The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo kakeru shôjo) (2006)

Posted : 7 months, 1 week ago at Apr 16 1:03

A simple story of a simple girl who discovers that she can simply leap thru time. But instead of using her powers for good, or even for evil for that matter, she uses it in a manner that we all wish we could if we were so magically endowed (especially if we were her age): to make up time when we were late, to retake exams we didn't study for, to get to our favorite snacks in the fridge before our annoying little siblings got the chance to polished 'em off, etc..
Which all leads up to a simple coming of age story that is as simply & beautifully told as it is simply & beautifully animated.
Simply put, simply beautiful.







Rating : 9/10

Posted : 2 years, 3 months ago at Jul 28 0:01

I think I have a new favorite movie. Well, not really but it's a close contender. It's not because it's animated because there's alot of animated films out there I could care less about. Maybe it's because I actually cared whether or not the characters died or not that made a difference. It's a wonderful coming of age story about a girl that literally can leap through time. The idea behind it isn't new but it's done well. And I'm really fond of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's character designs but that's beside the point. Now I have a sudden urge to read the book it's based upon. If I had anything bad to say it would be that Makoto is rather annoying at times and doesn't act rather smartly (meaning she'd do something that has obviously bad repercussions) but perhaps that's what makes her endearin...Read more

Rating : 9/10