The story had a lot of promise but it seemed to go by too quickly. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. I wished it had more about the plot, the characters, the world building. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Refresh and try again. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. (voice). Copyright © Fandango.

As a one off OVA by acclaimed director Shinkai Makoto it comes with a rather impressive pedigree. Be the first to ask a question about The Voices of a Distant Star. What can I say? Not sure what I loved the most in this, And this is one I will never forget and that's a fact. The simple, charming serie fallows Kanojo as she job hunts and experience various changes in her life, all while her cat Daru remains the supportive constant. Voices of a Distant Star 90% for Animation: It is AMAZING one created this on their computer, The scenery is stunning of the different planets and amazing worlds she sees. Loved it. As the characters grow, their text messages travel years through space to reach their destinations, which creates some emotional interactions between the two leads.

The science fiction space battles, while not the highlight of the film, are fun and backed with some excellent sound effects.

As she fights the Tarsians, Noboru goes on with his life but. You're almost there! It’s 95% Wong Kar-wai and 5% Mobile Suit Gundam, a story about a long-distance relationship between two teenagers, Mikako and Noboru, one of which has been drafted into an intergalactic war.

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Keep away! Oh... the melencholy... two young people who actually in love with each other had to be seperated. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates! Give it a try.

Because whenever they find anything different from themselves, they want to fight with it. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Coming Soon. The story tells of a young boy and girl who are separated by an intergalactic war.

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Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Forgot your password? Use the HTML below. The idea of text messaging with cell phones through space is highly amusing. A sinful spirit is granted the opportunity to prove worthy for rebirth, inhabiting the body of a student who killed himself. I also watched the anime and anime was kind of better but i liked the character designs of manga better. It begs the question that if one man with a bit of his wife's help can achieve this splendor, then why do teams of fifty plus struggle to crank out the slightly better than mediocre? As it is only a one episode OVA there isn't a chance to see any back story or flesh out the story any way.

Directed by Makoto Shinkai and voices by Mika Shinohara, Makoto Shinkai, Sumi Mutoh and Chihiro Suzuki. The story of the high school students Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Terao.

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It was sad enough. The music and sounds really give a sense of distance. It's only 25 minutes.

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This FAQ is empty. Looking for some great streaming picks? It's a book of the heart and the Manga adaptation develops the plot details of the short 25 minute anime very well indeed. I am happy to say I enjoyed the manga much more than the anime.

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This is a beautiful manga.

So they were trying to communicate and misarable and missing each other the whole manga. It felt a little rushed but I guess it makes sense why. Just confirm how you got your ticket.

I liked the characters and the storyline. I look forward to his works, I am sure it will be tugging at the heart-strings as he weaves his tale into our hearts. Perhaps reminiscent a bit o Robert Nathans's "Portrait of Jennie" in that it deals with a love which is subverted by time--though in an entirely different way. It wasn't just the story, but the art style too. The feeling of waiting for something, for someone, for years, it can be tiring, unmotivated, draining, hurtful. (2002). When I saw this at my local library I didn’t have much hope it would be better but figured it’d be nice to give it a second try. Title:

The love of Japanese high school students Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Tera is tested when Mikako is sent to fight aliens in a distant universe and voice mails to and from Earth become months to years in transmission. 15 one-minute shorts created by various people from Japan's animation industry.

It wasn't just the story, but the art style too. Start by marking “The Voices of a Distant Star” as Want to Read: From Coraline to ParaNorman check out some of our favorite family-friendly movie picks to watch this Halloween. It follows the lives of two close childhood friends, a boy and a girl, who get separated once the girl is sent into space to fight in a war against aliens. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. We’d love your help. The title of the collection, Ani*Kuri15, is abbreviated from the words "anime" and "creators". In a future filled with a boundless potential for interstellar peace and prosperity, Mikako joins a research team to explore the recent contact between humans and alien races. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. If you like to pour some missery on yourself time to time, this is the stuff for you... lol. Keiko's score 94-100. Don’t worry, it won’t take long.

Reminded me a great deal of Makoto Shinkai's "5 Centimeters Per Second".

So overall really good. Was this review helpful to you? Hotaru is rescued by a spirit when she gets lost in a forest as a child. I would like to say and add that Makoto Shinkai is my favourite animated director, and I would be lying if I say I didn't cry when I first saw this and that was a little over 4 years ago.

Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. The CG mechs are very well done, especially considering this was produced six years ago. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. My fave from this author so far. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. If there was one manga, especially shoujo, that crushed my heart, this was it. Even so, I'm just glad there was a spark of hope that still radiated throughout the chapters, a comf. The backdrops and the sky in particular are always top notch and very well drawn. As she travels deeper into this new frontier, her only connectio.

I was like, is this still the same character talking or what lol It should also have pointed out the locasion, like now we are at earth, now we are at space ship whatever etc, that would be helpful, but not a big problem.

The story of the high school students Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Terao.

Coming Soon. To what distance would you go for your one true love? 90% for voice acting: It's really touching as well as their amazing dialog, and some sentences you be happy for, but at the back of your head you feel like something else. As she travels deeper into this new frontier, her only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy Every time I do view this, I feel something so different to most stories like these. This was an amazing anime. As a movie I think this would have been much better and would be placed up with other top notch movies. August 8th 2006 Patrick Graydon .

60% for characters: Well there crudely done I will say and they could have looked better, But there emotions really show. "Voices of a Star") is a Japanese science fiction drama short film created and animated by Makoto Shinkai. It's an odd way of describing it, but the music really gives scale to the battles and makes you feel like something epic is taking place.

. Ah, if only I understand what it means to love... What a beautiful, heartfelt, lonesome, romantic read. [IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/34smt7n.jpg[/IMG] [At the end of the story Noboru decides to go into space in hopes of reuniting with Nagamine.

fan's of Makoto Shinkai's "5 Centimeters Per Second", I was prepared for meloncholia but not for the sheer beauty of the story. Read on and find out for yourself. The lovers try to remain in contact using cellular telephone text messages, but as each battle takes Mikako further from the Earth, each message takes longer to arrive.

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They communicate only through text messages but as Mikako’s war moves her further and further towards the boundaries of the solar system the messages take longer to reach each other, eight years by the end of the story. the setting is around some time in the future. I also watched the anime and anime was kind of better but i liked the character designs of manga better. Sounds excellent, but it never really gives you a sense of why they are fighting or even who they are fighting. "It's going to take so long to reach you . They have no personality at all and are very one dimensional. and the Terms and Policies, You could feel the distance and loneliness of the two main characters. ", "Humans are such a curious race... but maybe sometimes they want to know too much. by Adult.