The film was very fast paced, put it that way. Comparable to the new Evangelion films.

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have to disagree with fenkashi, i felt very pulled in maybe i'm the only one....

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gasp!!! you disagreed with fenkashi!!! oh, no!!!!


hahahahahaha! joking with ya.
that's one of the nice things about our little corner of the net. We can disagree because we are from all over the world and have many different viewpoints and age and cuktural differences, which is kinda cool.... We all love Ghibli, tho and that is the glue that binds us together...

gotta watch out for that sneaky Mod, tho.... (user name starts with an 'R'....) he has a 'Godlike' complex because he's a Mod and feels that he has unlimited powers over us all...... just be nice to him, speak softly and he'll usually go quietly away.... lol

I recognize all of your figures in your signature...

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Hmmm...I felt pretty pulled in with this anime too. These kind of films always make me feel sad because they're not real.

I had feeling that i would really enjoy it even before I watched it, so I saved itlater, to watch it when i feel depressed or annoyed. I have watched it couple of days ago. Very refreshing! I just loved it! But, I have to say it is not as good as Studio Ghibli ones, but still amazing! The characters have so much emotions that I actually fell in love with them! Now have to look for more animes to watch when I am sad.

I disagree when you say that it's not as good as Studio Ghibli animes but that's because they're so different that I don't think you can compare them. For instance, you couldn't compare an indie horror with a blockbuster horror in terms of resources because one has a tighter budget than the other so they'll each go about things in different ways, even though they're essentially the same thing. Basically, what I'm saying is that I don't think it's possible to compare The Girl Who Leapt Through Time with any of the Studio Ghibli collection because the styles both studios have adopted are quite different.

Yes its like comparing apples to oranges.
Though the art in The Girl who Leapt through time is good, and really cleanly done its not as detailed as say Spirited away, its a bit more mainstream maybe?
Its one of my favorite non-Ghibli Animes

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I bought this movie a few weeks ago after reading these good reviews, but just watched it now. It really grabbed me, strongly. I had to watch it in two sittings, because I got pulled away to do something else.

The main character kind of annoyed me, because she was so irresponsible, selfish and cold-hearted sometimes. The worst was how totally indifferent she was to Takase being bullied, even though she was not only partially responsible, but also able to fix it for him.

Still, I really got pulled into this one by the end, emotionally too. I think I fell in love with the supporting cast, and by the final scene, I could even sympathize with Makoto. (I just can't argue when they're crying from their nose).

The guy from the future thing didn't bother me at all. I think Saddletank is right that it's about the most logical explanation that could be expected, and I appreciate logical explanations. Theowne's review had me expecting the plot to turn from "slice of life" into some sci-fi adventure, but actually I didn't feel any shift in the theme or emotion of the movie, even at that point. It kept its focus.

Although, even now, I don't get the deal about the painting. Or why that big cumulonimbus cloud gets such a prominent focus all the time.

Yay... good movie time for sleeping!

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Yes, her two friends she plays baseball with as a small casual thing is really cute, as is the sub-plot with the younger girls trying to pluck their friends courage up to confess to one of them.

I also just loved the animation and the style of the artwork, the colouring, it was very pleasing on the eye. As a rather small point I also liked that despite the girls acrobatics you never see her knickers, which could so easily have cheapened the film down, but the director made a decision not to do that, which was very wise I think.

The flaws of the main girl's character make her and the story more believable; that she isn't perfect rings true and makes me again think of Whisper of the Heart.

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I think Saddletank is right that it's about the most logical explanation that could be expected

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Yes, I agree with Saddletank.
(sorry I'm new to this, so Im not so good at posting haha)
The story boards/artwork used beautiful colouring andmade the Characters really stand out.
I also enjoyed the characterisation of the main girl, even though sometimes I felt like slapping her

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I too enjoyed the movie, once I got an idea of what was happening... Watched it a second time to be sure ... lol

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I quite liked "Through Time" and "Summer Wars", maybe even more than I enjoyed Makoto Shinkai's works (they are beautiful, but a bit too slow for my taste, save "Voices". "Through Time" and "Summer Wars" were paced just right for me. Of course Ghibli is in a league of its own and "Through Time" and "Summer Wars" (as well as Shinkai's pieces) contain too many anime cliches to really compare with Ghibli. Ghibli films are something else than anime and don't follow design elements or story elements that the anime mainstream considers the norm. That's why they are so great. But still "Through Time" and "Summer Wars" are great pieces that deserve some looking into.

Oh, I really want to see Summer Wars! It releases tomorrow, so I'll be buying it sometime soon.

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I preordered from Amazon. Should be coming in today ^_^

Isn't this movie made by some of Ghibli's moviemakers? I think I've heard something about that.

Anyway, I went to the GREAT music and moviestore FAME in Amsterdam last weekend and bought some new animé and Ghibli movies <3
Also bought this one, because I thought it had something to do with Ghibli basically haha.

So what do you think about it? Is it good? I've heard it is quite famous

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It's very famous as it's another retelling of a popular story. It's the only version I've seen, and I really enjoyed it. And if you like it, I recommend seeing Summer Wars too, if possible.

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Highly recommend "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time". Color choices are excellent. Smooth, fluent animation. Likable characters. I gave it another watching this past weekend and there were a few things that felt odd to me. Events that deal with the guy who throws the fire extinguisher make up a lot of these oddities. Like why is he being bullied SO MUCH for his accident in the cooking room? And why does he proceed to be such a jerk to his saviors (Makoto and Chiaki). Then he snaps and turns most of his violence on the people who stuck up for him? Seems a little extreme to me.

Also i am a little confused about the ending.

But it's a fun movie. Very noteworthy.

Only just started to stray away from Studio Ghibli and try other anime films and i must say I was impressed with "The Girl Who Leapt through time". i even fell in a little in love with her guy friends. great animation and the dubbing was sound!!!!

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Stray away from Ghibli!!!!

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LOL, only funning with ys, Rachi...

Any and all comments are more or less welcome in the appropriate areas and, as you can see, we even allow for other anime topics, as this one... IMO, it was a delightful little piece and I will watch it again, along with my Ghibli...

What you might so, Rachi, is go to General Discussion and introduce yourself, how you came to see and like Ghibli, etc, whatever you want to reveal about yourself...
We're all a pretty mellow sort in here and always welcome newcomers.

(PS, don't let the others know, but I'm the oldest one in here...... hee, hee, hee)

Anyway, Welcome to the Tavern...



Watch out for the cake, it's kinda creepy...

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