Weathering With You
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Weathering With You by Makoto Shinkai
Longing to escape his island home, a boy named Hodaka runs away during hisfirst summer of high school to find a new life in Tokyo. As rain falls for dayson end and Hodaka struggles to adjust, he meets a girl named Hina who holds amysterious power: With a single prayer, she can part the clouds and bring backthe sun. But her power comes at a price, and as the weather spirals further andfurther out of control, they must choose what future they truly want forthemselves. Written concurrently with production of the 2019 film WeatheringWith You, this novel comes straight from director Makoto Shinkai, the mindbehind 2016's hit your name.!
Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese film director, animator, and writer. A native of the Nagano prefecture in Japan, he studied Japanese literature at Chuo University. He traces his passion for creation to the manga, anime, and novels he was exposed to while in middle school. Considered one of the best animators in the world today, he is often called the next-Miyazaki. Shinkai developed his abilities as a video game designer for FalCom, where he worked on the cult-classic role-playing game YS. Shinkai is unique as an animator as he cut his teeth by producing almost all elements many of his works - from animation to music composition to voice acting. He has won numerous awards: 12th DoGA CG Animation Award; 1st New Tokyo International Animation FestivalGrand Prize; 7th Kobe Animation Prize; 6th Japanese Media Art; Awardfor Digital Media; 34th Nebula Award(World Con); 59th Mainichi Films Animation Prize; 2007 Asia Pacific Film Award; and theLancia Platinum Grand Prize (Italy). His film credits include: Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters Per Second, and Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781975399368 |
| ISBN 10 | 1975399366 |
| Title | Weathering With You |
| Author | Makoto Shinkai |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2019-12-10 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |