The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2008,

1h 38m,

Comedy/

Drama/

Sci-Fi/

Anime

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23 Reviews

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Makoto is a typical teenage girl who spends most of her days slacking off with friends. One day while rushing to meet her aunt, she nearly gets hit by a train, but at the last second, finds herself jumping backwards in time to before the accident. She immediately makes use of her newfound ability to re-do every minor inconvenience--from poor exam results to awkward confessions of love. However, when faced with the consequences of tampering with time, Makoto must do everything she can to avoid a dire future that can't be reversed.

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Critics Consensus

An imaginative and thoughtfully engaging anime film with a highly effective visual design. This coming-of-age comedy drama has mad inventiveness to spare.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

Sep 19, 2008

4/5

Warm and engaging, this has its cutesy moments and crazy Van Gogh-inspired time-travel fantasy visuals but remains appealingly grounded in relatable, sublimated adolescent fears of growing up.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Sep 19, 2008

Beautifully-drawn Japanimation about a time-hopping schoolgirl, by turns wondrous and a little too hyper.

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Phelim O'Neill

Guardian

Sep 19, 2008

3/5

The characters are entirely credible and likable, the simply drawn figures highly effective against the lush background artwork. Time travel has rarely seemed so joyous.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Oct 15, 2025

3/4

A coming-of-age tale that’s elevated by its flights of fantasy.

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Gregory Nussen

Screen Rant

Sep 26, 2025

8/10

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time still mesmerizes with animated and philosophical splendor.

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Dave Golder

Radio Times

Jul 11, 2025

5/5

Directed with a gentle sense of magic by Mamoru Hosoda, this beautifully designed film makes suburban Tokyo look almost ethereal: a world you can understand Makoto wanting to live in forever.

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Hagrid L

Apr 20, 2019

Mamoru Hosoda's drama-comedy is engaging and beautifully animated, with great score to accompany it and a concept that intrigues and refreshes the time-travel concept already wasted in the genre, even when the plot at first takes its own time to become truly captivating and leaving aside the typical "anime conventionalisms", but in the end, the film demonstrates its own substance and complexity, always aware of its character's appeal, and successfully mixing humor with sentiment.

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Poe G

Apr 17, 2019

An amazing, entertaining, incredible movie. The story is just fantastic!

Finn P

Nov 15, 2018

I really enjoyed this even in spite of the fact that it was a little confusing as to whether or not the girl and her aunt are one and the same person (time-travel man). It was funny and heartwarming, with an ending that will completely catch you off guard if you are not prepared for it. Sometimes the music sounded off or the scenes lagged but over all, I've never seen anything quite like this one.

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Theodore S

Jul 16, 2018

What an amazing film! It was funny, science fictiony, romantic and dramatic at the same time. PEOPLE MUST SEE THIS ANIME, even if their not an anime fan nor familiar with the original novel like myself. MILD SPOILER: If you are curious about the main character's aunt in the movie, you should either read "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" wikipedia article AFTER watching the movie or read the original source material. Despite that, I still loved this movie!.

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Ron R

Mar 29, 2018

While it's not the best that director Hosada has done, it still manages to hold on its own with charming characters and an incredibly inventive plot.

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Han S

Aug 19, 2017

'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time' blends a number of genres and has a lot more to it than meets the eye, but mostly, it's a lovely coming-of-age story that not only makes you feel for the characters, but also has some great thoughts about living in the moment and using the small amount of precious time we have on this planet wisely. It's definitely a little unbalanced and could have explored certain aspects more, but it is, nevertheless, an entertaining film.

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Synopsis

Makoto is a typical teenage girl who spends most of her days slacking off with friends. One day while rushing to meet her aunt, she nearly gets hit by a train, but at the last second, finds herself jumping backwards in time to before the accident. She immediately makes use of her newfound ability to re-do every minor inconvenience--from poor exam results to awkward confessions of love. However, when faced with the consequences of tampering with time, Makoto must do everything she can to avoid a dire future that can't be reversed.

Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Screenwriter: Satoko Okudera
Distributor: FUNimation Films
Production Co: Madhouse
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 2008, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2025
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2016
Runtime: 1h 38m

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