5 Centimeters Per Second - Separation

It is okay to love, and to fall in love, but it is also okay to fall out of love. There is in fact beauty in separation.
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[@rickiex]

About 10 years ago, I was dating this amazing girl. She meant the entire world to me, I felt as if I couldn't live without her. She introduced me to this movie short, I surprised her by learning the main song on the piano. I played her the song, we were madly in love. Little did I know, After 4 years of dating, our relationship went South, we broke up and it's been many years and I haven't heard from her ever again. Like the cerry blossom we were intertwined and later falling far apart. Maybe one day we can come back together, not as lovers but maybe friends. This hit me hard, bringing emotions I longed forgot about. Thanks

[@NeroLung]

rickiex damn I’m sorry for that. Maybe something bad has to happen in order for the greater good to take part.

[@senarathkarunawardena2118]

I will

[@yksaael]

*cherry

[@alrightythen1095]

Update?

[@adityachitrigemath762]

If you miss her so much talking to her might be the best thing. Memories made with her coming back to you even after 10 years is a testament to her presence being a very important part of your life.

[@JoshuaFagan]

It's fascinating to contrast this and Kimi no Na Wa/ Your Name. They're almost exact opposites. This film is short, realistic, and about two people who are unable to maintain a connection, while Kimi no Na Wa is longer, fantastical, and more of a traditional romance. Their final scenes are set up almost identically, though the results are very different. It's interesting how one filmmaker can make two films whose ideas and perspectives practically contradict each other. I love both films, but they underscore very different views of the world.

[@benplays5548]

I feel like this was intentional on Makoto Shinkai's part. After watching both movies, I almost feel as if your name was a rewriting of 5 Centimeters per second. One was of two people who very much wanted to love each other, but could not. They pursued each other, but fell away. Their world was nothing but pure realism in a harsh reality where they were not supposed to be together. Meanwhile, your name shows two people who had never seen each other before, much less loved. They pursued each other, and through this drew closer. Their world was one of fantasy and magic in which a dream comes true: they were supposed to be together. I believe this is Shinkai's form of expression. His reality versus his dream. Everyone's dream. It is a beautiful contrast in comparison. To me, what best defines them as parallel stories is the endings. In 5 centimeters per second, Takaki and Akari, after having fallen apart, pass each other. They feel a connection, but as they turn around, the train passes; like that of a door being shut. They do not come together again. In your name, Taki and Mitsuha fall apart over time, though the movie skips much of this. At the very end of the movie, they pass each other. They feel a connection, and as they turn around, they see each other. They feel a connection again. The door is open. This is their moment; for they are truly meant to be together. This is why I find beauty in Shinkai films. Both movies are utterly unique in their message, theme, and tone. However, they find a way to connect, through that feeling of love. I hope this makes the reason for the contradiction of these movies more evident! (:

[@lainiwakura4678]

I felt like *Your Name* dragged it's feet at the end, running around as the fragment fell from the sky. It seemed like Shinkai himself didn't know exactly how to end it. I think it should've ended on the train, the two of them connected by the red string of fate. This also would have been in stark contrast to 5 cm, where trains symbolized the inevitability of time and distance creating separation.

[@DzinkyDzink]

Seeing the finale of Kimi no Na Wa got me on edge, as I watched 5cm 10 years prior and the scene was a direct parallel. I literally thought I'd die if he makes the same outcome again.

[@AlphaDogLXIII]

i felt that in that movie, they should have never met in person. Just saw fragments of each other.

[@chessematics]

And i personally found Your Name pretty far from Shinkai's trademark style, where light, colours and sound take massive roles. It's felt much like....a Ghibli.

[@xijinping1099]

“It’s ok to fall in love, but it’s also ok to fall out of love.” This made me realize that I’ve been holding on for too long. I had a girl about three years ago that stole my heart, but her parents got divorced and she moved far away. I’ve been having an ache in my heart since then that really hasn’t gone away. At this point, I don’t think I know her anymore. Thanks for helping me finally let go.

[@adityachitrigemath762]

You should have fought to be with her. It would have saved you 3 years of pain.

[@Dannypallz]

Beautiful

[@averageteemomain5721]

@@adityachitrigemath762 There's a girl that I've fought to be with for about 4 years now, I got her this October. 12 days later she leaves and I'm just left empty. I don't believe it's worth fighting for, perhaps fond memories are just better to keep.

[@twosdayanon]

@@averageteemomain5721 man ik i came across this late but i hope you are doing fine and are in a better place in life now best wishes

[@averageteemomain5721]

@@twosdayanon thanks man, life still really rough out here but i'm in a new relationship now and for the time being i'm content / happy. best wishes to you too

[@jan279]

The whole part with Takaki in the train in the first episode hits me the hardest, every delay in travel time is like fate's way of saying he & Akari can't be together. :(

[@teddcuizon3964]

This movie is very depressing,it has that depressing vibe to it from the beginning. This movie made me cry on the inside, the most painful kind of tears, because I was Takaki once, didn't want to let go.

[@stopendapresses2]

I think most of us have been there, brother. Adolescence can really bring about confusion of our emotions, which result in “dumb” actions or inaction. I hope you are doing better with this in your life now.

[@adityachitrigemath762]

Maybe you shouldn't have let go of her and instead tried to be with her.

[@olo3113]

@@adityachitrigemath762 maybe she was the one for him though

[@chessematics]

Haven't we all been Takaki at some point in our lives?

[@kaikart123]

@@chessematics Yea, I've had a girl I really like in the 3rd year of primary school, then I moved school and never contact her again. I've always remembered the fun time we had together, she was my real first love. I still remember her though for the rest of my life, last time I search for her on the internet she is a successful dentist, I am glad and happy seeing that. Pretty sure she's already married just like me. This is why this movie is so good, I can feel it in my guts.

[@rasheeddaley6773]

Your channel needs more exposure....your soooooo underrated

[@SagesRain]

rasheed daley thank you! I appreciate this

[@riteshrai3923]

"he realized that it was the time to let go but the cold he felt was too unbearable" "she realised that he was never looking at her he was always looking for something far beyond" "Too much time has pass to have a spark or connection between them" "The dream that he had is over not all dreams are meant to come true" "he must bare the cold and the suffering to form a new bond"

[@SkpalTube]

This movie hits really hard, especially if you are a real-life Takaki still holding on to lost love. 😔

[@MiyuMirai]

i swear, i am still in love with this movie

[@emmanuelarthur_]

Me too

[@SLA-yo4is]

Or are you?

[@lainiwakura4678]

I feel I have a pretty good grasp on what was going on because I went through the same thing. And I'm talking to fine detail in some cases. I met the love of my life when we were both very young. Her dad got a good job far away and she had to go with. She even lobbied to stay with her aunt just like Akari, but wasn't allowed to. We kept in touch and planned on getting back together when we were 18 but time and distance are insurmountable foes. I don't even remember who stopped writing who first, it just happened (yes it was still the snail mail era just like the film). It screwed me up bad and I hurt some nice girls by unfairly comparing them to this ghost from my past, on an unreachable pedestal because nostalgia always beats reality in our minds. The similarities were so crazy that I swore Shinkai created this film just for me. Really I'm pretty sure he went through the same thing.

[@adityachitrigemath762]

Ever wonder what happened to her ?

[@adityachitrigemath762]

How do you know makoto went through something like this ?

[@minionedifier7776]

I feel like the ending could also mean that they finally saw the cherry blossoms together

[@kalanasandaruwan5764]

Yes yes thank you

[@bigboibubba5528]

One dislike, but it's probably just a pour soul with a broken heart.

[@philippelevesque5499]

They had tears in there eyes they clicked the wrong one

[@vitiated1733]

your pfp i-

[@HieuNguyen-xl7be]

It was Takaki

[@ArcangelParagon]

This is my most favorite movie of all time for the themes it tackles, and the style through which it is done. Makoto Shinkai's movie is one laden with symbols. The title itself is reflective of the movie's theme: distance (spatial, temporal, and ultimately, emotional). The choice to use such small units--centimeters and seconds--is deliberate. Like the very molecules that form us, we all form bonds that will ultimately yield to the expanding nature of the universe. In small ways, we eventually move away from the people that were once close to us. The first chapter deals with spatial distance. It's a story of young love and the effect that distance had on them; it sets the tone of the movie, and we get some insight on the main characters as well. In the first chapter, it establishes how Takaki has a hard time expressing his emotions in words when we see him struggling to write a letter to Akari. It also establishes him as a person who cannot see well past his own emotions and is unable to strongly empathize with others when we see his reaction to the news that Akari is moving away. These are both important to note because it sets up how he grows emotionally distant from everyone else in later chapters. From the very first scene, the theme of the movie is set up, with Akari stating the title, and the train's symbolic meaning. The movie starts out with nearly the exact same scene we'll see at the end of the movie (they're even wearing similar clothing) when Akari is on the other side of the train tracks and Takaki is left behind. So not only does it foreshadow their eventual separation, but also how Takaki is the one that's left behind while Akari moves on ahead. And then there's the train that Takaki rides on. Takaki notes how many stations he has to stop on, we see how long it takes for it to get to its destination, and we see how the anxiety causes him great pain. This (and the title itself) echoes the theme of the movie: spatial and temporal distance and the effect it has on the hearts of people. By the time we get to the second chapter, it's clear that Takaki's long distance relationship with Akari did not work out, and although they don't make it clear until the third chapter, there have been hints as to why this has happened. As mentioned earlier, Takaki is unable to articulate his emotions, so he finds it difficult to write to Akari. There was also a line in the first chapter that hints at Takaki's other reason why he stopped writing: when Takaki wishes for Akari to give up and go home instead of waiting for him at the station. He had her well-being in mind and did not think he was worth the effort to wait for. The blizzard and the distance from the stations are all symbolic of the struggles they would have in their long-distance relationship. And although Akari was willing to weather the hardships, Takaki ultimately thought it was just best for Akari to let go. So during their long distance relationship, Takaki subconsciously wished for Akari to give up as well. What he did not realize (due to his inability to empathize) was that Akari was willing to wait for him as she did in the station. We see Akari writing with great pain--she tried her best to make it work between the two of them, but the communication wound up being more one-sided because of Takaki. By the second chapter, Takaki starts to grow emotionally distant from everyone. And although Takaki wants to share his thoughts and feelings with somebody, he finds himself unable to. As a result, Takaki finds himself writing messages to nobody, a confused and futile attempt to reach out to anybody, much like the object that had been aimlessly launched into space in that very same episode. And we're introduced to Kanae who finds herself in a similar situation: scared to put forth her emotions and commit completely to the choices she makes. As a result, she can't concentrate on surfing, she can't decide on what path to take in life, and she can't tell Takaki how she feels. The second chapter deals with emotional distance, and Takaki and Kanae are both the cosmonaut of the title; emotionally alone, they both needed to venture into the unknown in order to find something or someone. When Kanae finally decides to "launch" herself, she's finally able to surf and embrace the fact that while she still doesn't know what's in store for her future, she's no longer afraid of it. But when it comes to Takaki, she finds that he's simply too far for her to reach because Takaki finds himself unable to do the same and has been stuck in the same place emotionally, and stays there until the movie's ending, because he does not know which direction to go, unsure of what it is that he is searching for. That is why he feels that what he is searching for is simply beyond his reach, which is why he becomes entirely disconnected from everyone. This brings us to the third chapter where Takaki has actually tried to move on. The third chapter starts and ends with the scene on the train tracks (or just about--we first see that Takaki is now working at home) so everything in-between is a big flashback. We find out that Takaki moved to the city again and has grown emotionally distant from everyone and that depression has completely taken hold of his life. The third chapter is about temporal distance; the passage of time had disconnected Takaki from everything entirely and the main thing that Takaki is longing for is his lost past--that "dream of long ago": the life he might've had if he had stayed with Akari instead. It's important to note though that at this point, Takaki is no longer in love with Akari herself, but rather, with the idea of Akari. All the things he is longing for are not physical but abstract things that he cannot grasp, which is why he finds it so difficult to find any way to resolve his longing. He's made efforts to move on, as evidenced by his relationship with his new girlfriend Risa, but he's as distant with her as he is with everyone else. And so eventually, Takaki's depression reaches a breaking point where everything just makes him so sad that he lacked even the energy or motivation to do something as simple as picking up his own keys. So one day, he decided that he'll take charge of his life again by making major changes, since starting over fresh would hopefully allow him to move on from the past. He quits his job, he cleans himself up, etc. And we see a cleaner Takaki that seems a little happier. And then we see Akari who had moved on with her life entirely and is reminded of Takaki. And that's when we get our explanation of what happened to them through a series of flashbacks. In the flashback, we see Takaki open his mailbox with a smile on his face, implying that Akari kept in touch. But we see Akari open her mailbox with a sad look on her face, implying that Takaki did not keep in touch due to the reasons I've mentioned above. Eventually, Takaki gave up entirely and stopped writing. Little by little, Akari was left to ponder why Takaki stopped writing and the logical conclusion for her would be that Takaki no longer cares for her the same way. In which case, she would've had enough basis to move on. Basically, she would've formed her own conclusion and that would be enough to give her some closure as opposed to Takaki, who could blame nobody but himself and the circumstances that he felt were out of his control for their complete separation. These feelings of helplessness and regret took root and festered over time within Takaki. The ending is told through a song and montage rather than the usual accompanying monologue because it allows the viewer draw from their own personal experiences to make the movie more poignant. (I myself have gone through a very similar experience as Takaki.) But at the same time, the scenes are there to explain exactly what had happened. The song itself has great meaning too, explaining Takaki's great longing. The song allows us to interpret their meeting at the train tracks as either real or imaginary. It's possible, like the song implies, that Takaki simply sees Akari wherever he goes. Either way though, the meeting itself is a test of sorts for Takaki and it was meant to completely summarize their whole relationship in one simple but poignant scene. The train tracks and the trains themselves--being separated by the tracks and the time it takes waiting for the train to pass--is symbolic of the spatial and temporal distance created between the two and how, after the trains have passed, Takaki is still left waiting while Akari has moved on. Takaki accepts this, smiles, and walks away as well, showing that he now acknowledges that it's time for him to move on as well. I've seen so many people complain about the ending, and how he should've ended with either Akari or Kanae, but ending the movie with him getting back with Akari or with someone else ruins the theme of the movie, which is why it had to end the way it did. It wasn't a sad ending, rather a bittersweet one. We just needed to know that Takaki will move on and will eventually be okay, which is the best way the story could've ended in my opinion.

[@RAMIC-tv1ye]

Seriously did you just typed all of those down?? 😳

[@littlecoffeebean6744]

LOL he just said all that, if you have this much to say, you should make a video too. 😂✌️

[@Bulbasaurite]

Thank you for this! the reasoning why takaki stopped writing to akari and seeing how these two handled this as they grew into adults i can't help but feel so empty knowing that distance and assumptions drifted them apart... everything you wrote was to perfection once again i thank you for this. I noticed you mentioned that you have experienced what takaki went though and if its not a huge bother we would love to hear it.

[@ArcangelParagon]

​@@Bulbasaurite I'm glad you liked it that much. Sorry for replying late--KZbin never told me my comment got replies. Anyway, to the rest of the replies, it would be fun to create video essays myself (as I've written lengthy analysis of so many other things), but I really don't have the time to make them. hehe Anyway, as far as the experience that I went through... There was a girl in high school that I would consider my first love. At first, I thought she was a strange, quirky little girl, but during her birthday party, I found her laying outside by herself, and I laid down next to her, and shared one of the first deep conversations I've ever had with another human being. We got to know each other the next few weeks, and I even shared with her my dream of joining the Air Force and being stationed in Korea. I wrote her love letters, but she turned me down. She would eventually tell me that she felt the same way, but that she was hesitant because she's afraid of getting hurt. And that's exactly what I ended up doing later on. One of her friends was resentful of us, and manipulated me into getting upset with her, and saying something hurtful to her. (I'm not putting all the blame on the other girl. It was my fault that I let her use my insecurities.) Anyway, she and I reconciled, but it was never the same. I started dating other girls, but in my heart, I still loved her. For the next several years after high school, quite often, she would call me up, ask me to hang out with her, and I would drop any plans I had, just to be with her. It was never romantic, but really, I was too dumb or too much in denial to read into the signs. She would sometimes ask for silly things like how to write resumes, and I would reply that there are templates for that, and she doesn't need me. To which, she'd say, "Just come over, stupid." Or when we're walking through the park together as I walked her home, she would ask to take the long way, and I would be stupid and go, "Your home's this way." And she'd sigh and just grab my arm and tug me the way she wanted to go. Eventually, during what would be our last time together, we were in her car, when she finally confided that she had feelings for me this whole time. She thought I no longer did. And I thought the same about her. The whole story is completely mired in irony. She wanted to take me to prom, but because I only wanted to go with her, and didn't think she would, I practically announced to everybody that I didn't want to go at all. She got wind of this, and although she was actually going to ask me herself, she decided not to after all. She told me that even after all that's happened, I was perfect in her eyes. And she was in mine. But it was too late. She called me this time because she wanted to tell me that she had enlisted in the Air Force. That's right--to this day, she is living the dream I once had: to be in the Air Force and be stationed in Korea. If I could have had the courage to take that step forward, I could've joined her. And maybe we could've been together. Instead, I let her go completely. And that's how I fell into the pattern that Takaki goes through. I had an online journal, and once in a while, I would privately write things somehow meant for her, but knowing that she would never read it, it was essentially messages to nobody. I had other girlfriends. But by this point, I had idealized her too much. Like Takaki, I was in love more with the idea of her. And no girl could live up to that ideal. And I couldn't open myself up emotionally to others, and as a result, I started to get more and more closed off, until I sank into depression. I had that same moment of realization as Takaki too though, and quit my job, and started over. I had other setbacks that knocked me back down to depression, but I eventually did move on, and now I'm happily married to someone else with a child on the way. So just because Takaki didn't end up with Akari, it doesn't mean it's not a happy ending. :)

[@psydart5945]

This is beautifully written!

[@Squirrel_eater]

What the hell do you mean this has 13k view? This is the perfect explanation on this movie's genius. Thank you for this video

[@secondsun6963]

115 likes and no dislikes. Nice to see only the best for Sage’s Rain.

[@Worthless1010]

Make that 258

[@secondsun6963]

Apaullo Make that 381

[@zibl3340]

550

[@raresboldan4885]

Make that one dislike for 786

[@Kryanide]

Woke up to a new video from you, feels good Edit: that ending now makes me feel sad

[@markasbrown9120]

Cryanide wtf

[@Kryanide]

Markas Brown what?

[@an___ny8027]

he may be talking about the fact that you edited your comment two days ago in a video uploaded like, one hour ago

[@Kryanide]

ANTHONY HOMRICH oh, I'm a Patreon of his so I saw his video early

[@an___ny8027]

makes sense, thx

[@superallstar3916]

I only managed to watch this movie today, but i was left with a sense of warmth and happiness despite the sad ending. Thank you for putting such an emotion into a video and laying it out with a beautiful soundtrack in the background.

[@hypeoverkill1470]

how i interpreted the last scene is as follows. be patient with me. after their last meet at iwafune, they both knew that they would probably never see each other again. because already the distance between them was so much and takaki was about to move even farther away from akari now. hence akari's last words to takaki was " i am sure you will be okay from now on, i am sure of it " meaning she understood the situation well and wished for him to be happy moving forward in life. they never exchanged letters after that because towards the end we can see the letter she was supposed to give to takaki was still with her. and takaki had lost his letter. letters took days even weeks to reach and sometimes they even got lost. with the distance between them, letters would not have been enough to close the gap. then they spend almost 10-12 years away from each other, without any knowledge of each other's whereabout and no contact at all. they both longed for each other but the emotions and feelings were slowly starting to fade away. they knew they were never gonna see each other again so they both try to move on in their own ways. while akari finds someone she is happy with, takaki fails every relationship he gets in which makes him depressed. you can't blame either of them because there was no way that they could ever meet again. now the train scene, up until that point takaki had learned to forgive himself and he was trying to move on. akari was trying to do the same. and then as fate would have it, they cross each other in the train tracks. they both turn around to look but the trains pass by and block their vision. but why did akari leave ? why did she not wait for her childhood friend/lover. because she had a new life now, she had responsibilities of her own now. her husband was not just another character we can ignore. they had to go through so much to finally get engaged and decide to start a life together. she couldn't just abandon all that to run away with takaki again. she simply couldn't. so she left as a means of telling takaki that she moved on, that he need not worry about her anymore, that she has gone home ( unlike the time when they met , she waited but not now ). takaki was still waiting for the trains to pass because even though he was moving on, he still had that little ounce of hope left, that maybe, just maybe they can be together again. but when he saw that akari was not there on the other side, he got her message loud and clear. you see, love is not almighty. love alone cannot fill the gap between them that distance and time created. love alone could not overcome all that. so he smiled, knowing she was happy now, that he did not need to worry about her anymore and move on with his life just like akari did. the best part about this is that, in their last meet, akari's final wish to takaki was " i wish i could see the cherry blossoms together with you one more time " and takaki's last wish to akari was " i wish i could see you again, and if i do i don't want to be embarassed about who i become ". and in the end, at the tracks both of their wishes come true which helps them find closure at last. a beautiful movie 💔

[@yomri6214]

What makes this movie good is the fact that it is real, love doesn't conquer all, shit happens and people grow apart, that is life

[@carmel8734]

Thank you for reminding me that there is beauty in separation. The someday that I am constantly hoping for may never come. Life goes on~

[@PERCYBIBOL10]

*Just keep moving forward*

[@caitlinanne8711]

Reminds me of a guy named Eren Jaeger hahahaahha

[@goldandcheese]

until my enemies are destroyed

[@SLA-yo4is]

@@goldandcheese oh yeah i forgot i said that

[@sivanlevi3867]

There is no material antagonist in 5 Centimeters Per Second. No envious ex-girlfriends, no irate parents, no jealous siblings, no school bullies, no friends that get in the way, no policies that forbid love. No, the antagonist is unseen, something we take for granted when it comes to relationships. The antagonist of this film is distance. If you think about it that way, you could say that the antagonist has won. But that doesn't take away the beauty and magnificent storytelling.

[@Redarmy5845]

Such a heavy film. I remember watching it for the first time and just sitting there as the credits rolled wanting more, wanting some happiness. I have since gone through events that have made me relate to this movie. But I am glad there is an extra chapter in the manga.

[@AbdullahAbus]

This is my first shinkai movie and I love this movie than the other Imo, this is the best of shinkai creation The love story in this movie is so good At first, I confused with the plot But, after watched this again, I start understand the plot Thanks sages rain, for the conclution About a dream and the meaning of love :)

[@liswindioapendicaesar240]

I really don't understand why I got recommended by youtube to this video. Now my night is all blue and my chest really hurts. I've been avoiding to rewatch this movie because I just can't bear it.

[@adamclark8994]

I like what you about 'in some cases people are only meant to be with each other for a certain amount of time.' I feel that Takaki was happy that she was happy and he could finally move on with his life. Or maybe because he felt because he saw her again maybe they might get back together one day? It's hard to know what to make of the ending but this is why this film is so meaningful. Not every love story ends happily so make as many good memories as you can people. I hope my love story hasn't ended yet.

[@Ducky_logan]

This essay gives so many new layers I didn’t see. Doesn’t it break your heart? So beautiful.

[@Sv-rz9kc]

I love your analysis on anime related shows and movies! You do such a good job, Thank you for your content!

[@takerukari]

*“They say it is 5 centimeters per second”* *“Huh? What is?”* *“The speed of falling cherry blossom petals is 5 centimeters per second”*

[@m4tta]

whenever i see this movie i think of this guy i used to like a lot, he went missing 4 years ago. i’ll never forget him, and i hope from the bottom of my heart that he is okay.

[@abdullahmalik7352]

bro, nothing hit harder than this guy explaining this bomb shell of a movie. I had already accepted the movie but hearing his break down just made me want to cry. Knowing me, I might never get a girl.

[@user-ky5ev6sk1q]

What a beautiful movie and what a beautiful video. A true masterpiece.

[@AnAPEPlaysVR]

I’m late but these fucking videos you post have me in tears and I’m a grown man

[@DenshaOtoko2]

My life was this movie. It meant more to me than anything.

[@Anjilstorm1]

I know I’m super late but I just watched this movie on Netflix. Seeing this video breaking down the relationship between these two really resonates with me. I once met someone that became my best friend and I ended up falling in love with her. Ultimately things didn’t work out and 8 years later she is no longer in my life. She moved on with her life with a new relationship but even till this day I missed what we used to have. I moved on but there’s still feelings there for her I can never get rid of. Like Takaki and Akari I know we wasn’t meant to be and sometimes people served their purpose and aren’t meant to be in your life. It’s sad but that’s how life is and you just have to move forward. It’s like that saying “Right Person, Wrong Time” We’ll never see each other again but I wish her all the happiness.

[@Kevin-Hdz]

No way, I literally watched this last night. And now I get to see a video about it?! Is the universe or something or someone above us trying to tell me something? If so, that’s both amazing and somewhat scary at the same time for me.

[@kacer537]

This movie is eye opening , as a teenager who is attempting to get over his first serious relationship this movie helped open my eyes to the beauty of separation. It reminded me that people grow apart and that through baring the cold and pain we can open new doors of opportunity for ourselves. It help remind me that not all things are meant to be however by accepting this we can create new meaning and connection in our lives . To any person struggling through getting over somebody I just wanna say that moving on hurts but not moving hurts even more . To the creator of this video I just wanna say thank you it was wonderfully made. Have a good day

[@_itsdmd_]

The art style of this anime was so out-of-this-world, even for nowadays' standard Such a masterpiece

[@draganmarkovic9225]

Your videos are amazing, your voice is what pieces everything together. I feel so calm when I hear your voice.

[@imnotreadyyet8606]

I’ve never seen nor heard of this movie, but you made me cry just from this video.

[@ekyamanullah4637]

Yo man I just gotta say that I really love your channel and its content man. There's no one else on this platform that offers the same unique and philosophical outlook that you have and I wish all the best. Hope this channel blows up and gets the attention it deserves :)

[@寂び侘び-b6s]

Thank you for this. 5 Centimeters Per Second is one of my all time favorite movies!

[@chessematics]

Your analyses really answer my questions. Thanks for the depth you put into them

[@Chucklecheese69]

through failed dreams other doors open and new opportunity arise holy shit that is mind opening

[@g_Cloud326]

Your videos make me think deeply about Things

[@projectfear22]

Are u still thinking deeply :D?

[@franmadaraki616]

The ending mess me up that I literally look for the manga when I did it also left me in a cliffhanger... But for me he ended up with kanae

[@stopendapresses2]

Yes, he definitely did, in the manga at least. Those final panels when he looks up, eyes widen, like they did in the train station when he was a kid. It was recognition. He and Kanae saw each other. When he stands up and you see her legs turn towards him...it’s hope. Bittersweet ending with his first love, but it still grants hope that him moving on; he’s once again found who he’s supposed to be with: Kanae.

[@TomCat-hp6mi]

This movie gave me my first depression. I felt empty for a couple of weeks.

[@artemissrijan473]

Thanks for this, I finally understood the letter scene.

[@markasbrown9120]

Never fails to amaze me! Great video Sage Rain!

[@user-wb4dk7hq5g]

we always fall it's either in or out of love..just let yourself fall because the person you will become will catch you

[@stevendiaz2095]

This video really spoke to me. I freaking love your channel.

[@officialmycrazyamericanfat7811]

I've always felt this way about love triangles. In a story I'm writing a girl is in love with her best friend whom she's know as long as she can remember. Their parents are great friends and his father has told her that childhood friends are his favorite love stories. She thinks it would be so perfect. But then she learns that he's never thought of her that way. And even worse he's in love with her best friend. And it gets even worse when he asks her for advice on how to tell her friend how he feels. She has to choose between hurting him for the chance that they can be happy together or helping him and crying herself to sleep because she never got the chance to tell him how she feels

[@DexTerGaming07]

every time i watch this movie i cry every time

[@KamiSamaisPissed]

Like Obito said- I see..... I get it now, I'm in hell

[@home_def]

Sir, your analysis in every video is well written, enlightening, and inspiring

[@monzmamonz]

This is definitely the best analysis Ive seen. Thank you so much for this. !!!

[@LLL124Original]

To everything there is a season...

[@InfamousRafe]

This reminds me... Of everything i once had and lost.

[@rasheeddaley6773]

Perfect timing, I can relate to this video 100%, watched it twice and even now it still gives me chills

[@vijaykumarwali7509]

I don't about y'all but I just feel bad for Kanae

[@Joshualacruz]

You've made me interested in these works. Pretty inspiring vid.

[@aniboy02]

literally gave me chills

[@Ak-xe1fw]

I just started watching today. And you have got yourself a new subscriber. These videos are beautiful. True quality

[@Meteaura22]

I know it's been said time and again but your channel really does deserve more than you receive. While I don't have a Patreon account or anything, I can click that like button to show my support. It's the least I can do. :D

[@SagesRain]

Meteaura22 and I appreciate that so much. Thank you!

[@archaeopteryx91]

This movie means so much to me because I find myself in a very similar situation. I however, have made the conscious decision not to move on. Even if it eventually means my death. I Wil refuse to move on.

[@uRea1]

No matter how many time i had watched this anime, there's something left un-understood, *You FILL that space with this videos*! Arigatoh❤️

[@faraday3035]

I remember telling myself that i would be one of the few that would end up with my teenage gf. But the distance between us was always a lot. Even in modern times rn, a lot went unsaid, and she started to lose feelings and eventually a month and a half ago, we broke up. This movie and 500 days of summer healed me a lot. I wasn't one of the few people who ended with their childhood love, but I can have pride in saying im one of the few people That tried.

[@eddewes8409]

Excellent video about distance and you're so right when one dream fails another dream isn't too far away keep your heart open or you'll lose that life is a marathon and not everyone is meant to stay forever cherish the time you had with them but move on at the same time or you get stuck with a fantasy in your head that can ruin things...fall in and out of love till you find that one who stays

[@PrinceofMilk]

You make some of the best videos ok KZbin.

[@kingkek3527]

I was Takaki for a very long time. I moved on, but still feel the warmth of that relationship of my teenage years and have wished her nothing but the best throughout the years. But something really bizarre happened two weeks ago, I saw her at a bar with her boyfriend and she clearly had been drinking. While the bf was distracted, she told me that she thought of me with a warm heart and was never going to forget me. I was dumbstruck so played it off as a joke. Left the place and nothing happened, and nothing will happen but the event has left me shook, reawakened a lot of buried emotions.

[@parrakarryPM]

At the end they both the cherry blossoms together 😢

[@jamaldavis831]

This whole movie stabbed me in the heart and it that never got a chance to recover. But i'm fine now

[@myjeizs5541]

I truely thank you. I was so confused about this movie and i was so fustrated because i just didnt get it so thank you for clearing up my confusion.

[@ajojose1077]

Me 2

[@Kalisfusdi4653]

What an underrated channel.

[@isinha010]

thanks for this video. i watched this movie once last year, but i am gonna admit that after your video, the movie just hit different. i didnt remeber a lot about the movie, and during your video i began to cry and got pretty melancoholic. i am passing through a similiar situation and yours words was just what i needed to listen. I love your chanel, i met you because of the ATLA'S video and i am just so glad to know your chanel. Congratulations for your amazing work.

[@SagesRain]

hey, Saturno thank you for watching!

[@takerukari]

The video is melancholic/bittersweet. People that get the film either feels sad (or end up crying) or they end up feeling dead and really empty inside. For me, when I finished the film = I felt dead and empty, lol This is still my favorite Shinkai film for the way it tackles love and separation.

[@bulletinaction]

my long distance girlfriend broke up with me about two months ago. i just watched this film today, and i swear it's as if this movie was made exactly for me and had exactly what i needed to hear. it's time to let go. your analysis was beautiful, and really captured the film in a super digestible way.

[@23anderz]

Fantastic content as always man keep it coming definitely one my favorite channels on KZbin

[@UItraPanic]

Uploaded a day ago and still no dislike, you're the only person that cold achieve that 😁❤️

[@ghostface3082]

When you love, you don't let go..... Even if everyone and everything rolls their eyes at you and call you crazy. ..... Even then...... Especially then. Cause if you let go, it's not love. It's something..... disposable that's not worth fighting for.

[@salmanige318]

Alway's looking forward to your video's.

[@a.dgamer1122]

I cry every time 😭

[@a.dgamer1122]

Jk only the first time

[@craig.martin]

It's 2024. And I want to know how you can know my heart so well. I hope one day to watch the cherry blossoms fall again with her. Next life.

[@mariocarreon1373]

i watched this movie hours before me and my girlfriend broke up she was my all and gave me so much strength

[@michaelrichburg]

This is art.

[@rahuldutta4703]

Thanks for the video. I mean it, Thankyou very much.

[@68thallabhanusamykya18]

Most helpful and amazing KZbin channel ever

[@nicksanchez7993]

You’re the best there is bro 🐐

[@vladimirdavidovic4438]

Gosh man you hit right in the feels

[@looweijie4794]

This explanation was great!

[@thecookiemeister5374]

that was beautiful, sage. ya get me every time.

[@smokey_mcbong]

Hey Sage, I have to say that was a very good analysis you did there and if you managed to come up with all that after watching the show several times and got its theme I am very impressed. Since you I can see you enjoy this piece of Shinkai's work a fair bit I would recommend either the light novel adaptation and the manga. The light novel written by Shinkai himself. It fills in some blanks and has chapter dedicated to Akari's perspective. The manga while not drawn or written by Shinkai himself was overseen an approved by the man so I would also suggest you check it out if you have the interest. It also fills in some gaps and adds to the story. Anyway good work man. Enjoyed your review and perspective.

[@kyledillard8029]

This one I can say actually did end up helping me out in the long run. I was a amazing relationship that really did come crashing around me and to this day I still have feelings for but I had to learn that you can't keep leaving in the past and you must learn to let go. As much as I didn't want to but I knew I had to because if I didn't I wouldn't be able to grow or become the person I never was

[@dreisbrokeasf14]

I always loved this person, I always wondered if i could spend the rest of my life with her, but now I noticed... I can’t spend my life without her

[@yaboyg4599]

Beautiful ✊🏽 keep going man it will pay off

[@majorsento]

Sage urs vids hit different😔but I love ur vids hella Bc they mean a lot

[@joshnunez589]

Love 5 centimeters per sec and this channel

[@Ish123]

Never fails to make a great video! Awesome job keep it up sage rain!

[@brinthaavan]

really loving this channel keep up the great work man

[@kennethservida6144]

1 dislike from the a guy who can't accept the inevitable separation

[@matthwlin]

All of shinkais films send a message that hit hard