Mikako is a junior high school girl who is in love with Terao Noboru, but was chosen to join a space expedition. While in space, Mikako always texted Noboru, even in dangerous situations. But still, Mikako was going far, far away from Earth. So far that her text messages would only reach Noboru after 8, 9, 10 years. She missed Earth and Noboru very much.

It is 2046 when a mysterious alien force begins their annihilation of the human race. Leaving behind the one person she loves, Mikako joins the interstellar battle as a pilot. And so - while Mikako risks her life to save mankind - Noboru waits. At first days, then months, then years for each new message that will let him know whether Mikako is still alive. And, while she barely grows older in the timelessness of space, Noboru ages. The two lovers, worlds apart, desperately strive to remain connected as the gap between them widens at a frightening pace.<br>
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(Source: Crunchyroll)

[Wiki (jp)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/武藤寿美)

Married to animator [Hiroyuki Okiura](https://anilist.co/staff/103502/).

Wife of anime director and animator [Makoto Shinkai](https://anilist.co/staff/96117/).

To what distance would you go for your one true love? In the midst of an alien invasion, Mikako joins the resistance, leaving behind the one young man she loves. As she goes deeper into space, Mikako's only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. The war rages on and years pass, but Mikako barely ages in the timelessness of space while Noboru grows old. How can the love of two people, torn apart by war, survive? <br><br>(Source: Tokyopop)

Mikako Nagamine