Voices of a Distant Star
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| A short story dedicated to most distance lovers, which are being more and more common every year, thanks to the internet. |
| Absolutely, indescribably beautiful. 10/10 |
| Lemme smang it girl. |
| Mm, I think I expected more from this. The love story was nice, yes, but other things kind of bugged me. The sci-fi element with visiting other planets and fighting aliens was cool, but the science was kinda weird. Or at least that's what I thought, but it appears I was wrong after quickly looking things up. The whole age thing was interesting and reminded me of my physics class, relativity and all that ... ;P Ehm, the music was nice and I liked the animation (except for the characters ... they looked weird lol) but I think I was a bit let down. Would you really wait 8 years for one text? :S I mean, it feels kinda weird. I thought he woulda moved on and gotten married or something lol. Did she die at the end? o_O Well, it was nice how it ended, but ... I dunno, I didn't think it was super special or anything. 7/10 |
Very touching. A really good distance love story. Enjoyed it very much. |
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| Well... I watched this one AFTER 5 Centimeters Per Second so it was meh because of the very similar concept. 3/5 |
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| time dilation... fuck yea... that's about it... 6/10 |
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| Wonderful ! Amazing backgrounds! I just can't believe that it was made in 2002... 9/10 |
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| Watched it again. It was a hell of a lot better the first time. First time I cried like a newborn, this time, not a tear was shed. :l I am saddened, but not in the way I wanted to be. |
| Lemme smang it girl. |
| So sad....hope the actual ending will be that, Mikako didn't die. It would be far depressing if she dies in that alien hunting. Being selected by no choice is far worse and unfair, compare to joining the battle by having her volunteer herself. This shows how the real world is unfair when you're forced to do something you don't want to do. |
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| Incredible OVA! Despite being a bit short, it managed to pull off some great emotional effects. Definitely worth the 25 minutes of my time. |
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| Well this is biased, but I only thought it was okay. I didn't like it because the art is so different and old (I care about art a lot and prefer today's style), because I was watching in horrible quality (couldn't find a download w/ Eng. subs- sounded like a phone's video camera quality of picture and sound), and because there was action. I already explained the first two. As for action, I think it doesn't fit the movie. They should have just made it that for some reason she was forced to leave and they got separated. I think the fighting ruined the romance of it for me. With that said, the one thing that really amazed me is the concept- that it could take months, years, or nearly decades for a simple message to get to the other. I'm amazed he had the same phone the whole time. Anyway, I might have even liked that concept better than 5 cm per second. 3/5. |
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_Saburo_ said: I didn't like it because the art is so different and old (I care about art a lot and prefer today's style) The art isn't the way it is due to age - it's because the movie was made pretty literally entirely by one man with basic programs most people have on their computers (mostly typical Adobe products like Photoshop and Premiere). It was basically an amazingly low budget deal. |
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| It was ok, but not nearly as heartbreaking as 5cm/s The character animation was kind of bad, but the landscapes were truly beautiful, it's all a bit rushed, all in all it was ok . |
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| Great..... |
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| Amazing and brilliant |
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| I just rewatched this and it hasn't aged that well in terms of execution. The message is still as strong as ever, though. |
I have my own anime blog. It's called Anime Viking. Hope you'll you read it! |
| Well I won't be watching any more of Shinkai's works.. 4/10 Tenmon is brilliant though. |
| 5cm is still better, but of course comparing this OVA with something like 5cm isn't really fair.. i give this 8/10, for a 25 minutes OVA, Shinkai did a very good job. |
My DeviantArt and Pixiv and still waiting patiently for a 3rd season of Spice & Wolf :'| |
| I quite liked it. The character designs were a bit awkward (which I can forgive considering this was a one man project) but the story and the way it unfolds is very poignant and heart wrenching. I was surprised how much of an effect it had on me. Definitely recommended. |
SQ5 said: Bea is dead. In an alternate future she would've borne your son. In the future past of Space Quest 4, your son would've saved your life. But she didn't, so he couldn't -- therefore you aren't. - Space Quest 5 death scene |
| I want it in a more detailed verson with better arts ...... this one deserves a re-airing. |
| I like it, but it doesn't make that much sense (in terms of the technology and plot holes). Why would the US Space Army pick a fourteen year old girl in the first place? How do text messages go through such a long distance? Anyway, swaying between a 6/10 and 7... It was kind of boring, especially the action scenes. Art is pretty nice, but character designs are hard to look at. Music is nice. then said: To be honest I didn't really understand how the ship can traverse light years with ease, yet the messages don't. Also if it can go one way so fast why can't it come back just as fast? ^ |
| People who compare this to 5cm... just no. It's really well made if it's done by one man. Character design were off putting but the backgrounds, lightning, coloring and special effect make up for it. |
| Jesus that art was painful to watch. Music was fantastic though. |
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| Wait, did she die at the end? |
| Dat cell phone bill though....I hope cellphone companies don't fuck people over in the future with cross planetary text expenditures... But really, I thought the story was cute, but the sci fi aspect was kinda...meh... 6/10...it's a good thing that within the last 12 years Shinkai has improved quite well |
 "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" |
ColdBeans said: naikou said: nerohigh said: And who the hell lets a 15 year old pilot a mech? You don't watch a whole lot of mecha do you? Neon Genesis Evangelion anyone? Anyway, awesome animation, simple story that packs an emotional punch 10/10 for the best OVA I've ever seen gundam anyone about 80% of all mecha story is good but sad character designs are ok ive seen worse |
| "among monsters and humans, there are only two types. Those who undergo suffering and spread it to others. And those who undergo suffering and avoid giving it to others." -Alice “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.” David Hume “Evil is created when someone gives up on someone else. It appears when everyone gives up on someone as a lost cause and removes their path to salvation. Once they are cut off from everyone else, they become evil.” -Othinus  |
| I love the story what a tear jerk-er!! I feel so bad for those 2 10/10 |
Got something to live for, I know that I won't surrender, A warrior of youth, I'm taking over, a shot to the new world order I Am Bulletproof. . .  |
| LOL @ sending 15-year-old girl to interstellar war. 6/10 |
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| I just want to confirm if she died or not. |
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| Just read back 2 pages and I see a lot of "haters gonna hate" comments, lol. People don't like things you like =/= hater. Sprawls said: Overall, a good story but poorly executed IMO. Pretty much. |
| Honobono Log - best slice of life short -------------------------------------------- most kawaii loli overlord ---------------------------- Donquixote Doflamingo AMV - Control |
| Absolutely amazing! I'm really having a hard time thinking about how to describe this, so I'll leave it at that. A definite 10 out of 10! |
| "The will to live is stronger than anything else" |
| Aside from the logic that somehow her cellphone managed to send messages from space...good story (that had potential) but bad execution. Honestly if I was the boy I would have just thrown the phone away instead of endlessly waiting for the next message. Also really another childhood love that the boy can't get over and no happy ending,thanks Makoto Shinkai.5/10. |
| Captivating story, the background was well done, but I can't say the same about the characters. It's difficult to understand what was the end of the story, but it probably was made intentionally. |
| "Me ni wa me wo, ha ni wa ha wo, aku ni wa aku wo." |
| You'd think that the friends and family of those sent would have formed a support group of some kind. Why was she always wearing her middle school uniform? Why did she never leave her Tracer? Why were middle schoolers on the front lines and not veteran fighter pilots? I don't really get how this has such a high rating, especially with an ending that is inconclusive at best. |
| Well the story is kinda interesting. But man, that long distance relationship is almost ridiculous considering it's light years away |
| Recommend me an anime |
| Well, I feel like I just watched 5cm/second with less symbolism/depth, lower-quality art (I know this is 2002, but c'mon, that 3D CG was butt ugly), and more logic problems. I have no idea why some are rating this so highly. -.- Oh well. At least I didn't waste more than half an hour. 2/10. |
TripleSRank said: Well, I feel like I just watched 5cm/second with less symbolism/depth, lower-quality art (I know this is 2002, but c'mon, that 3D CG was butt ugly), and more logic problems. I have no idea why some are rating this so highly. -.- Oh well. At least I didn't waste more than half an hour. 2/10. With lower-quality art... That's because this movie was generally made by one person - Makoto Shinkai, but not by any studio ^^ "Voices of a Distant Star was written, directed and produced by Makoto Shinkai on his Power Mac G4 using LightWave, Adobe Photoshop 5.0, Adobe After Effects 4.1 and Commotion 3.1 DV software.[1][3] Around June 2000, Shinkai drew the first picture for Voices—of a girl holding a mobile telephone in a cockpit." - Wiki |
TapuTapuuOct 4, 2014 9:00 AM
| I actually rather enjoyed this, much more then I was expecting to. The setting was just really interesting to me. Also I felt really bad for the girl the entire time. :< |
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| After reading this entire topic, I realized that I don't care at all about plotholes/plot inconsistencies/other bullshit, as long as: 1) The characters act believably and consistently during the story; 2) The show still manages to express its themes well. This is why I love Voices of a Distant Star, and other controversial stuff like Angel Beats. So many people disliked this OVA because of its shaky sci-fi elements, but I hardly even paid attention to them. |
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| does anyone have a link to the japanese version? I srsly cant stand eng dub. |
| at first I didn't realize if 5cm and this one is made by the same person.. Plus he make it all by him self (except the music) Oh man.. after I read some post here I changed from 9 to 10/10 lol It was EPIC!!~ I notice the character isn't look very good, but Im not judging something by its cover.. Too bad if only this one has the same duration like 5cm, it might touch my feel more~ |
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| Promising concept but seen it before. Bland characters and their mopey monologues aren't enough to make a touching story out of that premise by themselves. Found it thoroughly mediocre, sorry. |
| Didn't even last ten minutes, even though I know it's just an episode OVA with standard length. Overall very dull and boring, and the CGI killed it |
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