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What would you do if you could leap backward through time? When 17 year old Makoto Konno gains this ability after an accident in her high school chemistry lab, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. Before long however, she realizes that even innocuous changes can have terrible consequences. Changing the past is not as simple as it seems, and eventually Makoto will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future for herself and her friends.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
An anime movie [that's a cartoon film made in Japan, just in case you're uninitiated] that asks that age old question that must have occurred to all of us from time to time. What would we do if we could go back in time and change the past? More specificially, erase our past mistakes.
Makoto is an ordinary seventeen old schoolgirl, best friends with a pair of boys her age, who discovers by chance that taking a big jump gives her the ability to go back in time. She appears to have gained this following an accident in a chemistry lab.
Taking advice from a wise aunt, she soon comes to terms with her ability and masters it. Using it for trivial things such as getting extra time at karaoke or doing better on a test. However when affairs of the heart rear their head and she uses her power to deal with that, things start to get complicated. Because even the most minor action can have big consequences.
And there's also the question of the strange mark on her arm. And where she got the ability from in the first place.
Not a lot of anime has a present day real world setting in which it's firmly grounded, but this most certainly does. There are no monsters with bug eyes on their tentacles or schoolgirls with big eyes as you might expect. All the characters are down to earth and believable. As is the setting. An ordinary city and home and school plus a busy street by a level crossing are all well depicted. The film is meant to be set in summer, and the tones of the colours for the backgrounds do convey that, along with the very occasional sound of insects.
This is initially a bit slow to get going, but once you get used to Makoto and she gets to grips with her ability, the film becomes very involving. Like many time travel films some scenes are played again and again and yet are different each time, and the viewer comes to anticipate certain moments as much as Makoto does.
All plot developments do arise firmly out of characters and their actions. One in particular likely to make you gasp as much as it makes Makoto.
There are many metaphors about time and how every moment is precious - best highlighted by a stunning scene of characters talking whilst time all around them is frozen - and how we should make the most of it. This, coupled with a subtle score that uses gentle piano music, makes it all haunting and rather beautiful.
A twelve certificate by virtue of a couple of very mild adult references, it's a very memorable movie and one that will live in your mind for a while.
The dvd has the following language and subtitle options:
Languages: Japanese, English.
Subtitles: English.
The only extras are a commentary from the director and some of the voice cast.
Plus trailers for five other movies: Four anime and one live action.
Makoto is an ordinary seventeen old schoolgirl, best friends with a pair of boys her age, who discovers by chance that taking a big jump gives her the ability to go back in time. She appears to have gained this following an accident in a chemistry lab.
Taking advice from a wise aunt, she soon comes to terms with her ability and masters it. Using it for trivial things such as getting extra time at karaoke or doing better on a test. However when affairs of the heart rear their head and she uses her power to deal with that, things start to get complicated. Because even the most minor action can have big consequences.
And there's also the question of the strange mark on her arm. And where she got the ability from in the first place.
Not a lot of anime has a present day real world setting in which it's firmly grounded, but this most certainly does. There are no monsters with bug eyes on their tentacles or schoolgirls with big eyes as you might expect. All the characters are down to earth and believable. As is the setting. An ordinary city and home and school plus a busy street by a level crossing are all well depicted. The film is meant to be set in summer, and the tones of the colours for the backgrounds do convey that, along with the very occasional sound of insects.
This is initially a bit slow to get going, but once you get used to Makoto and she gets to grips with her ability, the film becomes very involving. Like many time travel films some scenes are played again and again and yet are different each time, and the viewer comes to anticipate certain moments as much as Makoto does.
All plot developments do arise firmly out of characters and their actions. One in particular likely to make you gasp as much as it makes Makoto.
There are many metaphors about time and how every moment is precious - best highlighted by a stunning scene of characters talking whilst time all around them is frozen - and how we should make the most of it. This, coupled with a subtle score that uses gentle piano music, makes it all haunting and rather beautiful.
A twelve certificate by virtue of a couple of very mild adult references, it's a very memorable movie and one that will live in your mind for a while.
The dvd has the following language and subtitle options:
Languages: Japanese, English.
Subtitles: English.
The only extras are a commentary from the director and some of the voice cast.
Plus trailers for five other movies: Four anime and one live action.
38 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
So my ten-year-old son and I have worked our way through the Studio Ghibli movies and loved every one. So what to buy for his birthday?
Having read the reviews for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, I figured it had to be worth a look.
And I wasn't mistaken: we were captivated! I was a little concerned that the plot might be too convoluted, or the themes too adult for my son, but I needn't have worried. (But for two mentions of 'j*rking off', it's entirely suitable for the younger viewer.)
My son immediately gave the movie ten out of ten, I had to pretend I had something in my eye, and we watched it again the following evening.
And now on to the Christmas shopping!
Having read the reviews for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, I figured it had to be worth a look.
And I wasn't mistaken: we were captivated! I was a little concerned that the plot might be too convoluted, or the themes too adult for my son, but I needn't have worried. (But for two mentions of 'j*rking off', it's entirely suitable for the younger viewer.)
My son immediately gave the movie ten out of ten, I had to pretend I had something in my eye, and we watched it again the following evening.
And now on to the Christmas shopping!
90 of 99 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I've just watched this in Japanese with English subtitles (so can't say anything about the quality of any future dub).
I suppose one might summarise the plot as "(Japanese) high school romance with time travel", except that might suggest its appeal would be limited to schoolgirl types - not so at all.
It's funny, occasionally quite moving, cleverly plotted and beautifully animated.
The characterisation is excellent.
This won SF awards in Japan, and I can easily see why.
Both I and my 11 year old son thought it was brilliant.
I suppose one might summarise the plot as "(Japanese) high school romance with time travel", except that might suggest its appeal would be limited to schoolgirl types - not so at all.
It's funny, occasionally quite moving, cleverly plotted and beautifully animated.
The characterisation is excellent.
This won SF awards in Japan, and I can easily see why.
Both I and my 11 year old son thought it was brilliant.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Heartbreaking.
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Published 5 days ago by Stuart Burns
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Published 12 days ago by Thomas Nøhr
So very brilliant!
This really is so very, very brilliant.
It is just such a [i]nice[/i] film.
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It is just such a [i]nice[/i] film.
So many character in Anime seem to be over the top and have to confirm to certain... Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Wallbridge
Best anime film I have watched
Okay so I have just got into watching anime, I have watched a handful and so far this has to be my favourite
Good strong story line (Y)
Good strong story line (Y)
Published 2 months ago by raging_gypsy_homo
Deceptively good
As a newcomer to anime I snapped this up largely due to the fact that it was cheap (!!) and that the story looked quite interesting. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ian Thumwood
Promising but disappointing
This anime has much about that should make it stand-out fantastic. The style of the animation and the great sound editing create a languid, hot summer feeling that is quite... Read more
Published 3 months ago by El Zilcho
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
being a fan of Japanese anime, i heard about this Kadowa film a few weeks ago, for one im glad i purchased it! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jr2nd
Best Anime in a While
This has definitelly been one of the best anime movies I've seen in a while.
A perfect combination of fantasy, excitament, slices-of-life and absolute bewilderment. Read more
A perfect combination of fantasy, excitament, slices-of-life and absolute bewilderment. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ashling Sugrue
great viewing
this film is a must for anime fans the world over
it starts off a bit slow like most anime of its kind but stick with it
is a heart warming story that will have you... Read more
it starts off a bit slow like most anime of its kind but stick with it
is a heart warming story that will have you... Read more
Published 4 months ago by david reid
DVD result
Cracking film, brilliant price, fast delivery, I would recommend this film to anyone who wants to try a different film for a change
Published 4 months ago by defcon
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