The movie received a limited release in the United States, being shown subtitled in Los Angeles in June, and in Seattle in September. North American distributor Bandai Entertainment premiered the film in North America on Novemat the Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema and on Maat the 2007 New York International Children's Film Festival. Following this, distribution company Kadokawa Herald Pictures increased the number of theaters showing the film across Japan, and submitted the film for international festival consideration. At Theatre Shinjuku for days in a row, filmgoers filled the theater with some even standing to watch the film. The film received limited advertising as opposed to other animation features, but word of mouth and positive reviews generated interest. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was released to a small number of theaters in Japan, taking in approximately 300 million yen (US$~3 million). Characters Makoto Konno ( 紺野真琴, Konno Makoto) Voiced by: Riisa Naka (Japanese) Emily Hirst (English) Chiaki Mamiya ( 間宮千昭, Mamiya Chiaki) Voiced by: Takuya Ishida (Japanese) Andrew Francis (English) Kousuke Tsuda ( 津田功介, Tsuda Kousuke) Voiced by: Mitsutaka Itakura (Japanese) Alex Zahara (English) Yuri Hayakawa ( 早川友梨, Hayakawa Yuri) Voiced by: Ayami Kakiuchi (Japanese) Kristie Marsden (English) Kaho Fujitani ( 藤谷果穂, Fujitani Kaho) Voiced by: Mitsuki Tanimura (Japanese) Natalie Walters (English) Kazuko Yoshiyama ( 芳山和子, Yoshiyama Kazuko) Voiced by: Sachie Hara (Japanese) Saffron Henderson (English) Miyuki Konno ( 紺野美雪, Konno Miyuki) Voiced by: Yuki Sekido (Japanese) Shannon Chan-Kent (English) Release When Kōsuke asks her where Chiaki went, she says that he went to study abroad, and that she made a decision about her own future. Before Chiaki departs, he tells Makoto that he will be waiting for her in the future. Makoto vows to ensure the painting's existence so Chiaki can see it in his era. Makoto explains her knowledge of everything and shows the device to Chiaki. Makoto uses it to safely leap back to the moment right after she gained her powers, at which point Chiaki still has one remaining time-leap, and recovers the used up time-travel device. Initially distraught by Chiaki's disappearance, Makoto discovers that Chiaki's time-leap had inadvertently restored her time-leap: Chiaki had leaped back to the time before Makoto used her final leap. True to his words, Chiaki disappears once time resumes. Having revealed his origins and the nature of the item that allowed Makoto to leap through time, and now unable to return to his own time period, Chiaki must leave. Consequently, he has used his final leap to ensure Kōsuke's existence and has stopped time only to explain to Makoto what the results will be. While walking with Makoto in the frozen city, Chiaki also explains that he stayed longer in her time frame than he originally planned. He explains that the walnut-shaped object is a time-traveling device, and he used it to leap through time hoping to see a special painting that is being restored by Kazuko, as it has been destroyed in the future. Makoto attempts to stop them, but because she had just used her final leap, she arrives too late to the crossing only to watch them get hit by the train.Ī moment later, Chiaki freezes time, telling Makoto that he is from the future. In the meantime, Makoto's friend Kōsuke Tsuda and his new girlfriend, Kaho Fujitani, borrow her faulty bike. When Chiaki calls Makoto to ask if she has been time-leaping, she uses her final time leap to prevent Chiaki's call. Using her remaining time leaps, Makoto attempts to make things right for everyone. Makoto realizes that she has a numbered tattoo on her arm indicating the limited amount of times she can time leap. At first, Makoto uses her powers to avoid being late, getting perfect grades, and even relive a single karaoke session for hours, but soon discovers that her actions can adversely affect others.Ĭonsequently, Makoto uses most of her leaps frivolously, to prevent undesirable situations from happening, including an awkward love confession from her best friend Chiaki Mamiya. Kazuko explains to Makoto that she has the power to "time-leap", to literally leap through time. She finds herself transported back to the point in time when she was riding her bicycle right before the accident. On her way home, Makoto is ejected into a railroad crossing when the brakes on her bicycle fail and is hit by an oncoming train. One day, when Makoto discovers a message written on a blackboard at her high school, she inadvertently falls upon a walnut-shaped object. Her aunt Kazuko Yoshiyama, is an art restorer at the Tokyo National Museum. Teenager Makoto Konno, who enjoys playing baseball, lives with her parents and younger sister Miyuki in Tokyo, Japan.
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