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 byMakoto Shinkai
Produced byMakoto Shinkai
Written byMakoto Shinkai
Music byTenmon
StudioCoMix Wave Inc.
Licensed by
Released3 March 2007
Runtime63 minutes
Novel
Written byMakoto Shinkai
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
Published19 November 2007
Manga
Written byMakoto Shinkai
Illustrated bySeike Yukiko
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original run25 May 201025 March 2011
Volumes2
Novel
5 Centimeters per Second: one more side
Written byArata Kanoh
Published byEnterbrain[1]
English publisherPenguin Random House[2]
Published20 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.