Overall Rating 9.0 out of 10 - Great show about true love.
I recommend watching.
There are few romance anime that make any sense to me. Sure, there is deconstruction of love in Revolutionary Girl Utena or examples how far things can go wrong in School Days. There are also shows where romance is on sidelines, like in Code Geass or Darker then Black. That makes it hard to untangle from other events in the show. Finally, there are shows with likable dateable females (Gochiusa, Girls und Panzer), but no male characters for them to date.
However, there is one show where we have a nice likable and believable couple in likable if sad relationship. That is 5 cm per Second.
Akari is very likable girl. She is devoted to Takaki, will do anything for him, wait for him for as long as it takes. She is happy to just be with him. She does what she can to make him happy and comfortable. Perfect dating material.
Takaki is very relatable, he wants to be with her, but circumstances get in his way. Bad weather, parents moved places. Shit like this gets in the way of people's happiness all the time. This show means it metaphorically as well as literary.
Writing, animation and even soundtrack all add to the overreaching narrative. Small moments where Akari timidly clings to Takaki or follows him go miles to show us depth of her feelings for him. Every element of this show adds to the common whole. There are no extra scenes that serve no particular purpose. It all is there for reason.
Circumstances tore them apart narrative is very relatable for me. I feel many of my romances end like that. World just does not wait for me.
Overall, it is one of the best romance show out there. You should watch it to know what true love it.
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