It was stated that the film would attach itself to the Your Name universe, and canonically take place before the events of the prior film however would still be represented as a standalone story. Like Your Name, Weathering With You utilised both hand drawn and CGI animation, mainly to depict rain, and certain dream state animation sequences to elevate and enhance its display and cinematography. Shinkai appointed himself as lead screenwriter noting that the project had already been scripted a month prior to production. Production and development on the title began in August of 2018, with Shinkai appointing Masayoshi Tanaka (Darling in the FranXX, Your Name.) as lead character designer, Atsushi Tamura (Eureka Seven, My Hero Academia) as lead animation director and Hiroshi Takiguchi (Fullmetal Alchemist, The Garden of Words) as lead art director. Much of the Shinkai’s inspiration lies within his personal library of mangaka collected since childhood, and tends to articulate his draft work before finalising ideas on paper taking an imaginative approach first and forming a complete concept. The act of a ‘human sacrifice’ to save mankind was a conceptual narrative the director deemed to be heroic, and would be the perfect example of restitution rather than blatant reimbursement. The initial concept was certainly intriguing, as the Director had stated that the feature film had been primarily signified to embody a political statement towards President of the United States Donald Trump, and his disbelief in Global Warming. Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko) works off all the enchanting formations established in Shinkai’s previous projects. He notes ‘young love’ as an inspiration while never experiencing it himself as an adolescent, but does make an affirmation of the nuance being a memorable period for anyone it’s transfixed within human nature to reminisce in sentimental moments. Shinkai noted that his aspirations for developing animation have come from aesthetics and weather patterns surrounding Tokyo, and how a wintery downpour mixed with a beautiful sunrise gives off an delectable presence that can only be experienced within the bustling cityscape. Your Name continues to be labelled as Shinkai’s tour de force, earning $358USD million worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing anime and Japanese film of all time, surpassing legendary director Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. © 2019 “Tenki no Ko” Production Committee Shinkai’s concept art for “Child of Weather” The director set a course for an artistic archetype that solidified his signature expression within Japanese animation. Leaving the development scene and returning to cinema, the acclaim received was a resounding ovation for his following project The Garden of Words, earning multiple film festival accolades from the Kobe, Fantasia International and Stuttgart Festival. This of course was all due to technical limitations that stifled the visionary in delivering meaningful and compelling set pieces within the constraints of the given platform. 5 Centimeters Per Second put the former Video Game director on the map, after a flurry of unsuccessful visual novels for the PlayStation Portable. If there was any doubt left after Weathering With You’s initial release, Director Makoto Shinkai has established himself as one of Japanese Cinema’s greatest director’s of all time.
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