I would almost have recommended this movie. It starts of almost entertaining, but then fails miserably at telling a coherent and entertaining story. Animation - This is probably the best thing about this movie. Though the visualization of time travel, the editing, and some of the direction is all pretty bad, the overall look of this movie is fantastic. The characters are kinda generic and look like they're walking on green screens, but the backgrounds are amazing. Characters - The characters in this movie are so underdeveloped its almost impressive. There aren't any character arcs and everyone is incredibly shallow. I don't know anything about the main character except that she's a bit of a jerk. I don't know anything about the side characters, or the main characters family that isn't extremely surface-level. The finale is supposed to be really really sad, but I can't care because the characters haven't been developed and the story barely makes sense. Story - I can follow what they're going for but it just doesn't work. The characters are too flat and the editing is too bad for me to care. This movie is listed on IMDb as Animation, Adventure, and Comedy. Its animated, but there's no adventure or comedy. I think its supposed to be a romantic drama, but just barely. This movie is so bad. Barely anything is explained, and trying to figure out what happened is a pain. If you really want to watch this, stop watching after the main character notices the numbers on her arm. Otherwise this movie is a massive waste of time.

I am not an anime fan, but someone suggested me this one and I loved it. one of the perfectly made piece with a lot of emotions, and a happy ending.

Makoto is your average Japanese high school girl, enjoying her life, going to class, having her friends... till, for unexplained reasons, she gains the power to travel through time (well, to jump, literally, back in time). Happy with the knowledge she will use to her own benefit. But this will have unexpected consequences..."The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" is an entertaining story, with good animation, funny humor and cool characters, that only fails a little bit in the pace and strength of the story, the first coming and going, and the second a little bit all over the place. It is difficult to justify time-travel, but the movie just ignores any kind of science or similar, and goes for Makoto using it to pass her math exam or trying to get a couple of friends together. It makes for funny moments, and the tone helps in making it all enjoyable, every time she travels in time her actions having unexpected and, sometimes funny, consequences. The last part, though, is a little bit weak, with a strange and unexpected twist. Fans of anime will enjoy it, though.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is the film that put director Mamoru Hosoda on the map and made him a household name in the anime circles. It's a time travel story, but with a very different take on the usual clichés. Here the time jumps are short, almost meaningless, and the traveler is not some young adult with a destiny or a world to save. Instead she's just a teenage girl.But it's that seeming normality of the story that makes it so special. Makoto (Riisa Naka) is an average girl, who likes to hang out with her friends and play baseball. She's not even all that bright. She's actually pretty dim, especially when you compare her to the usual heroines of cinema. So when she suddenly gains the gift to travel through time, you can bet that she's not going to be responsible about it. And that's where the film's charm and humour come from.It's also a good animated film on the technical side of things. Studio Madhouse has a distinct animation style that fits the story extremely well, being both fluid, expressive as well as rather urban, if that makes any sense. The voice acting is also flawless, the colours are bright and summery, the music sounds great and all in all it all simply works.If I had to nitpick, I'd say that the ending was not to my liking. Nothing wrong with it, really, but it shifted the tone rather abruptly, though not as much as to be jarring. Though I did like the explanation for the time travel, even if it seemed to have some plot holes. But then, time travels always have. It's pretty much inevitable.All in all this is a good film to check out for all anime fans. It has personality in spades and has an astonishingly good idea for a captivating story. Personally I do prefer Hosoda's Summer Wars to this, but it's a matter of opinion.