"I always end up looking somewhere for your smile At the railway crossing of the fast pace town Even though I know you won't be here If life can be repeated, I'll go to you many times over There's nothing else that I want Nothing else is more important than you"
Listening to this perfomance brought a lot of nostalgia to my heart... I always through that another would had been the end of he had expressed how he felt. I promised myself not to pass up the opportunity to tell those in my life how much they matter and how much I love them. To finish... we met again after 24 years, with different paths and stories. Maybe to say everything we couldn't say at the time. Maybe to continue from we left off? Or just to say goodbye. Greetings from Argentina.
Animenz finally shows his supremely romantic and emotional side as being a Pisces❤️ PS. Thank you for choosing to focus on emotion over technique in this arrangement!
A lot of people say that 5 centimeters is Makoto Shinkai's most boring work ever, and I think that's partly to do with how...realistic the anime is. It's so painfully realistic that it really does hit you in the feels in a different way. It's a poignant portrayal of how relationships slowly fade due to time, distance, our own complicated insecurities, emotions, and fears. While it wasn't the happy ending that everyone wanted, with the way Takaki smiled, it showed that there was hope for him to finally move on from Akari. As always, what a beautiful arrangement. I certainly had five feels per second while listening to it 🥺
I think you are right , maybe your name is the master piece of Shinkai but 5 centimeters always hit me differently. Maybe cause of this song. Still 5 centimeters will always be my number 1
5 Centimeters per Second is aging so well as I do. I was able to watch this film during my early years of high school and somehow, it put me into confusion because I did not yet understood enough the meaning behind this masterpiece. As I mature and grew older until I finished my college years, I thought of watching it again. It became more heartfelt and breathtakingly sad-as it left me a hole, a void that could never be fulfilled, just as what the main character felt. I believe that this masterpiece transcends fiction, therefore pretty much reflects the reality of life and love.
You're right. I've felt the same about this movie. Some of the people I know have found it somewhat boring but they couldn't exactly point out why that was the case or what could have made it better. It definitely does hit a bit differently, always has for me.
This song unironically saved my life man. Learning it was a refuge from school and abusive parents, the most beautiful song and one of the only things I enjoyed doing my senior year of high school. Because of this song I was able to find something in life worth living for, I gradually dug myself out of depression, applied for college, wrote about the song in my essay, and got into my dream school. Even now I still play this song when I practice on the school pianos, and although its rusty now piece feels as amazing as it did the first time I heard it. Thank you animenz
"Yesterday, I had a dream... A dream I have had since long ago. In that dream, we had yet to turn 13. We were in a vast countryside, completely covered with snow. The lights of the houses extended far into the distance, a dazzling sight"
“Our footprints were the only ones to see, in all of that freshly fallen snow. And we thought...we thought that we’d go see the cherry blossoms together again someday. Both he, and I, without a doubt... ...that’s what we thought.”
"I have a hard time to accept the message of this movie (basically: never moving on from a failed relationship)" I have to say I disagree with this message. The ending of the movie literally shows him turning away from her direction and smiling. It's a hopeful ending that he can finally move on from that relationship. Great arrangement as always.
I agree with you. But personally, thinking back on it, the fact that Shinkai's work managed to trigger another interpretation is awesome. @Animenz Piano Sheets You are absolutely amazing, man. I really hope the next project either gonna comes from another Shinkai's film or something from Kara no Kyoukai teehee~. Hope you stay safe
Very good point, his smile at the end can be interpreted as "oh well, cannot be helped. I guess I should just give her up once and for all". I think I need to re watch the movie again to gain further understanding
I personally think the message had a lot more to do with regret, rather than just not moving on. Yes, he didn't move on, but that wasn't just cuz it didn't work out. It was because it was his fault it didn't work out. He didn't put in the effort to keep it going. You can tell this is the case, especially from that one line in part 2, where he says that at one point, he stopped sending the messages he had written out. He knows the relationship failed because he didn't try hard enough, and that's what is eating away at him. Which is why at the end of the movie, he is finally able to fulfill his promise with her when they were kids. To meet under those same cherry blossoms by the train once again. Knowing he was able to keep his promise, its the spark he needed to let go, and move on. (Sorry about the rant lol i just love this movie)
I think it shows that there two paths... She who didn't turn back after the train had passed and lived her own life, and he who has turned around and smiled in melancholy that it had happened... Both of them had managed to move on in their own ways and neither of them were right nor wrong in their paths... Is my interpretation of Shinkai's message :)
5CM per Second is one of those anime movies that I cannot rewatch without being terribly hurt inside. Though I'm still excited to listen on what will be Animenz's arrangement for this song
I think it is a timeless masterpiece. The characters in anime don't have to be perfect, they don't have to be correct, they just have to show a side of humanity. Not only is the art breathtaking, I think many people might agree with 5cm/s' feeling of pure and innocent love.
Animenz: "5 CM per second? Ah, you must mean 5 CounterMelodies Per Second" All jokes aside, my favorite part about this rendition is the deliberate way that each of the individual motifs are weaved seaminglessly together the same tapestry, like slightly differently tinted cherrry blossoms co-mingling together in the wind. Each of the notes falls at a steady pace, again, like the speed of the cherry blossoms as they fall, while the sustained bell tones at times mirror the individual tears invoked by this feels trip. btw, I see big brother globe has also taken a feels trip and has left mini globe to cover this week 😆 Thank you for blessing us with this wonderfully poignant cover 🙂
I somehow managed to make each repeat slightly different without being too distracting at the same time. Sometimes, simple is the best. And yes, the big globe was too depressed this time and the small one took over, haha
While it is true that the overall message of the show is weak, he does actually move on at the end. That is why he walks away from the train tracks smiling. But I think what's great about 5cm/s is that it's painfully realistic and probably relatable to quite a few people. Anyways, amazing cover. Unexpected but loved it
He fulfilled his promise at the end, they met once again under the cherry blossoms. So he was able to move on from the guilt that ate up at him, from him failing the relationship.
I'm pretty sure that at the end of the manga it is implied that he moves on and ends up with the girl from part 2 of the movie. As she goes to tokyo(I think) to try and see him again.
This reminds me of the animation. When I was sensible, I realized that there are many regrets and sentiments in life, and there are many misses and imperfections in life, and perhaps that is also the beauty of life.
Animenz is a real chad for always replying to comments on his vids. He also always has such personalized descriptions of his feelings and thoughts of the piece he is playing. The descriptions are a wonderful read and by far the best part of his uploads (excluding the recording ofc XD). Can't wait for his sheets to come back and spotify!!!
@@Animenzzz Your descriptions have helped me learn so much about piano. Techniques like three-hand effects and polyrhythm were really interesting, so I integrated them into my piano playing.
This is one of my favorite movies despite it not being as famous as others.🥰😍🤩 Actually to me this movie portrays just a case of a failed relationship (of course not every failed relationship has this outcome and of course every person deals with it differently). But in this case (and in many cases in real life) it just happened to be THAT SPECIFIC person you needed in your life and YOU happened to realize that late and the CIRCUMSTANCES for them just happened to be difficult from the very beginning. Also this movie is amazingly realistic because i believe that many people nowadays feel that sth is missing from their lives, that somewhere along their way they made a wrong choice, that maybe they ignored a chance that was given to them or that they just never tried to create a chance for themselves!!! Also the movie portrays so well feelings like "loneliness", "uneasiness", "regret", and the awfull state of being "stagnant in your life". More people than we may realize (including ourselves) have that painful VOID in them and most of the times they aren't aware of it (while trying to fill their lives with futile and shallow things) or they are just afraid of changing and start sth new. The main message of this amazing movie for me is to always listen to your heart and to always TRY for what you want and not let life go by just like that. It is indeed difficult to change sth major in your life once you ve settled to a specific pattern of life, but this this just one life for everybody so we have at least to try for what makes as happy. It is okay if it doesn't end up like how we imagined (in the end we cannot be 100% sure for anything) but at least we will never regret not trying. Everything i said might be too general and sound utopic because every person is in a different position from another and deals with life differently, but I think that everyone knows what they want deep down so I believe that everyone will discover what has to be done or at least they will discover how to get past sth like what the protagonist experienced and accept the fact that he needs to say goodbye to a chapter of his life ❤ Amazing arrangement AS ALWAYS!!!!! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!😍😍😍
What was really catchy in original piece(especially in 弾き語りVer.) and completely missing here is grow of despair till the very end. 山崎 まさよし starts song as soft and a little bit sad monologue and finishes it in desperate shout. IMHO that's what made this song so powerful.
I need an alternate ending for this movie to cure my depression from the ending. An ending wherein Akari waited for the train to pass by and they saw each other, both crying while remembering the beautiful past they had, then eventually getting back together. How dare you Makoto to give us a depressing ending. Anyways, still a masterpiece. And nice cover too Animenz!
The film is a masterpiece. I've never felt so empty and lonely at the same time after watching it. The harsh truth about life and lost relationships, what could have been and what is, decisions changing one's fate, fears which make us so scared of everything, making us passive pieces of shit... It made me feel so connected to reality, and at the same time overwhelmed by the endless possibilites of one's life. All of that with splendid images. Yes it is a true and harsh description of reality. Everybody can relate to the feeling of having friends, making friends, growing up, losing friends, becoming an adult, moving one with many things, losing a childhood love, yearning to love and to be loved, finding that one special person, etc... To sum it up in a nutshell, it talks about life and about loss. Just an incredible performance. Of course this is just my opinion and I have some friends who have not enjoyed it as much as I did. Everyone is entitled to his opinion :) ps : I don't know about you, but while no other movies has made me feel close to what i felt after watching this movie, the anime "Your lie in april" was pretty incredible on his own way with the theme of loss. Except it was much sadder. I couldn't prevent myself from thinking about it for at least 2 months and it made me super sad in a strange way. You have to watch it if you have not already ! And, by the way, great cover ! I'm a little afraid of buying this 6 pages partition, i hope I have both the level and the time to play it right one day ! Keep going !
Animenz, you just had to end my day even better. Just finished all my requirements for school and am tired. Suddenly I see this and am realizing that my high school life is over and have to go to college now. This anime has a special place in my heart since it showed me how realistic an anime can be, and how we have to keep moving forward despite all the mistakes we've been clinging on to for so long. Thank you so much for this beautiful arrangement, it truly captured the heavy feelings of the song.
Not enough people read the manga, and that’s ok, the movie was great, but in the ending of the manga, it is hinted takaki met the girl who liked him in the 2nd chapter again in Tokyo, so there’s that. This movie was definitely special to me for it’s painful reality on the grasp of relationships that just can’t be helped, heartstrings, pulled. Honestly, in the end, where everyone hope they’d meet at the train tracks scene, it was a good thing they never met again, because that would finally allow Takaki to move on, move on to something better now, to bring his life further for him instead of dragging it down for a girl who wouldn’t do the same anymore, it was beautiful, and cruel, but still beautiful.
I couldn't breathe properly after I finished the movie coz my heart was aching, but I still love this movie so much that I got a blu-ray of it. The feelings from watching this movie left me in the world of it for days (ie depressed for a few days lol), which is what great stories do to ppl. As for the message, I think it's telling ppl not to be afraid to put in effort in trying to maintain/advance the relationship with someone you really like. And for the ending, I think if you really love someone, you just wish that she is doing well no matter what, which Takaki found out Akari was, so he smiled and figured out that he should move on as well. If I were Takaki, I would go meet up with Akari coz precious memories last forever so why not be friends again, it would still be great😀This is why I love Koe no Katachi too!
maybe one of my best and touchy anime i ever seen. this soundtrack bring my heart away to an impossible love i had in my past.... and is still in the bottom of my heart...
The movie is remain us about how hard we tried to keep the spark of our first love experience. Takaki is hard to move on for several years because his relationship with akari ended up with no conclusions. Takaki is just like most of us, as the time comes by we forced to keep walking into this reality and sometimes not able to find an answer about our past. The scene when Takaki lost his love letter at the snowy station would be one of the most regretful moment for him. That is why he hopes ONE MORE TIME ONE MORE CHANCE, unfortunately its never happen.
Have finished watching this movie a couple of years ago, and at that time, only a few arrangements were there, with Theishter's arrangement being my favourite one. With your arrangement right here, it somehow, once again, powerfully brings back many of my nostalgic and bittersweet memories in the past few years. Truly appreciate your cover on it this time, as well as your dedication to the anime piano community, which is also one of the reasons that I decided to start to arrange pieces like you. Thank you! Love from fellow anime pianist, TL
Did you know that this song is actually not specifically made for 5cm per second movie? it was actually for Masayoshi Yamazaki's own movie, The Moon and Cabbage in 1997. The song itself is already popular which peaked at rank 18 in Oricon chart. Makoto Shinkai picked the song because the movie is set in 1990s and he thinks the song fits in really well. I read it long time ago that he wants something that is nostalgic to the audience too, that's why he picked this song because it is already familiar to the audience
imagine if this was composed with only chords that are 5cm apart lmao Jokes aside, This might be my favourite performance from you in 2021, it contains a lot of wonderful 3 hand technique, but what really makes it stand out in my opinion is the perfect control over the dynamics! Absolute 10/10
This is a movie that doesn't kick at the moment right after you watch it It hurts as time goes on Two young people get to know each other and fall in love after all the trivial dailies, and it bursts Then it comes to longterm reminiscence til the let go in the end You might have very slight feelings at the beginning But it gets deeper as you reminisce, the more you reminisce the more painful you will get As the tide rises and falls, as the wind breezes through your face, it gradually graves into your bone Just like the title, "one more time, one more chance" Will I fall in love with you again there's a second chance?
This is undoubtedly one of the finest masterpieces of JP anime cinema. When life doesn't go your way, do you just accept it?t In this film, they accept what life gives them and miss opportunities to reconnect. They have email and they have telephone, but they lack the resolve to do anything. One of the most difficult questions in life is "what if". What if I had asked her out? What if I had the courage to try for that job? What if I didn't give up on that relationship? The last one is me. I gave up on a relationship early in college when I was young and didn't know better. I've spent years wondering "what if I stayed?" Makoto Shinkai only made one 5 Centimeters a Second movie, where the relationship was so hopeless. In Kimo no na Wa and Tenki no Ko (Weathering with you), the main characters are far more courageous. They are open with their feelings, they are willing to endure across time and distance to protect the feelings and people important to them. In my opinion, there will never be a second 5 Centimeters a Second, at least not from Makoto Shinkai. He has said all he wanted to say, and Takaki is able to accept that it's over and move on at the end. No more "what if" ...
I love almost all of Shinkai's works, even though they don't always hold up perfectly to critical scrutiny. But i really think it's more about emotions and themes in Shinkai's works than convincing stories, as silly as that may sound. Don't we all know these feelings of unconquerable distance, nostalgia, separation, magical romantic moments...? They are pushed to the extremes by Shinkai, in a way that intuitively feels so right and magical, even if it's strange when you think about it. Your Name is also full of story problems, but it's still magical. Isn't this the case for a lot of romantic movies? This never-dieing romantic love is almost nonexistant and silly to pursue. Yet it's a grand ideal that makes for magical movies. (And maybe, in 5 centimeters per second, the protagonist just hasn't found anyone else he's interested in?) By the way, lovely arrangement and playing :)
I’m Japanese listener. I'm glad to see what overseas fans feel about 5CM per second. Many fans in this comments are feel something nostalgia, and may be it's same as Japanese fans including me. I'm so thankful to meet this video. May be my English is wrong. Sorry.
I still remember when i watch this movie, it sounded more like a book, the way the story is being brought out, with all the stunning view and the thoughts. then when it reached the end with thid song, i just burst into tears. this song isn't the typical sad ballad song, but it's the way the singer sang it. and the lyrics. simply breathless. and here it is, perfectly performed by Animenz, bringing me back to that afternoon when i watched the movie.
Animenz is always the best... For the movie I watched it along time ago, but I think what it tried to show is the two sides of a relationship that wasn't meant to happen due to circumstances,and always get further away and out of reach: the first is the girl who was able to continue her life and not be stuck in the past, and the second is the boy who wasn't able to continue his life, and let his past always affect him
This arrangement really did hit different for me. It let me feel the Same kind of sadness and incompleteness, as when I watched the movie for the First time... Great Job, as always!!!
Dear animenz, you are my favorite pianist, my inspiration, thankyou for those amazing years, don't ever stop making covers, we will always be here to support you!
I've never seen this movie and I don't think I ever will because I don't want to be sad. I just know the premise and I've seen the art and that alone just makes me incredibly sad. Listening to this was a nostalgia trip.
It’s also my favourite anime movie 😢 I related so hard to this one because when the movie came out I was about to move from Shanghai, China to Sweden. There was a guy from my class in my junior high school who really liked me back then. I guess I kinda had some feelings for him too. We were both very upset about my love to a foreign country, but couldn’t do anything about it. We never *OFFICIALLY* dated, he wrote me a love letter and I told him to watch this movie…. I guess that’s my super sad response to him 😔 i hope we could meet one day in the future…
Beautiful performance! Hearing this song brings back many memories from when I first saw this movie. Even if it wasn’t the best movie I have seen, it seemed to be the one that impacted me the most. This movie really hit different at the time. 🤣 The sad story of a love that never got to be. The themes of being unable to move on really struck a chord. It may be because it’s a pretty relatable feeling that people experience. One of the quotes that really stood out was, “But I’m sure that even if we had written 1,000 text messages back and forth... our hearts probably wouldn’t have moved even 1 centimeter closer.” Even if they stayed in touch, the distance that gradually increased was too long to close. But, it was nice to see that main character finally was able to move on in the end during the train scene. Anyway, the arrangement itself is really beautiful. I think you portrayed the emotions really well. Even though it was on the simpler end, the delicate touch and the minimalistic yet full sound really stood out. As always, that melody will probably always bring back memories. This song and the ending piano piece in the credits of this movie are definitely memorable. Wonderful performance! :)
I don't even have to listen to this to know it's amazing. But obviously, I will anyway. This song has always held a special place in my heart. Thank you for covering it.
OMG YESS!!!! I've been playing Ishter's arrangement of this song since summer 2019 but after playing it a lot I began to vary it more and more to capture the vibe of the original song better. Your arrangement does that perfectly! Those right hand runs are just so beautiful
I'm very vocal when I watch anime, I always speak even if I am watching alone about how I feel about the anime. I scream when it is hype, I whine when it is annoying, I laugh when it is funny but this anime film made me watch in full silence from start to finish. Afterwards watching is just me silently fading into oblivion for an hour just basking on the reality of this film
5 Centimeters per second is the first anime I have ever watched. I would always want to rewatch it after a while when I am feeling down lonely. The anime isn't even sad, it's just simply depressing and always gives me a sense of suffocating feeling. The fact that One more time, one more chance can also give me that sense of feeling, truly showed that it is the best-fitting of the 5cm/s theme. Animenz's description also proved that I am surely not the only one that would collect as many as Makoto Shikai works' wallpapers, lol. Lastly, having Animenz, the first anime pianist I have ever known and heard of works, covering the first anime and the first anime music I ever enjoyed, is incredibly amazing. My destiny has fulfilled.（*´▽｀*）
@@pandaroux9465 I loved it. It's basically 3 connected short movies of 20 minutes. But Shinkai said it's a failure for him? That's interesting. Still, Shinkai also didn't want Miyazaki to see Your Name because he thought he could better, and i agree it has problems, but i still love it.
@@SimonPiano42 No, fail is my own opinion. Comparate to his others, it is not... not enough (too short and incomplete). About Your Name, it's an absolute masterpiece, the best that I never seen. Even Miyazaki can't deny it 😎
@@pandaroux9465 again, too short is not a valid criticism imo because it's a series of short films. Garden of Words is also only 40 minutes or so and i love it. But it's ok if you don't like it, opinions differ.
Animenz's videos are worth all your attention. Mute all other tabs, turn up the speakers, and bask in the momentary moment of auditory bliss and visual amazement.
Rather than just a message for relationship, you can see the movie as a perfect representation of how bitter when you couldn't moving on is or even how it can effed your life. So basically "if you don't wanna feel this, then move on. your surrounding won't wait and stop while you're down" Thankyou for the cover as always, even though it reminds me of dem feels haha
Man, I remember my early days of watching anime, didn't know who Makoto Shinkai was or any of the movies. But I was pretty into anime piano and stumbled across TheIshter's version of this song which made me want to watch the movie. Ahh good times...
Dear Animenz, First of all, thank you for covering this song. 5cm per second has changes my life personally. When i heard your rendition, my tears come out and my heart is shake. This is so beautiful. Can you please cover "Omoide wa Tooku no Hibi" from Tenmon. It's related to 5cm per seconds of course. If you read my comment, i really really thanks to you. Have a good day, sir.
Hi ive just finished watching the movie... i just wanna tell you guys that, um also great arrangement as always. Its very realistic and it keeps going on my mind and keeps hurting me the fact that akari is married to another man while forgetting the failed relationship she had with takaki, its a very sad truth that sometimes someones relationship fades away and dissapears like how snow melts when summer comes. It kinda hurt my soul after i watched the movie it was good. Till next time
I'm in the camp that this film is a timeless masterpiece. The first time I saw it, I was also put off by the ending, but after rewatching and sitting with it over months and now years, it's become a strong contender for my favorite animated film. Between the stunning visuals, poignant soundtrack, and agonizingly realistic story, it completely captures my imagination and emotions in a way few movies have. Listening to this (on repeat for the past half hour now), I'm reminded just how much I love Shinkai's work, your uploads these past three weeks have been an absolute treat. I'll miss your weekly uploads once your library is complete, but I do look forward to seeing such a triumph come to fruition! I sincerely appreciate all the work and inspiration you've shared over the years. :)
It's a hopeful message! Even if it's a depressing route to get there, haha. It's about not clinging to the past, or failed relationships, and how you need to move on with life. This movie hits like a truck.
This is the only movie I can't understand the story and feel nothing till the end.Maybe because I never/seldom talk to the girl. But I much appreciate this ending song, although repetitive but full of emotions and fit to the atmosphere of the movie.
"I always end up looking somewhere for your smile
At the railway crossing of the fast pace town
Even though I know you won't be here
If life can be repeated, I'll go to you many times over
There's nothing else that I want
Nothing else is more important than you"
So... Is your next project gonna be Garden of Words OST?
If it is I'll be looking forward to it...😊
@@dale_9380 Yeah, I’m all for it if he were to cover “Rain” to continue that Shinkai streak
@@Mol42 That'd be the big brain move. Absolute hell yeah.
Listening to this perfomance brought a lot of nostalgia to my heart... I always through that another would had been the end of he had expressed how he felt.
I promised myself not to pass up the opportunity to tell those in my life how much they matter and how much I love them.
To finish... we met again after 24 years, with different paths and stories. Maybe to say everything we couldn't say at the time. Maybe to continue from we left off? Or just to say goodbye.
Greetings from Argentina.
Animenz finally shows his supremely romantic and emotional side as being a Pisces❤️
PS. Thank you for choosing to focus on emotion over technique in this arrangement!
Having ur favourite UA-camrs randomly announce covers of your favourite songs rlly hits different
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Happy to hear I am one of your favorite UA-camrs! I will continue doing my best and keep adding songs to my Anime Piano library!
Same here , its my favorite song of all time
Just like the movie :D
come and hear it again brothee
A lot of people say that 5 centimeters is Makoto Shinkai's most boring work ever, and I think that's partly to do with how...realistic the anime is. It's so painfully realistic that it really does hit you in the feels in a different way. It's a poignant portrayal of how relationships slowly fade due to time, distance, our own complicated insecurities, emotions, and fears. While it wasn't the happy ending that everyone wanted, with the way Takaki smiled, it showed that there was hope for him to finally move on from Akari.
As always, what a beautiful arrangement. I certainly had five feels per second while listening to it 🥺
I think you are right , maybe your name is the master piece of Shinkai but 5 centimeters always hit me differently. Maybe cause of this song. Still 5 centimeters will always be my number 1
I'd say it's the best work. The message behind the movie was amazing.
5 Centimeters per Second is aging so well as I do. I was able to watch this film during my early years of high school and somehow, it put me into confusion because I did not yet understood enough the meaning behind this masterpiece. As I mature and grew older until I finished my college years, I thought of watching it again. It became more heartfelt and breathtakingly sad-as it left me a hole, a void that could never be fulfilled, just as what the main character felt. I believe that this masterpiece transcends fiction, therefore pretty much reflects the reality of life and love.
5 cm is his best work
You're right. I've felt the same about this movie. Some of the people I know have found it somewhat boring but they couldn't exactly point out why that was the case or what could have made it better. It definitely does hit a bit differently, always has for me.
Three consecutive Makoto Shinkai's works huh.... It'll bring back memories once again...
I hope for a full version of "The Wind Rises" main theme music to be next, or Yoko Kanno's "Dance of Curses" to be in his next projects
This month is Anime Movie Theme songs special series and the Movies from Makoto Shinkai are one of my favorites!
Indeed
Please do we'll be alright by radwimps please I legit decided to learn the piano just to play that song lol
Those *distant everyday memories*
This song unironically saved my life man. Learning it was a refuge from school and abusive parents, the most beautiful song and one of the only things I enjoyed doing my senior year of high school. Because of this song I was able to find something in life worth living for, I gradually dug myself out of depression, applied for college, wrote about the song in my essay, and got into my dream school. Even now I still play this song when I practice on the school pianos, and although its rusty now piece feels as amazing as it did the first time I heard it. Thank you animenz
Good for you man, keep fighting.
Man thats great to hear! i hope youre doing well and keep on fighting
Thanks to animenz, i have told with her how i love her so much, and now she is my girlfriend.
"Yesterday, I had a dream... A dream I have had since long ago. In that dream, we had yet to turn 13. We were in a vast countryside, completely covered with snow. The lights of the houses extended far into the distance, a dazzling sight"
Honestly, I really loved the first part of the movie with all the snow and the silent atmosphere. That part alone would be a solid 10/10 in my book.
@@Animenzzz ikr!
“Our footprints were the only ones to see, in all of that freshly fallen snow. And we thought...we thought that we’d go see the cherry blossoms together again someday.
Both he, and I, without a doubt...
...that’s what we thought.”
You will make me cry even after 2 years .
This line just breaks my heart.
"I have a hard time to accept the message of this movie (basically: never moving on from a failed relationship)"
I have to say I disagree with this message. The ending of the movie literally shows him turning away from her direction and smiling. It's a hopeful ending that he can finally move on from that relationship.
Great arrangement as always.
I agree with you. But personally, thinking back on it, the fact that Shinkai's work managed to trigger another interpretation is awesome.
@Animenz Piano Sheets You are absolutely amazing, man. I really hope the next project either gonna comes from another Shinkai's film or something from Kara no Kyoukai teehee~. Hope you stay safe
Very good point, his smile at the end can be interpreted as "oh well, cannot be helped. I guess I should just give her up once and for all". I think I need to re watch the movie again to gain further understanding
I personally think the message had a lot more to do with regret, rather than just not moving on. Yes, he didn't move on, but that wasn't just cuz it didn't work out. It was because it was his fault it didn't work out. He didn't put in the effort to keep it going. You can tell this is the case, especially from that one line in part 2, where he says that at one point, he stopped sending the messages he had written out. He knows the relationship failed because he didn't try hard enough, and that's what is eating away at him. Which is why at the end of the movie, he is finally able to fulfill his promise with her when they were kids. To meet under those same cherry blossoms by the train once again. Knowing he was able to keep his promise, its the spark he needed to let go, and move on. (Sorry about the rant lol i just love this movie)
@@timpark02 uhh never thought about it like that, but I like your interpretation.
I think it shows that there two paths... She who didn't turn back after the train had passed and lived her own life, and he who has turned around and smiled in melancholy that it had happened... Both of them had managed to move on in their own ways and neither of them were right nor wrong in their paths... Is my interpretation of Shinkai's message :)
5CM per Second is one of those anime movies that I cannot rewatch without being terribly hurt inside. Though I'm still excited to listen on what will be Animenz's arrangement for this song
I think I'll be crying when listening to it... If not, I'll be really emotional...
After watch Always feel broken heart like the first time.
I can't eat properly for weeks after watching the movie but I didn't cried it just hurts
Agreed
I think it is a timeless masterpiece. The characters in anime don't have to be perfect, they don't have to be correct, they just have to show a side of humanity. Not only is the art breathtaking, I think many people might agree with 5cm/s' feeling of pure and innocent love.
my thoughts :)
After this movie I could never look at trains or cherry blossoms again without feeling sad
People Learn Life From Mistakes But I Learnt To Live By Watching Anime
AOT Completely Changed Me As A Person.
Same
The AOPH (ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR) that is somewhat made by japan literally change my life.
Animenz: "5 CM per second?
Ah, you must mean 5 CounterMelodies Per Second"
All jokes aside, my favorite part about this rendition is the deliberate way that each of the individual motifs are weaved seaminglessly together the same tapestry, like slightly differently tinted cherrry blossoms co-mingling together in the wind. Each of the notes falls at a steady pace, again, like the speed of the cherry blossoms as they fall, while the sustained bell tones at times mirror the individual tears invoked by this feels trip.
btw, I see big brother globe has also taken a feels trip and has left mini globe to cover this week 😆
Thank you for blessing us with this wonderfully poignant cover 🙂
I somehow managed to make each repeat slightly different without being too distracting at the same time. Sometimes, simple is the best.
And yes, the big globe was too depressed this time and the small one took over, haha
While it is true that the overall message of the show is weak, he does actually move on at the end. That is why he walks away from the train tracks smiling. But I think what's great about 5cm/s is that it's painfully realistic and probably relatable to quite a few people. Anyways, amazing cover. Unexpected but loved it
He fulfilled his promise at the end, they met once again under the cherry blossoms. So he was able to move on from the guilt that ate up at him, from him failing the relationship.
I'm pretty sure that at the end of the manga it is implied that he moves on and ends up with the girl from part 2 of the movie. As she goes to tokyo(I think) to try and see him again.
ものすごく綺麗。アニソンをピアノでカバーされてる方たちの中で、圧倒的に丁寧さとか愛が違う気がする。
This reminds me of the animation. When I was sensible, I realized that there are many regrets and sentiments in life, and there are many misses and imperfections in life, and perhaps that is also the beauty of life.
You nailed it
Animenz is a real chad for always replying to comments on his vids. He also always has such personalized descriptions of his feelings and thoughts of the piece he is playing. The descriptions are a wonderful read and by far the best part of his uploads (excluding the recording ofc XD). Can't wait for his sheets to come back and spotify!!!
I love writing descriptions because I hope more people can understand the way I am arranging my pieces
@@Animenzzz Your descriptions have helped me learn so much about piano. Techniques like three-hand effects and polyrhythm were really interesting, so I integrated them into my piano playing.
No, I'm not crying...
私は最後、踏切が上がって明里がいなかった事に気付いた貴樹のフッとした表情と、それから続く振り返って前を向いて歩く姿にどこか吹っ切れたものを感じました。多分やっとあそこから彼の止まっていた時間が動き始めたんじゃないかなって、そう思いました。
watching this really does set me back 12 years when I first watch it, I just can't forget this
This is one of my favorite movies despite it not being as famous as others.🥰😍🤩
Actually to me this movie portrays just a case of a failed relationship (of course not every failed relationship has this outcome and of course every person deals with it differently). But in this case (and in many cases in real life) it just happened to be THAT SPECIFIC person you needed in your life and YOU happened to realize that late and the CIRCUMSTANCES for them just happened to be difficult from the very beginning.
Also this movie is amazingly realistic because i believe that many people nowadays feel that sth is missing from their lives, that somewhere along their way they made a wrong choice, that maybe they ignored a chance that was given to them or that they just never tried to create a chance for themselves!!! Also the movie portrays so well feelings like "loneliness", "uneasiness", "regret", and the awfull state of being "stagnant in your life". More people than we may realize (including ourselves) have that painful VOID in them and most of the times they aren't aware of it (while trying to fill their lives with futile and shallow things) or they are just afraid of changing and start sth new.
The main message of this amazing movie for me is to always listen to your heart and to always TRY for what you want and not let life go by just like that. It is indeed difficult to change sth major in your life once you ve settled to a specific pattern of life, but this this just one life for everybody so we have at least to try for what makes as happy. It is okay if it doesn't end up like how we imagined (in the end we cannot be 100% sure for anything) but at least we will never regret not trying.
Everything i said might be too general and sound utopic because every person is in a different position from another and deals with life differently, but I think that everyone knows what they want deep down so I believe that everyone will discover what has to be done or at least they will discover how to get past sth like what the protagonist experienced and accept the fact that he needs to say goodbye to a chapter of his life ❤
Amazing arrangement AS ALWAYS!!!!! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!😍😍😍
I think you nailed it :)
I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS ONE
SAMMEE ARGHHH
114 mins left until premier, I'll use this time to watch the movie lol
Yes after the movie this premiered I had to watch some of the movie alongside with the premier lol
@@dabinx226 Perfect timing!
OMG! He's killing it bois... He's doing all the Shinkai ones!!! I've been waiting for this!! I'm excited for this!!!
Shinkai spree!
Shinkai Movies just hits different. Especially the visuals, I can never get enough of them
What was really catchy in original piece(especially in 弾き語りVer.) and completely missing here is grow of despair till the very end. 山崎 まさよし starts song as soft and a little bit sad monologue and finishes it in desperate shout. IMHO that's what made this song so powerful.
you know it's only piano, have you heard "desperate" piano?
I need an alternate ending for this movie to cure my depression from the ending. An ending wherein Akari waited for the train to pass by and they saw each other, both crying while remembering the beautiful past they had, then eventually getting back together.
How dare you Makoto to give us a depressing ending. Anyways, still a masterpiece. And nice cover too Animenz!
The film is a masterpiece. I've never felt so empty and lonely at the same time after watching it. The harsh truth about life and lost relationships, what could have been and what is, decisions changing one's fate, fears which make us so scared of everything, making us passive pieces of shit... It made me feel so connected to reality, and at the same time overwhelmed by the endless possibilites of one's life. All of that with splendid images.
Yes it is a true and harsh description of reality. Everybody can relate to the feeling of having friends, making friends, growing up, losing friends, becoming an adult, moving one with many things, losing a childhood love, yearning to love and to be loved, finding that one special person, etc...
To sum it up in a nutshell, it talks about life and about loss. Just an incredible performance.
Of course this is just my opinion and I have some friends who have not enjoyed it as much as I did. Everyone is entitled to his opinion :)
ps : I don't know about you, but while no other movies has made me feel close to what i felt after watching this movie, the anime "Your lie in april" was pretty incredible on his own way with the theme of loss. Except it was much sadder. I couldn't prevent myself from thinking about it for at least 2 months and it made me super sad in a strange way. You have to watch it if you have not already !
And, by the way, great cover ! I'm a little afraid of buying this 6 pages partition, i hope I have both the level and the time to play it right one day !
Keep going !
The aftershock of sadness after watching some anime really hits different...
Animenz, you just had to end my day even better. Just finished all my requirements for school and am tired. Suddenly I see this and am realizing that my high school life is over and have to go to college now. This anime has a special place in my heart since it showed me how realistic an anime can be, and how we have to keep moving forward despite all the mistakes we've been clinging on to for so long. Thank you so much for this beautiful arrangement, it truly captured the heavy feelings of the song.
山崎まさよしさんの世界観そのままに、洗練されたピアノアレンジ…✨✨
美しい調べにすっと心が穏やかになりました🌿
ありがとうございました🌸
Not enough people read the manga, and that’s ok, the movie was great, but in the ending of the manga, it is hinted takaki met the girl who liked him in the 2nd chapter again in Tokyo, so there’s that. This movie was definitely special to me for it’s painful reality on the grasp of relationships that just can’t be helped, heartstrings, pulled. Honestly, in the end, where everyone hope they’d meet at the train tracks scene, it was a good thing they never met again, because that would finally allow Takaki to move on, move on to something better now, to bring his life further for him instead of dragging it down for a girl who wouldn’t do the same anymore, it was beautiful, and cruel, but still beautiful.
I couldn't breathe properly after I finished the movie coz my heart was aching, but I still love this movie so much that I got a blu-ray of it. The feelings from watching this movie left me in the world of it for days (ie depressed for a few days lol), which is what great stories do to ppl. As for the message, I think it's telling ppl not to be afraid to put in effort in trying to maintain/advance the relationship with someone you really like. And for the ending, I think if you really love someone, you just wish that she is doing well no matter what, which Takaki found out Akari was, so he smiled and figured out that he should move on as well.
If I were Takaki, I would go meet up with Akari coz precious memories last forever so why not be friends again, it would still be great😀This is why I love Koe no Katachi too!
maybe one of my best and touchy anime i ever seen. this soundtrack bring my heart away to an impossible love i had in my past.... and is still in the bottom of my heart...
The movie is remain us about how hard we tried to keep the spark of our first love experience. Takaki is hard to move on for several years because his relationship with akari ended up with no conclusions. Takaki is just like most of us, as the time comes by we forced to keep walking into this reality and sometimes not able to find an answer about our past. The scene when Takaki lost his love letter at the snowy station would be one of the most regretful moment for him. That is why he hopes ONE MORE TIME ONE MORE CHANCE, unfortunately its never happen.
Have finished watching this movie a couple of years ago, and at that time, only a few arrangements were there, with Theishter's arrangement being my favourite one. With your arrangement right here, it somehow, once again, powerfully brings back many of my nostalgic and bittersweet memories in the past few years. Truly appreciate your cover on it this time, as well as your dedication to the anime piano community, which is also one of the reasons that I decided to start to arrange pieces like you. Thank you!
Love from fellow anime pianist,
TL
Now I feel like rewatching the movie. I think that this movie had really touching story. This song is a special one.
I really love this song. It’s so emotional. It wakes in me great emotions and memories
Did you know that this song is actually not specifically made for 5cm per second movie? it was actually for Masayoshi Yamazaki's own movie, The Moon and Cabbage in 1997. The song itself is already popular which peaked at rank 18 in Oricon chart. Makoto Shinkai picked the song because the movie is set in 1990s and he thinks the song fits in really well. I read it long time ago that he wants something that is nostalgic to the audience too, that's why he picked this song because it is already familiar to the audience
😭素晴らしい演奏です✨✨✨
Moon cried so much from listening that it became smoll
Best comment right here
This was just so awesome that I imagined the whole ending again in my head as if I was watching the movie
I've been waiting for this my whole life, especially after watching TheIshter's version. Can't Wait
3 straight Makoto Shinkai's works🔥🔥
毎度毎度素晴らしいアレンジと演奏で感動します、、👏
imagine if this was composed with only chords that are 5cm apart lmao
Jokes aside, This might be my favourite performance from you in 2021, it contains a lot of wonderful 3 hand technique, but what really makes it stand out in my opinion is the perfect control over the dynamics! Absolute 10/10
I played more freely than usual because it's a slower song! (And because of feels)
This is a movie that doesn't kick at the moment right after you watch it
It hurts as time goes on
Two young people get to know each other and fall in love after all the trivial dailies, and it bursts
Then it comes to longterm reminiscence til the let go in the end
You might have very slight feelings at the beginning
But it gets deeper as you reminisce, the more you reminisce the more painful you will get
As the tide rises and falls, as the wind breezes through your face, it gradually graves into your bone
Just like the title, "one more time, one more chance"
Will I fall in love with you again there's a second chance?
Not again, don't make me relive the pain peko
Pain tako
The feels train always hits hard, my friend
@@Animenzzz but this time it didn't hit, it simply stopped you from looking back ;)
This is undoubtedly one of the finest masterpieces of JP anime cinema.
When life doesn't go your way, do you just accept it?t
In this film, they accept what life gives them and miss opportunities to reconnect. They have email and they have telephone, but they lack the resolve to do anything.
One of the most difficult questions in life is "what if".
What if I had asked her out?
What if I had the courage to try for that job?
What if I didn't give up on that relationship?
The last one is me. I gave up on a relationship early in college when I was young and didn't know better. I've spent years wondering "what if I stayed?"
Makoto Shinkai only made one 5 Centimeters a Second movie, where the relationship was so hopeless.
In Kimo no na Wa and Tenki no Ko (Weathering with you), the main characters are far more courageous. They are open with their feelings, they are willing to endure across time and distance to protect the feelings and people important to them.
In my opinion, there will never be a second 5 Centimeters a Second, at least not from Makoto Shinkai.
He has said all he wanted to say, and Takaki is able to accept that it's over and move on at the end. No more "what if" ...
I have watched this one time. It broke me. I can't stop crying for a day. I don't think I could bring myself to watch it again
Oh man, this song brings back memories
最高です。とても好きな曲をこんなに綺麗に弾いてくれて嬉しいです。聞いてるだけで話の場面とか雰囲気とか伝わってきてすごい心にきました。ありがとうございました。
I love almost all of Shinkai's works, even though they don't always hold up perfectly to critical scrutiny. But i really think it's more about emotions and themes in Shinkai's works than convincing stories, as silly as that may sound. Don't we all know these feelings of unconquerable distance, nostalgia, separation, magical romantic moments...? They are pushed to the extremes by Shinkai, in a way that intuitively feels so right and magical, even if it's strange when you think about it. Your Name is also full of story problems, but it's still magical.
Isn't this the case for a lot of romantic movies? This never-dieing romantic love is almost nonexistant and silly to pursue. Yet it's a grand ideal that makes for magical movies.
(And maybe, in 5 centimeters per second, the protagonist just hasn't found anyone else he's interested in?)
By the way, lovely arrangement and playing :)
i just listened to this about 5 times in a row :')
I’m Japanese listener. I'm glad to see what overseas fans feel about 5CM per second.
Many fans in this comments are feel something nostalgia, and may be it's same as Japanese fans including me.
I'm so thankful to meet this video.
May be my English is wrong. Sorry.
I love how soft, gentle and endearing you played this song, it reminds me of the love that I'm no longer able feel for anyone anymore
"We wished that one day we would be able to see the cherry blossoms together again" :'')
Really excited for this cover
I still remember when i watch this movie, it sounded more like a book, the way the story is being brought out, with all the stunning view and the thoughts. then when it reached the end with thid song, i just burst into tears. this song isn't the typical sad ballad song, but it's the way the singer sang it. and the lyrics. simply breathless. and here it is, perfectly performed by Animenz, bringing me back to that afternoon when i watched the movie.
大好きな曲で、このピアノアレンジもとても素敵でした。
this song always makes me tear up, its so beautiful with a sour context.
Animenz is always the best...
For the movie I watched it along time ago, but I think what it tried to show is the two sides of a relationship that wasn't meant to happen due to circumstances,and always get further away and out of reach: the first is the girl who was able to continue her life and not be stuck in the past, and the second is the boy who wasn't able to continue his life, and let his past always affect him
This arrangement really did hit different for me. It let me feel the Same kind of sadness and incompleteness, as when I watched the movie for the First time... Great Job, as always!!!
god i felt the emotion of the movie thru your playing
almost cried
Dear animenz, you are my favorite pianist, my inspiration, thankyou for those amazing years, don't ever stop making covers, we will always be here to support you!
うわ…もう一回映画観たくなってきた
なんか切ない気持ちになった記憶があるんよな😢でも美しくて魅力的な映画
I've never seen this movie and I don't think I ever will because I don't want to be sad. I just know the premise and I've seen the art and that alone just makes me incredibly sad. Listening to this was a nostalgia trip.
This movie scar me for life
Legendary anime pianist playing a legendary piece. I''m ready to cry.
It’s also my favourite anime movie 😢 I related so hard to this one because when the movie came out I was about to move from Shanghai, China to Sweden. There was a guy from my class in my junior high school who really liked me back then. I guess I kinda had some feelings for him too. We were both very upset about my love to a foreign country, but couldn’t do anything about it. We never *OFFICIALLY* dated, he wrote me a love letter and I told him to watch this movie…. I guess that’s my super sad response to him 😔 i hope we could meet one day in the future…
DONT MAKE ME CRYY SHUDUAJSVDOANXVEIJABDISOS
Beautiful performance! Hearing this song brings back many memories from when I first saw this movie. Even if it wasn’t the best movie I have seen, it seemed to be the one that impacted me the most. This movie really hit different at the time. 🤣 The sad story of a love that never got to be. The themes of being unable to move on really struck a chord. It may be because it’s a pretty relatable feeling that people experience. One of the quotes that really stood out was, “But I’m sure that even if we had written 1,000 text messages back and forth... our hearts probably wouldn’t have moved even 1 centimeter closer.” Even if they stayed in touch, the distance that gradually increased was too long to close. But, it was nice to see that main character finally was able to move on in the end during the train scene.
Anyway, the arrangement itself is really beautiful. I think you portrayed the emotions really well. Even though it was on the simpler end, the delicate touch and the minimalistic yet full sound really stood out. As always, that melody will probably always bring back memories. This song and the ending piano piece in the credits of this movie are definitely memorable. Wonderful performance! :)
I don't even have to listen to this to know it's amazing. But obviously, I will anyway. This song has always held a special place in my heart. Thank you for covering it.
Just happened to buy the manga yesterday, and this is giving me more nostalgia on one of the most aesthetically beautiful anime in my opinion.
I remembered having fallen in love with this movie from when i was a newbie to anime. The visuals were stunningly realistic.
OMG YESS!!!!
I've been playing Ishter's arrangement of this song since summer 2019 but after playing it a lot I began to vary it more and more to capture the vibe of the original song better. Your arrangement does that perfectly! Those right hand runs are just so beautiful
I'm very vocal when I watch anime, I always speak even if I am watching alone about how I feel about the anime. I scream when it is hype, I whine when it is annoying, I laugh when it is funny but this anime film made me watch in full silence from start to finish. Afterwards watching is just me silently fading into oblivion for an hour just basking on the reality of this film
just hearing this cover makes me emotional
Animenz is the best. Prove me wrong.
5 Centimeters per second is the first anime I have ever watched. I would always want to rewatch it after a while when I am feeling down lonely. The anime isn't even sad, it's just simply depressing and always gives me a sense of suffocating feeling. The fact that One more time, one more chance can also give me that sense of feeling, truly showed that it is the best-fitting of the 5cm/s theme. Animenz's description also proved that I am surely not the only one that would collect as many as Makoto Shikai works' wallpapers, lol. Lastly, having Animenz, the first anime pianist I have ever known and heard of works, covering the first anime and the first anime music I ever enjoyed, is incredibly amazing. My destiny has fulfilled.（*´▽｀*）
大好きです
I'm not crying, you are crying
First time hearing this song, instantly became a favourite. Hits the emotions perfectly
I almost started crying because your style of playing reminded me of my dad
5 Centimeters Per Second is one of the most underrated anime films of all time. I am so glad you are covering this amazing song.
For Makoto Shinkai, that film was a fail. I didn't like it, feel so incomplete
@@pandaroux9465 I loved it. It's basically 3 connected short movies of 20 minutes. But Shinkai said it's a failure for him? That's interesting. Still, Shinkai also didn't want Miyazaki to see Your Name because he thought he could better, and i agree it has problems, but i still love it.
@@SimonPiano42 No, fail is my own opinion. Comparate to his others, it is not... not enough (too short and incomplete).
About Your Name, it's an absolute masterpiece, the best that I never seen. Even Miyazaki can't deny it 😎
@@pandaroux9465 again, too short is not a valid criticism imo because it's a series of short films. Garden of Words is also only 40 minutes or so and i love it. But it's ok if you don't like it, opinions differ.
This music made me cry my eyes out when i first watched anime and it's nice to hear it again in piano
this song has a special place in my heart...
I have not watched this movie, but listening to this song has me wanting to watch it now.
So, have you watched it yet?
@@WiFish I found time to watch it today and it was beautiful.
@@LotAnimePianist glad you enjoyed it!
So beautifully played. The tears just wont stop. Thanks.
Animenz's videos are worth all your attention. Mute all other tabs, turn up the speakers, and bask in the momentary moment of auditory bliss and visual amazement.
This is relly touching, this song always makes me want to cry... thanks animenz, I really love this song.
Rather than just a message for relationship, you can see the movie as a perfect representation of how bitter when you couldn't moving on is or even how it can effed your life. So basically "if you don't wanna feel this, then move on. your surrounding won't wait and stop while you're down"
Thankyou for the cover as always, even though it reminds me of dem feels haha
5 centimeters, my fav work of Makoto Shinkai😭
All of the soundtracks are awesome 🥺
Man, I remember my early days of watching anime, didn't know who Makoto Shinkai was or any of the movies. But I was pretty into anime piano and stumbled across TheIshter's version of this song which made me want to watch the movie. Ahh good times...
Dear Animenz,
First of all, thank you for covering this song. 5cm per second has changes my life personally. When i heard your rendition, my tears come out and my heart is shake. This is so beautiful. Can you please cover "Omoide wa Tooku no Hibi" from Tenmon. It's related to 5cm per seconds of course.
If you read my comment, i really really thanks to you.
Have a good day, sir.
Hi ive just finished watching the movie... i just wanna tell you guys that, um also great arrangement as always. Its very realistic and it keeps going on my mind and keeps hurting me the fact that akari is married to another man while forgetting the failed relationship she had with takaki, its a very sad truth that sometimes someones relationship fades away and dissapears like how snow melts when summer comes. It kinda hurt my soul after i watched the movie it was good. Till next time
This song always has a special place in my heart.
This is what ive been waiting for
I always end up repeating this song since it always make me cry. Till one day it doesn't anymore, it emptied my heart.
Oh god it has been so long since I watched 5cm per sec this arrangement gives me happiness and sorrow at the same time
I'm in the camp that this film is a timeless masterpiece. The first time I saw it, I was also put off by the ending, but after rewatching and sitting with it over months and now years, it's become a strong contender for my favorite animated film. Between the stunning visuals, poignant soundtrack, and agonizingly realistic story, it completely captures my imagination and emotions in a way few movies have. Listening to this (on repeat for the past half hour now), I'm reminded just how much I love Shinkai's work, your uploads these past three weeks have been an absolute treat.
I'll miss your weekly uploads once your library is complete, but I do look forward to seeing such a triumph come to fruition! I sincerely appreciate all the work and inspiration you've shared over the years. :)
Waiting for this arrangement... every minute seemed like an eternity.
It's a hopeful message! Even if it's a depressing route to get there, haha. It's about not clinging to the past, or failed relationships, and how you need to move on with life. This movie hits like a truck.
I feel emotionally awkward every time I hear the song. Thanks for playing this excellent song on the piano
I love how you arrange this song. Repeating it again and again. Can’t wait for your spotify. Then I can listen anytime especially when driving.
Your arrange makes every songs more and more dynamic, and you're very good at extracting the emotive core of them...Amazing!!!!
Damn, makes me remember how hard the credits hit
This is the only movie I can't understand the story and feel nothing till the end.Maybe because I never/seldom talk to the girl. But I much appreciate this ending song, although repetitive but full of emotions and fit to the atmosphere of the movie.