"5 Centimeters Per Second" "Story 1" "Hey..." "They say it's five centimeters per second." "Huh?" "What is?" "The speed cherry blossom petals fall is five centimeters per second." "Really..." "You know a lot of stuff like that, Akari." "You know, they look just like snowflakes..." "I guess..." "Hey!" "Wait up!" "Akari!" "Takaki." "I hope we can see the cherry blossoms together next spring, too." "Cherry Blossom" "Cherry Blossom Dear Takaki Tono..." "Dear Takaki Tono..." "I'm sorry that I haven't written for so long." "Though summers are hot here too, they're a lot milder than Tokyo's." "But when I think about it," "I liked the hot, humid summers of Tokyo too." "The melting-hot asphalt, the distant skyscrapers, shimmering in the heat, and the freezing air-conditioning in department stores and on subways." "The last time we were together was at our elementary school graduation." "It's already been half a year since then." "So, Takaki..." "Do you still remember me?" "Dear Takaki..." "Student Council Room Dear Takaki..." "Thank you for writing me back." "It made me so happy." "It's already well into autumn and the leaves are turning beautiful colors." "The day before yesterday, I pulled out a sweater for the first time this year." "Tono?" "Hi, Senpai." "What's that?" "A love letter?" "No, it's not." "Sorry for having asked you to do all that." "No problem." "It didn't take me long." "Sorry for having asked you to do all that." "No problem." "It didn't take me long." "No problem." "It didn't take me long." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Hey, are you really transferring to another school?" "Yeah, at the end of the year." "To where?" "Kagoshima." "Because of my parents." "Really?" "We'll miss you..." "Lately, I've been getting up early because of school activities." "So, I'm writing this letter on the train." "I had my hair cut the other day." "It's so short that my ears even show." "You probably wouldn't even recognize me if you saw me." "I'm home." "Hi, Mom." "Takaki, I bet you'll change little by little over time too." "Dear Takaki..." "Are you doing all right even with all this cold weather?" "Here, it's already snowed a few times." "Every time it does, I have to really bundle myself up when I go to school." "I'm sure it hasn't snowed in Tokyo yet, has it?" "I have a habit of checking Tokyo's weather too, even though I don't live there anymore." "I sure wish it would rain." "It wouldn't be any easier indoors." "Hey, have you guys ever been to Tochigi?" "Huh?" "Where?" "Huh?" "Where?" "Tochigi." "Nope." "Nope." "Know how to get there?" "I don't know..." "On the bullet train?" "It's a long ways away..." "Freshman!" "Coming!" "Last three times!" "Fight!" "Go!" "Fight!" "Go!" "Fight!" "Go!" "I was really surprised when I heard that you'll be transferring schools." "Fight!" "Go!" "Fight!" "Go!" "Fight!" "Go!" "I was really surprised when I heard that you'll be transferring schools." "I was really surprised when I heard that you'll be transferring schools." "Fight!" "Go!" "Fight!" "Go!" "Fight!" "Go!" "Fight!" "Go!" "I was really surprised when I heard that you'll be transferring schools." "We both got used to transferring schools when we were little." "But still, Kagoshima... that's kind of far away, isn't it?" "Train Schedule" "Train Schedule It's no longer a distance where I can just jump on a train and see you whenever I want..." "Gotokuji It's no longer a distance where I can just jump on a train and see you whenever I want..." "Shinjuku Gotokuji It's no longer a distance where I can just jump on a train and see you whenever I want..." "It's no longer a distance where I can just jump on a train and see you whenever I want..." "It does make me feel... well... kind of sad." "Omiya It does make me feel... well... kind of sad." "It does make me feel... well... kind of sad." "Oyama It does make me feel... well... kind of sad." "Oyama" "Iwafune" "Iwafune I just hope that you'll be fine." "I just hope that you'll be fine." "Dear Takaki..." "I'm so happy we'll see each other on March 4th." "It'll have been a year since we last met." "For some reason, I feel kind of nervous." "There's a big cherry tree by my house." "When the spring comes, the petals will fall at five centimeters per second." "How I wish the spring could come along with you on that day..." "Due date:" "March 8th (Tuesday) March 4th (Friday)" "Due date:" "March 8th (Tuesday) March 4th (Friday) Wanna stop somewhere on the way back?" "Due date:" "March 8th (Tuesday) March 4th (Friday) Might as well, since it's raining and all..." "Due date:" "March 8th (Tuesday) March 4th (Friday) The weather report said it's going to turn to snow tonight." "The weather report said it's going to turn to snow tonight." "Really?" "I thought it felt cold." "And we're already in March..." "March 4th Itinerary Gotokuji Station 15:57 Odakyu 150yen JR 1620yen 1770yen x2 3540 yen Really?" "I thought it felt cold." "And we're already in March..." "March 4th Itinerary Shinjuku Station 16:26 Odakyu 150yen JR 1620yen 1770yen x2 3540 yen Really?" "I thought it felt cold." "And we're already in March..." "March 4th Itinerary Shinjuku Station 16:26 Odakyu 150yen JR 1620yen 1770yen x2 3540 yen I hope we don't get colds." "March 4th Itinerary Omiya Station 17:09 I hope we don't get colds." "March 4th Itinerary Omiya Station 17:09 Hey, we should go have something hot to drink." "March 4th Itinerary Oyama Station 18:23 Hey, we should go have something hot to drink." "March 4th Itinerary Iwafune Station 18:45 Hey, we should go have something hot to drink." "March 4th Itinerary Iwafune Station 18:45 We could get off at Shimokita..." "March 4th Itinerary Iwafune Station 18:45 Yeah, let's do that." "March 4th Itinerary MEET AKARI AT 7 PM!" "Yeah, let's do that." "Tono." "Let's get to practice." "Right..." "Actually, I can't make it to practice today." "Getting ready to move?" "Yeah." "Sorry." "It's so nice of you, coming all the way to my station..." "It's a long trip, so be sure to take care of yourself." "It's a long trip, so be sure to take care of yourself." "I'll be waiting for you at 7:00 that night in the station's waiting room." "That afternoon, on the day I was to meet Akari..." "It started to snow." "Hey, Takaki." "It's that cat, Chobi." "He's the one that's always here, isn't he?" "But it looks like he's alone today." "Where's Mimi?" "Aren't you kind of sad being all alone?" "How do you like the book?" "I like it." "Last night I read four billion years' worth of evolution." "Which part?" "Where they talk about the Anomalooaris." "The Cambrian Age!" "The Cambrian Age!" "I love the Halluoigenias." "They look like this." "Yeah, something like that..." "What's your favorite?" "The Opabinia, I guess..." "The one with five eyes?" "As I look back, I think Akari and I were very alike somehow." "One year after I'd transferred to the school in Tokyo," "Year 4, Class 3 One year after I'd transferred to the school in Tokyo," "Year 4, Class 3 Akari transferred there, too, and was in my class." "Akari transferred there, too, and was in my class." "We were both still small and sickly, so we preferred the library to the playground." "So, naturally, we got close to each other." "So, naturally, we got close to each other." "It caused our classmates to tease us." "It caused our classmates to tease us." "I feel kinda bad for her." "TAKAKI AND AKARI." "JUST MARRIED!" "It caused our classmates to tease us." "I feel kinda bad for her." "It caused our classmates to tease us." "I feel kinda bad for her." "It caused our classmates to tease us." "Those two are always together." "Those two are always together." "But it didn't matter much to us because of the friendship we had." "Those two are always together." "But it didn't matter much to us because of the friendship we had." "You knowit!" "But it didn't matter much to us because of the friendship we had." "Ooh!" "There he is!" "But it didn't matter much to us because of the friendship we had." "But it didn't matter much to us because of the friendship we had." "Aw, what a nice guy!" "Aw, what a nice guy!" "Wow!" "For some reason, I just assumed that we'd be going to the same junior high... and that we'd be always together." "Shinjuku, Shinjuku." "This is the terminal station." "For passengers getting off, please change to the kyo-O subway for all J.R. lines." "It was the first time I had been to Shinjuku Station alone." "And it would be the first time I had been to any of those places on my route." "My heart was pounding." "I was going to meet Akari." "How did it go with that guy?" "Who?" "The one from Nishi Elementary." "Him?" "Don't you think he's a dork?" "Him?" "Don't you think he's a dork?" "We'll soon be arriving at Musashi Urawa station." "We'll soon be arriving at Musashi Urawa station." "Musashi Urawa station." "There wil be a 4-minute stop as we wait for a"Rapid" line." "Passengers heading to Yonohon Town and Omiya, please change to the express line." "Um..." "This is Akari Shinohara." "May I speak to Takaki please?" "It's Akari." "What?" "Transferring schools?" "What about Nishi Junior High?" "After all that work to pass the entrance exam." "They said they'd do the paperwork to get me into a school in Tochigi." "I'm sorry." "No..." "There's nothing for you to apologize for..." "I told them I wanted to stay with my aunt in Katsushika, and commute to school from there." "But they objected, saying I'd have to wait until I'm older..." "All right." "Don't tell me any more!" "That's enough." "Sorry..." "I held the receiver so tight against my ear, it was as though I could feel Akari's pain directly through the phone." "But there was nothing I could do." "That place has good food, don't they?" "Yeah." "Well, see you later." "The terminal station, where I switched trains, was filled with commuters heading home." "Everyone's shoes were soaked with snow and water." "The air was chilly and full of that certain smell a city has on a snowy day." "This is an announcement for all passengers." "Utsunomiya lines bound for Oyama and Utsunomiya wll arrive 8 minutes behind schedule due to heavy snow." "We apologize for any inconvenience." "Until that moment, We apologize for any inconvenience." "it never even crossed my mind that the train might be delayed." "We apologize for any inconvenience." "it never even crossed my mind that the train might be delayed." "Suddenly I became really worried." "Due to snow, this train is running 10 minutes behind schedule." "Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience." "A short while after passing Omiya Station, the buildings dotting the scenery became few and far between in what seemed like the blink of an eye." "The next stop is Kuki." "We apologize for having arrived far behind schedule." "Those passengers changing to the Tobuiseisaki line please proceed to line 5." "This train wll stop for 10 minutes at this station due to the late arrival of a connecting train." "We apologize forthe delay, and appreciate your understanding." "Sorry, sir..." "This train wll stop for 10 minutes at this station due to the late arrival of a connecting train." "We apologize forthe delay, and appreciate your understanding..." "This is Nogi." "We would like to express our apologies as this train wll temporarily stop at this station, due to the late arrival of a connecting train." "The stations seemed unbelievably far apart." "due to the late arrival of a connecting train." "And each time the train stopped at a station, it seemed like an eternity." "Nogi" "Oyama" "Tochigi lwafune" "The unfamiliar snow-covered wilderness outside the window, the slow passage of time, and the pangs of hunger..." "All of these added to my feeling of uneasiness." "I'm already late." "I'm sure she's starting to worry..." "To Akari" "To Akari On that day..." "On that day... the day I got that call..." "Akari must have been much more upset than even I was." "And I wasn't able to comfort her..." "I felt so ashamed of myself." "I felt so ashamed of myself." "On graduation day, we must part wth dearfriends..." "On graduation day, we must part wth dearfriends..." "Well..." "I guess today we say good-bye..." "On graduation day, we must part wth dearfriends..." "On graduation day, we must part wth dearfriends..." "Any summervacation plans?" "Any summervacation plans?" "I received the first letter from her half a year later." "I received the first letter from her half a year later." "During the summer of my first year in junior high." "I knew her letter by heart." "Over the two weeks before the day we were to meet," "I wrote a letter to give to Akari." "There were just so many things that I wanted to tell her." "So many things I wanted to ask her." "We apologize forthe delay." "The train wll soon depart for Utsunomiya." "This is Oyama." "Passengers on the bullet train bound for Tohoku change here." "MEETAKARI AT7PM!" "Passengers on the bullet train bound for Tohoku change here." "MEETAKARI AT7PM!" "MEETAKARI AT7PM!" "Passengers bound for Morioka on the Tohoku Bullet train" "Passengers bound for Morioka on the Tohoku Bullet train please proceed to line 1." "Passengers bound for Tokyo please proceed to line 5." "Passengers taking the Mito line..." "The followng is an announcement for all passengers." "Trains running on the Ryomo lines are running significantly behind schedule due to heavy snow." "We apologize forthis delay" "Local line for Takasaki 8:15 Trains running on the Ryomo lines are running significantly behind schedule due to heavy snow." "We apologize forthis delay" "Local line for Takasaki 8:15 Trains running on the Ryomo lines are running significantly behind schedule due to heavy snow." "and ask that you wait patiently forthe arrival of the trains." "and ask that you wait patiently forthe arrival of the trains." "All I could do was to keep heading for the station where Akari was waiting for me." "Line 8, from Ashikaga / Maebashi and bound for Takasaki, is now arriving." "Please remain inside the white lines when exiting the train." "This announcement is for all passengers." "Due to heavy snowfall, service forthis train wll be delayed forthe sake of route rescheduling." "We apologize forthis delay, but at present are not at liberty to say when service wil resume." "I repeat:" "Due to heavy snowfall, service forthis train wll be delayed forthe sake of route rescheduling." "We apologize forthis delay, but at present are not at liberty to say when service wil resume." "Dear Takaki, how are you?" "Lately I've been getting up early for my club, so I'm writing this letter on the train." "When I read her letters, I always envisioned her alone." "In the end, the train spent around two hours, motionless, in the middle of nowhere." "Every minute seemed like an eternity." "Time felt heavy with malice, as it slowly crept by." "All I could do was grit my teeth and try to hold back my tears." "Akari." "Please..." "Please..." "Don't wait for me..." "If you'd just go back home..." "Line 3, from Ashikaga / Maebashi and bound for Takasaki, is now arriving." "Due to heavy snowfall, service forthis train wll be temporarily delayed." "Akari." "This is good..." "Really?" "It's just regular roasted tea." "Roasted tea?" "I've never had it before." "What?" "!" "I'm sure you have." "You think?" "Of course!" "I made this for you." "So, I can't promise it's any good." "Have some if you want." "Thank you." "I'm very hungry." "How is it?" "I've never had anything so delicious before." "You're exaggerating!" "I'm serious!" "It's just because you're hungry." "You think?" "It's just because you're hungry." "You think?" "I'm sure it is." "I'll have some, too." "You're going to move soon, right?" "Yeah, next week." "Kagoshima, huh..." "It's so far away." "Yeah..." "But it turned out that Tochigi is quite a ways away, too!" "It is." "I guess you won't be able to go home now!" "We have to close up." "There are no more trains." "Okay." "Take care, it's snowing heavily." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Can you see it?" "That tree?" "The one you wrote about in your letter?" "Yes, the cherry tree." "Hey..." "They look like snowflakes." "They do." "At that moment..." "I felt like I understood things like the existence of eternity, the heart and the soul." "I felt as though we had shared all the experiences of my 13 years." "And the next moment..." "I became unbearably sad." "Sad because I didn't know what to do with her warmth against me or what to do with that soul, or how long I should hold onto them." "I also came to the clear realization that we would not be able to remain together." "The overwhelming weight of our lives to come and the uncertainty of time hung over us." "But soon, all my fears began to melt away, leaving only Akari's soft lips on mine." "That night, we stayed in a tiny shack by the corner of a field." "Wrapped up in an old blanket, we talked all night..." "Until finally, we fell asleep." "The next morning, as services resumed, I got on a train." "And there, Akari and I said good-bye." "I..." "Takaki..." "Takaki, I think you'll be..." "You will be okay!" "I know you will be!" "Thank you." "Take care of yourself!" "I'll write to you." "I'll call!" "I didn't even mention the letter I lost." "To Takaki Tono" "To Takaki Tono Because after we'd kissed it seemed like the whole world had completely changed." "I wanted so badly to be able to protect her." "That was all I could think about, as I gazed absently out the window." ""Story 1:" "Cherry Blossom" End" "Story 2" "That little red thorn that's pierced me close to the heart..." "Kanae, you going after class too?" "That little red thorn that's pierced me close to the heart..." "Yeah, how about you, Sis?" "That little red thorn that's pierced me close to the heart..." "Yeah, how about you, Sis?" "I can't get it out" "Sure." "But make sure you do your homework too." "I can't get it out" "Sure." "But make sure you do your homework too." "And it throbs wth pain wheneverthe wnd changes" "I will." "And it throbs wth pain wheneverthe wnd changes" "And it throbs wth pain wheneverthe wnd changes" "Something has disappeared..." "Here we go..." "Good morning." "Hello, Tono." "You're early again." "You too, Sumida." "Did you go to the beach?" "Sure did." "You're practicing hard." "Well, not really..." "See you later, Tono." "Later." "Are we ready?" "It's about time to make your decisions." "Get this to me by Monday." "Talk it over with your parents." "Career Counseling Questionnaire" "Career Counseling Questionnaire It sounds like Sasaki's going to a university in Tokyo." "It sounds like Sasaki's going to a university in Tokyo." "No surprise there..." "I'll probably have to go to some junior college in Kumamoto." "How about you, Kanae?" "Well..." "Will you get a job?" "Ummm..." "You're not thinking about anything, are you?" "Except Takaki Tono." "I bet he has a girl back in Tokyo." "Hey!" "Still having a rough time with it?" "I can't figure out what's wrong..." "You shouldn't worry yourself so much." "You'll catch a wave again before you know it." "You're so easygoing, Sis." "What's the big rush?" "The way things are going, I'll graduate without having said anything..." "Thanks, Sis." "I'll give you a ride." "That's all right." "I'll take my scooter." "Sumida, you heading home now?" "Yeah." "You too, Tono?" "Uh-huh." "Want to head back together?" "If I'd had a tail like a dog, it would have been wagging so hard my happiness would have been obvious." "I heaved a sigh of relief, thinking it was a good thing I wasn't a dog..." "And I was amazed with how stupid a thought that was... even for me." "Yet..." "The ride home with Tono made me so happy." "Right from the beginning, Tono seemed somehow different from others." "Year 2 Class 1 Right from the beginning, Tono seemed somehow different from others." "Right from the beginning, Tono seemed somehow different from others." "Right from the beginning, Tono seemed somehow different from others." "I'm Takaki Tono." "Though I'm used to transferring schools because of my Dad's job, I'm not used to this island yet." "Though I'm used to transferring schools because of my Dad's job, I'm not used to this island yet." "It's nice to meet you all." "That very day, when I was in 8th grade, I fell in love with him." "I studied hard because I wanted to go to the same high school as him..." "And somehow, I managed to pass my school's entrance exams..." "The more I see Tono, the more I love him." "It's been scary..." "Every day's been painful." "But..." "Every time I see him, I'm happy." "And there was nothing I could do about it." "Tono, same thing again?" "It's so good!" "Sumida, you always think your decisions through seriously, don't you?" "Uh-huh." "I'll be outside." "Okay..." "I'll have this." "That'll be 90 yen." "Here." "Thank you." "There you are." "What did you buy?" "Well, at first I couldn't decide, but..." "Sometimes I see Tono writing e-mails to somebody." "I can't help wishing that he was writing to me..." "Gazing Upon the Earth from Outer Space I can't help wishing that he was writing to me..." "Gazing Upon the Earth from Outer Space" "Every time I see it." "Cub!" "I'm home!" "Cub!" "Cub!" "I'm back!" "The followng is a Town Hall announcement:" "The Sakai Nokyo Gas station is on duty this coming..." "ELISH:" "Gazinginto the Future." "ELISH:" "Gazinginto the Future." "Kanae Sumida of class 3-1." "ELISH:" "Gazinginto the Future." "Please report to Mr. Ito in the counseling room." "Please report to Mr. Ito in the counseling room." "Hey Tono, that's your girl." "Please report to Mr. Ito in the counseling room." "Hey Tono, that's your girl." "She's not my girlfriend." "We're at year-end, and you're the only one not to turn this in." "I'm sorry." "Hey, I don't want to say it like this..." "But it's not something to get yourself so worked up over." "Has your sister said anything?" "No..." "If you can't make up your mind, why not try a junior college in the prefecture?" "But..." "This doesn't have anything to do with my sister..." "I mean... whether it's this surting, which I nagged my sister to let me start, or him, the most important person in the entire world to me..." "I'm not getting anywhere with either..." "Thanks again." "Thanks." "Bye." "When I get near Tono I get this tight sensation deep in my chest." "Tono." "Sumida, What's up?" "How did you know I was here?" "I saw your scooter, so I stopped by." "Is that okay?" "Yeah." "I'm glad you came." "I mean, since we couldn't meet in the parking lot..." "Yeah!" "He's so nice..." "Sometimes it makes me want to cry." "Hey Tono." "Are you going to test to get into college?" "Yeah, a college in Tokyo." "Tokyo..." "Really..." "I kind of thought so..." "Why's that?" "You just kinda seem like you want to go somewhere far away." "For some reason..." "How about you, Sumida?" "Hmm..." "I don't even know what I'll do tomorrow." "Maybe nobody does." "Really?" "!" "Even you?" "Naturally." "But you seem to know exactly what you are doing." "Not at all." "Me, I'm lost all the time." "I just do what I can." "That's all I can do." "Really?" "Yeah, you're right." "Making a plane?" "Yes." "No Thru Traffic" "Incredible." "They say it's towed at five km per hour." "To the South Tanega launch facility." "Huh." "It's been a while, but there is going to be a launch this year, isn't there?" "Yeah." "They say it's going to go all the way to the farthest reaches of the solar system..." "Taking years..." "I want you to give Kanae advice on her future." "She's so unfocused." "She'll be all right." "She's not a kid anymore." "I was just like her at her age." "Listen Cub, Tono doesn't know either." "He's just like me, that Tono." "It must really be a lonelier journey than anyone could imagine." "Cutting through absolute darkness encountering nothing except the occasional stray hydrogen atom." "Flying blindly into the abyss, believing therein lie the answers to the mysteries of the universe." "And us..." "To that end, how far should we go?" "And how far can we go?" "I dreamt I was walking in a field with that girl on another planet." "As always, I couldn't see her face." "There was something nostalgic about the air..." "Save message?" "Yes No " "Save message?" "Yes No " "I wonder when I got in the habit of writing messages to nobody?" "Kanae, have you figured out what you're going to do?" "Not yet." "But it's fine..." "I've made a decision." "I'll just start by doing each and every thing that I can!" "I'm off!" "Since that day, several typhoons have passed the island." "And each time they did, it became cooler." "The wind that blew across the sugarcane fields got crisper." "The sky looked a little bigger." "And the outlines of the clouds grew softer." "The kids in my grade who rode scooters started wearing their jackets." "Then, on a mid-October day tinged with the remains of summer," "I rode a wave for the first time in six months." "Tonight's forecast is clear wth maximum wnd speeds of 8 meters per second." "I heard Yamada told Sasaki that he likes her." "wth maximum wnd speeds of 8 meters per second." "I heard Yamada told Sasaki that he likes her." "No surprise there..." "Huh?" "Kanae, you sure seem happy today." "Did something happen with Tono?" "No way?" "!" "No way?" "!" "What is important is this formula..." "Today, I'm going to tell Tono how I feel about him." "If I don't tell him today, after riding that wave..." "I'll never be able to." "Sumida." "T..." "Tono." "Heading home now?" "Yeah." "Heading home now?" "Really..." "Well..." "let's head home together." "I want to stay here, just like this, and feel this a little longer" "All these tears I can't hold back..." "It's not that you're to blame" "Huh?" "Sumida... you decided already?" "All these tears I can't hold back..." "It's not that you're to blame" "All these tears I can't hold back..." "It's not that you're to blame" "Yeah." "All these tears I can't hold back..." "It's not that you're to blame" "What's wrong?" "Don't be so..." "What?" "No..." "Sorry..." "It's nothing." "Something wrong?" "Yeah, that's strange..." "No good?" "Yeah..." "I wonder if the spark plug's dead..." "Was this a hand-me-down?" "Yeah, from my big sister." "Was it cutting out on you when you'd accelerate?" "It might have been..." "Let's leave them here and have someone pick them up later." "Today, let's just walk." "I can walk by myself, Tono." "You just head on home." "I've only got a little ways left to go, anyway." "Besides, I kind of feel like walking." "Tono." "Please..." "What's wrong?" "Sorry, it's nothing." "I'm sorry..." "Sumida..." "I'm begging you... please don't be so nice to me." "Desperately, reaching recklessly towards the sky..." "Launching that massive object, in search of something almost overwhelmingly far off in the distance..." "I began to understand why Tono seemed different from the others." "At the same time, I came to a very clear realization that Tono was never looking at me." "So that day, I didn't say anything to Tono." "Tono is certainly nice..." "Very nice indeed..." "But..." "Tono's always looking past me..." "At something far beyond." "I guess my wishes to be with Tono will never come true." "But still..." "But I still won't be able to stop loving him." "Not today, not tomorrow, not ever." "I fell asleep that night crying, the only thoughts in my head being of Tono..." ""Story 2:" "Cosmonaut" End" "Story 3" "3/1~4 API Meeting 4/6 API Delivery" "I felt it strongly... that if I'd turned around at that moment, she'd have turned to look at me too." "The last Chuo line train bound for Tokyo is now arriving." "I wish you'd stay for the New Year's holiday..." "I know, but I have a lot of preparations." "Yeah, I suppose so." "Make sure you cook something nice for him." "I will." "Call us anytime you need to, Akari." "I'll be fine." "I'll see you again at the wedding next month." "Don't worry so much." "Don't worry so much." "You'd better head home." "It's cold." "Last night I dreamt about the past." "When we were both still children." "I guess it's because of the old letter I found yesterday." "To Takaki Tono I guess it's because of the old letter I found yesterday." "Tono, it's been a while." "How are you?" "Tono, it's been a while." "How are you?" "I wasn't sure about" "How are you?" "I wasn't sure about contacting you, but there's" "I wasn't sure about contacting you, but there's something I need to say." "Message sent" "Message sent Mizuno." "Mizuno." "Yes?" "The meeting." "Coming." "In just living my life, it's as though sadness piles up all around me." "It's on my sheets, dried in the sun... the toothbrush in my bathroom..." "In the memory of my cell-phone..." ""I still love you."" "That's what the girl I'd been with for three years said in that e-mail." "She wrote, "We must have exchanged e-mails 1000 times." "She wrote, "We must have exchanged e-mails 1000 times." "But I doubt our hearts got closer by more than a centimeter."" "But I doubt our hearts got closer by more than a centimeter."" "But I doubt our hearts got closer by more than a centimeter."" "But I doubt our hearts got closer by more than a centimeter."" "For the past few years, I've wanted to move on..." "To grasp onto something beyond my reach..." "What that is, I don't even know..." "All I've been able to do is go on working, not knowing where these obsessive thoughts come from..." "Then one day I realized that my heart was withering, and in it there was nothing but pain." "Then one morning I realized that my beliefs, that I once held so passionately, had completely disappeared." "That was it, I couldn't take any more." "So I quit my job." "Howmuch more pain wll I have to feel" "Before I can see you again?" "One more time, if the seasons would just stand still..." "Yesterday I had a dream." "A dream of long ago." "In the dream, we were still 13." "And we were standing in a field covered with snow... where in the dim light from distant houses," "Japan's Deep Space Probe ELISH Finally Ventures Beyond the Solar System" "Japan's Deep Space Probe ELISH Finally Ventures Beyond the Solar System our footsteps were all that could be seen in the new-fallen snow." "Japan's Deep Space Probe ELISH Finally Ventures Beyond the Solar System" "Japan's Deep Space Probe ELISH Finally Ventures Beyond the Solar System And because of that," "Japan's Deep Space Probe ELISH Finally Ventures Beyond the Solar System we both believed without any doubt we both believed without any doubt that someday, we'd watch the cherry blossoms fall again together." "I am always looking for you wherever I go 5 Centimeters Per Second I am always looking for you wherever I go" "I look for you by the trains, and in alleyway wfndows" "Though I don't expect I'd ever find you there" "If my wfsh were to come true, I'd be wfth you right now" "There's nothing I can't do anymore" "I'll hold you wfth everything I've got" "Even though anyone could help me forget my loneliness" "Even though anyone could help me forget my loneliness" "Tonight it looks like the stars could fall" "So it can only be you" "One more time, if the seasons would just stand still" "One more time, I want to go back to those carefree days" "I am always looking for you wherever I go" "Even at the crossroads, and even in my dreams" "Though I don't expect I'd ever find you there" "If I could ask for a miracle" "I'd want to show you the new dawn and the new me" "And say the "I love you" I never could" "Memories of summer spin 'round in my head" "My heart suddenly stops" "I am always looking for you wherever I go" "In the morning in the streets of this town of Sakuragi" "Even though I don't expect you'd ever go there" "If my wfsh were to come true, I'd be wfth you right now" "There's nothing I can't do anymore" "I'll hold you wfth everything I've got" "I always look for traces of you wherever I go" "In shops when I travel, and at the stores I go to" "Even though I don't expect to ever find them there" "If I could ask for a miracle" "I'd want to show you the new dawn and the new me" "And say the "I love you" I never could" "I always end up looking for your smiling face" "Wherever I go" "At the crossing waiting for the trains to pass" "Even though I don't expect I'd ever find it there" "If I were to live my life over" "I'd always want to be wfth you" "For there's nothing I want in this world" "Nothing else that matters to me as much as you"