Makoto Shinkai can add one more special achievement to his resume that is quite literally out of this world.
Asteroid
Anime film Your Name’s director Makoto Shinkai is immortalized in an asteroid’s name
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Krista Rogers
Apr 16, 2018 - Tweet
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