I'm just referring to the storytelling method and type of story being told. That doesn't spoil anything, the endings are different, before anyone(mod) complains.

This is a different type of story and film that in my opinion feels closer to 5CM per second and Garden of Words than to Kimi No Na Wa. It's just not Kimi No Na Wa 2, which I feel many people will be expecting going in and be I, however do encourage you to lower your expectations. The character designs, story, pacing, art, animation and sound are all top notch as to be expected. Looks like i'm one of the first reviews here, I'll go in the history books, lol! Well, let me start by saying Tenki no Ko is a great continuation of the form that Shinkai's been in for the past decade starting with Garden of Words. However, it is common knowledge that power always comes with a hefty price. Things begin looking up for them at first. He suggests that Hina should become a 'sunshine girl'-someone who will clear the sky for people when they need it the most. With Tokyo's unusual weather in mind, Hodaka sees the potential of this ability. Subsequently, Hodaka discovers that Hina has a strange yet astounding power: the ability to call out the sun whenever she prays for it. At the same time, the orphaned Hina Amano also strives to find work to sustain herself and her younger brother.īoth fates intertwine when Hodaka attempts to rescue Hina from shady men, deciding to run away together. Amidst this seemingly eternal downpour arrives the runaway high school student Hodaka Morishima, who struggles to financially support himself-ending up with a job at a small-time publisher. Tokyo is currently experiencing rain showers that seem to disrupt the usual pace of everyone living there to no end.

Kimi no na wa weathering with you