Loving Someone You Can't Be With

[@ブランパン-h2g]

I'll post Akari and Takaki's letter that was only written in the novel version, but I couldn't give it to them on a snowy day. I'm using a translator, so I'm sorry if it's weird. Dear Takaki How are you? I didn't think when I promised you that today would be such a heavy snowfall. The train seems to be delayed. So I will write this while I am waiting for you, Takaki. There is a stove in front of me, so it is warm here. And I always have a bottle-sensor in my bag. So that I can write a letter anytime. I am going to give this letter to Takaki later. So I don't want to arrive too early. Please don't rush, come slowly. It has been a long time since we met today, right? It's been 11 months. So I am actually a little nervous. I'm worried that we won't recognize each other when we meet. But this is a very small station compared to Tokyo, It is impossible for me not to recognize each other. But I can't help but notice Takaki in his school uniform and Takaki in his soccer team, No matter how hard I try to imagine them, they seem like strangers to me. Well, what should I write? Well, let's start with thank you. I will write about my feelings that I have not been able to convey properly until now. When I transferred to Tokyo in the fourth grade, I am really glad that you were there. I was happy that we became friends. Without you, school would have been a much more painful place for me. That's why I didn't want to transfer to a different school away from you, I really didn't want to change schools. I wanted to go to the same junior high school as you and grow up together. That was my wish for a long time. Now I've managed to get used to the junior high school here (so don't worry too much). Still, there are times when I think, "How nice it would have been if Takaki-kun had been here, I still think "How I wish you were here. And soon, I am also very sad that Takaki will be moving much farther away. Even though they have been separated by Tokyo and Tochigi so far, I always thought "But I have you when I need you". I can see him as soon as I get on the train. But this time, I am going to Kyushu, which is a little too far away from here. From now on, I have to be able to manage on my own. I am not sure if I can really do that, but I have to. But I have to do it. Both of us, you and me. Isn't that right? Also, I have to say this. It is what I could have wanted to tell you in words today, But in case I can't say it, I will write it in a letter. I like you. I don't remember when I fell in love with you. I fell in love with you very naturally and before I knew it, I fell in love with you. From the first time I met him, he was a strong and gentle boy. He always protected me. Takaki-kun, I am sure you will be fine. No matter what happens to you, I am sure that you will become a fine and gentle adult. No matter how far away you are from here, I will always love you. Please, please, please remember This is Akari's letter What exactly does it mean to become an adult? I don't really understand it yet. But even if I happen to meet Akari somewhere in the future, I want to be the kind of person who doesn't feel embarrassed. I want to promise Akari that. I've always loved Akari. Please, please be well. Goodbye. This is Takaki's letter

[@idle404]

6 years ago I fell in love with a girl. We were together for 5 years, living under the same roof for 4 years. We had a beautiful relationship. She often told me we'd get married in the future. But then, we were separated by a huge physical distance, unable to be in each other's close presence after being inseparable for 5 years. Circumstances tore us apart. Life tore us apart. She got together with someone new 2 months after that. I hope she's doing well, and that she's happy. While here I am, a year after she left, still struggling immensely every day to find meaning or purpose to my life. I'm heartbroken, and still cry myself to sleep sometimes. I don't know how to stop loving her. I miss her so much.

[@Luca_BR143]

Hearing him saying "You Don't have to end up like me" my man I literally just got here where are you are, unfortunately there is no way back.

[@underfrag_]

i watched the movie just so i could watch this video and man... that last scene where their vision of each other gets cut off by the trains hit so hard. your analysis of the movie made it hit even harder. thank you for making these well-made and well-thought-out videos.

[@Yusif-mo5ug]

Made me really pissed, but also realized that him (MC) accepting that maybe they weren't truly just for each other really gave me a thought in mind

[@m453-aperson]

forgot to mention he did move on in the end though

[@Stephonetic]

I loved watching this movie! The bitter sweet sensation of distance and the love to overcome it...and the skies! ❤️ This video was absolutely beautiful..! Your confession at the end made me tear up. I'm sure many people here feel as you do, and I pray that anyone having listened to your words will find the courage to speak up. It's always better knowing the truth than living in a parallel world of "what if"s and false hope... I hope you've found someone. And, if a rejection has redirected you towards something else, I hope you've found yourself in the process.

[@Abhi_say000]

Favorite movie ever... thank you for covering this man! Your voice is so soothing to the ear... somehow it was so healing too!

[@ブランパン-h2g]

The empty railroad crossing at the end of the story represents that the two people, who live at different speeds in life, will never meet again. The speed of Takaki's life is the speed at which cherry blossoms fall, and the speed of Akari's life is the speed at which a train passes by. The tagline of this movie is ``How fast do I have to live to see you again?'', but Takaki's life finally starts to move in the final scene, so it seems like he started moving first. Never catch up with Akari

[@TapaniLastellar]

5 centimeters per second video in 2025 still hits deep 🤧

[@Makoto778]

Perfect timing...... I just had a 'soft rejection' after confessing to the one I love and hung out for a year..... Perhaps she needs more time or wants to keep it as friends, but at least I've done everything I can and we still chat regularly thanks to internet. Seeing each other is a bit difficult as we live on opposite sides of Japan and have our own lives. Maybe we'll end up together in a few years, or maybe I'll find new love elsewhere, but at least we'll be friends.... Two of my past relationships were also severed by time and distance..... I always cherish those memories but have learned to move on, and always to be honest with the people I love.

[@Oxedym]

This video hits deep ngl

[@stray_cat2922]

It's better to have love and lost, that to never have loved at all.

[@phillyjones3028]

Needed this quote

[@ilya.m2005]

Thank you stranger

[@marcosc9130]

I'm in the exact situation of Sumida, I'm in love with a girl who can never love me back, her heart belongs to someone else. And being around her brings so much joy, but every time I'm not around her I gain the clarity to see that nothing is real, she doesn't love me the way I want, and I don't love her the way she wants. I thought about getting away from her to save me from the pain of having to see her so close and yet unreachable but she is someone special to me, so maybe it's better to cherish the parts of her she gives me, the secrets and the laughs, cherish our connection even if it's not what I want from her. It hurts and cuts deep either way.

[@Caelumoxy]

This is the first time i discovered your content and I'm lucky i did because of how well you made this video like you really captured the concept of this movie and the deep meaning of it and of this circumstances in Life too, and i gotta say your channel is one of the best channels here because you seem very genuine and seem to really want to help people i hope your content reaches more people God bless you 🙏

[@daepikbroccoli4542]

Holy shit this hits hard man, you got no idea how much I needed this, thank you

[@KyoKyo0517]

Man your channel is very underated, hope to see more from you m8.

[@itz_papayaYT]

Didn't finish the video yet but title hits hard...

[@saganitesh]

I Love that movie as well as your videos

[@chrisvu6188]

We aren’t alone…

[@voidtectonic]

I always look forward to your videos. They always make me feel better about the feels that I have to deal with. Thank you for your content :)

[@velvet-ambiance]

I saw this video in my feed while listening to "No Other Heart". The timing is wild lmfao

[@erwinthedodo9205]

I dated a lass for about 5 years, it's been 8 years since we've talked but I constantly think and dream about her. What's the pointing of telling someone that already knows you love them that even after all this time, she's the only one I've ever loved?

[@Stargun-vj1uh]

This doesn't relate to the anime, but for anyone who see this, there's a different kind of loving someone you can't be with I wanna give my experience with. Sometimes, you might get together with a girl because you want to know them better, having such a deep past history, a childhood friend. But, that you may even find yourself wondering "What do I truly know and actually like about this person?" that you may know their every thought, how they'll react to almost anything, but that underneath that intimate knowledge, is absolutely nothing. Care, for the sake of it. That seeking for something deeper, that love with no true reason, it's a pain that's hard to describe. Because you care for a person you both know far too well and not even remotely enough. Then if that person never lets you in, never lets you know them really, never tries to actually get to know you, not even your hobbies and interests and know what that is, are you really actually even friends despite being lovers? You'll find yourself in this exact situation, loving someone you can't, or shouldn't, be with. Giving your heart and soul, and finding none. Finding yourself depleted. What I'll say, is that if someone isn't catching your eye, there may be a reason. This guy may not have chose to get with her, and realizes his mistake later...but it doesn't say anything on him. Who knows if it would have worked, and really, it's okay. Things don't have to work out, sometimes, there's a love you wish you had, but it's not important to dwell on those you can't be with. It's important to focus on the love you can form with people who you adore.

[@Frankster533]

It’s a pain that is almost to hard to describe to love someone so deeply knowing full well you can’t have them I’m in love with a girl that isn’t available she lifts me up with her mere presence but her presence is a constant reminder of what I cannot have I can’t let her go im afraid of letting go and not finding a love like that again

[@Nemtom994]

Damn it man, this is one of my favourite movies, and i'm going through the same thing, i just spent an hour on a bus ride holding back my tears.

[@hikaritenshi2825]

It's like my love with the second Frieren video.

[@reyjusuf]

Right person, wrong time, wrong place.

[@greyjedi4794]

Unrequited love is the only romantic love I have ever known.

[@greyjedi4794]

I'm sorry for your pain, brother 😔

[@hrd4u2bme99]

I wish I saw this a year ago could of helped me make some choices

[@bgx3232]

The timing of this video broke me, man. Haha.

[@ghoullord343]

I learned the lesson that love should be hidden lest ye be scorned by the world and trod underfoot.

[@thirdpartyfinger9294]

ohh thats why the title called 5 centi per second

[@JtheMitch]

This is a great video man. real

[@TheNewMiracunini]

Thankfully my friend and the brother of the guy, although unintended on the brother's part made the confession happen; so we were saved from this situation.

[@MLFv2]

What if you know neither one of you is ready for an adult relationship due to traumas and demons even tho you both dream of it ?

[@hucklejoko]

my life is such a mess right now. maybe ill tell the story here sometime but for now, Thank you.

[@lars-gunnarronnkvist5116]

👍

[@bramblej1084]

💔I have a ex me and her stop talking because of misunderstanding and feelings were up in the air. She thought I lost feelings for her or did not like her as much but that was the total opposite it stared to grow I didn’t know how to handle I didn’t want to ruin it since it’s first time I really really been in love. I tryed and fight for us because I know what we had was good had good potential but she didn’t fight hard that broke me soo much. I know she might been overwhelmed or confused bit with her emotions but I thought she would of fighed to try for us her birthday is in 15 days I want to buy flowers and make it into a heart or M for her maybe do something else don’t know if I should or not since she didn’t really fight when I was for 3 half weeks straight I want to show her the love I was going to show her but didn’t really get a chance since my feelings were holding me back bit. I was going ask her out on 2 mouths us knowing each other but 3 weeks before 2 mouths that’s when it all started it did brake me I thought I was losing the only person I really loved but didn’t get to see what we could of been💔🫠

[@jMortimer092]

aka your waifu/husbando.... only the genuine og anime fans will get

[@jasonfanclub4267]

😭

[@NikiWonoto26]

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[@nathanielboles9758]

In my opinion this is the worst love story ever.