23 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestThe halls after school are filled with students' chatter. The warm heart of youth heats the chilling air. Akira feels as if she is the only one left behind as everything around her changes. Kondo is busy at the restaurant and the company's HQ. He turns to his manuscript at night. Akira thinks of Kondo, and Kondo thinks of Akira. Their thoughts intersect and something lies ahead for their tomorrow.
Akira Tachibana was once the ace of a track club, but an injury forced her to quell her passion for sports. Masami Kondou, a divorced father, had ambitions of being a writer and now manages a restaurant, where Akira works. It is the intersection of Akira and Masami’s seemingly disconnected lives that makes each of them reconsider and redefine everything about themselves.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like a Makoto Shinkai background painting.
Score
Gentle jazz that makes even washing dishes feel profound.
Writing
Deftly avoids every rom-com trope you expect.
Hiroaki Hirata
Masami Kondou (voice)
Sayumi Watabe
Akira Tachibana (voice)
Emi Miyajima
Haruka Kiyan (voice)
Haruka Fukuhara
Yui Nishida (voice)
Junko Takeuchi
Yuuto Okajima (voice)
Junya Ikeda
Takashi Yoshizawa (voice)
Masahito Yabe
Ootsuka (voice)
Mika Kanai
Kayoko Kubo (voice)
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Chihiro Kujou (voice)
Tomoaki Maeno
Ryousuke Kase (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Jun Mayuzuki's manga, which won the 2016 Grand Prize in Kodansha's general manga category—beating mainstream hits.
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