The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Studio: Bandai Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 9 reviews
Sales Rank: 2786

Format: Animated, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: 80380
UPC: 669198803802
EAN: 0669198803802
ASIN: B001FXG1ZO

Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: November 18, 2008
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5 out of 5 stars Worth Watching    December 28, 2008
Raymond C. Dukes (USA)
Besides the likable, quirky main character, I found this title very entertaining - $5 becomes $10... $10 becomes $20... etc. She dodges her own death at least 3 times, and mucks up the timeline as she tries to correct her love life... pretty much what any high school student would do if she could leap through time. This should be on the list of videos to watch if you plan on time travelling any time soon.


4 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this film    December 16, 2008
rashaa
The quality of this movie was very good. The animation was quite nice the dubbing was done well too. Even though the main character got annoying at times it was still entertaining.


5 out of 5 stars Wonderful !!!    December 14, 2008
Pierre Charland (Greenfield Park, Quebec Canada)
That movie is absolutely wonderful.
It is powerful, surprising, inspiring.
It is funny, sad, very moving.
Some scenes will leave you in shock, breathless.
That movie will stay with me.
Watch it, whatever your age.
Time waits for no one.


4 out of 5 stars Charming anime with girl appeal    December 12, 2008
wiredweird (Earth, or somewhere nearby)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

akoto seems ordinary enough. She has her friends, goes to school every day, and makes her way through those confusing early teen years. Then, one day, she hears a noise in the school science lab. When she goes to investigate -- well, something happens, or seems to. After school, on her way home, her bike's breaks fail on a steep hill. She careens in front of a rushing train, with no way to avoid being hit. Then, quite suddenly, she appears back in the school again, a few hours before her date with death.

Somehow, she has developed the ability to go backwards in time, but with memory of that possible future. Then, over the next few days, she learns to leap at will. Life in early teen years gives plenty for her to want to do over, including romantic embarrassments involving her friends or herself. This ability has its limits, though, including a countdown that mysteriously appears on her arm. Then she discovers that she unwittingly took this ability away from someone else.

You won't find mega-mechs or flying swordsmen in this peaceful but engaging movie. You will find a few other manga stereotypes, including impossibly thin and leggy figures and shortie schoolgirl uniforms. Accept the conventions and look elsewhere for bam-pow excitement. This kid-safe movie offers some chaste teen romance and mystery, and some undefinable bit more. Give it a shot.

-- wiredweird


5 out of 5 stars Well worth the wait    November 25, 2008
M. Thomas (Gaithersburg, MD)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I've been waiting over a year for this to come out in the U.S. based on some scraps of information in Anime magazines. The English dub is great, probably better to follow the emotions than Japanese. Background art is absolutely stunning and the story with it's twists and turns never lets you down. My teenage children immediately wanted to watch it again the very next day.