How will Makoto and Chiaki be together in the future?

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In The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Chiaki and Makoto talk at the end of the movie and he uses his last jump to return to the future. He confesses his love for Makoto and tells her to find him in the future, hinting they will be together then.

Why not stay behind together? If he goes back to the future, she will age, and when they meet once more, she will be an old woman (I'm assuming the apocalyptic future where he comes from is many decades from the present). Is he expecting her to have no family, and have loved no one, until they meet again?



Best Answer

Chiaki never really planned to stay back. He always had the intention to return to his time. All he wanted to do was to experience the past time. Makoto happened to be there and he happened to fall in love with her. But they are separated by many eras. I'm sure Chiaki has many loved ones - friends and family back in his time. He seems like a reasonably outgoing normal dude.

I guess it comes down to a toss up between Makoto and everyone else from his era.

Staying back would mean bidding an abrupt good bye to everyone in the future who's going to be worried sick because of his disappearance.

Returning to the future gives him the opportunity to express his feelings for Makoto and say his good byes. When he returns, Matoko would be long "dead", but he hopes to reunite with her through the painting that will now be "alive" because of her.




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Did Chiaki go back to the future?

Chiaki does go back to the future. Chiaki goes back in time to save Kousuke so Makoto did not have to use her last leap saving Kousuke. Then Makoto goes back even further and prevents most of the movie from happening, meaning Kousuke and the short girl are never in danger, so Chiaki never uses his last leap.

Is Makoto her own aunt?

Her aunt, or rather "aunt" is person from future sent by Makoto/her coworker/her descendant (I doubt she is future Makoto) to preserve this painting. She promised that she will take care of it, after all. It explain also strange reaction to her story, telling about leaping, encouraging Makoto to leap etc.

Why did Chiaki see the painting?

Fridge Brilliance Bordering on Fridge Horror, there's a deeper meaning to why Chiaki wants to simply see that painting. According to Chiaki's aunt, the painting she restored was created a long time ago during a time of war and famine. It was meant to inspire peace and hope during such a time.

What would Makoto like to do in the future?

So you are right, by saying that she knows what she will do in the future is to take the right steps to preserve the painting so that one day Chiaki will see it. And when he does, he will know who was responsible for the preservation of the painting.



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