Comments on: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and The Bunny Who Came Out of the Cinemas Enlightened

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:02:10 +0000

I just watched this movie last night and I loved it. It was awesome.

By: usagijen

usagijen — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:33:15 +0000

@Dili: I haven’t watched many Japanese animated films actually, but I do know for a fact that Hayao Miyazaki works are always good stuff. Kiki’s Delivery Service, Tonari no Totoro, among others. If you’re willing to plunge into a visually stunning yet heart-wrenching movie, you can always check out Byousoku 5cm, or other movies by Makoto Shinkai.

@Mike: tsk, you’re too busy with your books, I understand

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:56:16 +0000

I don’t know why I missed this post. But yeah, the ending was the capstone of the story. The movie was totally awesome.

By: Dili

Dili — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:58:29 +0000

I loved it too And I came across this site when looking for other anime-films like this one, or maybe even better! Any ideas? (oyher than Spirited away/Howl’s moving castle..)

I’ll check out’Whisper of the Heart’, which was mentioned by Mike.

By: usagijen

usagijen — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:28:34 +0000

@Mike: I missed a lot of animes in 2006, makes me kinda sad that I missed out on a lot of ‘em. Well it won’t hurt watching those great works at this time of ‘drought’

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:58:54 +0000

I’m really glad you appreciated this one the second time–though I loved it the first time, it only became an emotional gut punch the second time for me as well. The writing and acting are of a different order altogether compared to most TV anime. In many ways it almost feels like a lost Studio Ghibli film, somewhat akin to Whisper of the Heart.

Lo and behold, no surprise that it came out in 2006, which is one of the greatest years for anime, ever.

By: usagijen

usagijen — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:18:22 +0000

@otou-san: how about sci-fi-ish slice-of-life? The overall down-to-earth mood of this movie (despite having those sci-fi-ish elements) grabbed many people, most of whom have already given their praises the moment they saw this. I must be getting old for not exactly remembering the scene you mentioned, though it’s motivating me to watch the movie again ^-^

By: otou-san

otou-san — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:43:19 +0000

I actually just watched this for the first time last night. I’m not sure I’d call it “slice of life” like the TV series genre; it certainly went at its own pace, but from the moment Makoto found that her jumping had repercussions she hadn’t thought about, I was riveted.

That said, it was not always awesome, but I tend to hold theatrical anime to a higher standard (probably like most people). It certainly entertained and provided a little emotional hook without being too over-the-top.

And some of the directing was really fantastic � like the scene toward the end when she ran to the ball field and couldn’t even keep up with the “camera,” which made it seem even more desperate.

By: usagijen

usagijen — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:13:21 +0000

@issa-sa: lol yes, watching this bias-free is such a… liberating experience, if I might say

@N: definitely, and when you’re moved by the scenes, it really hits you. hard. The experience is so personal and heart-felt, and that’s what makes you feel more proud of having enjoyed it

By: TheBigN

TheBigN — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:30:03 +0000

Glad to see that you gave this movie a chance again, and that the situation fared better for you this time around.

Works seen as “slice-of-life” definitely require more of an effort to watch, as there’s not much that screams out ENTERTAINMENT there. But I feel that when you do that, the satisfaction you can receive can be pretty great.