Byousoku 5 Centimeter
5 Centimeters per Second
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Byousoku 5 Centimeter

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: 5 cm per second - a chain of short stories about their distance
Japanese: 秒速5センチメートル
English: 5 Centimeters per Second
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 11
Status: Finished
Published: May 25, 2010 to Mar 25, 2011
Genres: Drama Drama, Romance Romance
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Afternoon
Authors: Shinkai, Makoto (Story), Seike, Yukiko (Art)

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Score: 7.911 (scored by 1628216,282 users)
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Ranked: #9612
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Popularity: #571
Members: 32,373
Favorites: 884

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Mar 14, 2017
Mixed Feelings
I don't know if it's just that I'm actually too stupid to understand the plot, but this manga was so very boring and not worth the $23 I spent on it.

The initial plot, not too shabby. It starts off with the "first love" scenario that naturally ends in heartbreak. Then that plot is never addressed again. We find out that the main character never recovered from that heartbreak for like 15 years and we're even introduced to another character that is attracted to him for like 1 chapter and then never again. It just demonstrated heartbreak that lasted and we're shown the development ...
Nov 19, 2017
Mixed Feelings
Like its source material, '5 Centimeters per Second' is the mediocre piece of Shinkai's work in manga. Same issues with the story and characterization, but at least the art is consistent.

[Story - 4]

Same story as before: childhood friends try to keep their love alive despite the amount of distance between them. While I still dislike this story and its themes, due to how blatant and unrefined the execution is, I can admire that the pacing is a lot more suitable for a story with such melancholic ambience. I also appreciate that there is more thought given to portraying how more characters besides just these two ...