T'was fun to see this in theatres with other Shinkai loving friends. The animation quality is amazing, some scenes is literally the team showing off. Somehow I still think the movies should have Tenmon's soundtrack so the music felt really different, but not bad I guess.
I wasn't paying full attention to the lyrics at the theatre but boy do I love them after looking it up:
Red lines, blues lines you carry inside
The twain shall meet at the center of your heart
In a voice that withstands the wind
I’m bringing up the words to deliver
Time is a sleeper, wind the soft skin, the star is a cradle, people are a mirage
If this tear answers your question of why I’m crying
It’s not as close to the meaning of us finding each other
It’s the shout that this body alone will never be enough
Found a heart that trembles only when I touch your hand
How many meanings must we get over to be there?
Could be stupidity, could be ugliness, beyond what’s right, I want to hold hands with you
Precious memories I can’t recall
These are the thoughts that can’t be put into words
Maybe, just maybe
That’s all this heart is made of
Maybe, just maybe
It still beats your heart
Wanting you to “notice me”
If this tear answers your question of why I’m crying
It’s not as close to the meaning of us finding each other
It’s the shout that this body alone will never be enough
Found a heart that trembles only when I touch your hand
How many meanings must we get over to be there?Could be stupidity, could be ugliness, beyond what’s right, I want to live with you
I got real teary by the point of the last door where it's a series of people saying variations of "I'm off" and "take care", and when the male/female lead hugged goodbye at the train station.
Overall I'd rank it 4th in my list of his works:
- 5cm
- Garden of Words
- Weathering with You (or maybe Voices of a Distant Star, but I don't remember it as well)
- Suzume
