What is your favorite Makoto Shinkai film :))?

In one interview at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Shinkai acknowledged the comparisons of himself and Hayao Miyazaki. He stated that although he respects Miyazaki and his films (since some influenced his own work), he believes that the comparisons are “overreaching” as he put it. Despite his English not being very good, he’s quite humble that he wants to be himself rather than being titled as “the next Miyazaki.”

*SPOILER WARNING* So... As a person who has watched Your Name over 100 times. I'm not even joking I really did. Suzume pacing is very similar to Your Name. Ik this is a criticism everyone has of Suzume. But really think of Your Name. The first half of Your Name is like spamming major plot points and information back to back scene after scene with no fkn information. But half way through the movie when Taki was supposed to meet up with Mitsuha... The movie slows down. It let's you digest everything. It starts explaining this and they go on the final adventure to save everyone. Suzume did the same thing. In the beginning bam open up a door. Sees this galaxy place. Picks up a stone it turns to a fucking cat. Like wtf is going on then this big red thing comes out like wtf. There's earthquakes. Then they shut it. Go home then "suzume". Turns dude into a chair. And then its non stop anxiety. It gives you about 10 minutes to appreciate the area then " suzume" 🤣😭😭😭 thennnnn half way through the movie when he becomes the keystone... The movie slows down. Starts explaining things. Let you digest wtf is going on then they go on the final adventure. Weathering with you pacing is actually the most different. The entire movie is very slow paced like a studio ghilbli movie. Not saying its a bad thing. Its literally like experiencing everything like in real life. Super cool. Obviously the plot is different. But pacing wise Your Name and Suzume is very similar. Just just go back a rewatch your name. Trust. BTW I loved Suzume. Your Name still my favorite.

This is probably by fair the most fair take on the film viewed on it's own terms Suzume isn't simply just different from his previous work, it also embraces the concepts introduced throughout his filmography, and wraps them up in a tidy neat bow, showing that Makoto Shinkai has clearly evolved as a creator. The movie's title itself couldn't be anymore fitting, that alone hits so close to home and I'm grateful for it, and you can call it recency bias, but this is my favorite work from the man himself

I just walked out of Suzume. And wow! Such a breath taking film. I have never seen an anime film before and cried in the end. Without hesitation, I recommend this to anyone - not just anime lovers.

sobbing i love suzume so much i went to see it in theatres 5 times when it came out, I own the art book and the vinyl record haha

I didn't really like the film but it was worth seeing it just for the time-lapses. Achieving that effect in animation is insane

Have you seen Suzume in theaters :)?

one of the best emotional and amazing films ive ever seen ❤️

Does the narrator of that video really say the German words "Frisst Zeit" at position 0:24 of the video time? This is really funny and fascinating. And it is also adorable in a special extent. Because I really love it when English speaking persons try to speak German and are successful in their own special unique way. I also totally love it when in anime series even complete German sentences appear, like for example in Attack on Titan: In the opening of that series the sentence "Wir sind die Jäger!" does appear. It is so wonderful. The lovers of anime do also love the German culture. That makes me happy.

Finally just saw this movie and man, it was heavy. Not what I was expecting but damn was it good.

Sounds great! Have only seen Your Name so far, but now I think it's time to change this!

I liked it a lot. Im going to watch it again in a few days, i strongly recommend it

Why do you hate cats? Daijin is not the bad guy here. It’s the worm… hahaha…. The cat just wanted to party a little with his new friend, Suzume… haha… I guess I’m not the target audience, but all 3 romances seemed forced/ a stretch for the last 3 movies. This one, the main leads just met. Weathering, they spent a few days/weeks. Name, they never met and were from different time periods. Somehow, one of the leads in each movie is confessing his/her love by the end of the movie and crying…. Too much drama… haha… But I’m here for the animation all day! Beautiful!😊

Any news of Suzume's return with a second part

5 cm per second is still his best film, just my opinion tho

i mean... you create all that male beauty... and then turn it into a chair...

The only 2 things I did not liked about this film was how too simple the story was, and I didn’t like that the aspect ratio was changed from 16:9 to 2.39:1. I did still have lot of fun watching it, the animation visuals was extremely high quality ✨

Saw the film a week ago and have to say it didn’t leave as big of impact on me as Your Name. Miyazaki is really the only anime I watch and sometimes if a film gets big enough in Japan then I’ll give that specific one a try.

Yup like no other shinkai films.Its a bit simpler

Your name wasn't that good. Suzume is peak

I understand what you’re getting at regarding how real world events were written into his movies storylines. I’ve seen every one of Makoto Shinkai’s films. Whether it was his early works like The Garden of Words or Children Who Chase Lost Voices, so jumping forward to what brought Shinkai to fame in the states with Your Name? He performed exceptionally well. Weathering with You and Golden Globe-nominee Suzume are also wonderful additions to his library. I accept them all equally despite each of them having their own fair share of flaws. His work is inspiring to me, especially in the early days of the 2020 pandemic forcing many of us in lockdown. I watched a few of them during those days to the point it influenced me to create AMVs as tribute to Makoto Shinkai. I’ve made many in the past before I learned of who Shinkai even was, but his animation is so visually appealing and stories are intriguing that it had me understand the importance of making AMVs feel impactful and meaningful; not just about flashy transitions, filters, and precise clip timing to the beat or mood of a song alone. ⏱️🎞️