5 Centimeters per Second

5 Centimeters per Second
Theatrical release poster
秒速5センチメートル (Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru)
Anime film
Directed by	Makoto Shinkai
Produced by	Makoto Shinkai
Written by	Makoto Shinkai
Music by	Tenmon
Studio	CoMix Wave Inc.
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment BI: Anime Limited NA: GKIDS
Released	3 March 2007
Runtime	63 minutes
Novel
Written by	Makoto Shinkai
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Published	19 November 2007
Manga
Written by	Makoto Shinkai
Illustrated by	Seike Yukiko
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Vertical Inc.
Magazine	Monthly Afternoon
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	25 May 2010 – 25 March 2011
Volumes	2
Novel
5 Centimeters per Second: one more side
Written by	Arata Kanoh
Published by	Enterbrain[1]
English publisher	Penguin Random House[2]
Published	20 May 2011

5 Centimeters per Second (Japanese: 秒速5センチメートル, Hepburn: Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru) is a 2007 Japanese romantic drama animated film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. It theatrically premiered on 3 March 2007. The film consists of three segments, each following a period in the life of the protagonist Takaki Tōno and his relationships with the girls around him.

The film was awarded Best Animated Feature Film at the 2007 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. It received a novelization in November 2007 and a manga adaptation illustrated by Seike Yukiko in 2010.