5 Centimetres per Second Novel

Below you’ll find three links to posts where I’ve spent time making a detailed comparison between the 63 minute animated movie and 163 page novelised version of Makoto Shinkai’s “5 Centimeters per Second“, otherwise known as “Byosoku 5 Centimeters” in Japan.

This was his third commercial movie and was one that originally started out as a series of draft short stories that he wrote before picking out three of the best to use. One of the ten stories he wrote and didn’t use was “The Sky Outside the Window” and was included in the Japanese limited edition DVD.

The “5 Centimeters per Second” collection.

This official novel is a result of rewriting those draft stories he picked and is also the first to be written by himself personally. Previous novels such as the one for “The Place Promised in Our Early Days” weren’t written by him.

Managed to get it signed when Makoto Shinkai appeared at the Anime Now weekend down in London.

Please be aware that what you find here are not intended to be full translations of the novel that was released on 16th November 2007. I have only summarised the parts of the novel which I felt was new or different from the movie thus, I recommend you have already watched the movie before reading on.

I hope they help give you a better understanding of the movie, in particular the last episode. And if after reading, you still want to know more about 5cm or enjoy its artwork then, check out Makoto Shinkai’s artbook, “Sora no Kiseki“.

Oukashou
Episode 1 - Oukashou

5cm - Cosmonaut
Episode 2 - Cosmonaut

5cm - Byosoku 5cm
Episode 3 - Byosoku 5 Centimeters

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