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.
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published Dec. 17, 2019 by Yen On.
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.