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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
After a disaster of a day, full of everything from a missed alarm to a flunked exam, Makoto Konno’s life nearly ends when her bike’s brakes fail in front of a railroad crossing. She is saved, however, when a strange object she found in one of her classes sends her back to the beginning of the day, along with knowledge of exactly what will happen and when. Before long, she realizes she can use this power whenever she wants, and what follows is a series of antics and shenanigans any teen with the power to control time would get up to… until her choices all catch up to her at once.
One of director Mamoru Hosoda’s most memorable films, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time takes the usual tropes of time travel stories and presents them in a way that feels genuine and well thought out. Along with stellar animation and music, it tells a tale that feels equally like a modern day fairy tale and a tragedy. It’ll hook you before you know it, and by the time the credits roll you’ll be just as satisfied as you would be with Erased as a whole.
