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>>475945
Don't go in expecting any epic stuff. 5cm per second is very much grounded in reality.
I agree very much with>>475952in that people are really overestimating Makoto Shinkai's storytelling capacity. In all three of his major works (Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5cm per Second), he basically retreads the same story. This is fine when you watch it the first time, but it grows tiring the second or third time 'round.
Don't get me wrong. All three of his works are solidly written. And though all three tell the same story, they arrive at different conclusions. Still, the major theme of his works - relationships, distance, communication, and growing up - remain mostly the same all throughout.
Many people like to say he is the next Miyazaki, but even Shinkai himself disagrees. He has yet to show any real diversity in his storytelling. He is a very promising director, though, and if anyone's going to be the next great anime director, it's probably going to be him.
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