With a hit song played in the background, Takaki and Akari begin a dual narration, both recalling a recent dream. Takaki finds himself in a convenience store reading a magazine about the rocket he saw launched in years ago. Akari goes through a box of her old possessions and finds the letter she had written to Takaki many years ago. Depressed, Takaki quits his job, unable to cope with his feelings for Akari. He receives a call from his current girlfriend but does not answer, signifying the relationship's end. Takaki still longs for Akari to the detriment of his lifestyle. Meanwhile, Akari is preparing to get married to another man. After a failed attempt to tell Takaki she loves him, Kanae eventually realizes that he is looking for something far beyond what she can offer and decides not to, though she believes she will always love him.ĥ Centimeters per Second (秒速5センチメートル, Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru) It is later shown that Takaki's emails are not being sent to anyone, and that he has had recurring dreams which feature Akari. Kanae observes that Takaki is always writing emails to someone or staring off into the distance as if searching for something far away. However, Takaki appears ignorant to Kanae's feelings and only treats her as a good friend. She tries to spend time with him, waiting long after school for the chance to travel home together. Kanae Sumida, a classmate of Takaki, has been in love with him ever since meeting him in junior high school but has never had the courage to confess her feelings. In 1999, Takaki is now in the third year of senior high in Tanegashima, where the Tanegashima Space Center is located. Kanae and Takaki looking up at the blasting-off rocket. The next morning, Takaki boards the train to Tokyo, with Akari telling him that he would be fine no matter what. After he eats a bento she made for him, they wanders around in the snow, sharing a kiss in front of a cherry tree before finding a shed to sleep into. Unfortunately, a severe snowstorm delays the train, and he arrives in Iwafune many hours after the appointed time, losing the letter in the process, but Akari is still there. The day of the meeting, he brings a letter which he hopes to convey to her his feelings with. When Takaki's parents tells him that they are to move to Tanegashima, he decides to meet Akari when he still has the chance. However, with time the letters become less frequent. In middle school, Takaki and Akari keep in contact through letters. During the graduation day, Takaki couldn't properly say goodbye to Akari. Despite her intent to go to the same junior high school as Takaki in Tokyo, she could do nothing but accept it. However, towards the end of elementary school, Akari discovers that her family had to move away to Iwafune. Due to how close they were, rumours about them being in a romantic relationship begins to sprout out. Takaki confesses to Akari his dream of becoming a cosmonaut, and she encourages him in pursuing such a dream. Since both of them had to move often due to their parents' work, they are always awkward around others however, because of their similar circumstances, they become close friends. Takaki Tōno meets Akari Shinohara in the fourth grade of elementary school. On the other side of the lowered crossing, she makes a promise to the boy that they will see the cherry blossoms together next year. After the girl reveals that the falling speed of a cherry blossom petal is 5 centimeters per second, she runs toward a train crossing and quickly crosses it. Two kids are walking together as the cherry blossom petals fall. Takaki and Akari walking under the cherry blossoms together. Plot □ Timeline in 5 Centimeters per Second Cherry Blossom (桜花抄, Ōkashō)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |