Crumbling Crucible

It is hard to believe that The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was originally written by Yasutaka Tsutsui, the same guy that created Paprika. They have different themes and atmosphere, connected only by their genre

I initially discovered The Girl Who Leapt Through Time many years ago but not until recently got the chance to actually watch it. By the time I watched it, it has passed its 10th birthday. Because it is not the first of Honda's works that I watched, which is Wolf Children, I was really struck by its familiarity.