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5 Centimeters Per Second is the representative work of director Makoto Shinkai, whose newest film The Garden of Words will be released in Japan on May 31. A story art book app intended for smartphones and tablets based on 5 Centimeters Per Second has become popular since it was first launched earlier this year. Until now, the app was only available on iOS devices. However, on May 1, it also became available on Android devices.
5 Centimeters Per Second is a full-length anime film that was released in 2007. The film is organized into three parts: “Cherry Blossom Second,” “Cosmonaut,” and “Five Centimeters Per Second.” Beginning in February of this year, these three parts were released as a story art book app.
The characteristic of this app is its abundant use of stills of moving and memorable scenes from the film. Of the many scenes in the film, those included in this app were carefully selected. “Cherry Blossom Second” contains 85 pictures, “Cosmonaut” contains 90 pictures, and “Five Centimeters Per Second” contains 110 pictures. From the story and large gallery of pictures, it’s possible to reproduce the film. There is no doubt that users will be able to relive the emotions of the film with this app.
As for the app’s features, stills can be viewed in order using a sliding motion, playback can be changed or stopped, individual stills can viewed by choosing them from a list of thumbnails, and more. It’s clear that consideration has gone into the making of this app so that users can freely immerse themselves in the work. Furthermore, the app is loaded with a variety of functions, including being able to save favorited stills to an album, and settings for the loading screens, main screen, and clock. The app also comes with the song “End Theme” by Tenmon. For fans of Shinkai, this is one app you won’t be able to put down. The Android version, which undoubtedly many have been waiting for, costs the same as the iOS version: 170 yen.
The release is drawing near for Shinkai’s new work The Garden of Words. Until then, why not recap one of Shinkai’s most famous works with this app?
5 Centimeters Per Second Official Site:
http://www.cwfilms.jp/5cm/ (Japanese)
Source:
http://animeanime.jp/article/2013/05/01/13887.html (Japanese)
