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Notes, observations, and reviews on TV shows, books, movies, and other media that I come across and feel like jotting down here. Will be focused primarily on Japanese anime, novels, and manga, but not limited to these genres. Be aware that the full blog e
Recent Posts Tagged With byousoku 5 centimeter
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Anime News Network with 5 Centimeter Per Second Theme
Anime News Network is back at it with a website theme based on another favorite anime of mine. They have done this in the past with other anime that I like....
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"One More Time, One More Chance" Guitar Tab
Well, time to sharpen those guitar playing skills. Found this on Youtube looking for the guitar tab for the main theme used for Byousoku 5 Centimeter: {YOUTUBE:sbmZu5ExzdI} Pretty unusual to put a guitar tab in this format, but it is quite useful at...
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Indecisions
Even after the third time I watch it, I seem to waver between considering the last part of Makoto Shinkai's Byousoku 5 Centimeter either a misstep or a masterpiece. Indeed, I do declare that the first two parts near perfection, but it's th...
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They have arrived!
Only took 10 days to cross the Pacific. Not bad. And they were packaged quite well too. ...
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Updates from a Japanese Import Newbie
I received an update from CDJapan last night that my order for Gekijo Animation Byosoku 5 Centimeter DVD Box [Limited Edition](DVD) and MIND GAME (English Subtitles) (DVD) was shipped. The email said that the shipment should take 4-12 days to get...
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I am insane
I just spent $112.62 US on two DVDs. They were Byousoku 5 Centimeter Limited Edition and Mind Game . Granted, I got the first only because I am a Makoto Shinkai fanboy and watching the raw of his latest film moved me to want to import the DVD befo...
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Oukashou locations
Daike from the Makoto Shinkai Fan Web has put up pictures of the actual locations Makoto Shinkai used for the first part of Byousoku 5 Centimeter. I recognize all of these from the anime, and Daike includes some interesting commentary with the pic...
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Byousoku 5 Centimeter - Licensed!
I just got word from the Anime News Network that, as I expected would happen at some point, ADV has confirmed the licensing of Makoto Shinkai's Byousoku 5 Centimeter! I had several reactions to the news: Yay! The movie will be released in the...
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Highly Scientific Experiment
Daike, in a highly controlled experiment, attempts to answer the all-important question: Does a cherry pedal actually fall at the rate of 5 centimeters per second, as claimed by Makoto Shinkai's latest film, Byousoku 5 cm? His results? It's...
