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Title : The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
J-Title : 時をかける少女
Director : Mamoru Hosoda
Writer : Yasutaka Tsutsui(Novel)
Country : Japan / 2006
Episode : 98min × 1
Homepage : The Girl who Leapt Through Time ( http://cafe.naver.com/cjarthouse.cafe )(Jun, 2007)
Score : ★★★

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About The Girl who Leapt through Time
The animation for cinema which bases on a novel that was released in 1965, and was written by Yasutaka Tsutsui who was famous three writers in Japanese SF part. Although the title was unfamilar in Korea, it has been Media-Mix several times such as drama, movie since it was released at first, and it's really popular in Japan. It's first time to make for an animation, but it's not exactly to base on the original. It shows the story after 20 years from novel, so it would be say that it's kind of "Second" story.

Kazuko Yoshiyama who was the main character in the novel, appears as aunt of Makoto Konno who was the main character in this story, so fans are excited to see the behind story of original main character in the Animation.
However, her This story is about Makoto Konno accidentally have the ability "Time Leap" which can go back to the past. First, she was confused, but she became to be familiar to the ability, she thinks it's almighty. However, her people were confused, because of an event and the time which she has turned back, and she experienced to go amiss the relationship which she wants to keep, so she is getting confused. It shows neatly a confused mind of adolescent girl who has experieced to be tied from the power which can make any dreams whatever she wants. It's kind of growth drama which is a little different from the original which was strong into the SF.

The director is Mamoru Hosoda who was the director of One Piece for movie(Baron Omatsuri and Secret Island), and it's the first work since he is free that he has belonged to Toei Animation for a long time, so he puts his passion on this animation for movie. Neat and delicate character design was designed by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto who is one of the best illustrator, and has designed "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Dot Hack Series", the character design who was shown his own style and difference from the others, are one of the charming thing for this animation. The script was written by Satoko Okudera who has won the Japanese Academy Script Aword with "A ghost story of the school", and was shown the world of Yasutaka Tsutsui naturally.

to play it.It was first played by only one cinema in Tokyo, Japan, but after the rumor rises, it was getting expanable There are a few films for screen, so after one cinema finishes to play, the other cinema plays it, and it takes for 9 month until it was released for DVD on April, 2007.

In Korea, it was played in PIFF 2006, and SICAF 2007, and it was released on June, 2007.

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Plot
Konno Makoto who was highschool second year sudent, has specific ability to move through time accidentally. She consulted with her aunt Kazuko Yoshiyama who has distinctive atmosphere, she said that it was called "Time Leap" which sometimes happens to girl like Makoto's age, and it's nothing special. First Makoto was confused, but she can do everything whatever she wants to use that ability, she feels happy.


However, her friend, Chiaki Mamiya and Kousuke Tsuda changed the relationship with her. Chiaki made a proposal to her unexpectedly, then Confused Makoto leapt through time to make nothing happen. She wants to keep this friendship like now, but her wish takes the wrong way. Aunt Kazuko who knows what happened to her, just said that just be a couple with him.


Now, Makoto uses "Time Leap" to solve estranged relationship....

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by Young
In the past, after I watched "King's Man", I wondered whether it's the worth to draw audiences 10 million people. Because, contrary to the ads of mass media and 10 million which is a superficial record, there is no attraction for the movie, I think. Of course it depends on a person how to think, but in my opinion, it's not the worth to draw audiences 10 million people.

And, I feel such as that again, after I watched one animation. Of course, animation, The Girl who Leapt Through Time which won lots of awards, has attraction, but I don't think it's the worth to be favorably commented upon.

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Japanese Title : 時をかける少女
Artist : Yasutaka Tsutsui
Translator : Kim Young-Ju
Publisher : Bookstory
Release Year : June, 2007(Kor), 1965(Japan)
Page: 282

Collection
The Little Girl who Conquered Time
Nightmare
The Other World




The Little Girl who Conquered Time
Attractive combination of a material which is time machine, and love story, and impressive ending are the reason why it was loved for a long time that is the classic of Japanese SF. Since it first came out in 1965, it had remade several times for novel, drama, movie, comic, and animation. In ths, includes title "The Girl who Leapt through Time", total three novels which were written by Yasutaka Tsutsui.

Yasutaka Tsutsui(筒 井康隆) - He was born in Osaka in 1934. Educated at Doshisha University B.A in Aesthetics. He had often written a scenario in his university days. His works are, <4.8 Billion Delusions>, <The Tokaido War>, <Paprika>, <Picture Book of Vulgarity>, <Samba of Running and Chasing>, <End of the Silver Age>, <The Little Girl Who Conquered Time>, etc.

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by Young
I read this after I watched the animation, so maybe, the review order may be, Novel -> Comic -> Movie -> Animation.

Im going to write the review of animation, actually, there are lots of vague parts when I watch the animation in a cinema. Later, I got it from dark market and watched it one more time. In this time, I understood a little more than before, but still have something to wonder.

So, that's why I bought this novel.

I DO NOT think that this animation is interesting(Of course, it's interesting, but not such as the other people recommend) and this also, is not so interesting as I thought. Maybe, after passing through the translation and edition might be reason, at least, I CAN NOT understand why It's great that was released to take advantage of the animation.

It's the base of the animation "時をかける少女", and it has happend 20 years ago from the animation. The main character is, Kazuya(In the novel, translated Kazuko) who was aunt of Makoto who the main character of animation.

As a whole, the plot was worked speedy, and I felt too short, and the puppy love of main characters which were shown in the animation, is to bring from original, but how to say.... it's like simple answer question(?). It's like, I like you but the way of saying is emotionless, just to say disdainfully. It's such as this kind of love story. It was not shown ardently and tantalizingly as animation.

Probably, the ad is flash, my expectaion might react I think.

Nightmare which was included this, is about, Masako who is a main character, has trauma. But unlike the fame that the author is a pioneer of literature of Japanese SF, it's not like SF, it's like usual horror thriller in Japanese style. And also, unlike delicacy, it's very simple and vain.

However, most like SF is, The Other World which is last one, but ,what the problem is... It finishes without conclusion. I don't know whether it has next work or not, but... while I was feeling that it's nice, it finished..so you might feel nonplused.

Each person has their own style, so I can't say which one is good or not, but in my opinion, if you like something which the others like, you can enjoy it, but it's still not my style, and I don't recommend it.