Story follow the relationship of Takaki Tōno, and Akari Shinohara two elementary school students who become close friends, than boyfriend and girlfriend.The film covers their relationship as it moves from elementary school to Junior high-school, and their heart rending separation while in junior high-school. Below is a screen short of Takaki and Akari.
After Takaki, and Akari’s separation they keep in touch by letter, and telephone, through these letters and telephone calls the viewer is given a look into deepest personal feelings of Takaki, and Akari. They both know what they feel in their hearts, but being young they struggle with being able to tell each-other how they feel. I have watched many films and anime that delt with love and loss, but very few a come close to capturing how teenagers struggle with love, yearning, loss, and loneliness, I feel that this film captures those feeling perfectly. After a few years of separation Takaki finds out that his family is going to move even futher away for Akari than before, the two set up a meeting at a train station. Neither Takaki or Akari know if they will ever meet in person for years, or ever again. This meeting sets up one of the most heartwarming, and also heartbreaking sequences in anime. Below are some screen shots of their meeting.
After their separation, both Takaki, and Akari both realise that they forgot to give each-other letters written to one another. But I feel it didn’t matter, they were able to express in person what they could not do in writing, or over the phone.
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