Weathering with You
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From Your Name to Mirai and Weathering With You, over a dozen anime star in this gorgeous 30-second commercial.
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Shirts will be in stores just before the opening of Shinkai’s newest anime movie, Weathering with You.
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Director Makoto Shinkai shares a sneak peak at his upcoming anime movie, and it looks as beautiful as you’d expect.
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