I love the facts that it's black and white to make it seem like it's really from the cat's perspective. something i didn't realize at first... as always his works are beautiful.
@Noablarenglish The call can be anything. It could represent all sorts of bad things: the end of a relationship, a loss in the family, or something else. You can read into it whatever it is you want to feel. I think it's that kind of short, quiet movie.
@wolvekit The first thing that came in mind to me, was maybe her getting to know she suffered from a terminal disease. Like cancer or so. Really made me feel emotional right there! It was utmost beautiful, and as always in Shinkai's work: aimed at heart. :)
I also couldnt help but notice that Makoto Shinkai kind of connects his films in some way... for example, you actually meet Chobi [the cat] in 5 Centimeters Per Second [another one of his films] and they also mention Mimi :P i thought that was kinda cute
I SWEAR i couldnt stop crying cuz it was so emotional and adorable <3 i only just heard about Makoto Shinkai today and i already think his work is amazing (:
Each one of Makoto's work has elements of Beauty and Tragedy to them, combined with the beautifully detailed landscapes, is the reason I watch his movies.
Having viewed most of Makoto Shinkai's work, i have come to believe that, as a film-maker and an artist, his work reflects loneliness and despair, and the inevitability of the passage of time. Humans seem to delude themselves into thinking some things last for ever, and suffer anxiety when these things change.
This desire to hold onto people and feelings of the past is the cause of this loneliness. I think Shinkai's work carries the message that life goes on. and we should just accept it
well actually i thought about it in a a bit different way. I thought that the cat represents the girl best friend. He is very close to her, but she values him only as a friend, thats why the cat is shown instead of a person. Also it shows the feelings only of a cat, but not the girl, this way you can understand that the girl do not feel anything like love for him, but he does. Also if you think this way its the traditional theme of his works. I dont know if this is the right thinking thought...
That was mesmerizing... maybe because I had to stare intently to finish reading the fleeting subtitles before the next sentence... but mesmerizing nonetheless!
very unique^^ what I really liked was it was told trough the eyes of a cat. It was really something a cat would 'think' about life. and also the black and white. cats can't see colors, only black and white, so taht made it even more litterly told trough the eyes of a cat^^
Really touching, I love how he described the seasons really well. Loved the sound effects, they made this mini-anime more interesting. I think my favorite thing about this was that it was black-and-white. It really suites this short anime. If it was in color, you'd think it was like a real anime... Makoto Shinkai is truly talented. Looking for more of his work!
This was a nice Anime short, I liked it. I'm starting to become a some-what fan of Makoto Shinkai. I just saw 5 centimeters Per Second, that was a really good one for me to want to watch more of his work.
@CrispyGFX He's a cat... They look like that. Without that face he would've had to redesign the whole thing. If you didn't notice the cats were drawn very simply.
I don't know if you have seen real cats lately, but they don't go :3 . I understand that it's simplistic, but it's the only expression the cat makes, regardless of situation.
I love this man's work, it's too bad though... my wife "doesn't get" his stories. Interesting though, since she's a little emotionally detached, and I'm not. I guess it all depends on the person.
shinkai is known in japan as the next miyazaki... I wonder wat would happen if miyazaki hired him for a movie both to mentor him and see what he knew. Would his skills just become godly?
this movie is so much better then all the american transformers-titans-....-crap. they are not even worth to be called in the same breath with this masterpiece.
If you think this is great which im not sayin it aint, then you havent watched 5 Centimeters Per Second. They emotions that he makes you feel are absolutly undiscribable. you get a rush, and wether your a boy or a girl you cant help but cry. 5 Centimeters Per Second is by far his best work ever!
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Am i the only one to this that this is utter bullcrap of an anime? And i also want the 5 minutes of my life back. Wasted it watching this pointlessness. I might as well have went and try to talk with my dog. Same thing right?
There's no crazy deep plot. It's just exactly as you see it. That's just how Shinkai is. People always try to put crazy meanings into his works. As someone else said they are simple and just slice of lifey. And he's one of the best at it.
Japanese stories are not particularly concerned about plot. They have this art aesthetique for the ambiguous and the suggested. Stories are driven by images. It isn't the external events that matter, it's what is evoked. :)
I disagree with comment below. It just depicts life. The girl is just struggling. She doesn't live the cat either simply goes to work early. Shots and newspapers in the anime depict what her lifestyle is like. It's pretty straight forward
After looking it up on the Internets, I found out that Mr. Shinkai is the same guy who directed 5 Centimeters Per Second. The animation and minimalist themes on life were all there and I would definitely recommend watching the film if you like this short piece.
Shinkai's animes are (as others already mentioned) mainly supposed to let you feel certain, basically melancholic kind of feelings - stories are of minor importance in his animes.
That's totally adorable :3 It has absolutely no sense but in the same time the meaning of life. it explains everything. there's only one more short film that affected me this much and it's Till Nowak's 'Delivery'.
Somehow my cat see me as her "slave" in which she expect me to fill her bowl with food and clean her litterbox. Then again I love cats and anime, and thus I happened to know about this little short.
I know I commented on this not long ago, but I just have to say, again, that this is quite possibly the most beautiful five minutes I've spent in my life.
This is one reason I am so fascinated by Japanese culture: simple, gentle, beautiful art like this, that just lingers with you long after it ends.
so, I understand the meaning of this short anime, that the cat has not the ability to love the woman (for he is cat), but nor does he have the ability to love anyone else, so in the end he is inevitably lonely but content with being lonely because he is lonely with her and would rather give his love than give nothing at all. but I am not ignorant in this, but for some odd reason, this film does not strike me as profound. It seems to be a very average message with beautiful art.
Well, none of Shinkai's works are about the message, and are kind of slice-of-lifey. Rather, he's a master at creating an atmosphere and capture a certain feeling. If you have to watch Oshii films with your brain, Shinkai's works aim for the heart.
@wtfpantera That was half a year ago lol, look at the date.
As to your reply - yes for the shorts and no for the movies, they're a bit more complex I think. As for recommendations - I liked all of him except 5cm/sec, it felt a bit too simplistic and naive for me. As for other directors, I can't think of anyone with an exact same style in anime, but Shinkai seems to borrow a lot of "camera" techniques from classic film masters like Kurosawa and Tarkovskiy.
@Ausdoerrt The messages in Shinkai's work are implied instead of explicated. They are honest and subtle. It makes you appreciate the atmosphere that is created in the silent spaces of his scenes. This is animation at its finest.
@Ausdoerrt I would disagree... although most of Shinkai's works are certainly aimed at the heart, I think they are a lot more than the slice-of-life they originally seem like. Loneliness, distance, loss... he reflects all of these with purity and simplicity. I think one of his biggest themes is the passage of time, and how beautiful the little things are.
Think of it this way, Its not like a love like humans have, The cat views his owner as a sort of Goddess or idol. Something for him to worship and stay faithful too. Think of it this way, If you rescued an animal, a dog for example, how do you think it would look at you? A lover or a savior? That's just my point of view anyway..Short films like these are great in the fact that they can be taken in many different ways. :)
@brightheart607 you have a point, but when do any of use stop to think about the most basic levels of interaction such as this? we try to and pretend to understand much more complex things about the world and the people in it but so few of us start by understanding themselves and those closest to them
What I'm not getting is whether she left the cat behind or if she's just going to work, but other than that, it's the most beautiful and touching anime I've seen in a long time (besides other Shinkai works)
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No, but it's more complicated than that; as the cat says, he loves her like a man loves his lover, but she doesn't love him, so in the end, they're two lonely people (and cat) who might never actually find anyone for them, but they will always have each other and are therefore happy (Hence the "I love the world" at the end from both of them.
Keep in mind that this is what I understood; the "real" (As in what the author meant) might be completely different.
I love Shinkai's works, but I always break down crying while watching them, so I usually end up avoiding them after that, even though I also enjoy them. It's a very odd and moving style he has.
A lot of panning, and not much animation. Something all J animation in the past 15 years is guilty of, but this one particularly reminds me of Gainax's work.
why do all of Makoto Shinkai movies have pictures of electricity poles in them?
SpaceDifference 9 months ago
Monochrome ;)
janjmaki 9 months ago
@Lucariolamergamer Skybounded (the one who uploaded the video) didn't make it, Makoto Shinkai (an anime professional) did.
WhiteNightStarlight 10 months ago
dareka tasukete :(
fedordanie 10 months ago
I love the facts that it's black and white to make it seem like it's really from the cat's perspective. something i didn't realize at first... as always his works are beautiful.
Akiachrounoumena 10 months ago
Sure the cat loved his owner, but he could at least tap Mimi's ass!
gerardz101 11 months ago 5
@1:22 , does anyone know what song is that in the background (or at least can make out the lyrics)?
vittau 11 months ago
@vittau I wondered rather if anyone knew the beautiful piano-piece at 3:09..
XiomaraCarebear 11 months ago
@XiomaraCarebear It's called "Crying" by Tenmon, but as far as I know it's just a 40 second piece composed especially for this video...
vittau 11 months ago
@vittau specifically*
emcitement 9 months ago
@emcitement Troll harder, "especially" works just as well...
vittau 9 months ago
@vittau No. The words are used differently in english.
emcitement 9 months ago
hmm .. everything is done in complete detail except for the cats.
I love it.
3ilataN 11 months ago 2
Seems like the story of my life.
Soralella71 11 months ago
Damn.. here come the tears again.
MirrorDepth 11 months ago
The call is probably her boyfriend breaking up with her. But the circumstances are irrelevant. It delivers the emotions with no explanation needed.
MrTorinrh 11 months ago
Wait...I dont get it, what was the call?
Noablarenglish 11 months ago
@Noablarenglish The call can be anything. It could represent all sorts of bad things: the end of a relationship, a loss in the family, or something else. You can read into it whatever it is you want to feel. I think it's that kind of short, quiet movie.
wolvekit 11 months ago
@wolvekit The first thing that came in mind to me, was maybe her getting to know she suffered from a terminal disease. Like cancer or so. Really made me feel emotional right there! It was utmost beautiful, and as always in Shinkai's work: aimed at heart. :)
XiomaraCarebear 11 months ago
I also couldnt help but notice that Makoto Shinkai kind of connects his films in some way... for example, you actually meet Chobi [the cat] in 5 Centimeters Per Second [another one of his films] and they also mention Mimi :P i thought that was kinda cute
Rabbitangel2cp 11 months ago
I SWEAR i couldnt stop crying cuz it was so emotional and adorable <3 i only just heard about Makoto Shinkai today and i already think his work is amazing (:
Rabbitangel2cp 11 months ago
;A; <- my face after watching this
xxliew 11 months ago
@ryujis2121 True... It's puzzling, what next will he come up with?
Oh, and by the way, it Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko... Or maybe I didn't catch something?
jcz1996 11 months ago
what a creepy ass cat. i hope my cat doesnt think like this lol
Hybridpete 1 year ago 4
wow, this was made in 1999...
madmikerex 1 year ago
as stupid as it may seem, even after looking at the title, the whole intro i thought it was a guy talking about living with a girl.. xD
kinoX25 1 year ago
wow. that was just.. wow
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markmd9 1 year ago
lol i did not expect the cat to look like like that
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sometimes the subtitles went by to fast :( Overall a nice short, but left me hanging and wanting more.
princessthyemis 1 year ago
sometimes the subtitles went by to fast :( Overall a nice short, but left me hanging and wanting more.
princessthyemis 1 year ago 9
The cat is so freaking cute...this movie (short?) makes me feel so incredibly nostalgic, I have no idea why!
justapersonlikeyou 1 year ago
The things the cat says is poetic, and that's why I like it. But it feels like it just leaves you hanging.
GeneralShadow 1 year ago 4
Each one of Makoto's work has elements of Beauty and Tragedy to them, combined with the beautifully detailed landscapes, is the reason I watch his movies.
tandler 1 year ago 4
Having viewed most of Makoto Shinkai's work, i have come to believe that, as a film-maker and an artist, his work reflects loneliness and despair, and the inevitability of the passage of time. Humans seem to delude themselves into thinking some things last for ever, and suffer anxiety when these things change.
This desire to hold onto people and feelings of the past is the cause of this loneliness. I think Shinkai's work carries the message that life goes on. and we should just accept it
SamuraiAwesome 1 year ago 4
i thought it was alittle too fast paced, but i suppose thats how it must feel when you ponder back in time and realize time went by so quickly...
WhiteSunflower 1 year ago
that is so good. I want to hear more of the cat and his lover. its such a heart felt animation.
cutekittygirl101 1 year ago
If there was a English dub I would love this even more, and don't go hating me for loving dubs :D
Lamar154 1 year ago
i think i get it somehow the meaning of this or at least i think, so can anyone give me their opinion about the message of the vidoe ???
AvatarTTfan 1 year ago
haha, he said...her cat... hehe ^_^
Deango2 1 year ago
lol i love Mimi
henrylee0123 1 year ago
well actually i thought about it in a a bit different way. I thought that the cat represents the girl best friend. He is very close to her, but she values him only as a friend, thats why the cat is shown instead of a person. Also it shows the feelings only of a cat, but not the girl, this way you can understand that the girl do not feel anything like love for him, but he does. Also if you think this way its the traditional theme of his works. I dont know if this is the right thinking thought...
S3l3ct1ve 1 year ago
That was mesmerizing... maybe because I had to stare intently to finish reading the fleeting subtitles before the next sentence... but mesmerizing nonetheless!
imisssoundgarden 1 year ago
Pure. Genius.
tandler 1 year ago
WHO PRESSED THE DISLIKE BUTTON?????
Ryuzaki40 1 year ago 5
25 people like MiMi too damn much
TiffanyCullen 1 year ago 2
the drawings are beautiful....
VanillaMostly 1 year ago
very unique^^ what I really liked was it was told trough the eyes of a cat. It was really something a cat would 'think' about life. and also the black and white. cats can't see colors, only black and white, so taht made it even more litterly told trough the eyes of a cat^^
10animallover10 1 year ago
Really touching, I love how he described the seasons really well. Loved the sound effects, they made this mini-anime more interesting. I think my favorite thing about this was that it was black-and-white. It really suites this short anime. If it was in color, you'd think it was like a real anime... Makoto Shinkai is truly talented. Looking for more of his work!
RebelliousStage 1 year ago
25 dislikes? obviously they're all dogs...cats are better
MyTrapCard 1 year ago 7
erm...okaaaay. quite good I guess but I think this kind of short movie isn't really for me.
ByakuyaBleach123 1 year ago
Wow. Beautiful.
KuroiiTenshii 1 year ago
i had no idea wth was goin on but damn that was fine! : D
animejunkie94 1 year ago
i really like this, i love the descriptions of the seasons and the smells. LOVE CATS
appletinihamshire 1 year ago
25 people don't understand life.
CaelumN0ctis 1 year ago 2
interesting
ParaChomp 1 year ago
This was a nice Anime short, I liked it. I'm starting to become a some-what fan of Makoto Shinkai. I just saw 5 centimeters Per Second, that was a really good one for me to want to watch more of his work.
Dark0Fiction 1 year ago
I think it would be more touchy if the cat didn't have the fucking :3 :3 :3 face the entire time.
CrispyGFX 1 year ago
@CrispyGFX He's a cat... They look like that. Without that face he would've had to redesign the whole thing. If you didn't notice the cats were drawn very simply.
CaelumN0ctis 1 year ago
@CaelumN0ctis
I don't know if you have seen real cats lately, but they don't go :3 . I understand that it's simplistic, but it's the only expression the cat makes, regardless of situation.
CrispyGFX 1 year ago
i hate the subber
greatestwhoeverlived 1 year ago
*who is most famous for his creation... "who" is used as a subject, "whom" as a direct object or object of a preposition.
heylookitsnana 1 year ago
I love this man's work, it's too bad though... my wife "doesn't get" his stories. Interesting though, since she's a little emotionally detached, and I'm not. I guess it all depends on the person.
Ruohttas 1 year ago
cool
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If you don't understand this, you are a complete idiot.
ragequitonyourass 1 year ago
Cute :) her cat helped her to move on?? Or is just her loneliness was over with her cat??
princessandbluemoon 1 year ago
I like this world too, no matter how flawed it is, thanks Makoto.
salazarmark 1 year ago
Whats that piano song?? :3
usagiXmizaki 1 year ago
why is this sad??
thekickitin 1 year ago
shinkai is known in japan as the next miyazaki... I wonder wat would happen if miyazaki hired him for a movie both to mentor him and see what he knew. Would his skills just become godly?
aznsorawarrior 1 year ago
Shinkai is a fucking legend.
cypresspuz 1 year ago
everything shinkai makes is beautiful. he has the talent to create such a unique, deep feeling. it's undescribable.
angelskisses43 1 year ago
this movie is so much better then all the american transformers-titans-....-crap. they are not even worth to be called in the same breath with this masterpiece.
qwasrrsawq 1 year ago 3
I cant read that fast UGH :(
lunatic7js 1 year ago 3
If you think this is great which im not sayin it aint, then you havent watched 5 Centimeters Per Second. They emotions that he makes you feel are absolutly undiscribable. you get a rush, and wether your a boy or a girl you cant help but cry. 5 Centimeters Per Second is by far his best work ever!
9RainDrops 1 year ago
The cats Mimi and chobi also make an appreance in 5 centimeters per second. Another one of makoto shinkai's works.
suchiha624 1 year ago
Words can't express how beautiful this is...
I cry everytime i see it. TT_TT
And i love the soundtrack.
MissLawliett 1 year ago
1999?
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Am i the only one to this that this is utter bullcrap of an anime? And i also want the 5 minutes of my life back. Wasted it watching this pointlessness. I might as well have went and try to talk with my dog. Same thing right?
I do like his other works tho, esp Voices.
creamiorange 1 year ago
the best work by shinkai imo.
alive914 1 year ago
I'm confused.. Did she kill herself or move?
zorakbane 1 year ago
@zorakbane She just left for work... Like DJMamu said, there's no crazy deep plot. It's just a cute Shinkai OVA.
Quebec62 1 year ago 3
i rented voices from a distant star, but my family (who doesnt like anime) said the effects where "cheesy" but i wanted to watch it!!!!!
animeangelgirl100 1 year ago
I had to watch this again.
welowrider32 1 year ago
I want this to go deeper.
Perfect.
welowrider32 1 year ago
Shinkai is a genius.
maiikah 1 year ago 5
There's no crazy deep plot. It's just exactly as you see it. That's just how Shinkai is. People always try to put crazy meanings into his works. As someone else said they are simple and just slice of lifey. And he's one of the best at it.
DJMamu 1 year ago 9
does anyone know what program was this film made on?
KONGRES47 1 year ago
amazing, such a range of emotions fit neatly into five minutes. shinkai truly is a master
sucram4545 1 year ago
wtf????????
Jotajotakunn 1 year ago
great little story :'(
esc4all 1 year ago
I think this was simply beautiful.
cuteycindyhoney 1 year ago
A very sweet, yet sad film. I liked it very much.
Jessisceltic 1 year ago 5
Japanese stories are not particularly concerned about plot. They have this art aesthetique for the ambiguous and the suggested. Stories are driven by images. It isn't the external events that matter, it's what is evoked. :)
sabbathunlimited 1 year ago 9
the first time I watched this, i was so filled with emotion that i couldn't help but let one tear come to my eye.
jazzbassist23 1 year ago 24
very beautiful, but i still don't get it
DhieP9 1 year ago
I disagree with comment below. It just depicts life. The girl is just struggling. She doesn't live the cat either simply goes to work early. Shots and newspapers in the anime depict what her lifestyle is like. It's pretty straight forward
DeadlyPaperCrane 2 years ago 7
I think the girl had some sickness or somthing thats why after the phone conversation she said "someone save me"
and maybe she took the train to go to a hospital but in the end she didnt make it
well...it only a guess o-o
shunkuncat 2 years ago
The meaning is that the girl went to another city and left the cat all alone in her apartments...and wont ever come back ...
Ananaschan 2 years ago
Unique and very sad. But I kinda don't get it.
54ck3r 2 years ago
*sigh*, if i remember how to cry, i will watch this again...it's beautifull :(
krostog 2 years ago
Could someone explain it to me?
michaeljacksonyall 2 years ago
After looking it up on the Internets, I found out that Mr. Shinkai is the same guy who directed 5 Centimeters Per Second. The animation and minimalist themes on life were all there and I would definitely recommend watching the film if you like this short piece.
nukedoom3000 2 years ago 7
sad and beautiful, just like life
billychanxtreem 2 years ago 5
I like the narration and the art, yet the storyline feels lacking.
Also it made absolutely no sense, but you know.
PatriotAlmighty 2 years ago 3
Shinkai's animes are (as others already mentioned) mainly supposed to let you feel certain, basically melancholic kind of feelings - stories are of minor importance in his animes.
Lenariet 2 years ago 6
Wooow! I'm utterly and completely fascinated by Shinkai's skill. He must know a lot about feelings.
SomeSunshineOutside 2 years ago 2
This anime make ne cry т^т
SummerBunnyNesty 2 years ago
That's totally adorable :3 It has absolutely no sense but in the same time the meaning of life. it explains everything. there's only one more short film that affected me this much and it's Till Nowak's 'Delivery'.
hahoto 2 years ago 3
I have no idea why, but as soon as I finished watching this, tears started streaming down my face.
yvonneishappy 2 years ago 5
Perhaps the most profound 5 minutes of film ever!
ConnorClunk93 2 years ago 5
Somehow my cat see me as her "slave" in which she expect me to fill her bowl with food and clean her litterbox. Then again I love cats and anime, and thus I happened to know about this little short.
hanchiman 2 years ago
it's charming
MARKOFSOREO 2 years ago
i agree it is the most beautiful anime iv seen
theredone09 2 years ago 4
I know I commented on this not long ago, but I just have to say, again, that this is quite possibly the most beautiful five minutes I've spent in my life.
This is one reason I am so fascinated by Japanese culture: simple, gentle, beautiful art like this, that just lingers with you long after it ends.
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vittau 2 years ago
Stunning.
Edwards3Carrots 2 years ago 3
so, I understand the meaning of this short anime, that the cat has not the ability to love the woman (for he is cat), but nor does he have the ability to love anyone else, so in the end he is inevitably lonely but content with being lonely because he is lonely with her and would rather give his love than give nothing at all. but I am not ignorant in this, but for some odd reason, this film does not strike me as profound. It seems to be a very average message with beautiful art.
brightheart607 2 years ago 2
Well, none of Shinkai's works are about the message, and are kind of slice-of-lifey. Rather, he's a master at creating an atmosphere and capture a certain feeling. If you have to watch Oshii films with your brain, Shinkai's works aim for the heart.
Ausdoerrt 2 years ago 107
@Ausdoerrt I don't know who were you replying to, but could it be said his works are kind of like haiku? just longer and animated? ;)
this also the absolute first Shinkai's thing I've ever watched, any recommendations perhaps?
wtfpantera 1 year ago
@wtfpantera That was half a year ago lol, look at the date.
As to your reply - yes for the shorts and no for the movies, they're a bit more complex I think. As for recommendations - I liked all of him except 5cm/sec, it felt a bit too simplistic and naive for me. As for other directors, I can't think of anyone with an exact same style in anime, but Shinkai seems to borrow a lot of "camera" techniques from classic film masters like Kurosawa and Tarkovskiy.
Ausdoerrt 1 year ago
@Ausdoerrt did that comment lose any validity because of the time? I think not ;) thank you for the response :)
wtfpantera 1 year ago
@Ausdoerrt The messages in Shinkai's work are implied instead of explicated. They are honest and subtle. It makes you appreciate the atmosphere that is created in the silent spaces of his scenes. This is animation at its finest.
salazarmark 1 year ago
@Ausdoerrt I would disagree... although most of Shinkai's works are certainly aimed at the heart, I think they are a lot more than the slice-of-life they originally seem like. Loneliness, distance, loss... he reflects all of these with purity and simplicity. I think one of his biggest themes is the passage of time, and how beautiful the little things are.
TwoBitColorPencil 1 year ago 75
@Ausdoerrt can u tell me some of Oshii films and Shinkai's works plz XD i would really really want to see them
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Shino4142 2 years ago
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Think of it this way, Its not like a love like humans have, The cat views his owner as a sort of Goddess or idol. Something for him to worship and stay faithful too. Think of it this way, If you rescued an animal, a dog for example, how do you think it would look at you? A lover or a savior? That's just my point of view anyway..Short films like these are great in the fact that they can be taken in many different ways. :)
HeartlessWyvern 2 years ago
@brightheart607 you have a point, but when do any of use stop to think about the most basic levels of interaction such as this? we try to and pretend to understand much more complex things about the world and the people in it but so few of us start by understanding themselves and those closest to them
desposyy 2 years ago
wow! you explained it great ^^
p00kiesu 2 years ago
I just watched 5cm, so I decided to check this out as well. This is so unique! :)
zach200888 2 years ago 2
What I'm not getting is whether she left the cat behind or if she's just going to work, but other than that, it's the most beautiful and touching anime I've seen in a long time (besides other Shinkai works)
Queenie515 2 years ago 4
Amazing =)
I wonder when Shinkai's next work will be announced and/or released =).
FaintSnow 2 years ago 2
...*speechless*
WTF was that? a 5 minute stream of epicness.. like... what, how and when? :s
Cutest 5 min ev4r!
CaelumN0ctis 2 years ago 3
i think i've never seen such an emotional and deep movie which is just 5 min long it's got everything, compressed in 5 min!!!!
JJspirit194 2 years ago 4
omg, this is such a delicate and lonely film. I understand how the cat feels very well. I too am like that.
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vioz87 2 years ago
This is so unique. I think I haven't seen anything like that before
tatinutas 2 years ago 66
...This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Less than five minutes of it, and I'm weeping like a baby.
Now my nose is all stuffed up. I can't sleep with my nose stuffed up. Damn it.
clyhiz 2 years ago 2
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
bluetown19 2 years ago 4
REAL MEN DO ROMANCE!
cambaprecoz 2 years ago 5
Heal YEAH!
TheRKiller 2 years ago
Seriously some of his shit is just too Godly to think one man was behind everything.
Fuck I bet his girlfriend is crazy for him.
cambaprecoz 2 years ago
You mean wife.
gribae 2 years ago 3
Well the cat may be as loyal as a husband but whatever.
cambaprecoz 2 years ago
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most if his short films have a meaning... hope iget to know more o them..
i rlllllly love this oneee. voices of a distant star is too sad 2 watch i cnt blive she died
minxpinay 2 years ago
Wow thanks for ruining that one asshole.
AsellusPrimus 2 years ago 6
In Voices of a Distant Star, she survived. The manga continues a bit more and has more completion to it.
Jogeta5 2 years ago
Mikako didn't die. WATCH the movie-sode and read the manga.
gribae 2 years ago
Did she leave forever?
itsthegreenplatypus 2 years ago
No, but it's more complicated than that; as the cat says, he loves her like a man loves his lover, but she doesn't love him, so in the end, they're two lonely people (and cat) who might never actually find anyone for them, but they will always have each other and are therefore happy (Hence the "I love the world" at the end from both of them.
Keep in mind that this is what I understood; the "real" (As in what the author meant) might be completely different.
hutchicken 2 years ago 5
I love Shinkai's works, but I always break down crying while watching them, so I usually end up avoiding them after that, even though I also enjoy them. It's a very odd and moving style he has.
project2501b 2 years ago 2
Voices of a Distant Star, Place Promised in our Early days, 5 Centimeters per Second
These are all MUST see xD
fog92x 2 years ago 2
I agree. Ive seen all of them and own 'Place Promised in our Early days'
(Still getting around to buying Voices and 5cm)
Cybaria 2 years ago
not gonna lie, i shead a tear after this.
not really sure why, just struck that chord
jazzbassist23 2 years ago 2
This... is amazing....
Made me cry.
Seen it a hundred times and it never loses it's impact. =3
taztazhi 2 years ago 7
I think this is stunning. Thank you.
EphemeronRadiance 2 years ago 5
I seen this so many times, but it never got old. i love it, but it makes me miss my cats.
PandasAttackAttackNJ 2 years ago 3
you should try watching The Who Lept Through Time. that ones really good to, but really really different!
animelookalike 2 years ago 2
Do you mean "The girl who leapt through time?"^^
DaBlackCloud 2 years ago 3
A lot of panning, and not much animation. Something all J animation in the past 15 years is guilty of, but this one particularly reminds me of Gainax's work.
incyphe 2 years ago
This was made by ONE guy. Give him a break.
JuliusLjungberg 2 years ago 10
Technically, two guys. The composer is Tenmon, who has also written the soundtracks to the other three films. I wonder what the next setting will be.
Yupiyeahs 2 years ago
Oh, yeah, I wouldn't forget Tenmon, but I was referring to the animation in my previous post.
And Shinkai could make a movie about frogs and it would still make me cry ;D
JuliusLjungberg 2 years ago 3
i don't get it -.-
so the cat loves her like a man loves a women?
and the women likes the world?
someone explain? T__T
shoppergirlxx 2 years ago
The cat loves her like a man loves a woman, yes.
But she will never love him.
In the end they are both lonely but will have each other.
cambaprecoz 2 years ago 9
Did she leave the cat on the train station at the end?!
oOSamiiOo 2 years ago
i think so
badazz5001 2 years ago
No. They live happily together ever after.
Babspace 2 years ago 2
Nope.
Moonshield15 2 years ago
that... was.... beautiful....Im lost for words
0.o
Ginazx 2 years ago