Passage of Time: Tokyo Station

Introduction

Misaki, a 25-year-old woman who is soon to be married, finds an old photo taken at Tokyo Station and an old, broken pocket watch from her late father. Her father worked at Tokyo Station during his life and was a very strict man in her memory, but she saw his smile from the old photo that she's never seen before. Misaki, in attempt to have the old pocket watch repaired, discovers that a watch store existed in Tokyo Station in the past.

Audience ratings

MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.5/10 · 2751

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Pixelmaniacs

Well, it's 5 minutes, just watch it. It's a simple charming story about a girl with a watch from her grandpa. The art is absolutely stunning and the sound is great too. Although the story is nowhere near grand, it's neat and kinda makes you feel good. It was just 5 minutes and I went in annoyed by stuff that happened today, but left satisfied and happy. One last time, just watch it, it's neat. To quickly give one last impression and meet the word quota of the review I will summarise my scoring. Art: 9 It simply looked stunning, everything about it did, visually, one of the best anime ever created in my opinion. Sound: 8 Gave off a neat atmosphere and was nice for the ears, the voices were also done really well. It did it's job perfectly but I ain't going to put it in my playlist. Story…

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ASighofRelief

I'm going to preface this review by saying "It's 5 minutes, give it a shot." This will contain as minimal of spoilers as possible - it IS only 5 minutes. Story: 7 There really isn't much to say about the story, as it is 5 minutes. HOWEVER, given that, the short works with this time constraint very well through its introduction of back-story through both dialogue and flashback snapshots. Despite the cliche story and associated elements - in this case, the fate of our protagonist's father, the journey by train, the emotional catharsis through meeting the watchmaker - the emotions built up cannot be disregarded. The short exceeds its original purpose of commemorating Tokyo Station's 100th anniversary, providing a short and sweet story of a daughter discovering her father. Oh, and keep in t…