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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2006 · Movie · NR · 98 min · ★ 7.8 · 77% critics

FantasyAnimationDramaScience Fiction

After gaining the ability to leap backward through time, a high school girl tries to improve her grades and prevent mishaps. But as each attempt changes more than expected, she must decide when to intervene and when to trust that events will unfold differently for her and her friends.

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Details
Original title
時をかける少女
Years
2006
Release date
2006-07-15
Language
Japanese
Rated
NR
Runtime
98 min
Max quality
UHD
Critic score
77/100
TMDB rating
7.8/10 (2,254 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you like heartfelt high-school romance with playful time-leap scenarios and ripple-effect tension, but Not for you if you want strict logic or consistently satisfying pacing; try A Silent Voice: The Movie or The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes instead.

Pros: inventive time loops; charming high-school tone; strong emotion | Cons: slow pacing at times; confusing explanations; weak foreshadowing

Themes

  • high school
  • time travel
  • surrealism
  • love
  • slice of life
  • teenage girl
  • school
  • schoolgirl
  • jumping from height
  • teenage romance
  • anime
  • time-manipulation
  • +4 more

Awards & recognition

  • Japan Academy PrizeAnimation of the Year · 2007
  • Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award · 2006
  • Mainichi Film AwardBest Animation Film · 2006
  • Annecy Cristala Feature Film · 2007 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda