The Garden of Words
言の葉の庭
“Skipping class in a rainy Tokyo garden, an aspiring shoemaker meets a mysterious woman and offers to make her shoes.”
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Synopsis
Skipping class in a rainy Tokyo garden, an aspiring shoemaker meets a mysterious woman and offers to make her shoes.
On a rainy morning in Tokyo, Takao Akizuki, an aspiring shoemaker, decides to skip class to sketch designs in a beautiful garden. This is where he meets Yukari Yukino, a beautiful yet mysterious woman, for the very first time. Offering to make her new shoes, Takao continues to meet with Yukari throughout the rainy season, and without even realizing it, the two are able to alleviate the worries hidden in their hearts just by being with each other. However, their personal struggles have not disappeared completely, and as the end of the rainy season approaches, their relationship will be put to the test.
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What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 263 sampled reviews
7.9/10
What 263
viewers
settled on.
92% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 1.91 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.6 ptsRecommenders 8.7 · others 3.1
Yes
8.7
No
3.1
Score over time
0.09Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 39%
Long · 28%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9/10 “This film is a beautifully poetic experience featuring stunning art that makes me want to step right into the park. While it lacks the heavy dialogue found in more talkative anime, this quiet...”
- 8/10 “WOW. After watching 5 Cenimeters Per Second I was hoping for another film to be released by Shinkai, and here it is. The animation was superb and the story was as well. I know some people like a...”
- 9/10 “The art is amazing and beautiful, and combined with its halo of tranquility, it makes for great enjoyment. However, the story is a little flat, the characters aren't charismatic, and the final...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — The Garden of Words begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-7497
A Movie Production · Spring 2013
CoMix Wave Films.in association with The Answer Studio · TOHO animation
- Format
- 1 × 46′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 0h 46m
- all episodes
- Aired
- May 2013 – May 2013
- Spring 2013
- Source
- Movie
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-7497
- catalog