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High school (Tochigi)

This unnamed **high school**, located in Tochigi, is attended by Akari Shinohara after she graduted from the junior high in *5 Centimeters per Second*. It is unknown if it is based on a real-life school.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second*

Not much is known about this school, other than that male students wear black gakuran as their uniform while female students wear sailor suit with a red bow on their chest.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second* manga

In the manga, male students wear white shirt instead.
Arch Angel

**Arch Angel** (アーチエンジェル, *Āchienjeru*) is a paramilitary organization that appears in *Children Who Chase Lost Voices*. Ryuji Morisaki is a member before defecting from it.

## Overview

Arch Angel wants the knowledge of the underworld in order to lead humanity on the proper path. However, according to Ryuji, it is actually just a group of empty-headed Gnostics.

The leaders of the organization reside in Europe.

## Background

In 1963, Arch Angel's soldiers participated in a war in Europe. While Ryuji Morisaki was on a mission, his wife Lisa died in an accident at home.

For ten years, Ryuji and the organization had been looking for Agartha, a legendary world underground. In one of their missions, they found an entrance to Agartha in South Pole, but could not break through it.

## In *Children Who Chase Lost Voices*

In 1973, Arch Angel came to the small town of Mizonofuchi in the region of Obuchi, Nagano after reports of paranormal activities there. Assisted by an attack helicopter, they tried to capture a masked boy from Agartha and cornered him at another entrance to the legendary world. However, when Ryuji successfully unlocked the gate, he immediately turned on them, revealing that he was only using them to find a way to revive his deceased wife.
Bus

**Bus** is a fictional convenience store in Tokyo. It is based on an **am/pm convenience store** in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo. The store appears in *5 Centimeters per Second*.

## History

The convenience store lied in **Dai-1 Umemura Building** (第1 梅村ビル). After FamilyMart's acquisition of am/pm Japan in November 2009, the store was renamed to **FamilyMart Bunka Gakuen Front Store** (Famirīmāto Shibuya Bunka Gakuen Ōmae-ten, *ファミリーマート渋谷文化学園大前店*). The store was closed sometime after March 2020, and the whole building was demolished by June 2022.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second*

One night in 2008, Takaki Tōno visited Bus to read some magazines. He picked up the Science Magazine and read that the probe that he saw launched in 1999 now had reached Nepture and was about to leave the Solar System. As he read, it began to snow outside. Meanwhile, *One More Time, One More Chance* was being played in the background.
Miho Sumida

## Manga

* Premarital
* Pregnant

**Miho Sumida** (澄田 美穂, *Sumida Miho*) is a minor character in *5 Centimeters per Second*. According to Japanese traditions, her married name must be **Miho Nakamura** (中村 美穂, *Nakamura Miho*).

## Background

Miho is 8 years older than her younger sister. She attended a university in Shizuoka, where she got her driving liscene at nineteen. During her university years, she was in the surfing club, which inspired Kanae to become a surfer herself. After graduation, she quickly returned to the island, an act that earned her Kanae's admiration.

She later taught at Kanae's school, which caused her younger sister nervous.

Miho once dated a man named Kobayashi who came to the island back with her, and even planned to marry him, but she eventually called it off.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second*

During Kanae's last year of high school, Miho and her mother were worried by her indecision of the future. She sometimes watched her sister practice surfing at a nearby beach.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second* manga

Ten years later, she was married to her colleague Nakamura and was then pregnant with their third child. Realizing that her younger sister was still longing for Takaki Tōno, Miho convinced her to go to Tokyo and find him.

## Etymology

* The name **Miho** means "beautiful" (美) (**mi**) and "grain" (穂) (**ho**).
* Miho's surname **Sumida** means "clear, pure" (澄) (**sumi**) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (**ta**/**da**).
	+ Her married name **Nakamura** means "middle" (中) (**naka**) and "town, village" (村) (**mura**).
Ai SHOP Ishido Store

Ai SHOP Ishido Store

## In Anime

* Kagoshima
* Gifu

**Ai SHOP Ishido Store** (アイSHOP 石堂店, *Ai Shoppu Ishidō-mise*) is a convenience store in Nakatane, Kagoshima. It appears in *5 Centimeters per Second*. It also appears in *Your Name.* as a convenience store in Itomori, Gifu.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second*

In 1999, this convenience store was frequently visited by Takaki Tōno and Kanae Sumida on their way from school.

## In *Your Name.*

As a convenience store in Itomori, it closes as early as 9:00pm. On October 4, 2013 in the alternate timeline, Sayaka Natori shopped some snacks for Mitsuha at this store as her friends planned to sabotage the festival.

## Trivia

* This is the only place in Makoto Shinkai's films to be recycled and relocated to a completely different location.
Groundcherry Fair

The **Groundcherry Fair** (ほおずき市, *Hōzuki-shi*) is an annual fair in Tokyo. The 2021 event is mentioned in *Weathering with You*.

## Overview

The Groundcherry Fair is held annually at Sensō-ji, where pots of groundcherries are sold. The actual fair in 2021 was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

## In *Weathering with You*

A user on Otenki-girl.jp whose nickname was Mahoutsukai sent a request for the sunshine girl to clear the weather on their first date at the fair.
Itomori

**Itomori** (糸守, *Itomori*) is a town in the Gifu Prefecture in Japan. It is the hometown of Mitsuha Miyamizu from *Your Name.*

## Background

The town grew around Lake Itomori, which formed where Comet Tiamat hit thousands of years ago. It is known that the comet hit the same location multiple times. The two recent hits took place 1200 years before the movie's plot and on October 4, 2013, during the plot.

## In *Your Name.*

Itomori did not have cafes or hospitals. It was mostly comprised of family houses surrounded by farms, fields and gardens. There was a train station and one school that served the whole region around Itomori. The power in the town was provided through a single substation.

The town was destroyed on October 4, 2013. Due to Taki Tachibana's actions in Mitsuha Miyamizu's body two timelines were formed. In the first timeline without his intervention 500 people died in the disaster. In the second timeline that existed due to his intervention, 104 people were injured, but the rest of the inhabitants survivde without any injuries.

After the disaster in 2013, many residents of Itomori moved to Tokio. Multiple characters, such as Mitsuha, Yotsuha Miyamizu, Sayaka Natori and Katsuhiko Teshigawara appeared in Tokyo years after Tiamat had hit.
Tomoka

## **Tomoka**in *She and Her Cat*

* Adult
* Kid

## Manga

**Tomoka** (知歌, *Tomoka*) is a supporting character in *She and Her Cat: Everything Flows* and *She and Her Cat* manga. She is a friend and former roommate of Miyu.

## Background

As an elementary schooler, Tomoka approached Miyu, a girl in the class next door, to pet her cat Daru and they befriended. A year and a half before their college graduation, Tomoka invited Miyu to move into her apartment.

## In *She and Her Cat: Everything Flows*

Tomoka decided to move out to live with her boyfriend, whom she presumably married later. She got calls from Miyu's mother who was worried about her depressing daughter. Tomoka sent the girl an invitation to her wedding reception, but Miyu could not attend.

On the night of Daru's death, Tomoka was walking with her husband when it began to snow. One year late, she called Miyu to congratulate her on her new job.
Natsumi (The Garden of Words)

This is a character from *The Garden of Words*. For another character of the same name from *Weathering with You*, **click here**.

## Status

### Occupation

Real-estate agent (former)
Employee of a mobile game company

**Natsumi** (菜都美) is a minor character in *The Garden of Words*.

## Background

An ex-girlfriend of Sōichirō Ito, Natsumi worked at the same real-estate company as him. In 2005, she went to Cuba to study. She returned to Japan 5 years ago and worked in a mobile game company but did not contact Ito until 2013.

## Personality

Ito describes her as a very optimistic girl who always smiled. Even after 8 years, her personality did not change at all.

## In *The Garden of Words*

Her silhouette is seen when Ito made a phone call to Yukari Yukino from Natsumi's room.

## Etymology

* The name **Natsumi** means "vegetables, greens" (菜) (**na**), "metropolis, capital" (都) (**tsu**) and "beautiful" (美) (**mi**).
Cure White cosplayer

## **Cure White cosplayer**in *Weathering with You*

This unnamed girl is a minor character in *Weathering with You*. In the film, she cosplays Cure White.

## Background

She met K. Mi on Mixi when the social network service was still popular.

## In *Weathering with You*

Sometime in the summer of 2021, she and her friend intended to participate in the 2021 Comiket at Tokyo Big Sight. Fearing that rain would ruin the outdoor session, they hired the sunshine girl to clear the weather. After the event was completed, they paid and thanked her.

## Behind the Scenes

### Production

Makoto Shinkai is a fan of *Pretty Cure* series, so he obtained permission of Toei to put its characters' cosplayers into the movie.

## References

1. ↑ Makoto Shinkai Discusses How He Got Pretty Cure in Weathering with You
Reika Sakurai

Reika Sakurai

**Reika Sakurai** (桜井 玲香, *Sakurai Reika*), born May 16, 1994 in Kanagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese idol singer, actress and a former member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. She is one of many actresses playing Akari Shinohara in *5 Centimeters per Second* closet drama

## Roles

*5 Centimeters per Second* closet drama (2020): Akari Shinohara
Ohigan

**Ohigan** (お彼岸, *the other shore*) is an otherworldly realm located in the sky. It appears in *Weathering with You*.

## Overview

Ohigan is directly connected to the weather in the human world below. It is said to be even deeper than the oceans and is inhabited by mystical watery creatures, that range from small fish to dragons. It also hosts seaweed-like plants, giving it greenish clusters.

When a weather maiden is completely sacrificed, she is transported here permanently.
Hitoha Miyamizu

## **Hitoha Miyamizu**in *Your Name.*

**Hitoha Miyamizu** (宮水 一葉, *Miyamizu Hitoha*) is a character in *Your Name.* She is the head of Miyamizu clan and grandmother of Mitsuha Miyamizu.

## Behind the Scenes

### Portrayal

Hitoha Miyamizu is voiced by Etsuko Ichihara, who passed away on January 12 2019, in Japanese and Glynis Ellis in English.

### Etymology

Hitoha (一葉) means "one leaf", which continues with her daughter Futaba (two leaves) and granddaughters Mitsuha (three leaves) and Yotsuha (four leaves).
Asuka Mamiya's mother

## **Mamiya**in *Weathering with You*

**Mamiya** (間宮明, *Mamiya*) is a minor character in *Weathering with You*. She is the mother-in-law of Keisuke Suga.

## Background

She is the mother of Asuka Mamiya. After her daughter's death, she took the custody of her granddaughter from her son-in-law.

## In *Weathering with You*

On a rainy day, she had a meeting with Keisuke Suga at Minoru Cafe Ginza. She rejected his request to see Moka, pointing out that he was still smoking and would give a bad impression to the child.
Ame

## **Ame**in *Weathering with You*

* Kitten
* Cat

**Ame** (雨, *Rain*) is a minor character in *Weathering with You*. It is a stray kitten that was later adopted by Hodaka Morishima and then Keisuke Suga.

## In *Weathering with You*

When Hodaka Morishima lived homelessly in Tokyo, Ame approached him, and Hodaka shared a piece of his food for it. When Hodaka moved into Keisuke Suga's K&A's headquarters, he took it in and it lived there ever since.

3 years later, Ame still lived with Keisuke and it had become a big cat.
Timeline in Weathering with You

The following **timeline** table lists the major events of *Weathering with You*.

## Conflicting with the Timeline in Your Name.

***►►►** Timeline in Your Name.*
While *Your Name.* characters appear prominently in *Weathering with You*, it should be noted that the resolution of this movie conflicts with *Your Name.*'s ending: the timeskip at the end of *Weathering with You* spanned from after August 22, 2021 to March 2024, during which it rained endlessly. Therefore, the reunion of Taki Tachibana and Mitsuha Miyamizu, which happened on a sunny day in the Spring of 2022, is impossible.

But it is confirmed at the premiere of the film at the Grand Rex in France in Paris, after the end of the film the director of the film, Makoto Shinkai said at the question and answer session that *Weathering with You*'s story takes place in 2021 and Taki and Mitsuha meet again in 2022 at the end of *Your Name.* and does not care about the different timelines of his works.

## Trivia

* The Jingu-Gaien Fireworks Festival was originally intented to happen on August 8 as seen in the animatic, but the producers changed it to August 11 in the final film.
Shizuka 13

**Shizuka 13** (静１３, *Shizuka 13*) is the number of a house in Iwafune, Tochigi. It lies on the left of the entrance to Mt. Iwafune.

The house and the footpath in front of it appear in *5 Centimeters per Second*. Apparently, the house was a souvenir store and also acted as a small post office, but then stopped the service and had its post box removed.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second*

During her years living in Iwafune, Akari Shinohara frequently passed by the post box in front of this house on her way to school, but was reluctant to send letters to Takaki Tōno, which eventually led to her losing contacts with him.
Hodaka Morishima's father

## **Mr. Morishima**in *Weathering with You*

**Hodaka Morishima’s father** is a minor character in *Weathering with You* manga and mentioned in *Weathering with You* novel. As his father, his name must also be **Morishima** (森嶋, *Morishima*).

## In *Weathering with You* novel

One day, he hit Hodaka, an act which ultimately caused him to run away.

## In *Weathering with You* manga

He and his wife were present when Hodaka was interrogated by detective Takai.
Risa Mizuno (voice actress)

Risa Mizuno (right) with Makoto Shinkai at a promotion event for The Garden of Words.

### Occupation

Voice actor

**Risa Mizuno** (水野 理紗, *Mizuno Risa*) is a voice actress. She voiced Maki Kasahara in *The Place Promised in Our Early Days*, Miho Sumida and Risa Mizuno in *5 Centimeters per Second*; and Ikeda in *Children Who Chase Lost Voices*. She also accompanied Makoto Shinkai in some promotion events for *The Garden of Words* in 2013.

## Roles

*The Place Promised in Our Early Days* (2004): Maki Kasahara*5 Centimeters per Second* (2007): Miho Sumida*5 Centimeters per Second* (2007): Risa Mizuno*Children Who Chase Lost Voices* (2011): Ikeda
## Trivia

* She shares her name with one of her characters.
Elementary school

**This article is a disambiguation page for Elementary school**

The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.

Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Various unnamed **elementary schools** have appeared in Makoto Shinkai's movies:

* The elementary school in *5 Centimeters per Second*.
Shinjuku Gyo-en

**Shinjuku Gyo-en** (新宿御苑) is is a large park and garden in Shinjuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. This is the main setting of Makoto Shinkai's 2013 movie *The Garden of Words*.

## History

It was originally a residence of the Naitō family in the Edo period. Afterwards, it became a garden under the management of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. It is now a national park under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment.

The garden, which is 58.3 hectares in area with a circumference of 3.5 km, blends three distinct styles: a French Formal and English Landscape in the north and to the south a Japanese traditional. A traditional Japanese tea house can be found within the gardens.

## In *The Garden of Words*

During rainy days in 2013, Takao Akizuki preferred to spend time here rather than go to school. On these days, he met Yukari Yukino who drunk beer and ate chocolate by herself in a pavilion. Slowly but surely, during these chance meetings they started to open up to each other.

## In *Your Name.*

The garden can be seen briefly in some scenes around the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building.

As the green part on the bottom right cornerAs the green part on the left
Shinji Makino

## **Shinji Makino**in *The Garden of Words*

**Shinji Makino** (牧野真司, *Makino Shinji*) is a minor character in *The Garden of Words* novel. He is Shōko Aizawa's ex-boyfriend.

## Overview

### Appearance

He is described to be tall and handsome, which makes him popular in school.

### Personality

Initially appearing to be polite and trustful, Makino is in fact a spoiled, arbitrary playboy, merely playing with women's feelings. He dictated Shōko Aizawa (Makino's lover) that she must keep her virginity until his 17th birthday, and claimed he doesn't want his girl to be used by any other man before he did.

## Background

Makino was the captain of the Chiyoda High School's basketball team supervised by Sōichirō Ito, but he has quit in the 2nd semester of Grade 12.

One year older than Shōko Aizawa, he began to date her in his 12th Grade. Declaring that he is "very dictative to his girlfriends", Makino constantly demanded Aizawa to change her hairstyles, not caring what would damage her hair.

One day, Makino approached Yukari Yukino, but he was rejected by her. After Aizawa revealed that she saw what happened, Makino gradually distanced himself from his girlfriend, and cut all contact with Shoko in the 2nd semester of his 12th Grade. Meanwhile, it appears that Makino began to spread false rumors about his affair with Yukino to damage her reputation, which is exacerbated by Aizawa's behavior and ultimately caused Yukino to be fired.
Tokyo University

**Tokyo University** (東京大学, *Tōkyō daigaku*) is a public research university located in Bunkyo, Tokyo. It appears in *5 Centimeters per Second* novel and *Weathering with You* novel.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second* novel

After graduating from Tanegashima High School and returning to Tokyo, Takaki attended physics classes this university for 4 years. In his first year, he worked at its canteen for 3 months.

## In *Weathering with You* novel

It was attended by Keisuke Suga's older brother, who later went overseas on exchange and became a financial official for the government.

## Staff

Takaki Tōno (Canteen staff)Unnamed woman (Canteen staff)
## Students

Takaki TōnoTakeuchiKotaniUnnamed manUnnamed manChii-chanKeisuke Suga's older brother
Mika Shinohara

Mika Shinohara (center) at San Diego Comic-Con 2002

**Mika Shinohara** (篠原美香, *Shinohara Mika*) is a Japanese voice actress who voiced in Makoto Shinkai's short films like *Voices of a Distant Star* and *She and Her Cat*. She is also his former girlfriend.

## Roles

* *She and Her Cat*: She
* *Voices of a Distant Star*: Mikako Nagamine

## Trivia

* *5 Centimeters per Second'*s character Akari Shinohara is likely a homage to her.
Yasui

## **Yasui**in *Weathering with You*

**Yasui** (安井, *Yasui*) is a character in *Weathering with You*. He is a police officer in Tokyo.

## In *Weathering with You*

Yasui and Takashi Takai chased after a pimp to ask about a young boy with a gun. The two detectives later had some noodles in a restaurant and discussed the case, with Yasui pointing out that they should look for clues on the internet.

On August 22, Yasui came to K&A Planning Co., Ltd. to ask Keisuke Suga the whereabouts of Hodaka Morishima, who had escaped from police custody earlier. He entered the house to look around. Yasui noticed that Keisuga had teared up for some reason.

Later, he and his fellow police officers arrived at Yoyogi Kaikan to arrest Hodaka. While Takashi was struggling with Keisuke who tried to help Hodaka escape, Yasui intercepted the boy, but Nagi Amano suddenly appeared and jumped at him, letting the boy jump out the window and climb the emergency staircase.
Public high school (Tokyo)

This unnamed **public high school** in Tokyo appears in *The Garden of Words*. It is attended by Takao Akizuki and is the workplace of Yukari Yukino before her resignation.

It is unknown if it is based on a real-life location.

## In *The Garden of Words*

FrontyardCorridorRooftopStaffroomStairwayClassroom
## Staff

Yukari Yukino (Literature teacher)Sōichirō Ito (PE teacher/Career advisor)Takehara (English teacher)Nishiyama (English teacher)Unnamed principalUnnamed vice-principal
Noi Bai Airport's construction engineer

## **Noi Bai Airport's construction engineer**in *Vietnam・Noi Bai Airport*

* Adult
* Child

This **unnamed man** is the narrator and main character in *Vietnam・Noi Bai Airport*.

## In *Vietnam・Noi Bai Airport*

When he was young, he watched his father, a carpenter, working at construction sites and wished to become like him. After growing up, the man became an engineer for Taisei Corporation and joined the construction project of Noi Bai Airport in Vietnam.
Kuki Station

**Kuki Station** (久喜駅, *Kuki-eki*) is a railway station in Saitama, Japan. It appears in *5 Centimeters per Second*.

## History

The JR East Tohoku Line (Utsunomiya Line) station opened on 16 July 1885. The Tobu station opened on 27 August 1899. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Kuki Station becoming "TI-02".

## In *5 Centimeters per Second*

From Ōmiya Station, Takaki Tōno's train arrives at this station at 5:55 and is delayed for 10 minutes.
Бригадир (исследовательская дисциплина)

«*Мы справимся быстрее, если дружно возьмемся за дело.*»

**Бригадир** – уникальная исследовательская дисциплина.

Каждый в отряде хорош в своём деле, но по-настоящему таланты раскрываются под руководством умелого лидера. Ведь чем слаженнее работает команда, тем быстрее можно будет увидеть результат.

## Новые способности

* Разбивание
* Назад к работе
* Авангард

## Получение

Получить уникальную дисциплину можно только при добыче ресурсов 6-го ранга и выше в кампаниях Земель раздора и Земель теней с экипированным руническим инструментом с камнем души.

При экипировке дисциплины на персонажа, она получает статус «Привязано к персонажу».

## Улучшение

Улучшение уникальной исследовательской дисциплины происходит так же, как и обычной исследовательской дисциплины.
Sasaki (Weathering with You)

This is a character from *Weathering with You*. For another character of the same name from *5 Centimeters per Second*, **click here**.

## Voice Actors

### Japanese

Kana Ichinose

**Sasaki** (佐々木, *Sasaki*) is a minor character in *Weathering with You*. She is a police officer of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

## In *Weathering with You*

On August 21, 2021, Sasaki accompanied detective Takai on a visit to Hina Amano's residence. After Takai asked Hina about a runaway boy, the female officer raised her concern about the two underage siblings living alone without a guardian, but Hina rejected her concern.

On August 22, Sasaki and fellow officers arrived at New Amore hotel to apprehend the runaway children. She was later assigned to look after Nagi Amano while he was in the police custody. She wrote down his activities during that time. She was asked by Kana to be taken to the toilet, which created a distraction and allowed Nagi to escape.
Shōta Akizuki

## **Shōta Akizuki**in *The Garden of Words*

* Movie
* Manga

**Shōta Akizuki** (秋月 翔太, *Akizuki Shōta*), formerly called **Shōta Fujisawa** (藤沢 翔太, *Fujisawa Shōta*), is a minor character in *The Garden of Words*. He is the older brother of Takao Akizuki and the boyfriend of Rika Teramoto.

## In *The Garden of Words*

Ten years older than Takao Akizuki, Shōta was always at odds with Reimi Akizuki, his mother, even since his childhood. Despite getting a job, his rankings in the company were bad, and he felt jealous of his brother's interest in shoemaking, because he himself did not have any hobby of the sort.

Shōta and his girlfriend Rika Teramoto had a good relationship, despite some negative moments.

## References

1. ↑ *The Garden of Words* (novel), chapter 3
Nishinaka schoolgirl

## **NA**in *5 Centimeters per Second*

This unnamed **schoolgirl of Nishinaka Junior High School** is a minor character in *5 Centimeters per Second*.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second*

She was a senior student and apparently a member of the student council.

Someday in Takaki Tōno's Grade 7, she asked him to help doing some work in the council room. She entered the room as he was reading Akari Shinohara's letter, and playfully asked if it was a love letter. Then she asked Takaki about his upcoming transferring.
Daikanransha

**Daikanransha** (大観覧車, *The Great Observation Wheel*) is a Ferris wheel in Odaiba, Tokyo. It briefly appears in *Weathering with You*.

## In *Weathering with You*

The Ferris wheel appeared in the background when Hina Amano and her group went to Symbol Promenade Park. Katsuhiko Teshigawara and Sayaka Natori were riding on the wheel when Hina cleared the sky and they witnessed the marvelous change of weather.
Ikebukuro Station

**Ikebukuro Station** (池袋駅, *Ikebukuro-eki*) is a railway station in Toshima, Tokyo. It appears in *5 Centimeters per Second* novel.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second* novel

During Takaki Tōno's college years, he usually uses this station, which is 30 minute walk away from his apartment, to commute. He sometimes stop by the small park opposite this station to read.
Mimi (She and Her Cat)

This is a character from *She and Her Cat*. For another character of the same name from *5 Centimeters per Second*, **click here**.

## **Mimi**in *She and Her Cat*

* OVA
* Manga

## Status

### Status

Alive

**Mimi** (ミミ, *Mimi*) is a minor character in *She and Her Cat* and *She and Her Cat* manga. It is a female cat and a friend of Chobi.

## In *She and Her Cat*

In the summer of 1999, Mimi was a girlfriend of Chobi and constantly asked him to marry her, but he refused.

## In *She and Her Cat* manga

In the summer of 2016, Mimi was a girlfriend of Chobi and constantly asked him to marry her, but he refused.

One day in October, when Miyu was struggling with her depression outside, Mimi noted her scent and informed Chobi of her location.
Minamitane Junior High School

**Minamitane Junior High School** (南種子中学校, *Minamitane-gakkō*), located in Minamitane, Kagoshima, is attended by Takaki Tōno and Kanae Sumida in *5 Centimeters per Second*. It is unknown if it is based on a real-life school.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second*

After Takaki transferred from Nishinaka Junior High School, he attended this school and became a classmate with Kanae, whom instantly had a crush on him. She usually accompanied him on his way to school, passing by a post office on the way.

Students of this school wear black gakuran, with female students wearing skirts instead of pants.
5 Centimeters per Second/Manga

* Vol. 1
* Vol. 2

***5 Centimeters per Second*** (秒速5センチメートル, *Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru*) is a manga written by Makoto Shinkai and drawn by Yukiko Seike. It was serialized in *Monthly Afternoon* from July 2010 to June 2011 and is the manga adaptation of the movie with the same name.

## Summary

🕒 ***Timeline in 5 Centimeters per Second***
A tale of two people, Takaki Tōno and Akari Shinohara, who were close friends but gradually grow farther and farther apart as time moves on. They become separated because of their families yet continue to exchange contact in the form of letters. Yet as time continues to trudge on, their contact with one another begins to cease. Years pass and the rift between them grows ever larger. However, Takaki remembers the times they have shared together, but as life continues to unfold for him, he wonders if he would be given the chance to meet Akari again as the tale embarks on Takaki's realization of the world and people around him.

## Chapters

* Volume 1
* Volume 2

"An Excerpt on Cherry Blossoms""Impatience""The Day My Memories Were Far Away""Kanae's Feelings""Cosmonaut"

"To Become Your Number One""End Theme 1""End Theme 2""End Theme 3""One More Time, One More Chance""The Poem of The Sky And Sea"

## Characters

***►►►** List of 5 Centimeters per Second characters*
Takaki TōnoAkari ShinoharaKanae SumidaRisa Mizuno
## References

1. ↑ 5 Centimeters Per Second Gets Manga Adaptation
Yamashita

## **Yamashita**in *5 Centimeters per Second*

**Yamashita** (山下, *Yamashita*) is a character mentioned in *5 Centimeters per Second* manga.

## Background

Yamashita was a friend of Kanae Sumida and Takaki Tōno at their junior high school. She transfered away to Hyōgo Prefecture in the third year.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second* manga

Since her parents were very strict and will not let her have a cellphone, Yamashita kept contacs with Kanae through postcards every summer. Kanae noticed that she had started to use Kansai dialect in her writing.
One More Time, One More Chance (chapter)

## One More Time, One More Chance

"**One More Time, One More Chance**" is the tenth chapter of *5 Centimeters per Second* manga.

## Summary

After receiving a misdialed call, Takaki Tōno realizes that he has isolated himself for too long, so he decides to have a walk. At the train station where he met Risa Mizuno for the first time, he sees her on the other side of the track but they are unable to face each other as a train passes. Takaki arrives at a convenience store and reads the news of Elish leaving the solar system.

Takaki reads a rejection letter from a job he applied before. He receives a call from a friend asking him about the new address of Kotani but he does not know. In the spring, Takaki is seen working at a new office. He is invited by a co-worker for lunch, which he accepts. Meanwhile, Akari Shinohara has a phone call with her husband and promises that they will see cherry blossoms together next week.

One day, as cherry blossom petals fall gently from the sky, Takaki decides to have a walk. He passes by the groves that he used to pass in his childhood, and heads towards a train crossing. As Akari coming from the other side, they seem to recognize each other, but when they turn around to check, two trains cover their vision. After the trains passed, Takaki sees Akari disappear, but he also realizes that she is now living a happy life. He smiles to himself and decides to move forward. As a symbol of his newfound relief, a young Akari appears behind Takaki's back on the other side of the track, waving farewell to her sweetheart as cherry petals fall ceaselessly.

## Notes

* This chapter is named after the theme song at the end of the film.
Fujida's wife

## **Fujida**in *5 Centimeters per Second*

**Fujida's wife** is an unnamed mentioned character in *5 Centimeters per Second* manga and *5 Centimeters per Second* novel. According to Japanese traditions, her married name must be **Fujida** (藤田, *Fujida*).

## Background

She was married to Fujida, a charming math teacher. In 2002, her husband had an extramarital affair with another woman.

Feeling sorry for the wife, Takaki Tōno unsuccesfully tried to convince his girlfriend to break up with the husband.
Fumi Tachibana

## **Fumi Tachibana**in *Weathering with You*

**Fumi Tachibana** (立花冨美, *Tachibana Fumi*) is a minor character in *Weathering with You*. She is the grandmother of Taki Tachibana.

## In *Weathering with You*

In August 2021, she hired the sunshine girl to clear the sky so that she could hold the Obon ceremony for her late husband who had passed away one year before.

Three years later, her old house had been submerged and she moved to an apartment somewhere near Takashimadaira Station.
Agartha entrances

**Agartha entrances** are the gateways between the surface and the underworld of Agartha. One of them appears in *Children Who Chase Lost Voices*.

## Background

After countless invasions from the Topsiders, the Agarthans decided to sealed off the entrances for good with the clavises.

## Function

Once sealed, the entrance is covered by an indestructible stone wall, which cannot be penetrated by either drills or explosives. When a clavis is nearby, the wall begins to glow, and when touched by the clavis, the wall immediately dematerializes. It quickly rematerializes once the clavis passes through the entrance. Anything caught in the wall as it rematerializes is burned.

People from inside can go back through the wall without having the clavis. Behind the entrance lies the Interstitial Sea.

## Known locations

* Mizonofuchi, Nagano, Japan.
* South Pole
Miyu's father

## **Miyu's father**in *She and Her Cat*

**Miyu's father** is a minor character in *She and Her Cat: Everything Flows*.

## Background

He and his wife gave birth to Miyu. They took a family photo together when she was a toddle. He apparently passed away before Miyu entered elementary school. He left behind a red ceramic mug patterned with yellow flowers, but it was accidentally broken by Daru, Miyu's new cat.
Vietnam・Noi Bai Airport

**Vietnam・Noi Bai Airport** (ベトナム・ノイバイ空港, *Betonamu Noibai Kūkō*) is an animated commercial for Taisei Corporation directed by Makoto Shinkai. It is the third commercial video Makoto Shinkai produced for the company, following *Bosphorus Strait Tunnel* and *Sri Lanka Highway*.

The video was first broadcast in August, 2014.

## Summary

The narrator is a young man who has a carpenter father. His father's lifework inspires the man to become an engineer for Taisei Corporation and participate in the construction of a terminal at Noi Bai Airport in Vietnam.

## Characters

***►►►** List of Vietnam・Noi Bai Airport characters*
Unnamed narrator
## Staff

* Director / Storyboard: Makoto Shinkai
* Character Design / Animation Director: Kenichi Tsuchiya
* Keyframe Animation: Kenichi Tsuchiya
* In-between Animation: Reiko Mano, Akiko Teshima, Arisa Kuroda, Yohei Nakano
* Background Art: Tasuku Watanabe, Leonardo Ken Usami, Mateusz Urbanowicz, Makoto Shinkai
* Digital Paint: Rieko Sekine, Chika Totsuka, Takako Nakajo
* 3DCG: Yoshitaka Takeuchi
* Compositing: Yoko Miki, Makoto Shinkai

## Music

"Change", the theme song of the commercial, is produced by Unlimited tone.

## External links

* 大成建設テレビＣＭ 「ベトナム・ノイバイ空港」篇 on Comix Wave Films' website.
* 「ベトナム・ノイバイ」篇 on Taisei Corporation's website.
* Taisei Corporation TV CM “Vietnam Noi Bai Airport” on Makoto Shinkai's English website.
* 大成建設CM「ベトナム・ノイバイ空港」篇について on Makoto Shinkai's blog.
Kozushima Port

**Kozushima Port** (神津島港, *Kōzushima-kō*) is a seaport on the island of Kozushima in Tokyo. It appears in *Weathering with You*.

## In *Weathering with You*

In 2021, Hodaka Morishima boarded a ferry from this port to run away to Tokyo.

In 2024, after graduating from high school, he once again boarded a ferry from here to return to Tokyo.

The port in 2024
Kobayashi

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**Kobayashi** (小林, *Kobayashi*) is:

* a male character from *5 Centimeters per Second*.
* a female character from *The Garden of Words*.
Your Name./Live action

An American live-action adaption of *Your Name.* was announced in September 2017.

## Synopsis

A young Native American woman living in a rural area and a young man from Chicago discover they are magically and intermittently swapping bodies. When a disaster threatens to upend their lives, they must journey to meet and save their worlds.

## Production

The film is being produced by J. J. Abrams's Bad Robot Productions, with the production team includes Lindsey Weber and Genki Kawamura. In February 2019, it was announced that Marc Webb would be the director of the film. The film was written by Eric Heisserer, who revealed that the Japanese right holders wanted the film to be made from the western point of view. On September 18, 2020, it was announced that Lee Isaac Chung had taken over the directorial and writing duties, working off the draft by Emily V. Gordon. In July 2021, it was reported that Lee Isaac Chung had left the position and the producers were looking for new candidates. On November 1, 2022, Carlos López Estrada was announced to be the director and scriptwriter of the movie. As of October 2023, producer Genki is still working on the script along with Carlos. He explained that the progress was hindered by the COVID pandemic and the 2023 strikes in Hollywood.

## References

1. ↑ ‘Amazing Spider-Man’s Marc Webb To Direct ‘Your Name’ Remake For Toho, Paramount, Bad Robot
2. ↑ 'Your Name' Adaptation Recruits 'Amazing Spider-Man' Director Marc Webb
3. ↑ ‘Bird Box’ Screenwriter Eric Heisserer on Building a Mysterious Post-Apocalypse and Working With Netflix [Interview]
4. ↑ Paramount’s Live-Action ‘Your Name’ Movie Lands ‘Minari’ Director Lee Isaac Chung
5. ↑ The Live-Action Remake of Your Name Has a New Director
6. ↑ Genki Kawamura Talks Japan’s New Wave, Working With Kore-eda On ‘Monster’ & Adapting ‘Your Name’ For Hollywood With J.J. Abrams — Tokyo
Your Name./Manga 2

* Vol. 1
* Vol. 2

***Your Name. Another Side: Earthbound*** (君の名は。 Another Side: Earthbound, *Kimi no Na wa. Another Side: Earthbound*) is a Japanese manga illustrated by Junya Nakamura. It is the manga adaptation of Arata Kanou's *Your Name. Another Side: Earthbound* novel which in turn is a spinoff novel of Makoto Shinkai's movie *Your Name.* and was published on the manga app Cycomi of Cygames from July 25, 2017.

## Summary

🕒 ***Timeline in Your Name.***
Mitsuha Miyamizu is a young girl living in a rural town named Itomori and is fed up with her life. One day, her family and friends notice she's suddenly acting strange. Little do they know, a high school boy from Tokyo named Taki Tachibana found himself randomly switching places with her when he fell asleep. But he has no clue how to act as a high school girl in an unfamiliar place!

## References

1. ↑ Spinoff novel of Shinkai’s Your Name film gets manga in July
Riyou

## **Riyou**in *5 Centimeters per Second*

**Riyou** (亮, *Riyou*) is a minor character in *5 Centimeters per Second* manga. He has a crush on Kanae Sumida and is pursuing her.

## Background

He moved to Tanegashima sometime in 2006.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second* manga

One day in 2008, after surfing at the beach, he asked Kanae out but his confession was interrupted by a phone call to her. One night, he called Kanae and met her on a grass field, where he listened to her story about a boy she had had a crush on in high school. After he explained why he liked her, she asked him to give her time to think.

Some time later, he received a call from Kanae in Tokyo. Although disappointed to be rejected by her, he promised to not give up.
Minoru Okabe

## **Minoru Okabe**in *Suzume*

**Minoru Okabe** (岡部稔, *Okabe Minoru*) is a supporting character in *Suzume*. He is a coworker of Tamaki Iwato.

## Overview

Minoru works at the same fishery cooperative as Tamaki at Tonami's local fish port and has an unrequited love for her.

## Behind the Scenes

### Portrayal

Tamaki is voiced by Shota Sometani. In the English dub, he is voiced by Roger Craig Smith.

## Etymology

* The name **Minoru** means "harvest, ripen" (稔).
* Minoru's surname **Okabe** means "ridge, hill" (岡) (**oka**) and "part, department, category" (部) (**be**).
Fujisawa

## **Fujisawa**in *5 Centimeters per Second*

* Blond man
* Goateed man

**Fujisawa** (藤沢, *Fujisawa*) is one of two college friends of Takaki Tōno, the other one is unnamed. They are minor characters in *5 Centimeters per Second* manga. It is unclear if Fujisawa is the goateed one or the blond one.

## Background

They were in a group of friends with Takaki Tōno, Takeuchi and Kotani from university. They had not met for a year until 2007.

The blond man had an older girlfriend, who was asking him to marry soon.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second*

The group of friends had a class reunion in 2007, where Takaki was welcomed by the goateed man. As Takeuchi became drunk, the blond man tried to calm her down.

Some time after Takaki quit his job, the unnamed friend called him to ask information of Kotani, who had moved.

## Etymology

* The surname **Fujisawa** means "wisteria" (藤) (**fuji**) and "marsh" (沢) (**sawa**).
Kobayashi (5 Centimeters per Second)

This is a character from *5 Centimeters per Second*. For another character of the same name from *The Garden of Words*, **click here**.

## Status

### Status

Unknown

**Kobayashi** (小林, *Kobayashi*) is a character mentioned in *5 Centimeters per Second* novel. He was a boyfriend of Miho Sumida.

## Background

Long ago, he dated Miho Sumida and they had been together for a long time. They even planned to marry, but she changed her mind and called it off.
Junior high school

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Various **junior high schools** have appeared in Makoto Shinkai's movies:

* Nishinaka Junior High School in *5 Centimeters per Second*.
* Minamitane Junior High School in *5 Centimeters per Second*.
* The junior high school in Tochigi in *5 Centimeters per Second*.
* The junior high school in Tokyo in *The Garden of Words*.
* The junior high school in Imabari in *The Garden of Words* novel.
Reimi Akizuki

## **Reimi Akizuki**in *The Garden of Words*

* Movie
* Manga

**Reimi Akizuki** (秋月 怜美, *Akizuki Reimi*) is a minor character in *The Garden of Words*. The mother of Shōta Akizuki and Takao Akizuki, she is often at odds with her sons due to her romantic pursuits and alcoholism.

## Background

During her days in school, she got into romantic relationships with many boys.

A 20-year-old Aikizuki was pregnant with Shōta Akizuki by a 5-year-older man named Takashi Fujisawa in November 1985. They married a year later and had a second child named Takao Akizuki in 1997. As Fujisawa had to work abroad more often, their marriage gradually collapsed, and they divorced when their second son entered the junior high school in 2010.

Since then, she has dated with 4 different men, including Kiyomizu. She currently works as an administrative worker at a university.

## Personality

As a college girl, Reimi Akizuki considered herself a xenophile and dreamed to travel to a lot of places. Even when facing the oppositions of her family and friends to her pregnancy, she decided to keep the child. However, the hardship of life made her forget her initial dream, and as her sons grew more and more, she also fell into alcoholism.

Witnessing her second son's resolve to go to Italy, she is reminded of her old determination and realizes that it never vanished.

Despite of her questionable lifestyle, she is woman with tolerance and kindness.

## In *The Garden of Words*

Upset by her first son's decision to move out with his girlfriend, she also ran away from home, and only returned occasionally to have or make a meal.

## In *The Garden of Words* novel

In one afternoon before leaving work, she heared the receptionist Kobayashi having an argument with Momoka Nakajima, a student who came late to pay tuition. Realizing that Nakajima will be suspended if not paying before the next day, she willingly made an exception, and even leaned her some money, much to her colleague's objection. She later had a date with Kiyomizu who listened to her stories.

One and a half year later, Akizuki witnessed Nakajima becoming a promising student, while Kobayashi had became a conscientious administrative worker treating students with kindness. Aikizuki had also broken up with Kiyomizu and were preparing for her second son to study abroad in Italy. In the party hold for Takao, she met her first son's girlfriend, who she had not had a high opinion of, for the first time and saw that she was surprisingly approachable. Shōta also tried to reunite his mother with Kiyomizu by inviting him to the party.

## Etymology

* The name Reimi (怜美) means "cleverness, sagacity" (怜, *rei*) and "beauty" (美, *mi*).
* Reimi's surname Akizuki (秋月) means "autumn, fall" (秋, *aki*) and "moon" (月, *zuki*)”.
Elementary school (5 Centimeters per Second)

This unnamed **elementary school**, located in Tokyo, is attended by Takaki Tōno and Akari Shinohara since their Third Grade and Forth Grade, respectively, in *5 Centimeters per Second*. It is unknown if it is based on a real-life school.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second*

Like most elementary schools in Japan, this school provides basic education for children from Grade 1 to Grade 6. It also offers optional club activities like choir, and a library for students to read and borrow books.

It does not seem to require its students to wear uniforms.

CorridorLibrarySchool studentsTakaki in Grade 3Akari in Grade 4Takaki and Akari on graduation day
Junior high school (Imabari)

This unnamed **junior high school**, located in Imabari, Ehime, is attended by Yukari Yukino in *The Garden of Words* novel.

## Background

Many years before, a young Yukari Yukino attended this school, where she also joined the Art Club. The club was supervised by Hinako Ogawa, a teacher known for her kindness and compassion. Two years after Yukari's graduation, Hinako was pregnant and quit her job.
Matsuno

## **Matsuno**in *5 Centimeters per Second*

**Matsuno** (松野, *Matsuno*) is a minor character in *5 Centimeters per Second*. He is the homeroom teacher of Kanae Sumida in her final year of high school.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second*

He gave a questionnaire to Kanae's class and explained the importance of their decision on the future, but she barely paid attention to him.

## Etymology

* The surname **Matsuno** means "pine tree, fir tree" (松) (**matsu**) and "field, wilderness" (野) (**no**).
Kotani

## **Kotani**in *5 Centimeters per Second*

**Kotani** (小谷, *Kotani*) is a minor character in *5 Centimeters per Second* manga. He is a college friend of Takaki Tōno.

## Background

Kotani was in a group of friends with Takaki Tōno, Takeuchi and other friends from university. They had not met for a year until 2007.

Sometimes during this period, he has been dumped by his girlfriend, and having some troubles in his job.

## In *5 Centimeters per Second* manga

Kotani and friends had a class reunion in 2007 but he had blacked out even before Takaki arrived.

Some time later, he moved so his friends lost contact with him.

## Etymology

* The surname **Kotani** means "small" (小) (**ko**) and "valley" (谷) (**tani**).
Agartha (Children Who Chase Lost Voices)

**Agartha** (アガルタ, *Agaruta*) is a legendary world located in the Earth's core. It appears in *Children Who Chase Lost Voices*.

## Background

According to Ryuji Morisaki's research, Agartha is an underworld. When the Quetzalcoatl realized that mankind had matured enough and their guardian role had ended, they retreated to this world, brought along some human clans, who became the Agarthans.

According to the Amaurot village elder, Agartha later became a glorious kingdom, more than anywhere on the surface. However, because of countless wars waged by the Topsiders, humans from the surface, who came to plunder and kill, the cities were destroyed and the land was in ruin, with only a few villages left. To prevent further invasion, the Agarthans sealed off the entrances using the clavises.
Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa in November 2010

**Kana Hanazawa** (花澤 香菜, *Hanazawa Kana*) is a Japanese voice actress and singer represented by the Office Osawa talent agency. She has voiced many characters in Makoto Shinkai's works, most notably Yukari Yukino and Miyu.

## Roles

*The Garden of Words* (2013): Yukari Yukino*Your Name.* (2016): Yukari Yukino*She and Her Cat: Everything Flows* (2016): Miyu*Weathering with You* (2019): Kana Sakura*Weathering with You* (2019): K. Mi*Suzume* (2022): Tsubame Iwato