Story - The story is a preaty simple one. Not a very original plot, and even something that can happen every day in our world. Sounds boring? not at all. Thats Shinkai Makoto, after all. All the 3 chapters of 5 Centimeters per Second is just perfect. Every single one of them is touching, and above all of then - the third one. That was the first time, after I finished SaiKano (and that was a looong time ago), that I've cried.
Animation - I have only one word to describe it - Wow, just wow. The animation here is one of the best that I've ever seen, if not the best. Every single detail, from a simple magazine to a scenery is just amazing. I think thats even better than the reallity. The Characters art is less amazing, but good too.
Sound - Well, the OST here was good. The bgm was nice, and perfectly to the part it was put in. If it was hust nice, why did I gave 10 to the sound part? just because the song that was in the third episode. That song is just amazing, especially the part it was put in. Thats the only anime-song that can make me sad every time I hear it.
Character - typical characters, without any special thing about their personality, just the one you would expect from the first time you will see the character. They are just normal people, and act just like you would expect from them.
Why 9, then? These simple characters are something that you can not be not attracted to, and this so made so good that you can't even not like the things that you usually would complain about.
How can you not like this movie? This is in the 4th place in my favorite list, out of 200 and something other things. With a simple story and regular characters, this is just purely beautiful, a work of a genius. As a fan of all Shinkai Makoto works, this is his best work until now. I just can't wait to his next work, to amaze me even more, but until then - 5 Centimeters per Second got a sure place in my fav list.
