The Incomparable

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  The Incomparable Mothership June 25, 2016 Professor Siracusa’s Anime 103

  306 Only One Spaceship

  Jason Snell with John Siracusa, Erika Ensign and Aleen Simms

  Professor Siracusa’s Anime class is back in session, as we watch two short films with similar themes, both by director Makoto Shinkai. First there’s “The Voices of a Distant Star,” which features a boy and a girl separated by light-years as she fights an alien scourge. Then there’s “5 Centimeters Per Second,” in which a boy and a girl are separated by… a long train journey. Both are beautiful explorations of teenage romantic angst and isolation, with images that will stick with our panelists for a long time.