History Anime / ThePlacePromisedInOurEarlyDays

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The film concerns similar thematic elements to Shinkai's previous work, ''VoicesOfADistantStar'', in that both works relate to the consequences of being separated from the individuals that one holds dear.

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''The Place Promised In Our Early Days'' is Creator/MakotoShinkai's second film, and was released in 2004. It is his first feature length film, which was made possible by his collaboration with a large staff. The story is set in the late 1990s in Japan; [[AlternateHistory during 1974, the nation was divided into two halves, one administered by the United States, and the other by the Union]]. The Union constructed a massive tower reaching far into the sky in the same year, and the sheer scale of the tower made it visible from Tokyo on a clear day.

* ColdWar: The backdrop for most of the movie. [[spoiler: It heats up to the point of open warfare, but apparently things stopped short of WorldWarIII given that the movie ends on a happy note.]]

* AlternateHistory: The US occupies most of Japan, and Hokkaido is held by [[GloriousMotherRussia the Union]] - who are still around and an advanced technological power in TheNineties.

''The Place Promised In Our Early Days'' is MakotoShinkai's second film, and was released in 2004. It is his first feature length film, which was made possible by his collaboration with a large staff. The story is set in the late 1990s in Japan; [[AlternateHistory during 1974, the nation was divided into two halves, one administered by the United States, and the other by the Union]]. The Union constructed a massive tower reaching far into the sky in the same year, and the sheer scale of the tower made it visible from Tokyo on a clear day.

* TakeAThirdOption: [[spoiler:The ending.]]
* TogetherUmbrella
* ThreeAmigos
* TwoGuysAndAGirl

** It's said to contain carbon nanotubes, which are theoretically capable of holding up a SpaceElevator

** Carbon nanotubes (cf. SpaceElevator)?

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[[caption-width-right:350:''On those now distant days... we made a promise we couldn't keep.'']]

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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: After transitioning from jet engine to superconducting motor, the heroes' airplane's wings start rotating very slowly like a giant propeller. Somehow this allows it to continue flying without significant thrust or lift.

* ArtisticLicensePhysics: While in flight, the heroes' airplane's wings start rotating very slowly like a giant propeller, and its engines shut off. But somehow it continues flying without significant thrust or lift.

* NuclearWeaponsTaboo: The massive fireball generated by the [[spoiler: missile used to destroy the tower]] bears the hallmarks of a nuclear weapon in all but name.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade B/C

* SceneryPorn: The landscapes and surroundings are beautifully depicted. Whether it be [[http://tinyurl.com/6qlvvuh grass fields under a vast sky]] or [[http://tinyurl.com/7a2qnl9 railway tracks reaching for the horizon]], each scene is meticulously crafted.

* SceneryPorn: The landscapes and surroundings are beautifully depicted. Whether it be [[http://good-wallpapers.com/wall.php?category=anime&id=11195&width=1600&ratio=1.33 grass fields under a vast sky]] or [[http://sonohara.donmai.us/data/8ba4bc26a4473e87c25c71613dcb94c8.jpg railway tracks reaching for the horizons]], each scene is meticulously crafted.

* NuclearWeaponsTaboo: The massive fireball generated by the [[spoiler: outer-shell bomb]] bears the hallmarks of a nuclear weapon in all but name.

* NuclearWeaponsTaboo: The [[SphereOfDestruction massive fireball]] generated by the [[spoiler: Union's tower]] bears the hallmarks of a nuclear weapon in all but name.

* SphereOfDestruction: When in operation, the tower replaces the surrounding countryside with a semi-spherical blue-black void. This is a consequence of the tower's true function: [[spoiler: it is used to overwrite one universe with another.]]

* FridgeBrilliance: Suppose that Sayuri had never told Takuya about her dream of a white airplane while they were at the train station. This dream was[[spoiler: actually a vision of the future, where Hiroki flew the plane to save her from the tower's projections into her brain.]] Then he wouldn't have brought her to see the Velaciela and then the three of them would never have made a promise in the first place.

''The Place Promised In Our EarlyD ays'' is MakotoShinkai's second film, and was released in 2004. It is his first feature length film, which was made possible by his collaboration with a large staff. The story is set in the late 1990s in Japan; [[AlternateHistory during 1974, the nation was divided into two halves, one administered by the United States, and the other by the Union]]. The Union constructed a massive tower reaching far into the sky in the same year, and the sheer scale of the tower made it visible from Tokyo on a clear day.

ThePlacePromisedInOurEarlyDays is MakotoShinkai's second film, and was released in 2004. It is his first feature length film, which was made possible by his collaboration with a large staff. The story is set in the late 1990s in Japan; [[AlternateHistory during 1974, the nation was divided into two halves, one administered by the United States, and the other by the Union]]. The Union constructed a massive tower reaching far into the sky in the same year, and the sheer scale of the tower made it visible from Tokyo on a clear day.

Three years later, tensions between the UN alliance and the Union grow. Tayuka is now working with the Alliance to understand parallel universes, while Hiroki is a student in Tokyo, who suffered increasing melancholy as a result of his numerous dreams about Sayuri. He recieves a letter from her one day, and as the threat of war builds in the divided nation, he discovers that the mystery of Sayuri's disappearance is linked to the fate of the world and resolves to fulfill his promise to her.

The film concerns similar thematic elements to Shinkai's previous work, VoicesOfADistantStar, in that both works relate to the consequences of being separated from the individuals that one holds dear.

* NuclearWeaponsTaboo: The [[SphereOfDestruction massive fireball]] generated by the [[spoiler: Union's tower]] appears to be a nuclear weapon in all but name.

* NuclearWeaponsTaboo: [[spoiler: The outer-shell bomb seems to be a nuclear weapon in all but name, given the size of the [[SphereOfDestruction explosion]].]]

As teenagers, Hiroki and Takuya became friends with a girl, Sayuri, and came to know each other better while travelling to snd from school on the train. When Hiroki and Takuya find a crashed drone plane, they begin to repair it and promise to take Sayuri to the tower. However, she mysteriously disappears before they can and the boys' lives drift apart.

As teenagers, Hiroki and Takuya became friends with a girl, Sayuri as they come to know each other better en route from school on the train. When Hiroki and Takuya find a crashed drone plane, they begin to repair it and promise to take Sayuri to the tower. However, she mysteriously disappears before they can and the boys' lives drift apart.

Three years later, tensions between the UN alliance and the Union grow. Tayuka is now working with the Alliance to understand parallel universes, while Hiroki is a student in Tokyo, who suffered increaing melancholy as a result of his numerous dreams about Sayuri. He recieves a letter from her one day, and as war brews in the divided nation, he discovered that the mystery of Sayuri's disappearance becomes linked to the fate of the world and resolves to fulfill his promise to her.