The apocalyptic resonance of this image, which invokes the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, hovers like an omen. She doesn’t travel over the rainbow, not exactly, but slips through a watery portal, landing on a green field atop a mushroom-shaped cloud. Putting her hands together as if in prayer, Hina closes her eyes and steps through the gate, changing both herself and the story. A traditional structure found in or at the entrance of Shinto shrines, the gate often serves as an entrance to a sacred space. She finds its terminus on the roof of a derelict building, where the light spreads over bright green, nodding blooms and an incongruously placed red torii gate. The first time you see the sun streaming, it’s in the company of the teenage Hina (voiced by Nana Mori), who rushes toward the beam as if pulled by a magnet. There’s beauty here, though, in the shocks of color like the red latticework of an Eiffel-like tower and umbrellas that, when seen from above, look like promenading flowers.Įvery so often, a ray of sunshine pierces the gloom, illuminating a small urban patch.

The record torrent that pounds Tokyo throughout is relentless: It floods streets and homes, wrapping the city in a heavy blanket of gray. This manga version has been lovingly rendered with beautiful art by the up-and-coming artist Wataru Kubota, and it goes beyond the film to reveal the backstories and true thoughts of the characters who stole the hearts of fans and critics worldwide.The rain doesn’t simply fall in “Weathering With You,” an anime about love in a time of catastrophe, it gushes. In this manga adaptation of the Weathering with You animated film, Makoto Shinkai dives into topics like love and sacrifice to show how far one boy goes to protect the thing he loves most. Little does he know that Hina possesses powers that not only affect the weather, but the whole world.

Alone and exhausted, he decides to kill time in a fast food place, where he meets a young woman named Hina who happens to work there. 'Your Name' Director Makoto Shinkai's latest movie 'WEATHERING WITH YOU' will get a complete manga version with beautiful art and delicate depictions by the up-and-coming artist Wataru Kubota!!ĭuring the summer of his first year in high school, a young man named Hodaka runs away from home to the bustling city of Tokyo.

Weathering With You by Makoto Shinkai