The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki Wo Kakeru Shoujo) (2016)

Other name: 時をかける少女, Toki o Kakeru Shojo

Description:

In the captivating sci-fi romance The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Toki Wo Kakeru Shoujo, high school senior Yoshiyama Mihane is feeling anxious about her upcoming university entrance exams. To cope, she joins her school's photography club. One afternoon, a mysterious lavender aroma in the science lab changes her life forever. Suddenly, Mihane gains the extraordinary power to leap through time, leading to a series of bizarre occurrences. Meanwhile, her classmate and childhood friend, Fukamachi, harbors a shocking secret. He is actually a brilliant researcher from the future who travelled to the year 2016 using a time-leap drug he invented. Having lost the drug, he is currently trapped in the present. As Mihane develops romantic feelings for this boy from the future, she faces a heartbreaking reality. Their bittersweet romance lasts only a few days, and her precious memories of him are already beginning to fade.

Director: Iwamoto Hitoshi [岩本仁志]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2016

Genre:Drama; Romance; School; Accident; Time Travel; Youth