Five Centimeters of Youth

This is a sweet school romance about secret love, growing up, and finding redemption. With delicate prose, it tells the story of Lin Zhixia, a top student, and Gu Ye, a genius boy who seems carefree and rebellious. Over their three years of high school, an unexpected “contract” takes them from misunderstanding one another to becoming each other's comfort. Together, they face the trials of family, schoolwork, and youth, and set off hand in hand toward the future. At the heart of the story is “speed”: cherry blossoms fall at five centimeters per second, while the speed at which I walk toward you is the pace of my entire youth.