Fresh
Superior anime caper comedy with wit, energy and mad invention to spare.
David Jenkins, Time Out
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
There is a future that we can't wait for.
2006 · 1h 38m · TV-PG
Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Mamoru Hosoda
Overview
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.
Director and cast
- Mamoru Hosoda Director
- Riisa Naka as Makoto Konno
- Takuya Ishida as Chiaki Mamiya
- Mitsutaka Itakura as Kousuke Tsuda
- Fumihiko Tachiki as Fukushima sensei
- Ayami Kakiuchi as Yuri Hayakawa (voice)
- Mitsuki Tanimura as Kaho Fujitani (voice)
- Yuki Sekido Cast
- Sachie Hara Cast
- Utawaka Katsura Cast
- Midori Ando Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
87%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is one of the most thoughtfully engaging anime features to reach these shores, and a perfect place to start for anyone, of any age, who's been resistant to anime (and manga) as a popular Japanese import.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh
What makes The Girl Who Leapt Through Time such an unexpected treat is the contemplative pace and painterly visuals.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Rotten
Young-adult in conception and execution, this award-winning animated romance with a Thanatos twist is an underdeveloped sci-fi Groundhog Day.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York
Fresh
It's basically the equivalent of a sensitively wrought read from the Young Adult shelf, and there's naught wrong with that.
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
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