5 Centimeters per Second - The story is set in Japan, beginning in the early 1990s up until the present day (2008), with each act centered on a boy named Takaki Tōno. [About] 5 Centimeters per Second is a 2007 Japanese romantic drama anime film by Makoto Shinkai. It theatrically premiered on 3 March 2007. The film consists of three segments: 'Cherry Blossom', 'Cosmonaut', and '5 Centimeters per Second', each following a period in Takaki Tōno's life 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 adaption illustrated by Seike Yukiko in 2010. [Source: Wikipedia ]