The most successful anime romance movie of all time ties together real-life couples, even if the path to true love isn’t always a direct one.
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The theme song for Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering with You anime asks tough questions and gives important answers in the wake of the deadly arson attack on Kyoto Animation.
Shirts will be in stores just before the opening of Shinkai’s newest anime movie, Weathering with You.
One of Japan’s oddest TV shows celebrates its 15th anniversary with a trip to Itomori, setting of Makoto Shinkai’s anime film phenomenon.
This schoolgirl doesn’t meet the boy you’d think she would, and she’s not who you expect either.
The rain falls up as the director of Your Name and J-rock band Radwimps are back with a gorgeous look at Tokyo in both a storm and magical sunlight.
Adaptation of Makoto Shinkai hit now has a high-profile American director, who the producers say was their first choice.
”If they wanted a Japanese live-action version, they would just do it themselves.”
Director reveals he got the initial idea for Weathering with You before Your Name was released, is aiming to make a “massively entertaining” movie.
Investor expresses admiration for two of anime’s most iconic directors, has fans wondering if he’ll take inspiration from Evangelion or Gundam.
Unfiltered video is like a scene from a Makoto Shinkai anime or a terrifying horror movie, depending on your perspective.
People around the country are in awe of the clip, which was taken without the use of filters or any editing software.
Three directors and arguably the greatest anime composer of all time asked to join organization.
The director of anime Your Name gives us a glimmering glimpse of the beauty of the Asian nation, and also civil engineering.
Chichibugahama Beach looks like a Makoto Shinkai anime come to life, and is well worth a detour off the beaten travel path.
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Makoto Shinkai can add one more special achievement to his resume that is quite literally out of this world.
After lovingly dramatic portrayals of Tokyo and Gifu, the anime studio applies its glisteningly gorgeous talents to another country.
Even though it didn’t cause us to swap bodies, it was every bit as creamy and tasty as we imagined it to be.
The main characters in Makoto Shinkai’s anime film have a major blind spot, but not in this reimagining.
Makoto Shinkai’s anime is unabashedly emotional, but the director sounds like a detached dad when discussing his mega-hit baby’s next step.
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