The Place Promised in our Early Days - Beyond the Clouds [Archive]

LordMerc

2003-11-06, 06:19

Darned brits. First they invade our country and now they're invading our anime. ;) hehe. :D LOL.

Gravitation, I'm also patiently waiting for Beyond the Clouds. I hope it's as great as the trailer shows it will be. :)

UHH YOUR ANMIE?????

Firtly anime is japanese, and secondly, im a scottish, so NYA, besides anime is transnationaliatal, unless your french, in that case you may NOT watch anime!

Stupid frenchies

gravitation

2003-11-06, 12:26

lol weirdos...so much disrimination...lol i know your kidding ^_^Darned brits. First they invade our country and now they're invading our anime. ;) hehe. we did? o ages and ages ago

monpuchi

2003-11-06, 13:56

lol weirdos...so much disrimination...lol i know your kidding ^_^ we did? o ages and ages ago

first we help you out in WWII and you repay us by invading anime!!! whats next? will we be using lifts instead of elevators?

and no i will NOT mind the gap!!

if you wanna get technical, though, pretty much everyone except for the native americans invaded the U.S.

:uhoh:

monpuchi

2003-11-06, 14:00

Firtly anime is japanese, and secondly, im a scottish, so NYA, besides anime is transnationaliatal, unless your french, in that case you may NOT watch anime!

Stupid frenchies

were you, by chance, born 400 years ago in the highlands of scotland?

Sakuya

2004-01-07, 23:35

I was wondering if anyone knew the exact date Beyond the Clouds would be out in Japan? Is it a threatrical release or a DVD release? What's weird is at Animenfo, there is a review (the last review on the second page) where the reviewer saw it. Plus the person said that the movie is really hard to find....

:hmm: It couldn't have been the pilot because he also said there was some slight action in it. For all I know, there is not much action (in terms of physical fighting) in the pilot unless you count that gun scene action...

Lord Raiden

2004-01-08, 09:54

There's no set date just yet. Last word is sometime in Auguest of this year, but there's no other info. Somewhere in the forums there's a thread about this that was posted a couple months ago. I think that has more info on it.

AKiman

2004-02-05, 06:31

Does anyone know whats going on with Beyond the Clouds or Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho? Last I heard was that it was gonna come out late last year but haven't heard anything since then...

NoSanninWa

2004-02-05, 07:04

One of the many wonderful features of this forum is the http://forums.animesuki.com/images/buttons/top_search.gif (http://forums.animesuki.com/search.php?) button. If you had known about the ability to search this forum I am sure that you would have done so and discovered Beyond the clouds where this question is answered. Right?

philupthetank86

2004-02-10, 00:34

Dragosmore

2004-02-10, 00:51

i trieds searching the official site, but i could not find the date for the premiere of this particular anime which happens to look like goodness.

i cant wait to see this anime the preview looked so awesome.

This has been asked in multiple threads already. It's date was pushed back again until Fall 2004, all we know.

NoSanninWa

2004-02-10, 02:15

chickeneye

2004-04-24, 00:54

Anyone know a place we can find the anime "Beyond the Clouds" ?? Somehow animesuki only has the trailer...but i think the anime is released on 2003

Anyone know? :confused:

megumidk

2004-04-24, 05:47

Anyone know a place we can find the anime "Beyond the Clouds" ?? Somehow animesuki only has the trailer...but i think the anime is released on 2003

Anyone know? :confused:

That anime been delayed, but i think its sceduled to be released somewhere around summer time. But on the other hand, rumors has it that the project has come to somewhat of a standstill.

Lord Raiden

2004-04-24, 14:55

Yeah, I heard that too and I'm thuroughly bummed. I wonder what the holdup is with it. But all I gotta say is that with this many holdups, it sure better just blow my socks off or I'm gonna be disappointed. :(

stormy001_M1A2

2004-04-25, 10:56

Perhaps Mr Shinkai have decided to quit doing it? It is possible.

zalas

2004-04-25, 14:37

Perhaps Mr Shinkai have decided to quit doing it? It is possible.
I don't know. Well, it's still slated for a Fall 2004 Shibuya release, so let's hope for the best.

Ambience Blue

2004-04-28, 01:56

What exactly is Beyond the Clouds about? I know that there's a documentary movie about day-to-day life in a small Chinese town called Beyond the Clouds. In all honesty, I'm pretty sure the two are unrelated, but I just found it interesting that the same words would be used. (And btw, if anyone knows the kanjii /chinese characters/ hahn-ja [all the same] for the words "Beyond the Clouds" just PM me and we can compare what I have to see if the two are indeed the same)

NoSanninWa

2004-04-28, 02:10

AnimeSuki's information about Beyond the Clouds (http://www.animesuki.com/series.php/56.html)

lomeando

2004-04-28, 02:14

The full title, from the title screen in the trailer, is 雲のむこう、約束の場所: kumo no mukou, yakusoku no basho (beyond the clouds, the promised place), and it is most definitely not about day-to-day life in a small Chinese town.

crimsonsentinel

2004-06-12, 04:02

Does anybody remember this anime? A year or so ago I remember a lot of hype around it cause it was made by the same guy as Hoshi no Koe (Makoto Shinkai). There were even trailers released.

Then it got delayed. And everybody forgot about it. So did it ever come out? And if so, has it been subbed?

NoSanninWa

2004-06-12, 04:33

Still delayed. :(

Lord Raiden

2004-06-12, 08:58

I'm starting to get curious what all the delaying is for. There's gotta be a better reason than "It's not done." Maybe something like "my producer is an idiot and I'm stalling till he sees things my way" would make the wait more bearable.

Za Paper

2004-06-12, 11:41

I hope the reason is more like, "You all are impatient bastards and I think I will wait another year to finish this so that you all suffer. Muahahahaha!!".

zalas

2004-06-13, 02:05

I hope the reason is more like, "You all are impatient bastards and I think I will wait another year to finish this so that you all suffer. Muahahahaha!!".
I wonder if he was pulled aside to do the Haru no Ashioto opening while making this movie, or if he finished that OP beforehand.

TronDD

2004-08-02, 21:48

I don't know how I've missed this trailer all this time. I just watched the one released by Vagrant.

This series (EDIT: I see it's actually a movie, bummer) looks great. Looks like some really deep drama. No retarded action or mindless fanservice. Just a good story. I can't wait for it to come out, whenever that ends up happening. :)

"On that distant day, the promise we made can never be."

Lord Raiden

2004-08-02, 22:29

hehehe. We've been waiting for this to come out for so long I think I'm gonna have grand kids before they release this. :(

Sakuya

2004-08-06, 03:38

Lord Raiden

2004-08-06, 08:29

They're going to show it today??? :eek: Wow. That very quickly went from "We don't know when it will be released, but it will be some time this millenia...we think." to "Yup, it's gonna be out tomorrow." Hmm. Well, I'm happy. :D

zalas

2004-08-06, 09:41

The official website is finally updated!

http://www.kumonomukou.com

I think it says the theaters will show it in Japan on August 6th. And, they have uploaded many more new trailers in MPEG format. But it loads so slowly. :(
It says it will be shown in Autumn of 2004 in Cinema Rise(sp?) theaters in Japan. August 6th was when the new trailers came up.

Lord Raiden

2004-08-06, 13:17

Awe. We still gotta wait a bit longer? :(

OH well. It's not like we haven't waited long enough. I just hope this movie kicks *** because if it doesn't, I'm going to be disappointed.

zalas

2004-08-06, 15:27

Awe. We still gotta wait a bit longer? :(

OH well. It's not like we haven't waited long enough. I just hope this movie kicks *** because if it doesn't, I'm going to be disappointed.
The movie coming out today would've meant we would've waited less. It's been said that it was coming out in Autumn for a long time now, so just sit back and relax and enjoy it when it comes out.

Sakai

2004-08-07, 06:53

Triad subbed new trailers.
http://a.scarywater.net/triad/

New seiyuu casts! Henrietta voice!! :love:

Melty Snow

2004-08-07, 09:13

Wow, trailers are nice. The music and mood make this feel like its going to be a good serious love/drama. Can't wait to see this.

TronDD

2004-08-07, 19:39

New seiyuu casts! Henrietta voice!! :love:

Is that who that is? Nice. If she had said "Jose-san" I'd have recognized the voice. :)

wao

2004-08-07, 22:12

If I'm not wrong that same seiyuu, Nanri Yuuka, sang the insert + OP/ED songs for Madlax... FictionJunction YUUKA... but I might be wrong. I heard this some time ago, someone might have found out otherwise.

I really am interested to watch the movie, it has a very exciting feeling about it. The music helps in creating this wonderful thrilling mood... the plane flying at such heights and so on... Heh. Though Sayuri doesn't seem like a particularly extraordinary girl I think she's portrayed very well and for once I don't think I actually hate any of the characters for being annoying or unrealistic...

Sakai

2004-08-08, 00:08

Is that who that is? Nice. If she had said "Jose-san" I'd have recognized the voice. :)
If I'm not wrong that same seiyuu, Nanri Yuuka, sang the insert + OP/ED songs for Madlax... FictionJunction YUUKA... but I might be wrong. I heard this some time ago, someone might have found out otherwise.
I didn't know "FictionJunction YUUKA", but according to this page (http://www.neowing.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-35627), you're right. She is Yuuka Nanri (http://www.animenfo.com/animeseiyuu,804,ukqlge,nanri_yuuka.html).

kj1980

2004-08-08, 03:23

It says it will be shown in Autumn of 2004 in Cinema Rise(sp?) theaters in Japan. August 6th was when the new trailers came up.

That's Cinema Rise theater (singular, not plural). There is only one Cinema Rise theater, and it is in Shibuya as you go up Spain Hill and it is a huge theater in front of the PARCO department store.

Also, just in case anyone wants a link to the original Japanese trailers for "Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho," they can be found at the official site at:

http://www.kumonomukou.com/trailer.html

There are three versions, one each on HTTP and the other on FTP, with large and small sizes for your convenience. From top to bottom, they are:

Shinkai Makoto's original trailer (120 seconds)
Regular theater trailer (90 seconds)
Pilot film (200 seconds)

FlyByNite

2004-08-10, 10:59

What's with all the different fansub groups releasing the trailers? If it's in theaters then won't it be awhile before it's out on DVD so it can be subbed?

And going by how amazing Voices of a Distant Star was I wouldn't be shocked if it's licensed quickly. I hope it's a little more happier though, man I teared up so much during Voices...

This does look very very good. I wonder if it has any chance to get released with subtitles in the US theaters and be nominated for best animation Oscar like Spirited Away?

zalas

2004-08-10, 12:14

What's with all the different fansub groups releasing the trailers? If it's in theaters then won't it be awhile before it's out on DVD so it can be subbed?

It's hyped and all these fansub groups want to get a piece of the pie.

And going by how amazing Voices of a Distant Star was I wouldn't be shocked if it's licensed quickly. I hope it's a little more happier though, man I teared up so much during Voices...
This does look very very good. I wonder if it has any chance to get released with subtitles in the US theaters and be nominated for best animation Oscar like Spirited Away?
A theatrical release in 35mm with subtitles would be nice. Isn't that what's going on with Innocence 2? Kumo no Mukou has the "not as popular as Ghost in the Shell" thing going against it being shown in theaters, but the "niche market" thing going for it being shown with subtitles.

Timon

2004-08-12, 16:00

plus it's pretty short compared to most films that get even a limited release. Hopefully it'll be at film/anime conventions, though, or just be released on DVD quickly

eitherway it has to be finished first, but you can't really rush something that only a handful of people are working on and even more so when you consider the quality of the work

power to the independed animators!

LordBrian

2004-08-12, 17:27

plus it's pretty short compared to most films that get even a limited release.

Short? 90 mins is a pretty average length for an animated film.

Timon

2004-09-22, 23:08

So what's the word on this now? I see website activity and dates in red but no comprehenday

Lord Raiden

2004-09-23, 01:30

I'm hearing that there's something big holding this up, some kind of dispute, but I've got conflicting reports of what specifically. I've heard of everything from legal and licencing issues to problems with the final release to crazy stuff like internal bickering between the director, authors, studio. In short, you name it, I've probubly heard it. So all I can say is that since I don't have two sources that agree right now, I'm going to assume that it's something internal to the studio that's delaying this.

But give it time. It will eventualy be out. If it's anything like the previous releases by this guy, it will be worth the wait.

Sakuya

2004-09-23, 13:59

It's been delayed again? I thought it was finally going to premiere again? Hopefully, whatever problems they have, they will solve them.

Lord Raiden

2004-09-23, 20:18

Well, there's been problems all along that have held it up time and again. It would move forward for a while, hit a wall, they'd fight through it, then advance some more, then hit a wall, etc. So this is no surprise. The part that's interesting is they have a december 10th planned and haven't changed it or moved it back any. So I would say that this is an expected hangup, ie one they planned on. So, unless you hear the date change sooner or later than Dec 10th, that's the last confirmed date of release I've gotten.

wao

2004-10-17, 00:01

Hmm, it's been acquired by ADV before airing. Good for you American guys...

Sakuya

2004-10-17, 01:23

*dies* Stupid ADV! Now I can't see it until much MUCH later. Why does it have to be ADV anyway? I wouldn't mind if it was Geneon. :sad:

Kensuke

2004-10-17, 01:33

I feared this, but its not a big purprice that it was lisenced before airing. Oh well, I just buy the DVD when it comes out, I quess it takes over a year... :sad:

Lord Raiden

2004-10-17, 08:12

Yeah, try more like 2. This isn't one that's going to hit DVD in the states anytime soon. ADV is so backlogged right now with their big rush to licence spree that it will be at least two years on most titles (except the ones they rush to market) from the time the item was licenced.

Way to go ADV. You just screwed 90% of the american population for the next 2 years. Gauds, I hate ADV. But oh well. I honestly don't care cause I'm going to buy my DVD as an R2 and snag the subs from someone on the net as I refuse to buy from ADV for many, many reasons I don't care to recount.

darkchibi07

2004-10-23, 01:35

Seems like ADV doesn't have the license at all. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=5616)

aceleader

2004-10-23, 04:56

Also note the producer's goal for a state side release in the statement. Seems like a far cry from the 2 years of americans getting screwed over :hmm:

Lord Raiden

2004-10-23, 08:28

Oh hot damn! That's great news!! :D It's not that I don't want to see it licenced, I do, just not by ADV. hehe. But it's also good news that I get to watch it in fansub before then since ADV doesn't have the licence. hehehe. Oh goody, goody. :D

And before you go ragging on me about being happy that it's not licenced, yes I plan to buy the dvd like all my other anime.

zalas

2004-10-23, 13:21

FlyByNite

2004-10-23, 17:56

Tell me why there is a need for a fansub if the goal of the Japanese company is to bring it stateside?

I agree with you 1000%. I hope the Japanese company gets a deal settled, although there will still be fansubs.

I saw multiple groups fansub Ghost In the Shell: Innocence even after the US release had been announced.

Anime movies being released theatrically are still a rarity so any that do get the deal I wish fansub goups wouldn't hurt their box office numbers by releasing a fansub.

Someone may say "I'll still see it in the theater, buy the dvd, etc..." well good for them, but for every person THAT DOES DO THAT. There's 2 or 3 who will just watch the fansub and skip seeing it in the theater.

Lord Raiden

2004-10-23, 19:37

Yeah, and those are the same type of people who'd do just about anything short of killing someone or robbing a store to get their stuff for free. You'll never change people like that. Fansubs or no fansubs these people will still find some way in one form or another to watch the movie for free. You'll never change that. What we need to do is instead of worrying about whether the movie will get fansubed or not and the honor behind that, we need to make sure to educate everyone we know and our community that leaching is bad, buying is good.

While some people may never change their stingy leaching ways, a lot will if you do it right. :)

wao

2004-10-23, 19:41

Or *cough hack cough* people who happen to live outside of the States and Japan...

Lord Raiden

2004-10-24, 00:32

Yeah, but you guys don't count. ;) hehe. J/K.

Timon

2004-11-19, 19:48

well, I just can't hold back from making another post.
Seems like it will be premiering quite soon. I sure know I'd be in line if I lived over there. Anyone here who might be seeing it? Anyone know of any other showings out of the country? Any reviews or such things out yet? I really hope it turns out good!

Sakuya

2004-11-19, 22:28

They still haven't showed it yet? I thought they did. :dots:

Lord Raiden

2004-11-19, 22:47

No, it hasn't. It got hung up again. But it should be coming out soon. I don't know of any more major hangups with its release at this point. ^_^

dreamless

2004-11-23, 03:48

DaFool

2004-11-23, 04:46

Hmm... according to the official sites, it has already aired in 11/20...

http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~ccs50140/beyond_cloud/index.html
http://www.kumonomukou.com/theater.html

So anyone here has watched it? I expected it to be something really really BIG, but it turned out not as much reaction as I have anticipated?

It sucks :uhoh:

Nah, it wasn't powow blow your mind away.

http://daike.hp.infoseek.co.jp

Plus, it got dwarfed by Howl's Moving Castle.

You must remember this guy is an amateur. He doesn't know how to do character keyframe animation. He takes digital photographs and makes them beautiful. He's good at using Lightwave and making contrails and reflections and lens flares. He's also a good director, as evidenced by the music-video-like pace of most of his work, including those for h-game company minori.

That aside, I need a way to see this film AND give the guy some of my money to show support. And the yen is so strong right now it's near impossible for me at this time to go to Japan.

Lord Raiden

2004-11-23, 10:51

Dude, the yen isn't strong. It's the dollar that's tanked lately. We're loosing ground against almost every currency in the world. But that's another story. As far as the show goes, I too was surprised to hear that it did in fact come out on time and more surprised to find that it aired on the day that I last posted. I IM'ed a friend of mine to see if he'd seen it and he had, so I asked what he thought of it. His rating of it was 10/10 for animation, but only 5/10 for story, and 4/10 for charecter development.

Kind of depressing given how long we've waited. :( Then again this is just the opinion of one person so far. kj ought to tell us what he thought of this if he's seen it.

dreamless

2004-11-23, 12:12

well, despite all, this is gonna be a must-watch for me, have waited for over one and half year already. But the comments indeed sound depressing :(

Sakuya

2004-11-24, 14:05

It sucks :uhoh:

Nah, it wasn't powow blow your mind away.

http://daike.hp.infoseek.co.jp

Does that site have some sort of review? If they do, I can't find it. :sad:

Tommy

2006-03-07, 17:24

I'm just curious I saw a dvd at the store today titled "The Place Promised in our Early Days" and was wondering if that movie is in fact this Beyond the Clouds movie? Looks interesting, just wanted to dig up some info on it.

Mr.Hawq

2006-03-07, 17:26

Yes it is.

infot at www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/- just type the name on the search engine

I thought that movie was great, the characters were great, maybe a little overdramatic, the story itself is well done. The best thing abou the movie is the music and art/animation.

Tommy

2006-03-07, 17:30

Well I guess a mod should change the title of this thread then! Thanks Mr. Hawg I definitly have to pick it up now!

EDIT- LOL sorry Mr. Hawq!

Mr.Hawq

2006-03-07, 23:55

No problem, and the name is Mr.Hawq

052569

2006-06-25, 08:04

Just saw it on DVD, and I don't like it as much as I like Voices of a Distant Star. Actually I didn't know it was from the same director, though as I was watching it I thought stylistically it's similar to Voices (I probably knew it--otherwise I wouldn't have rented it--but it took so long for me to get it that I've forgot about this. :heh:)

For one, I really hate stories that are heavily dependent on McGuffins. As a starting point, sure, but don't keep fscking referring to it if there's no intention on ever explaining its functions / working principles / reasons to exist / etc. I know some (most?) people aren't bothered by this, but for some reason it just really irks me. :frustrated: My above complaint is applicable to Voices as well. However, since it was such a short piece I can understand why the director decided to put his emphasis elsewhere.

Lastly, the pacing of the story is too slow for me. I think the story would have worked better had it been 1 hour instead of 90 minutes.

martino

2006-06-25, 12:18

You are right about the pace. It was quite slow, but I believe that it was the intention of the director. It just isn't one of these action animes, but one which contains deeper stuff than just flying lead. You also need some time to take all of the story in and analyse it. That's why I thought that the pace was just right.

netddos

2006-07-07, 06:39

I saw mine at AX 2006....

-Excellent artwork (gotta love the style he uses) A+
-Interesting story (very dramatic) B
-TOO SLOW PACE (really..i mean really it made me fall asleep) F

Overall: C-

That's my personal impression. Don't flame me please :heh: .

Asclei

2006-07-12, 01:12

Talk about digging up old threads. I totally agree with you guys about the slow pace, after i finally watched it tonight (it had been on my to watch list for a year lol). I guess the director tried to go with that deep dramatic characterization with the characters like in Voices of a Distant Star, but truthfully I wasn't very hooked onto them. The visuals were absolutely stunning, however. :cool:

vuori

2006-08-10, 16:15

I was re-watching this recently, and I was wondering if anyone knows what the book is that Sawatari is reciting from at the beginning of the movie (in the classroom)? Is it the same book that Hiroki is reading on the train near the end (Kenji Miyazawa's Spring and Asura)?

As an aside, a new Makoto Shinkai film is apparently currently due in "early spring" 2007. There's a short trailer on the official page, http://5cm.yahoo.co.jp/.

vuori

2006-08-12, 12:06

I was re-watching this recently, and I was wondering if anyone knows what the book is that Sawatari is reciting from at the beginning of the movie (in the classroom)? Is it the same book that Hiroki is reading on the train near the end (Kenji Miyazawa's Spring and Asura)?

To reply to my own posting, the poem is indeed by K. Miyazawa. A complete version is here: http://www.home.ix.netcom.com/~kyamazak/lit/_Jpoet/miyazawa_eiketu.htm.

arkxkra

2007-05-12, 05:02

wow..i just saw this anime 2day, its awesome...nice !
i want to ask is the person (when the movie start that guy...) , is he a hiroki?
quite confuse...

Kensuke

2007-05-12, 15:38

wow..i just saw this anime 2day, its awesome...nice !
i want to ask is the person (when the movie start that guy...) , is he a hiroki?
quite confuse...
Yes, several years older thought.

AdamantHand

2008-04-03, 20:57

... delete this for all i care

qtipbrit

2008-04-03, 21:04

Go watch 5 Centimeters per Second.
NAO.

No seriously, you'll like it. It's been hailed as Makoto Shinkai's greatest work so far, and I think so as well. Somewhat of a more realistic and touching remake of Voices of a Distant Star with updated music (very much so.), animation (even moreso.), etc.
And I have a pretty high opinion of Voices of a Distant Star too.

And to create discussion, has this novel I've heard about for The Place Promised in Our Early Days been translated and such? I'd like to get my hands on a copy.

And Makoto Shinkai and The Place Promised in Our Early Days are both quite well known, too.

EDIT: I found the previous thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=4552) as well, though it's a bit... outdated.

germanturkey

2008-04-03, 21:40

anyways, out of the three movies, this one is my least favorite (that's not to say i don't love it too though). i guess that the sci-fi was too weird in this one. even though it played off the aspect of distance like Shinkai's other works, this distance was a little strange for me. plus there's an ambiguity Sayuri that's been nagging at me.

still a great movie, i especially love the music. plus Waking Hour by Koop is one of the best AMVs i've seen. go dig it up.

anyways, for that ambiguity, Hiroki goes back to the shed at the beginning of the movie and reflects on the events. (essentially the whole movie is a flashback if you missed that part). but that would imply that Sayuri died or left him after the events of the movie. maybe i've missed something in 4 years since i first saw it, but thats a pretty big hole in the plot to me.

the jet fighter scene and when their own jet circles the tower are among the most beautiful scenes i've seen animated. the other ones are Shinkai works as well.. haha

*points to title* this one gets a 9/10 from me, with his other two getting 10/10

qtipbrit

2008-04-03, 21:56

i guess that the sci-fi was too weird in this one. even though it played off the aspect of distance like Shinkai's other works, this distance was a little strange for me. plus there's an ambiguity Sayuri that's been nagging at me.
I agree. The sci-fi element in Voices of a Distant Star were very minor, and weren't really influencing the actual plot much (I bet Shinkai just wanted some robots in his OVA.), though The Place Promised in our Early Days contained a lot of these scientific elements that may have made it difficult to follow.
still a great movie, i especially love the music. plus Waking Hour by Koop is one of the best AMVs i've seen. go dig it up.
I found "Momentum" to be better than "Waking Hour", anything that comes out of Koopiskeva is amazing anyway. Somewhat like Makoto Shinkai, except with less Candy Pop.
haha.

And in case you want to know, I've rated Shinkai's works as such:
5 Centimeters per Second - 10
The Place Promised in our Early Days - 8
Voices of a Distant Star - 8

germanturkey

2008-12-11, 01:07

saed

2008-12-13, 13:05

A long time ago, some english language writer said we should only be alowed to use the word beautiful just a few times in one life.

So Shinkai gets 3 of mine.

...saed

justinstrife

2008-12-13, 22:39

thread necro. so i have a question.
does Saiyuri die? because as i remember, the story is a flashback. and she isn't there at the beginning when Takuya begins to recount everything

i don't have the dvd with me cause i'm at school.

Most of what was shown was a flashback, however when he's recounting everything, he hadn't met up with Saiyuri again. The tower was the last scene in the story chronologically.

germanturkey

2008-12-14, 01:20

ah, that makes sense now. thanks for clarifying that up.

justinstrife

2008-12-14, 14:32

ah, that makes sense now. thanks for clarifying that up.

It was a happy ending at last.

God the animation in this movie was unreal. I was floored by how much attention to detail there was.

Thingle

2008-12-16, 14:18

I just rewatched this film and I think that it has more meat than 5cm. A little bit less on romance, but more on that longing feeling.

Solafighter

2008-12-18, 09:12

Ah, by seeing this theard, i remember i have found a pretty well maded AMV. :cool:

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justinstrife

2008-12-18, 11:22

I just rewatched this film and I think that it has more meat than 5cm. A little bit less on romance, but more on that longing feeling.I didnt care for 5cm. Especially when I did more research on the story. I have to deal with depressing stories everyday in real life. When I watch anime, I have to have a somewhat happy ending or the story is just crap to me.

Ah, by seeing this theard, i remember i have found a pretty well maded AMV. :cool:

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Thank you very much for posting this AMV for us to see. It's very well made. :p

germanturkey

2008-12-20, 02:36

ooh, that is a good one. i liked how the video effects pulsed along with the music..

here's one that i really enjoy a lot.

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justinstrife

2008-12-20, 11:39

Ahhh the theme song for Gundam StarGazer. Very good choice I love that song.

needtounderstand

2009-02-12, 03:31

I just watched this after hearing some good reviews on it. ( i know im kinda late D:). I watched it, but I don't really get it though...what happened in the end? When the girl sayuri woke up...it just pretty much ended right there and I'm like huh? :confused: I was lost throughout the whole movie pretty much, someone fill me in!! I wanna know why this movie is so good, then I can watch it again and get it maybe x.x I'm usually not this slow...

ViewtifulAlchemist

2009-03-23, 17:07

This was on my backlog for a long time after seeing 5cm a second and wanting to see other Makoto Shinkai works, but I too just recently finished it. As for the ending, what I understood and what I got out of the ending was:

When Sayuri woke up all that time (a few years) she was in the coma and was still in contact with Hiroki through her dreams was lost which meant all those feelings she developed was lost too. That's why she was crying at the end because before she woke up she wanted to express to him she loved him but after waking up she didn't remember anything yet that overwhelming feeling of love was still there.

While it wasn't like she was meeting Hiroki for the first time there was still a huge time gap between when she was younger and Hiroki in his current age and the things he went through in his life while she was sleeping. Now it's almost like they were strangers again which lead into Hiroki's "We the lost the place of our promise in this world....even so....our lives begin now." final line.

I'll appreciate it if someone could confirm I'm somewhere in the ballpark there but that's what I got out of the ending heh.

So far, I've seen 5cm a second, Voice of the Distant Star and this. At the moment 5cm a second is still my favorite but I think Voice of the Distant Star might top it once I read the manga version of it. 30min was too short of time to really feel anything for the characters or situation in it.