Makoto Shinkai (Page 3)
Couple’s romantic journey across the country shows off the warm side of a Canadian winter.
Should Makoto Shinkai’s anime have been about Top Gun Taki and Maverick Mitsuha?
Side-by-side comparison points finger at pivotal moment in director Makoto Shinkai’s smash-hit anime film.
Sketches hand-drawn by director Makoto Shinkai show initial vision for anime film’s opening sequence.
Makoto Shinkai’s anime juggernaut was chasing the Disney hit, but which film pulled in the bigger audience at theaters?
Tokyo tour visits locations from Makoto Shinkai’s hit, recreates the food the characters eat, and takes reservations in English.
Jaw-dropping graduation project has audiences salivating for more from this one-person powerhouse.
Even before it was called Your Name, Makoto Shinkai knew he wanted his film to be different from its predecessors.
Itomori may not be an actual city, but here’s where the hometown of Your Name’s female lead would be in real-life Japan.
Makoto Shinkai’s initial concept for female lead Mitsuha would have rubbed audiences the wrong way, producer cautioned.
Missed your chance to see this decade’s biggest anime movie hit in theaters? Soon you’ll be able to watch it at home, with no language barrier.
”Zenzenzense” isn’t the only song getting new English vocals from original Japanese singer Yojiro Noda.
Sneak preview released for new version of mega-hit rock song that will appear in U.S. theatrical screenings.
American website’s number-crunching puts Makoto Shinkai’s hit ahead of anything from Studio Ghibli.
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