2006
Its looks really good. I’ll be waiting when it comes out ^_^
Avisch at 11:02 pm on November 24th, 2006
I been waiting for this film. The animation is incredible. The story seems okay. Shinkai’s
work has mostly been science fiction, but I’ve never really enjoyed it. But I really love the overall look of this non-sci fi film.
kurotsuki at 11:09 pm on November 24th, 2006
OMG ! WTF is with the animation ? O_o
it’s like..the most beautiful thing i ever saw ! O_O
WaHa at 11:38 pm on November 24th, 2006
I’ve watched Shinkai’s previous movie “The Place Promised in our Early Days” and i’ve got to say the animation team CoMix Wave keep getting better! Can’t wait to watch this when it premiers :3
dac at 11:45 pm on November 24th, 2006
man…Shinkai hasn’t disappointed me yet in his movies..and to have this kind of animation compared to Voices of a Distant Star i was like O_O…this is like…what ghilbi+Bones Kyoto would be
Exile at 11:45 pm on November 24th, 2006
OldStale news. Few other blogs already mentioned it:http://anime.jefflawson.net/2006/11/20/byousoku-5-centimeter-trailer/
http://that.animeblogger.net/2006/11/20/now-this-is-insane-graphics-byousoku-5-centimeter-trailer/
http://community.livejournal.com/yamaki_anime/18813.html
http://alafista.animeblogger.net/?p=132
Danny at 11:54 pm on November 24th, 2006
Yup, really good animation, but a little late on the post Omni
hellionz at 12:00 am on November 25th, 2006
looks good. maybe i’ll watch it and the graphics looks out of this world
Knightmare213 at 12:09 am on November 25th, 2006
I’ve seen one of his past work, titled ‘Voices of a Distant Star’. It was a beautiful movie, a rare feat I’ve seen from a sci-fi/mecha movie, and I’m a bit dissapointed that I only got to see it with a Korean dub while I was still away.
I can still remember that movie and crying at some parts. I’ll definately watch this one, just for the music and the animation at least.
Omni at 12:10 am on November 25th, 2006
In case you didn’t notice, I added two extra OVA entry into this week’s schedule, which took up all the free time I had up until today. Yes, I would have like to have written about this earlier, but that wasn’t physically possible.
And just because other people have mentioned it before, doesn’t mean it’s not worth talking about here, especially since the trailer gave me such strong feelings. Based on what you two imply, I should only blog about things that no one else has already covered. What’s more - and this isn’t to insult Jeff’s, John Wong’s, or Imps’ entries - the only other blog that provided information about what the actual movie was about was Alafista.
On top of that, not everyone reads every blog, and I know there are still people who haven’t been informed about this film. Heck, that’s why I said “For those of you unfamiliar with this film” to start the second paragraph.
I’m sorry if this sounds rude, but what you two said was a slap in the face to what I do here.
tensai13 at 12:13 am on November 25th, 2006
i cant wait! makoto shinkai’s works are really SUPERB!
qwererty at 12:13 am on November 25th, 2006
lol i asked google 5 cm/s in mph… 0.111846815mph i guess it’s the speed of falling sakura?
hellionz at 12:38 am on November 25th, 2006
does anybody know where i could get the piano piece? or the song? either way the background
song sound very beautiful. Thanks omni
Belle at 12:49 am on November 25th, 2006
I’ve always been a fan of this guy ever since Beyond the Clouds: The Place Promised in our Early Days. This one looks absolutely beautiful, and I look forward to seeing it.
pach at 12:59 am on November 25th, 2006
nice
and yeah Exile and Danny, if you’re gonna be comparing Omni to other bloggers, then shut up, even when he’s now dividing his time between college, life and blog, and even when he had to drop the page a while, he’s still ongoing with his page
and thanks Omni for the info
Fairy at 1:13 am on November 25th, 2006
i just watched the trailer, and damn! i was really impressed!, the animation is gorgeous! its like mixing disney with japan’s style
wolfx at 1:27 am on November 25th, 2006
Aww come on guys, you don’t have to bag him for posting it later than other anime bloggers. What’s with the elitism. He hasn’t blogged about it so let him. Its his blog.
Anyway…i love shinkai’s work. Everytime i listen to Kumo No Mukou, Yakusoku No Basho’s OST, it makes my skin tingle.
Basilimux at 1:28 am on November 25th, 2006
The animation simply looks breathtaking. The colours…lighting..and the smoothness, amazing combination.
This is the first time I’ve heard of this, so I thank you for the entry…and now I have to wait patiently for this.
keith at 2:00 am on November 25th, 2006
holy shit, this anime is beutifully drawn!