History Anime / TheGardenOfWords

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-> なるかみの,すこしとよみて,\\
ふらずとも,\\
わはとどまらむ,\\
いもしとどめば\\
\\
[A faint clap of thunder,\\
Even if rain comes or not,\\
I will stay here,\\
Together with you.]

Released in May 2013, ''The Garden of Words'' is the fifth film Creator/MakotoShinkai has directed. The film follows Takao Akizuki, a 15-year-old student aspiring to be a shoemaker. On rainy days, Takao skips classes and spends his time in a Japanese-style garden. During one of his excursions, he encounters Yukari Yukino, a twenty-seven year old woman. As the two encounter each other more frequently, they gradually open up to one another and confide in one another their problems, finding comfort in the other's presence despite their age differences.

* MayDecemberRomance: Yukari is twelve years older than Takao.

-> なるかみの, すこしとよみて,\\
さしくもり,\\
あめもふらぬか,\\
きみをとどめむ\\
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[A faint clap of thunder,\\
Clouded skies,\\
Perhaps rain will come.\\
If so, will you stay here with me?]

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* ProductPlacement: Fila and Ginza Diana, two apparel brands depicted in the anime, are real. Fila is a sportsware manufacturer and Ginza Diana is a shoe company that advises their customers not to wear their shoes in the rain.

* DoubleStandard: Could you imagine the reception of the same movie but with a 27 years old man spending time with a 15 years old girl?

* MaybeEverAfter: The epilogue presents Takao and Yukari's fate ambiguously: despite being on good terms with one another, they are [[spoiler:separated. Even though Takao resolves to see her again after they've matured further, whether or not Takao will go about doing so, and its outcomes, are left to the viewer's imagination]].

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Takao delivers one to Yukari at the film's climax, citing her for her [[spoiler:cowardice, incapacity to speak for herself, and how she had taken advantage of a student to assuage her own troubles]].

* BittersweetEnding: Despite Takao and Yukari's time together allowing them to inspire one another and providing the other with an emotional outlet, [[spoiler: the two eventually go their separate ways. Yukari moves to a southern part of Japan, and Takao continues to follow his dreams of becoming a shoemaker. He does resolve to track her down and see her again someday though.]]

* BittersweetEnding: Despite Takao and Yukari's time together allowing them to inspire one another and providing the other with an emotional outlet, [[spoiler: the two eventually go their separate ways. Yukari moves to a southern part of Japan, and Takao continues to follow his dreams of becoming a shoemaker]].

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[-[[caption-width-right:297:''We have met, for each of us to walk forward.'']]-]

!!This film provides examples of:

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[[caption-width-right:350:''We have met, for each of us to walk forward.'']]

!''The Garden of Words'' provides examples of:

* BittersweetEnding: Despite Takao and Yukari's time together allowing them to inspire one another and providing the other with an emotional outlet, [[spoiler: the two eventually go their separate ways. Yukari moves to a southern part of Japan, and Takao continues to follow his dreams of becoming a shoemaker. If, as Takao intends, they do manage to find each other after they've matured, then the bittersweet ending may lead to an actual happy one]].

* BittersweetEnding: Despite Takao and Yukari's time together allowing them to inspire one another and providing the other with an emotional outlet, [[spoiler: the two eventually go their separate ways. Yukari moves to a southern part of Japan, and Takao continues to follow his dreams of becoming a shoemaker]].

* RealPlaceBackground: The garden where Takao and Yukari meet is [[http://infinitemirai.wordpress.com/2013/09/29/shinjuku-gyoen-home-of-the-garden-of-words/ Shinjuku Gyoen]], a park located in the Shinjuku and Shibuya districts of Tokyo. A note at the end of the film reminds viewers that smoking and drinking within the real park is strictly forbidden

* RealPlaceBackground: The garden where Takao and Yukari meet is [[http://infinitemirai.wordpress.com/2013/09/29/shinjuku-gyoen-home-of-the-garden-of-words/ Shinjuku Gyoen]], a park located in the Shinjuku and Shibuya districts of Tokyo.

* SceneryPorn: ''The Garden of Words'' features incredibly vivid and detailed settings, making use of the weather and lighting to accentuate the gardens, cityscape and even the interior shots, as would be expected from a Creator/MakotoShinkai production.

Released in May 2013, ''The Garden of Words'' is the fifth film MakotoShinkai has directed. The film follows Takao Akizuki, a 15-year-old student aspiring to be a shoemaker. On rainy days, Takao skips classes and spends his time in a Japanese-style garden. During one of his excursions, he encounters Yukari Yukino, a twenty-seven year old woman. As the two encounter each other more frequently, they gradually open up to one another and confide in one another their problems, finding comfort in the other's presence despite their age differences.

''The Garden of Words'' marks a return to the style MakotoShinkai employed in ''Anime/FiveCentimetersPerSecond'', illustrating how factors such as age may contribute to separation and the loneliness that individuals may experience in their lives. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks.

* SceneryPorn: ''The Garden of Words'' features incredibly vivid and detailed settings, making use of the weather and lighting to accentuate the gardens, cityscape and even the interior shots, as would be expected from a MakotoShinkai production.

* MayDecemberRomance: (A rare older woman/younger man example) Yukari is twelve years senior to Takao.

* UltimateJobSecurity: Takao initially assumes that because of Yukari's capacity to skip work so frequently, her job must be a reasonably secure one. [[spoiler:Subverted, but not for the reasons you'd think.]]

* ArtisticLicense: The real park that Takao and Yukari meet at forbids alcohol.

* UltimateJobSecurity: Takao initially assumes that because of Yukari's capacity to skip work so frequently, her job must be a reasonably secure one.

* WouldHitAGirl: Takao hits Aizawa after the latter gloats about getting Yukari kicked out of school.

* WouldHitAGirl: Takao slaps Aizawa after the latter gloats about getting Yukari kicked out of school.

Released in May 2013, ''The Garden of Words'' is the fifth film MakotoShinkai has directed. The film follows Takao Akizuki, a 15-year-old student aspiriring to be a shoemaker. On rainy days, Takao skips classes and spends his time in a Japanese-style garden. During one of his excursions, he encounters Yukari Yukino, a twenty-seven year old woman. As the two encounter each other more frequently, they gradually open up to one another and confide in one another their problems, finding comfort in the other's presence despite their age differences.

* KarmaHoudini: Aizawa and her gang of friends manage to escape the repercussions of spreading rumors [[spoiler: about Yukari]], getting away with it because their school regarded its reputation as more important than the well-being of one of their teachers. They go unpunished even after Takao gets into a fight with them, although the real damage had already been done by this point.

* KarmaHoudini: Aizawa and her gang of friends manage to escape the repercussions of spreading rumours [[spoiler: about Yukari]], getting away with it because their school regarded its reputation as more important than the well-being of one of their teachers. They go unpunished even after Takao gets into a fight with them, although the real damage had already been done by this point.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Takao delivers one to Yukari at the film's climax, citing her for her [[spoiler:cowardice, incapacity to speak for herself, and how she had taken advantage of a student to assuage her own troubles]].
* TheReveal: While initially appearing as a mysterious older woman, Yukari is in fact [[spoiler: a literature teacher at Takao's school]].