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I would have to agree that the characters did not have enough time to truly get the development that they needed. Because between each chapter the relationship changes drastically.

Episode 1 between the start of 2: They no longer talk, he is texting her but never hits enter.
Episode 2 between 3: He suddenly has no heart and they haven't talked for a long time, but they both value the time they shared.

It's my opinion the director didn't add these scenes because it wasn't part of the point he was trying to put across to the audience, that distance effects the love 2 people have. In the third chapter he said, "Even if I had texted her our hearts wouldn't have gotten an inch closer."

As for the plot, I don't think it lacks a plot, I think he is letting the struggle against time and distance be the plot. But, I don't necessarily think this is a bad thing, quite the contrary, it shatters the "eternal love" bullshit that all other anime seems to spew.

The next time you watch it don't focus so much on how the characters change or develop, consider how the situation changes from episode to episode.

Ps: January birthday?!?! Chyea!

Pps: I didn't think the singers voice was that off key.


The first time I watched this movie it seriously pissed me off, but the more I watched it the more I thought how perfect it was.

No offense, but based on your review you are obviously too young/immature to grasp the concept of this movie. You said, "why did all of this happen, what is the point." By your logic any childhood experience we have is meaningless. But that in itself is the concept of the movie. People move away, peoples hearts become more distant from each other. But memories are the things that don't change. This is the most realistic romance anime currently out there. Love does not withstand time and distance, she was able to understand this and move on. He was trapped in his own memories, drowning in his own nostalgia. The ending was perhaps the best ending for the situation at hand. He passed her on the traintracks he remembers from his childhood, she does not wait for the train to pass because she has moved on. He saw that she did not wait for him, and knew that she was able to move on. He walked away with a smile, finally being able to move on.