Voices of a Distant Star
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| I gues that story can be undrstand only by pepl that txted their lowers in some time of life. For me txting was wery emocional in it self and somtimes waiting on replay is raly like days. I i don't know who could discribe somthng like tahat so perfectly like that anime. 10/10 |
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BioMax said: IMO, the worst his work. 6/10. Eh?! I thought this was WAY better than The Place Promised In Our Early Days even tho it's shorter. |
| A lot of Shinkai's works are great, but boring. This anime is great, that is no longer debateable. Whether it was for your tastes is a different story. |
| I didn't like much the character design but the story,backgrounds are amazing. I found funny that someone who loves DBZ don't like the animation here,the whole work here was made by 1 person or 2 and he even says the animation is bad? haha I laughed. |
| i thought this was going to be a pile of crap because it was so short, but i actually really loved it (minus the chara designs). I was impresed at how much power was packed into those 25 mins. |
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| Just watched this and felt it more powerful than 5cm/sec. Yes animation isn't as good but that is expected i guess. 25 mins seemed perfect for the movie. Short but so powerful and so heart-rending :( |
| ridiculous story, a big waste of time. 4/10 |
| Final Fantasy VII is a shitty game. |
| instead of information getting around through the speed of light. They shud just send a group of people back the way they came. Its faster isn't it? |
| oh no waitttt i think i get it... if u travel sayy 8 light years in time warp u wont age but really 8 years have gone by? i think i get itttt |
| OMG!!! Can I give it a 11/10??? Nooo!! more... like 100000/10!! Geez that was one of the most amazing things I have ever watched! I don't really care about thinking why the mails didn't get sooner through wrapped space or not...and other stuff like that... cause what I know is that this was absolutely captivating, beutifully done and really deep in emotion, yet so simple, without using tricks to impress.It was just impressive in its own purity. Wish there was more of it! |
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crowslayer91 said: oh god. tears. Me? More like FLOOD. GATES. ;__; Music was awesome, especially during the big fight. Backgrounds were beautiful, I loved Ag harta the most. I really liked it. I definitely need to check out Shinkai's other works. Also, " Shinkai, Makoto Producer, Director, Script, Animation Director, Executive Producer, Character Design" ...are you kidding me? o.O |
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Cenedess said: crowslayer91 said: oh god. tears. Me? More like FLOOD. GATES. ;__; Music was awesome, especially during the big fight. Backgrounds were beautiful, I loved Ag harta the most. I really liked it. I definitely need to check out Shinkai's other works. Also, " Shinkai, Makoto Producer, Director, Script, Animation Director, Executive Producer, Character Design" ...are you kidding me? o.O Yeah the guy basically sat down in front of his mac, made the whole thing, and voiced it together with his wife. |
| OH IT'S THIS ONE! I just didn't know the name when I actually saw it (saw it on TV, cool huh?) ^^; So.. When was it I saw this? Few years ago or something? o.O Nevertheless, it was really great : D |
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| Very beautiful. Like all of Shinkai's works, if you didn't cry or at least feel down while watching this you are a very broken person ^.^. For all those tripped up by the vague ending. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- It did, in fact, have a happy ending clarified via the novelization that came with the dvd. Mikako and the Lysithia survive that battle but the carrier is damaged to the point where they cannot return home for 8 years, hence the timeskip. The two are presumably reunited after the movie ends. I know there are going to be those, as always, who would have preferred she died and relished in the "purity" of the tale but I rather like the ending. Take it how you will ^.^. If 5cm/s didn't end happily, at the very least, this one did. |
cr1msonambienceApr 18, 2010 9:56 PM
| simply perfect, i know.. the animation is different, but as u can see.. this is an anime where it just doesnt matter.. its simply perfect, a masterpiece so..fk u all u haters |
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| holy shit, mediocre discribes this thing best the art was retarded, my friend was laughing so hard he was crying "theyre heads look crushed in at times" soo they can animate a newspaper picture but they dont have something for familys,etc. to communicate properly 6/10 |
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| the heads hurt my eyes xD this is why badly animated school girls shouldn't pilot giant mecha |
| a quote from bakabt sums up my thoughts: This was so stupid. She is piloting a mecha in her school uniform and texting her boyfriend from the other side of the galaxy. |
| So beautiful! |
| Meh , i just don't understand why she couldn't say : " sorry but i don't wanna go to space " and just stay on earth >_> ... |
Romeo said: perfect!simply perfect, i know.. the animation is different, but as u can see.. this is an anime where it just doesnt matter.. its simply perfect, a masterpiece so..fk u all u haters |
| Why text messages? Isn't there any other way to contact earth? Idiot! Don't you know out of sight out of mind. So much noise for almost nothing |
| This was beautiful. |
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| Surprised to see alot of people disliking this. Maybe they didn't click with it emotionally or something. If they want to go rating some f*cking horrible ecchi comedy higher than this, then go ahead. Their loss I feel. I actually preferred this to 5cm - b/c in a way I felt the emotions were more realistic (as weird as that sounds). Let me explain my thoughts: She's stuck in space - basically alone with her thoughts, and memories of her past. In that isolating situation you cling to all the memories and experiences you've had previously - and the contact she had with Noboru really helped her get through. With Noboru, it's such a unique, special relationship its no surprise he can't let it go. Often teenage relationships are very casual, short-lived things - but with her being in space its no surprise that he placed an extra significance on it. I wouldn't say that it's fully fledged love - but more like two young people who have over time and unique situations built up a very special and sad bond. I loved the idea of this OVA - and just wish it had been longer. |
| Hmm. Where do I start? Umm. Well i guess to begin with, I'd give this ''short-story''/episode an honest: 7/10. Here's why. First thing I noticed was the animation. I wasn't too big of a fan with the somewhat unorthodox stlye of animation (Yes, I'm aware this was done by a very small group of people). Don't get me wrong, though. The layers and colors were beautiful. Especially the environment(s)! But It just wasn't my taste, if you know what I mean. The next thing was the score. Absolutely stunning. Very calm, gentle score througout the story. With the means that would fit the story in all aspects. Whether the scene being dramatic, aggressive, or relaxed. It suited it perfectly.Lastly, The emotional side to the story didn't really seem to catch my attention. I understand what the point trying to get across was, but I didn't seem flustered in any way. I can't really say what it was to be honest. I just didn't feel the emotion getting across. It did have it's touching moments, though. All in all, it was worth the watch! I look forward to any other work I may come across by the creator. |
| This was a masterpiece! Honestly i didn't mind the character designs much at all, i think it went well with the backgrounds and the whole theme itself, given that it was done by one person and its just one 24minute episode it was done perfectly, the presentation and the music, they were all great to look and listen to. I just wish it had a proper ending without this open ending... Honestly i don't see how someone could hate this, but haters gonna hate, i won't waste my time trying to convince them or something... 10/10 |
AyaTooru said: To understand it - it is necessary to know the special theory of a relativity. So, just read this;) -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_paradox And about the ship. It has been destroyed? LOL. Don't go bringing spacial relatively into this anime, do you really think their 'technology' abide any of the physic laws that exists in reality? LOL. And that's not even it, the messaged from the phone are electromagnetic (shouldn't even be able to reach earth...) and the warping is alien qqggwtfbbqhacks. |
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| I vastly prefer Pale Cocoon to this one. Still a great OVA, especially when it is done by one man. Respect. |
| "Il est difficile d'attraper un chat noir dans une pièce sombre, surtout lorsqu'il n'y est pas." |
| Great plot, the animation was good (character design is a bit sketchy though).. my only complaint is that 25 minutes is not enough! |
| Damn, they are so far apart.. I liked 'thoughts can overcome time and distance'. |
| The animation really hurt this. It was very well done though. Highly reminiscent of the sci fi shorts of old. |
| Very good. A abit old but animation is great (From 2002year) Some scenes the charaters looked funny but love how time went so fast in so short video length. Anyway I was happy to picked this RANDOMLY and enjoy it at least :) |
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| For people you feel sad about the ending. Maybe you will be interested in the manga under same name. I'v heard it has a clear good ending there. (The manga is on my read list btw.) ;) |
| Got my little list of depressing watches and yeah, this one didn't disappoint. While the plot definitely had its fair share of problems I enjoyed for what it was worth: a touching story. The character design was definitely...well, let's say weak, however the background was pleasing to look at. A longer version could have been better, but it did a fairly good job of condensing the story into 25 minutes. |
| Contrary to others, I didn't like the animation that much. The characters were very poorly designed, and the backgrounds honestly looked to me like something from FF9. I LOVE FF9 and all, but they could have tried to make the '3D' effects a little better. The story though was flawless to me for a 25 minute special. If an anime was based on this, I would love it SO much! It's really a beautiful story. But, how does the cellphone still have connection and how does it know how long the message takes to get there? Well, these questions should be ignored in this context xD. Did Mikako die in the end? I would think so, as her 'gundam' xD looks inactive in the end, but idk. |
Vardar said: Why does she wear school uniform inside mecha? And yeahh... Thought that was weird too, but a question not to be asked, as it will ruin the mood in a small special like this xD |
| I can see why people like this. But for me this wasn't really THAT incredible. I was not bored and it had good moments. so 7/10 from me :) |
| I just love time paradoxes. Not only is space a vast place, our lives are also unimaginably deep. Our thoughts, that we write on paper, or the internet, it may be a year, 10 years, 100s of years, before they reach someone, maybe they never will. This is what Voices of a Distant Star is all about, the passing of time, and the sorrow that comes with realization of it. |
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| Was good, but a 10/10? Not hardly. Granted I am not a fan of romance in general and thought the dude was a bit on the pathetic side, spending 9-10 years of his life pining over his atypical 'childhood friend' and even deciding to enlist into the space armada to try and find her again. The long-ranged telepathy was a pretty meh touch, I thought. I did love the huge space battle at the end, even though we got no explanation to what the aliens were or what they were after. Ah well, lots of shiny lasers and explosions. The character design was pretty horrid, though ... especially the girl, and especially any time she was looking upwards (which was most of the short, unfortunately). 7/10, I enjoyed it but it wasn't earth-shattering. |
| 6/10 for me, just didn't find the story all that touching although it had it's moments. The character animation was a bit off, especially in the heads, but it's definately not unwatchable. Like the previous poster said the fighting scenes seemed out of place in my opinion as well. At any rate, the story was good, and was a nice watch, even if it did not turn out to be my favorite. |
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| Please, I want back my 23 minutes. |
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