Love can move at the speed of terminal velocity but as awardwinning director Makoto Shinkai reveals in his latest comic it can only be shared and embraced by those who refuse to see it stop. Takaki Tohno quickly befriends Akari Shinohara when she transfers to his school. They grow closer to each other due to similar interests and attitudes for instance they both prefer to stay inside during recess due to their constitutions. As a result they form a strong bond. Upon ending their school year Aka