Makoto Shinkai’sย Kimi No Nawaย (Your Name)ย broke box-office records by becoming the highest-grossing anime film of all time, even surpassing Hayao Miyazaki’sย Spirited Away.ย It seems that his newest film succeeding that unprecedented hit may be following in its footsteps. If its first-day earnings are anything to go by, we may even see Shinkai’s Weathering With Youย outperformย Kimi No Nawa.ย
(Soundtrack of Makoto Shinkaiโs โWeathering With Youโ is Now Up Online!)
According to the film’s distributor, Toho, its opening day gross reached 118% ofย Kimi No Nawa. It was released in 359 theaters with 448 cinemas in Japan last July 19, 2019. These numbers are likewise higher than those ofย Shinkai’s previous film with the new one appearing inย 63 more theaters and in 147 more cinemas.
(The Hollywood adaptation of โKimi No Na Waโ is going to have a westernized script)
Shinkai has previously spoken about howย Weathering With Youย will undoubtedly benefit fromย Kimi No Nawa,ย both in terms of creative process and publicity. He has also been open concerning his expectations of criticism for this newest film, just as he received it for Kimi No Nawa and actually embraces as part of his personal improvement.
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Weathering With Youย centers around a teenage boy namedย Hodaka who moves to Tokyo and takes the position of magazine writer. Amazingly, he meets a girl named Hina who is able to control the weather. You can watch the full trailer below:
Do you think Weathering With You can live up to Kimi No Nawa? Let us know why or why not in the comments!ย
