Tenki no Ko

Tokyo is currently experiencing rain showers that seem to disrupt the usual pace of everyone living there to no end. 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. At the same time, the orphaned Hina Amano also strives to find work to sustain herself and her younger brother.

Both fates intertwine when Hodaka attempts to rescue Hina from shady men, deciding to run away together. Subsequently, Hodaka discovers that Hina has a strange yet astounding power: the ability to call out the sun whenever she prays for it. With Tokyo's unusual weather in mind, Hodaka sees the potential of this ability. He suggests that Hina should become a "sunshine girl"—someone who will clear the sky for people when they need it the most.

Things begin looking up for them at first. However, it is common knowledge that power always comes with a hefty price...

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Amano, Hina Main

Mori, Nana Japanese

Morishima, Hodaka Main

Daigo, Kotarou Japanese

Suga, Natsumi Supporting

Honda, Tsubasa Japanese

Suga, Keisuke Supporting

Oguri, Shun Japanese

Amano, Nagi Supporting

Kiryuu, Sakura Japanese

Sakura, Kana Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Hanazawa, Ayane Supporting

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Takai Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Yasui Supporting

Hiraizumi, Sei Japanese

Kimura Supporting

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Sinterniklaas, Michael Producer, ADR Director

Okamura, Wakana Producer

Shinkai, Makoto Director, Script, Editing, Original Creator, Director of Photography, Color Design

Yamada, Haru Sound Director

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Sep 25, 2024

JayremyTM

Recommended

Another Makoto Shinkai masterpiece that I finally got around to watching after overlooking it for a while, thinking it wouldn’t measure up to Your Name but after watching Suzume and appreciating it, I decided to give this one a try. The art and animation are, without question, near-perfect—very fluid, smooth, and full of high-level detail. A lot of care was put into world-building, from the depictions of food, cars, and environments to the stunning rain animations. Everything surrounding the anime is beautifully crafted. The introduction to the movie is among the best I’ve seen and could personally be my favorite. It starts with the main ... character moving to Tokyo, and we see how his life gradually turns around after getting a job from someone who once saved him as his character development unfolds beautifully, enhanced by the stunning animation and artwork, with RADWIMPS' phenomenal music playing in the background. Plot is pretty much just a boy who moves to Tokyo, initially finding the city intimidating. One day, he gets a job, and his life changes. He reconnects with a girl who once fed him, and he ends up saving her from a dangerous situation involving her job. Together, they work to change the world, with the story focusing on their bond and relationship, which shifts the course of events in a profound way so the aspect resonated deeply with me, and I enjoyed how the storytelling unfolded. Good plot twist. Good moral of the story. It conveys well throughout, trying to tell us about the importance of life and how sunshine can save lives from the constant rain, bringing people together and forming bonds then it leads to the point where it becomes problematic, and from there, the story unfolds, illustrating how good things always come with bad that also emphasizes the idea that the world has always been this way, expressing the relentless chaos that will never end, no matter how much happiness, kindness, or fairness play their roles, or how evil things can become. The world will never be truly peaceful and that is captured perfectly by the MC remark that Tokyo is both terrifying and strangely fun. It reflects the way the world simply operates, and I appreciate how that message is conveyed.

Lowkey can’t forgive myself for watching this 5-6 years late.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Nov 14, 2024

daaphish

Mixed Feelings

*No Spoilers*
This review is for Tenki no ko, or Weathering with You.

Summary:
Weathering with You is a film written by Makoto Shinkai and incorporates similar themes and story-telling. In Weathering with You, the main character, Hodaka Morishima, enters the story as a runaway and eventually meets a love interest named Hina. The story and characters in this film pale in comparison to Your Name, and I found it to be rather disappointing. This story relies more on a forced romance with little direction for adventure. The film does have excellent art and music, but the story and characters are relative weaknesses

Story: 4/10
Weathering with You follows ... Hodoka as he runs from an unspecified challenge at home which, ironically, becomes completely irrelevant by the end of the story. Nonetheless, Hodoka meets a girl and they magically fall in love. Although there are glaring issues with the plot in general, the story seems to force a romance between two characters without building those characters, and it completely backfires. To avoid spoilers, I will just clarify that the main character makes absurd decisions near the end of the movie all for love that isn't even depicted in the film. At one point, there's some ludicrous action that is completely unnecessary, and Hodoka just immediately knows what to do. There are also ridiculous plot points that bring nothing to the story, prevent the main character from being held accountable, and detract from the viewer's ability to take the film seriously.

Art: 10/10
As with Your Name, the art is stunning and is by far the highlight of the film.

Sound: 9/10
Radwimps wrote and performed the music for this film, and it is a wonderful soundtrack. The songs are generally fitting and even listening to the soundtrack without watching is a wonderful experience.

Characters: 6/10
The characters in Weathering with You are both interesting and confusing, primarily because of forced behaviors. Although there isn't anything innately terrible with Hodoka and Hina as main characters, the story prevents them from having actual chemistry. There are also too many secrets about the characters, and the viewer doesn't get to invest in them because they're not sure what they're supposed to be investing in. The plot seems to force characters together, which strips the story from actual romance. Sure, they are friendly and caring, but it seems as though Hodoka's love is more forced than natural, and Hina is merely being a friend and caretaker. The side characters are also interesting, but their growth is overlooked by the end of the story due to their limited screen time. To avoid spoilers, I will say that, near the end, there is a major event that combines forced romance with extremely stupid decision-making. Ultimately, the main character starts the story having made a decision to flee from home, though the reasons are not explained. This was the original premise. Then, the ending completely ruins this premise because he makes a huge decision and then just completely disregards the tension he had from leaving home and magically everything is better by the end. The characters truly didn't have a chance to develop with the forced story line, unfortunately.

Enjoyment: 5/10
Weathering with You was a huge disappointment, especially after watching Your Name. I didn't dislike the film, but I found the characters' relationships too forced and some bizarre plot points (ie. gun-related shenanigans) to detract from what one would expect in a romance film.

Overall: 6.8/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 23, 2024

justicedragon101

Not Recommended

Everything about this movie is corporate, its just slop.

I hate ghibli movies too don't get me wrong, but this movie was hyped up, and has a great rating, but frankly its all hallow

The characters are ok. the protagonist doesn't get much backstory, no characters do really. 4/10

The animation is fine I guess, idk I'm not a animation snob. 6/10

the music is awful, I mean seriously, it feels like I'm listening to AI describing what emotional music is. 2/10

... the plot is fine, nothing special, but not awful. definitely worked well in the movie format, sometimes I feel like shows should be movies or vice versa. 6/10

Overall, don't waste your time with this movie unless you have nothing better to watch.

5/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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