Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 cm Datta.

Miou Aida and Haruki Serizawa might seem like polar opposites to those around them, but as the two third-years prepare to end their high school experience, they couldn't have been closer. While Miou is a shy and reserved member of the school art club that prefers to stay out of the limelight, Haruki is the boisterous and confident ace of the movie club, already winning awards for his directing prowess. However, after a previous chance encounter during their school entrance ceremony, they quickly become friends despite their stark differences in personality. But although their closeness might be growing, they've never become anything more than just that, much to the bewilderment of their friends.

As their time in high school draws to a close, Miou and Haruki, along with their friends in the art and movie clubs, have just one year left to face their hidden feelings and the daunting task of deciding their future careers. The two might always be only an arm's reach away, but as Haruki chases his dream of becoming a professional movie director and Miou struggles with choosing a path for herself, they'll learn just how hard it is to get past those last 10 centimeters.

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Aida, Miou Main

Toyosaki, Aki Japanese

Serizawa, Haruki Main

Suzumura, Kenichi Japanese

Hayasaka, Akari Supporting

Asumi, Kana Japanese

Setoguchi, Yuu Supporting

Kamiya, Hiroshi Japanese

Mochizuki, Souta Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Enomoto, Natsuki Supporting

Tomatsu, Haruka Japanese

Akechi, Saku Supporting

Midorikawa, Hikaru Japanese

Serizawa, Chiaki Supporting

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Yonai, Noritomo Producer

Nanba, Hitoshi Director, Storyboard

Tsukada, Takurou Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Nagasaki, Yukio Sound Director

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Dec 29, 2017

Major_Gilbert

Recommended

Before starting this review, I would just like to say that you CAN watch the other 2 movies after or before watching this. That is because they occur at the same timeline. The only difference being that each focuses on different couples.
Here's the titles of the 2 movies
Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan wo.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai

10 cm. Such as short distance. And yet it is too much to close this gap between these 2 people. No matter what you try, distance in love is not something easily explained. Although the person you love may be right next to ... you, you somehow feel that he/she is out of reach, almost impossible to ever meet to get closer. And when that person is on the other side of the world, you feel like you could reach him/her no matter what, holding on to your feelings. This is what 'Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 cm Datta.' explores, the distance between people both literally and metaphorically. It is probably the best part about this anime.

The anime is pretty good in my opinion, unless you don't want something a bit cliched. But even if it is, there are some anime series which do better on other things than just uniqueness. This is one of them, I think.

First of all, I wouldn't say the story is the best part about this work. I think it was a bit too simplistic. A boy and girl seem to have a good relationship together. A few obstacles appear and this affects their friendship. They try their best to fix things up. That's it. Nothing new about the story, this kind of story has already been explored in many other shows. If I was to pick something unique out of this, it's probably the male lead's hobby, which is film-making. Therefore I gave a 7.

In terms of characters, this series focuses on 1 main couple. They're a very cute couple, whom I strongly wished to get more screen-time when I watched the other 2 movies. Other than the main couple there are other 2 pairs and we see some of their development too (and of course you would see them as well in the other 2 movies).

Miou is a good character, she is very honest and kind (too kind at times). The scenes when she's shy were the ones that made me really like her, it's a cute part of her personality. However her lack of confidence has been a slight problem. Miou was a bit too sensitive to the news about Haruki's brother, blaming herself for the problem. Going a bit overboard there. It felt as if her weakness in perceiving certain things was deliberately made to be an obstacle in her relationship with Haruki, So I lowered the character score to 7.

Haruki is a very likeable character who is presented as someone who enjoys film making a lot, and is friendly to everyone in his club. I really liked the part where he doubted himself, people can always have a time when they're not at their best and start to question their decisions. Maybe he's a bit too good at film-making...

The art is really good, way above average I'd say. Very bright colors are used to create a joyful atmosphere throughout. 10/10. However I was a bit disappointed by the movements, sometimes it really looked forced and repetitive. Of course the sound is good thanks to Honeyworks, both the OP and ED are great. 10.

The merry atmosphere in the anime is something I must go over on. It's the best aspect of this anime, and I've always seen ever since I watched the other movies. Whenever one or two of the characters are down, there is always someone who cheers them up or helps them out. It's a simple yet essential part of the anime, forming a good development and only strengthening their friendship.

Overall, a 9 would be suitable. I'm the type who gives higher scores than most people so...

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jan 27, 2018

ADelicateOrange

Mixed Feelings

When going into 10 centimeters I expected an anime that was going to be cliched just from the mere title: *Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart*. Having being raised with a Shoujo manga and anime beginning this isn't all that bad to me. Sometimes the most entertaining stories can be those that don't try to stray away from the norm.

Itsudatekoi does a pretty good job at realizing what its strengths are and how to best hide its weaknesses. It's a short anime (6 episodes) that explores many of the existential crises that High School seniors go through before graduation. While this show's main ... theme is romance, I would say it has a heavier focus on drama because by halfway through we can see the crises that start fostering within the minds of MCs Aida Miou and Haruki Serizawa.

I want this to be spoiler free, so I won't talk about that plot point because each of those characters individual crises are showcased in episode 3 (Aida) and episode 4 (Haruki).

Unfortunately, due to the small amount of episodes, these dramatic elements lacked a sense of development. It hits the viewers like a truck and we can understand, at least relate, to their ongoing struggles. But, with the short-time frame, it hits hard and, almost, instantly settles itself. It was like the screenwriters only knew how to build tension, but not transfer that tension into various plot-points within the next couple of episodes. I am not blaming the screenwriters on this because I doubt even great directors like Hosoda or Takahata could have figured out how to properly funnel out all the the dramatic elements into 18 minutes without it feeling rushed or improperly finished. 1 or 2 more episodes would have been massively beneficial for this series.

When it comes to the characters, all of them are easily relatable and fairly realistic. However, they are boring to watch. While I am normally for the trade-off between realism and enjoyment. I just found all the conversations and interactions between the characters to be mundane and lack any sort of progression. And no, a singular scene doesn't save the fact the characters were dry as licking paper.

Do I believe Itsudattekoi is a bad anime? No. I think it's a fine anime with a lot of flaws stemming from its pacing issues, most likely due to its short run-time.

Would I recommend this anime to someone? That is also very unlikely. There are better romance anime out there that explore these same concepts whether they are or are not in school. However, if you have the time and this is somewhat interesting to you, then you won't be disappointed because its not a bad anime. Just don't expect a top-tier experience.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 25, 2022

CleansedSpace

Not Recommended

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I would call this anime “The show of the fkn stupidest girl alive”.
The idea of this plot/story is good! The pace was also good, but the execution was trash because Aika Miou is so bland and retarded!
In order to be able to finish this anime you have to skip ep 4 because she ruins the execution of the story with her masochist nonsense.
Isn’t making this into a movie more optimal?
Anyways, the ending is beatiful if you take it lightly.
It’s just 5 eps if you skip #4 so now go watch it if you are still thinking about it, maybe you can ... enjoy it if you take this anime lightly.
Don’t spoil yourself below if you can easly watch 5 eps of anime.

Spoiler zone ahead;
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Too bad Aika ruins some of the ending... Imagine waiting for a man 7 years who you never even fucking kissed. Did she visit him in America? Did he visit her at least once a year? During vacations or Christmas? Did they text or face called each other? Did they have an open relationship where they can fk with other people? Well, how the fk would we know?
Holy Mary the mother of Jesus is not much compared to Miou... Thank god I’m not a 13 years old girl getting influenced by this insect.
As far as we know the guy went to America for 7 years to become a movie director, so he could easily clap as much women as Zac Efron.
Jk here; In this show this guy could easily clap different women, have babies, then go back to Japan to clap Miou and leave her pregnant to then leaver her and return to America with his other bitches.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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