I admit to knowing nuts about Makoto Shinkai or 秒速５センチメートル (5 centimeters per second), which apparently had been promoted sometime ago. It is an animation movie consisting of 3 (related) short stories:
第1話 桜花抄 (Oukashou)
第2話 コスモナウト (Cosmonaut)
第3話 秒速5センチメートル (Byousoku 5 senchimetoru)
All I know is that I watched the trailer, am so impressed with every aspect of the movie that I know this is THE animation I must watch in 2007. The animation is incredibly fluid, the colors are so beautiful and serene, the music is so emtionally provoking, the voice acting pulled heart strings. I think the art is absurdly high quality and the best I've seen. It reminds me of Miyazaki's Spirited Away. From the trailer, it seems to me Byousoku 5 Centimeters might surpass Spirited Away. Here are some images from the official site to justify why:
This is definitely one animation not to be missed.
秒速５センチメートル ( official site / wiki )
note: some images above taken from THAT animeblog.
～みはる～