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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

FantasyAnimationDramaScience Fiction

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends. From TMDB

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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a 2006 fantasy animation drama film, directed by Mamoru Hosoda, starring Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida and Mitsutaka Itakura.

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  • GKIDS Films @gkids.comBluesky · Mar 25, 2025

    Three films from Academy Award-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda are hitting theatres in new 4K restorations! ✨ WOLF CHILDREN — May 11-13 SUMMER WARS — July 27-29 THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME — September 28-30 Tickets on sale soon: brnw.ch/21wRzrP

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  • GKIDS Films @gkids.comBluesky · Apr 16, 2025

    Three films from Mamoru Hosoda return to theatres, newly remastered in 4K. Tickets are on sale now! ☀️ WOLF CHILDREN | May 11-13 SUMMER WARS | July 27-29 THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME | September 28-30 brnw.ch/21wS2f5

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  • 라면 🍜 | SocMed Hiatus | 🐲🐰 @ramyeonguksu.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2024

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time #FireEmblem #FireEmblemAwakening #Lucina #ramyeonguksu

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  • GKIDS Films @gkids.comBluesky · Sep 17, 2025

    Mamoru Hosoda's THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME returns to theatres in a new 4K remaster September 28-30 only! 💫 Get tickets: brnw.ch/21wVRkx

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  • Gaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    Images from films directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi - BOTD in 1938 School in the Crosshairs (1981) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) Hanagatami (2017) Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)

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  • Jazz The JRPG Queen 👑❤️🎮 @jazzlikestogame.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2025

    New physical media pickup! #anime #thegirlwholeaptthroughtime #PhysicalMedia

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  • WTK @wtk.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2025

    More GKIDS titles to stream December 1 on HBO Max: - Liz and the Blue Bird - Lu Over the Wall - Millennium Actress - Mind Game - Perfect Blue - Shin Godzilla - Summer Wars - The Colors Within - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - Wolf Children press.wbd.com/us/media-rel...

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  • Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.comBluesky · Apr 29, 2025

    Time for the latest from The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Belle director! Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet anime film unveils its November 21 opening in Japan with a new teaser! Plus it opens in December 12 in U․S.!

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 8, 2025

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - Limited Edition Steelbook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray back up for preorder on Amazon ($36.98) buff.ly/jFZXXVK #ad

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 29, 2026

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Steelbook (4K UHD + Blu-ray) available for preorder at GRUV - $28.99 (extra discount w/ code FIRSTGRUV15) buff.ly/3N0otGb in-stock on Amazon ($28.73) amzn.to/4t8fsvZ #ad

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  • ✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Go-Man Vs. the Star Dragon OUT NOW! @hamishsteele.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2025

    First time watching: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006, Hosoda)

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  • Lee CroNina's The Mummymoto 💀 @spacecoyote.comBluesky · Sep 4, 2025

    had the pleasure of seeing "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" and "School in the Crosshairs" by Nobuhiko Obayashi at the Cinematheque. Gotta love his cheesy but dazzling video effects and sincere delivery of outrageous premises

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  • ✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Go-Man Vs. the Star Dragon OUT NOW! @hamishsteele.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2024

    First time watching: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983, Obayashi)

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  • Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 10, 2025

    ***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on January 20th on #4K and Blu-ray in the US from #CultEpics: #TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime (1983)! Adapting sci-fi author Yasutaka Tsutsui's famous 1967 novel, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time cast Tomoyo Harada in her feature film debut, launching the

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 7, 2025

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - Limited Edition Steelbook (4K UHD) is $32.99 on Amazon exclusive buff.ly/MZM7C4V #ad

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  • GKIDS Films @gkids.comBluesky · Nov 24, 2025

    Three stirring and thrilling classics from director Mamoru Hosoda are now available to own on 4K UHD Steelbook & Blu-ray! 💖 Add THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, SUMMER WARS, and WOLF CHILDREN to your collection. ✨ brnw.ch/21wXGyD

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  • GKIDS Films @gkids.comBluesky · Aug 29, 2025

    Tickets are on sale now for the 4K remaster of Mamoru Hosoda's THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME. ⏰🚲 Playing in Japanese w/ English subtitles and English dub September 28-30. brnw.ch/21wVdym

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2026

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - Limited Edition Steelbook (4K UHD) is $25.99 on Amazon amzn.to/4t8fsvZ #ad

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  • GKIDS Films @gkids.comBluesky · Mar 25, 2025

    All films will have showtimes in both Japanese w/ English subtitles and English dub. In addition, all films will receive a reissue on Blu-ray and all-new 4K UHD Steelbook editions! SUMMER WARS — April 1 WOLF CHILDREN — August 5 THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME — Coming Soon

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  • SEN 👾 @shmupdb.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 22, 2026

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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  • GKIDS Films @gkids.comBluesky · Sep 26, 2025

    Turns out time travel is kinda stressful. ⏰ Mamoru Hosoda's THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME opens in theatres this weekend in a brand new 4K remaster! Get tickets: brnw.ch/21wVRkx

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  • Space Leech @spaceleech.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 31, 2025

    Harmagedon, Time Bandits, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time among Starlog Japan's favorite SF movies.

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  • GKIDS Films @gkids.comBluesky · Oct 7, 2025

    Own Mamoru Hosoda's beloved early film THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME for the first time on 4K Steelbook! Standard Blu-ray also available now. 🚊🕓 Order now: brnw.ch/21wVzKC

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  • Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.comBluesky · Jul 13, 2025

    Acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda returns to The Girl Who Leapt Through Time to write his own novel version!

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  • GKIDS Films @gkids.comBluesky · Sep 25, 2025

    Take a leap of faith. 💞 Mamoru Hosoda's THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME returns to theatres in a new 4K remaster September 28-30 only! Get tickets: brnw.ch/21wVRkx

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  • Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.comBluesky · Jun 5, 2026

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time returns to theaters on its 20th anniversary and ponders .... what if?

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  • GKIDS Films @gkids.comBluesky · Sep 29, 2025

    Outta the way, she's going places— er, times! ⏱️ The 4K remaster of THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME is in theatres thru September 30. Get tickets: brnw.ch/21wVRkx

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  • Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.comBluesky · Jun 27, 2026

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time & Summer Wars: the perfest anime to celebrate the return of summer with nostalgia!

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  • mkmusic22 @[email protected]Lemmy · Feb 3, 2026

    My Anime Year in Review: 2025. My Anime Year in Review: 2025 It's been a good year since I [first posted](https://ani.social/post/12545267) here, looking for suggestions after I finished Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso. Now, I'm mostly reading (Light) Novels/Manga mostly, but would like to thank y'all for introducing me to a whole new world out there. So, I would like to share some of the ones I watched in no particular order, since I don't have any preference (don't know if this is the best…

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  • WTK @wtk.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2025

    4K remaster: more theaters added Wolf Children www.fandango.com/wolf-childre... www.amctheatres.com/movies/wolf-... Summer Wars www.fandango.com/summer-wars-... www.amctheatres.com/movies/summe... The Girl Who Leapt Through Time www.fandango.com/the-girl-who... www.amctheatres.com/movies/the-g...

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  • Lyndon @iamlyndon.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2024

    #MovieMadness #MovieChallenge Day 25 - The Movie You Recommend Most Don't have any movie per se. But if you're looking for non-Disneyfied animation ? I'd recommend Anime like... Hayao Miyazaki - Spirited Away Satoshi Kon - Tokyo Godfathers Mamoru Hosoda - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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  • Miles | Anime by the Numbers @milesofficial.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2026

    I can't believe it took me this long to finally watch The Girl Who Leapt Through Time www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnzd...

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  • Gaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 19, 2026

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) Directed by Mamoru Hosoda - BOTD in 1967

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  • Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.comBluesky · Mar 19, 2024

    GKIDS licenses Mamoru Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and The Boy and the Beast films for new theatrical and home releases!

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  • Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.socialBluesky · Jul 13, 2025

    C'mon, let's get an anime movie based on the new book so we can call it "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: Movie Based on the Novel Based on the Movie Based on the Novel"

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  • TheImpressiveX @[email protected]Lemmy · Mar 26, 2025

    Three Films by Mamoru Hosoda in 4K | Official Trailer - In Theatres May-September. - **WOLF CHILDREN**: May 11, 12, and 13 - **SUMMER WARS**: July 27, 28, and 29 - **THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME**: September 28, 29, and 30 Addditionally, all three movies will be released on 4K Blu-ray - *Wolf Children* on August 5, *Summer Wars* on April 1 (next week), and *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time* for fall 2025.

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  • m a x @maxgrobinson.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 7, 2025

    I can finally talk about this: “A MOVIE: Obayashi’s Cinematic Life” will be a special feature on Cult Epics’ upcoming 4K blu-ray of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time!

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  • Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 14, 2024

    A lil present for my fellow Obayashi heads...I scanned the Girl Who Leapt Through Time pamphlet. You can check it out on the archive!: archive.org/details/012-31

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  • 🌸MurmurLilies🌸 @murmurlilies.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2025

    I STILL HAVEN'T FORGIVEN HIM FOR THE ENDING OF THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME!!! RAAAAAHHHHH (affectionate)

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  • 🍂🍑 Pumpkin Queen Peachy 🍑🍂 @emgiosia.comBluesky · Sep 22, 2025

    Went to see Howl's Moving Castle in theaters tonight, and it was just as magical as the first time. I really love that movie. They had a trailer for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and a poster for Perfect Blue, both of which are going to be in theaters before the end of October. 😭 I wanna go.

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  • Alexstarfire @[email protected]Lemmy · Dec 20, 2025

    Ohh boy, my time to shine. I'll try to break it down based on safeness. I'll avoid listing some obvious ones, like main Disney movies. There may be some spoilers in my notes. Also "suggestive" may be more accurate as level of awkwardness. And everything is my opinion. As safe as can be: * Arrival (while the military is involved I don't recall there being any violence) * Brewster's Millions * Cars * Cast Away (there's the part where he's testing out hanging himself but IIRC it's not…

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  • Carter McKendry @ca.rter.ioBluesky · Feb 7, 2025

    Coming soon: Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo/The Girl Who Leapt Through Time The classic 80s movie? No Mamoru Hosoda's beloved anime interpretation? Also no The extremely low-budget TV movie from 1994, with Yuki Uchida in it? Absolutely yes!

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  • m a x @maxgrobinson.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2026

    The new 4K Blu-ray release of Obayashi’s The Girl Who Leapt Through Time officially hits shelves February 24th! It includes “A Movie: Obayashi’s Cinematic Life”, a 25 minute visual essay by me and @bsoderberg.bsky.social that we’re very proud of.

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  • Sean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 19, 2025

    Obayashi Nobuhiko's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is playing next Tuesday at the @nwfilmforum.bsky.social, free for members of the @grandillusioncinema.org or @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social. Art house solidarity! grandillusioncinema.org/film/the-gir...

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  • Dave🎃👻🌸 @davepozefsky.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 8, 2025

    I watched The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and it was a great movie! I've had this one on my watchlist for a while and I'm glad I got to it. I really loved it #anime

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  • Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 6, 2025

    With Mamoru Hosoda’s THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME now on re-release in UK cinemas, here’s my BFI guide to the many great time-travel and time-loop films that Japanese cinema has to offer: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-gre...

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  • TheImpressiveX @[email protected]Lemmy · Mar 26, 2025

    Three Films by Mamoru Hosoda in 4K | Official Trailer - In Theatres May-September. - **WOLF CHILDREN**: May 11, 12, and 13 - **SUMMER WARS**: July 27, 28, and 29 - **THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME**: September 28, 29, and 30 Addditionally, all three movies will be released on 4K Blu-ray - *Wolf Children* on August 5, *Summer Wars* on April 1 (next week), and *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time* for fall 2025.

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  • gon @[email protected]Lemmy · Jul 12, 2023

    [REVIEW] Sato & Tear Studio & East Fish Studio - Fragtime. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1402187 *** **Great concept, poor execution.** Everything that relates to **the production value of this movie is subpar**: the voice acting, the sound design, the animation... There's nothing excellent here, there's really nothing good here. *The voice acting sounds awkward at time*s. Japanese voice acting is known for being great, but here nearly every line feels emotionless, and the main…

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  • MrQwertyuioppas ~Welcome to the Multiverse~ @shogo-kun.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2026

    Fun Fact about Tautoa and "FATSO", I imagine the film being produced by Mamoru Hosoda. Specifically in the style of his earlier films, like "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time", "Summer Wars" and "The Boy and the Beast". #ShutUpShogo #OriginalCharacters

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  • Marow @marower.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2026

    Seems they finally figured out you can put anime movies in theatres here and they do well. Wolf Children, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, All You Need Is Kill, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie, are all airing within the coming weeks.

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  • WTK @wtk.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 16, 2025

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time available for pre-order via GKIDS - 4K UHD SteelBook www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD4595RT - BD www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD3MZTQJ

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  • Mia, Possible Fire Emblem Reference @miyabiorsomething.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    Not a fan of engagement bait but I'll never pass up an opportunity to hate on The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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  • Sanada @sanlavraie.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 13, 2026

    Watched The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, the dude has Keisuke Takahashi's French voice I'm matrixed and I laughed hysterically throughout the entire movie 🥸 #thegirlwholeaptthroughtime

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  • Coop @riderstrike.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 20, 2025

    Welp, I just found out that Nobuhiko Obayashi’s (House) adaptation of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is hitting BD and UHD in NA soon… Might have to nab this one www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-G...

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  • Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 6, 2025

    One of my favourite anime; from the director of THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, WOLF CHILDREN, MIRAI. Vigorously recommended if you haven't seen it already.

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  • Larre Bildeston @larreau.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2025

    Fuck Harry Potter. Watch The Girl Who Leapt Through Time instead.

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  • Gavadon @gavadon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 26, 2025

    Time for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Sure looks like a Nobuhiko Obayashi film so far.

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  • Unique_Emerald_Sol_I @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 7, 2026

    # Series, probably to your tastes: Not sure how you managed to watch only two of the classic big three but you absolutely need to go back and watch the original __Trigun__ if you liked both Cowboy Bebop and Eva. (my rec: dubbed) Similarly, you'd probably dig both __Samurai Champloo__ and __Space Dandy__. Both are made by the same guy behind Cowboy Bebop and can kind of be seen as a thematic trilogy of sorts. Do be warned that Space Dandy is a little bit heavier on both the fanservice and…

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  • Kane @demikane.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 11, 2026

    Now watching The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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  • Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.comBluesky · Dec 6, 2025

    Japanese Animation TV Ranking, November 24-30: My Hero Academia's final season earned a 4․3% rating, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time film earned a 5․4% rating.

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Official Trailer

Top Cast

Riisa Naka actor profile photo
Riisa Naka
Makoto Konno (voice)
Takuya Ishida actor profile photo
Takuya Ishida
Chiaki Mamiya (voice)
Mitsutaka Itakura actor profile photo
Mitsutaka Itakura
Kousuke Tsuda (voice)
Ayami Kakiuchi actor profile photo
Ayami Kakiuchi
Yuri Hayakawa (voice)
Mitsuki Tanimura actor profile photo
Mitsuki Tanimura
Kaho Fujitani (voice)
Yuki Sekido actor profile photo
Yuki Sekido
Miyuki Konno (voice)
Utawaka Katsura actor profile photo
Utawaka Katsura
Makoto's Father (voice)
Midori Ando actor profile photo
Midori Ando
Makoto's Mother (voice)

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