The Girl Who Leapt Through Time/Fridge

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  • Fridge Brilliance: If you keep track of the timeline, or even just the set pieces, you will realize that Makoto discovered her powers, got asked out by Chiaki, and had her heartfelt goodbye at the exact same spot at the river, at the exact same sunset. In fact, the entire movie never progressed beyond that last sunset until that last goodbye, which is when everyone finally moves on and the Airplane of Love beautifully tops off the ingenious Three Parts of the Story created by Makoto's choices at this single junction in time.
  • Fridge Logic:
    • Chiaki's wish to date Makoto, even though he wanted to return to the future from the get-go.
    • Plus, if you're traveling back in time, and you have a consumable device that lets you do it and might get lost/be used by someone else, bring more than one.
      • Strictly speaking, though, he did. Chiaki was leaping using charges that had already been transferred onto him, and had the charger as a backup in case he ran out, in much the same fashion as one might bring along spare batteries for an electronic device.
    • Technically, Chiaki wasn't even supposed to be there so by taking even one charge, he was going against the rules big-time. Also, because of Makoto's interventions in Chiaki's attempt to ask her out, we will never know how much longer he would have stayed.
    • Once Chiaki leaves into the future at the end of the film, he could easily recharge himself and return to Makoto...but for some reason he doesn't?
      • He's not supposed to be in Makoto's time anyway. If he returns to her time on his own, he could get in even worse trouble than he is already risking.
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