In the end, Takaki stops to see if Akari is on the opposite side of the railway crossing. However, once the train was gone, she was gone too. Although not seeing Akari left him somehow sad, Takaki chooses to smile and continues to walk as the petals fall from the cherry blossoms.

How many episode does 5 centimeters per second have?

Basically, 5cm Per Second is a short movies split up into 3 episodes, the first one being 30 min, the second one 20 min, and the last one 15 min. Each of these three episodes portrays a pair of people and their relationship during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

Why is 5 cm per second sad?

At the ending of 5 Centimeters per Second, the girl was obviously a vision, as the distance between them cannot be closed physically anymore and the time lost cannot be reclaimed. The act of forgetting his lost love is a slow process for Takaki (the male protagonist), which is what the title is actually alluding to.