A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.
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Title: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
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| Riisa Naka | ... | Makoto Konno (voice) | |
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Takuya Ishida | ... | Chiaki Mamiya (voice) |
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Mitsutaka Itakura | ... | Kosuke Tsuda (voice) |
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Ayami Kakiuchi | ... | Yuri Hayakawa (voice) |
| Mitsuki Tanimura | ... | Kaho Fujitani (voice) | |
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Yuki Sekido | ... | Miyuki Konno (voice) |
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Utawaka Katsura | ... | Makoto's Father (voice) |
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Midori Ando | ... | Makoto's Mother (voice) |
| Fumihiko Tachiki | ... | Fukushima-sensei (voice) | |
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Keiko Yamamoto | ... | Obasan (voice) |
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Shiori Yokohari | ... | Moriko Uesugi (voice) |
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Sonoka Matsuoka | ... | Sekimi Nowake (voice) |
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Takayuki Handa | ... | Kato (voice) |
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Maho Kurashima | ... | Female Newscaster A (voice) |
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Taeko Hase | ... | (voice) |
A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.
"I wonder how someone was able to create such a beautiful painting, when it must have seemed that the world was coming to an end."
When high school student Makoto inadvertently discovers that she's gained the ability to leap (literally) backward through time, she immediately begins using it to her advantage - with little concern for how and why she's gained this mysterious power. No problem is too trivial to be solved by a little time travel, from pop quizzes to uncomfortable conversations. But, nothing in the past can be changed without consequence, and Makoto's frivolous use of her ability may result in one or more of her friends being lost forever.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is about as mainstream and accessible as anime gets. The characters are all pretty normal, likable, and relatable. There's a lot of humor in the first half of the story, while the last half is quite serious, heartfelt, and poignant. The animation and character designs are clean and smooth, and have a very modern appeal. The score has a lot of piano pieces that occasionally caught my ear in a very pleasant way.
I recommend this both to anime fans, and to those who aren't particularly familiar with eastern animation. The story is an entertaining mix of moments both somber and lighthearted, the characters are great, and the visuals were top-notch. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time isn't just a good animated movie, it's good by any standards.