The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words is a 2013 drama, romance, tragedy, Japanese anime movie. It was written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, musically composed by Daisuke Kashiwa, and produced by Noritaka Kawaguchi and CoMix Wave Films. After the movie there was a manga adaptation, which was written by Makoto Shinkai, illustrated by Midori Motohashi, and published by Kodansha for the Seinen magazine Monthly Afternoon. It originally ran from June 2013 to December 2013, and it lasted for 1 volume in total. After that the story got a novel adaptation. It was written by Makoto Shinkai and published by Kadokawa Shoten for the Seinen magazine Da Vinci. It originally ran from September 2013 to April 2014, and it lasted for 1 volume in total.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Breathtakingly beautiful animation.
 * 2) Unbelievably heartfelt, engaging, and tragic story about two lovers who are forced to be unhappy due to certain circumstances. That's common with Makoto Shinkai's movies, and in this case it's because one of them is a teacher and the other is a student.
 * 3) Very appealing art style and character designs.
 * 4) Both of the lead characters, Takao Akizuki and Yukari Yukino, are incredibly likable. This helps you feel the tragedy of their relationship.
 * 5) Outstanding soundtrack.
 * 6) This story is unique because there are literally only two characters in it, but despite that they're still able to carry everything.
 * 7) Excellent voice acting in both sub and dub.
 * 8) Great pacing. One of the best aspects of the movies. It's pretty short, only 46 minutes long, just barely a feature, which allows it to not overstay its welcome. However, it's not too short either, so the emotion is able to get through without seeming rushed.

Reception
The Garden of Words has an 83% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 3.5/5 on Letterboxd, a 7.6/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDB), an 8.26/10 on MyAnimeList, an 82.41% community approval rating on Kitsu, and a 4.1/5 on AnimePlanet.

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