Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart.

I would call this anime “The show of the fkn stupidest girl alive”. The idea of this plot/story is good! The pace was also good, but the execution was trash because Aika Miou is so bland and retarded! In order to be able to finish this anime you have to skip ep 4 because she ruins the execution of the story with her masochist nonsense. Isn’t making this into a movie more optimal? Anyways, the ending is beatiful if you take it lightly. It’s just 5 eps if you skip #4 so now go watch it if you are still thinking about it, maybe you canenjoy it if you take this anime lightly. Don’t spoil yourself below if you can easly watch 5 eps of anime. Spoiler zone ahead; . Too bad Aika ruins some of the ending... Imagine waiting for a man 7 years who you never even fucking kissed. Did she visit him in America? Did he visit her at least once a year? During vacations or Christmas? Did they text or face called each other? Did they have an open relationship where they can fk with other people? Well, how the fk would we know? Holy Mary the mother of Jesus is not much compared to Miou... Thank god I’m not a 13 years old girl getting influenced by this insect. As far as we know the guy went to America for 7 years to become a movie director, so he could easily clap as much women as Zac Efron. Jk here; In this show this guy could easily clap different women, have babies, then go back to Japan to clap Miou and leave her pregnant to then leaver her and return to America with his other bitches.

This series was absolutely beautiful and I enjoyed the hell out of it from start to finish. This is an excellent example of a romance anime done right and was definitely one of my favourite animes of fall 2017. Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart is a good example of a normal high school romance with no extraordinary characteristics or tropes you normally see in these sorts of anime and it still managed to keep me engaged with the characters and their stories. The art style and music is fantastic perfectly syncing to the scenes and made them all the more powerful. I began looking forwardto watching the opening each week. Characters were lovable and funny to watch making me wanting to support them and bridge that 10cm gap between them. The series keeps referring to that gap which is a nice touch. The series is sadly only six episodes but is much better than most full series and was a great send off for 2017. If you want a quick watch masterpiece this is the series for you. Final score:10/10

No matter what people might say, I personally like the HoneyWorks anime franchise. As of now, the story from their original music videos was adapted into two, hour-lenght movies, and this six episode series. The first movie focused on all of our three main couples, and I enjoyed it quite a lot. The second one was worse in comparison, the characters were especially weaker, but it still remained on the positive side of things. And now we have this. A short six episode series resolving around one of the main couples. Did it live up to the potential? For me, certainly yes. First question that comesto mind is, do you have to watch the movies to understand this series? Not really, it stays pretty independent from each other. But if you like romantic stories, there is no reason not to do so. It's a good watch. Anyway, let's get to the bussines. The story is centered around one of the couples from the first movie: Miou Aida and Haruki Serizawa. I called them a couple, which technically shouldn't be the case because they're not dating or anything yet, but that doesn't really matter. This is a straightforward romance. No love-triangle, just pure one on one. Which is a really good thing. Being a short anime, the decision to focus only on one couple is welcome and we get to see the story around them develop a lot during the time. Miou is a shy and a self-confidence lacking girl, that enjoys painting more than anything. It's her own way of forgetting her problems, and she is both more lively and cheerful when she's in an artist environment. While being shy when talking to other people, it's not done over the top. It is always hard to balance out the personality traits of characters, especially when they are so over-used as the confidence lacking characters are. Miou however, is a case of a well made one. She's more quiet, but has her own sweet and happy moments. She can do something you wouldn't expect from her. And despite her falling into depression at a certain point, her motives to do so are understandable and her recovery is a well-fought battle. Haruki seems, unlike Miou, as an outgoing and forward type of guy. He holds a passion for movie-making, around which the whole plot of the show evolves. Despite his first given impression, whenever he's alone with Miou, he tends to get nervous aswell, not having the guts to even hold her hand. The good thing on Haruki is that he's extremely realistic as far as his personality goes. I can see myself in him. And I think it's that touch of reality that makes him a good character, because if we were talking about the other things he does or doesn't, he's as straight-forward as it goes. Ya know, he's good-looking, outgoing, friendly and a "leader of the gang". Despite all that, I still like him. Because the show did a really good job at showing both good and bad personality traits of both of our characters. The writing of the show in itself is something, I would like to talk about for a bit. You see, incase you don't know yet, this is a romance drama. And the word drama can also mean trouble, as the modern animes seem to find it harder and harder to do a proper, not over the top drama that fits the atmosphere well. Which is not the case this time around. It could be actually called the carrying point of this show. Starts of slow and nicely, then suddenly picks up the pace at both ends, and although the peak could be called maybe a little too dramatic, I think I would just be nitpicking at that moment. The setup is decent, the turn-around respectable and the resolution nearly fabulous. I do find the two main characters written well too. They are lacking a bit at certain times, but that just adds to the fact that this show does it's best at making them beliavable. If you're familiar with this franchise, you also know that there are three main couples overall. That's true in the grand scheme of things, but the other two just play the supporting role in this one. Akari + Souta and Natsuki + Yuu. Considering how things went in the first movie, I think and I hope that they will both get their own short animes, like Miou and Haruki did. They deserve it. Atleast Akari with Souta do, I find the two to be destined for each other. Anyways, these four are written in about the same way as the two. Different personalities, but every one of them feels realistic with their behaving, especially in the romantic moments. And despite their romance being cut off this time, they still work well as a supportive cast acting like High School friends do. Ultimately, Itsudatte Boku- whatever 10 cm, is a quality show. And it's hell of a fun to watch. Despite not impressing me that much at the start, the show made me appreciate it's strong points and I wanted to see more and more every week. It's not as rememberable as I would like to, but to be honest, which school romance anime is? For me it's important that the show besides it's own selling points also had a big entertainment value. While it was seeing Miou and Haruki together or alone, I never started doubting their purpose in the show and I never got bored of them. Which can be said about their story aswell. Just a cherry on top of all things I've said is a very well made ending, that warms your heart to the core. The general looks of this are really good. I always liked the desings of all the characters, which haven't changed since the movies. That stays the same and I still find it pleasant to look at. The animation feels on-point most of the time, despite not showing that many hard-effort scenes or moments. I loved the music of the movies. Both the vocal and ambient OST played a big role in them and I still find them very nice to listen to. That being said, no vocal songs aside from opening and ending were used in this one. Which is a shame in my opinion, as exactly these types of animes are the ones that would deserve it. The ambient OST stays almost the same, but felt a little less impactful than was before. Overall, despite the music taking a step back, it still be considered a huge plus when not comparing to the prequel movies. ---------- Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 cm Datta is a great example of a show that focused on the things an anime of this genre should have. It presents a well made dramatic story with a respectable cast around it. And with the fair producion value qualities, I just can't do anything else but say: This anime was a pleasure to watch.

A short, touching romance, comedy, school drama that left me astonished and gruntled. Not gonna lie, although this series is short ( there's only 6 episodes ) it seems too underrated in my opinion. I conjecture that this anime deserves more attention due to its proficient and overwhelming aspects. Story : 7/10 The story focuses on two students, Miou Aida and Haruki Serizawa. Miou is a shy and reserved member of the school art club that prefers to stay out of the limelight whilst Haruki is the boisterous and confident ace of the movie club, already winning awards for his directing prowess. They both becamefriends and grew closer to each other, but not until the last 10 centimeters. As time passes they had to decide their future and try to get past those last 10 centimeters. Well, I'd say. The story has a great immense and everything connects together. Nonetheless, the romance is inadequately lacking. I'm pretty much disappointed with the story adaptations especially the re-adaptation for episode 6. Don't know why the tarnation they did this, but I'm very balked with this. It could've been better, but noo.. Art : 8/10 "If the art of an anime is a catastrophe, everything else sucks as well." is pretty much my judgement on every anime I reviewed. I only watch series that have acceptable art style, quality and good effects. Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 cm Datta has a reasonable art, and I'd say it's pretty good for a studio that I never knew existed. Sound : 8/10 The opening is appealing and I'm planning to listen to it again sometimes. But, I totally overlook the ending as regular since it sounds like the average closure tune you get in every ( most ) anime. There's actually not a lot to state about the sound, the background sounds are alright, thus does the music. Despite the fact that I have an inclination that there are spaces for improvements. Character : 8/10 The development of the two main characters are so constraining. What's more, since this anime isn't a slice of life, there are likewise other supporting characters and I surmise they're having enough attention. But seriously, if this anime was a slice of life I think that it would've been way better for an anime like this. Without a doubt, they may have made up at the end. Yet, it wasn't sufficient, all the weight built up inside the story merits a way better closure. This one is a "meh" which sort of baffles me because this anime has a lot of potential. Enjoyment : 8/10 I enjoyed watching this anime a lot, somewhat it nearly made me cry at the near end but it wasn't enough. Still, I had fun watching this short series and I'd be willing to give it a high score because it seems too underrated. Overall : 9/10 This score will probably change ( decrease ) as time passes, but for now. It will remain on the stairs towards a true masterpiece, and it won't get any higher because I don't think anything will change my mind.