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“Shoemaker student and mysterious woman bond in rainy garden, easing each other's hidden sorrows before season ends.”
The Garden of Words
言の葉の庭
7.85
1,006 rank · 927,686 viewers · 7,264 favorites
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Synopsis
Shoemaker student and mysterious woman bond in rainy garden, easing each other's hidden sorrows before season ends.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 263 sampled reviews
7.9
/10
What 263 viewers settled on.
92%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 1.91
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.91 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.6 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.1
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Score over time
↓ 0.09
Running avg · May 2013 → Sep 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “It's a very poetic anime and if you want to watch a talkative one, that's not for you. The art of "Kotonoha no Niwa" is just beautiful for me. I wanted to be in this park so much ! It's one of...”
- 8 “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 “Lets start sayng that it is beautifull. The art is amazing. And because of that art and that halo os tranquility, the enjoyment is great. However the story is a little flat, the characthers are not...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 39%
Long · 28%
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- Format 1 × 46′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 46m all episodes
- Aired May 2013 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7497 catalog
Produced by
- The Answer Studio Producer
- TOHO animation Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor