The Girl Who Leapt Through Time vs Waves '98

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Waves '98). Waves '98 is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 1h 38m. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is the older of the two (2006 against 2015). Both are animation, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time posterThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time2006 VS Waves '98 posterWaves '982015
The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeWaves '98
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.3/10
Year20062015
Length1h 38m15m
GenresAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Science FictionAnimation, Drama, Fantasy
Country––
DirectorMamoru HosodaEly Dagher
Main castFumihiko Tachiki, Keiko Aizawa, Keiko Yamamoto, Riisa Naka, Takuya IshidaElie Bassila, Cherine Khoury

Synopsis

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

Waves '98

Disillusioned with his life in the suburbs of segregated Beirut, Omar's unusual discovery lures him into the depth of the city. Immersed into a world that is so close yet so isolated from his reality, he finds himself struggling to keep his attachments, his sense of home.

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