5 centimetres per second
Short OVA/movie with 3 episodes (merged) running for 20mins each...
A love story. Somewhat refreshing, somewhat depressing... 5 centimetres per second is the speed of a cherry blossom petal falling to the earth, petals being a metaphorical representation of humans, reminiscent of the slowness of life and how people often start together but slowly drift into their separate ways.
All 3 episodes revolve around Tono Takaki falling in love at the age of 13, growing up, school life and such.
I really enjoyed this. Not something i would normally go for.. but it was worth it.
Pale Cocoon
Now this little gem of an OVA i'm glad i came across. Running at only 23 mins long it makes a huge impact on sci-fi Anime.
Set in the very distant future when all of Earths knowledge is lost. Ura, who works with the Archive Excavation Department, discovers all this lost information. Living deep, deep underground.. not knowing what has happened in decades. One day he comes across a video file and after restoring it discovers the truth and what has really happened to Earth.
Can't say any more but watch it for yourself!
I did indeed think this was a brilliant idea.. they could of made a full length Anime out of it. Still worth a watch. :)
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