Apollo reviewed Weathering With You by Makoto Shinkai (新津誠)
Touching, Vivid Magical Realism
4 stars
I read this novelization before watching the film and enjoyed it thoroughly. The characters were well developed and the imagery was vivid.
Makoto Shinkai (新津誠): 小説 天気の子 (Paperback, Japanese language, 2019, Kadokawa Shoten)
Paperback, 320 pages
Japanese language
Published July 18, 2019 by Kadokawa Shoten.
The summer of freshman year of high school. A boy named Hodaka runs away from his island home and goes to Tokyo, where he spends every day in loneliness. Then, in a corner of the bustling city, he meets a girl named Hina. But he soon finds out that she possesses a mysterious power.
(Source: Vertical Inc.)
I read this novelization before watching the film and enjoyed it thoroughly. The characters were well developed and the imagery was vivid.