Weathering With You

"This is the story of the world's secret that only she and I know."

- Hodaka Morishima; Tagline

Tenki no Ko (天気の子) is an Anime film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai and produced by CoMix Wave Films. It is scheduled for release in Japan on July 19, 2019, one day after the publication of the light novel.

Tenki no Ko is followed by Makoto Shinkai's previous flim and light novel series Kimi no Na wa..

Summary
The story is set in 2021 and on an era where the balance of the weather is irregular.

A first-year high school student from an isolated coastal area, Hodaka Morishima starts living in Tokyo feeling disdain toward his past dislocated life. But soon he finds himself living as a NEET for not being able to meet the high living expenditures in Tokyo Metro, thus becomes broke and falls into isolated condition, also known as hikikomori. Nonetheless, he finally manages to find a job as a writer in a shady occult magazine called the Monthly Paranormal Occult Journal.

After becoming a journalist, Hodaka is sent in a task to investigate the irregular weather in Japan. One rainy day, in a corner of a congest and busy district of Tokyo metropolitan, Hodaka meets a young bright and strong-willed girl named Hina Amano, who can manipulate the weather through her prayer.

Hodaka explores the undiscovered truth of the world with Hina, but due to changes in events, circumstances disconnect them far apart. Hodaka risks his life to meet Hina again.

Inspirations
Makoto Shinkai was inspired by the art of weather of this film, since it is a familiar topic for everybody. Shinkai states that he has been working on creating "a very real entertainment piece that will make you laugh, cry and say". He also says "It’s so thrilling, as well as arouse your intellectual curiosity".

Production
On August 2, 2018, Makoto Shinkai revealed that he has a new feature film in production. The film will be produced by Genki Kawamura and Story inc with the production company CoMix Wave Films. It will be distributed by Toho.

Animation staffs
Masayoshi Tanaka, previous character designer for Kimi no Na wa., will illustrate the characters and dresses. Atsushi Tamura (The Cat Returns, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin) is the animation director and Hiroshi Takiguchi (The Garden of Words) is the art director. Yojiro Noda is the animation storyboard script and lyrics checker. Other key roles are filled by returning crew members from Kimi no Na wa.

Voice cast auditioning
More than 2,000 Japanese voices actors auditioned for the film's two protagonists, from which Kotaro Daigo (Sakamichi Onoda in the Yowamushi Pedal stage play) and Nana Mori (Hell Girl and Last Letter) were eventually the chosen ones.

The film's voice recording sessions began on April 27, 2019.

Theme song
On August 26, 2017, script and lyrics checker Yojiro Noda received the script of the movie from Makoto Shinkai, as well as the song Ai ni Dekiru Koto wa Mada Aru kai (愛にできることはまだあるかい) by RADWIMPS, which is the theme song of the film. The theme song is performed by Japanese actress Toko Miura in the movie, but the version performed by Yojiro Noda from RADWIMPS was featured in the 60-second teaser trailer streamed in the official site on April 10, 2019.

Marketing
On December 13, 2018, a press conference was held to reveal the film, and announced that it would be released on July 19, 2019. The first teaser trailer debuted on April 10, exactly 100 days before the premiere. The second trailer was released on May 28. Producer Genki Kawamura is set to present a work in process screening, open to industry professionals and students but not the general public, in June 2019 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France.

Release
The film will be released in Japan on July 19, 2019. Shinkai has confirmed that the film will get a worldwide release, and releases have already been decided for North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. In Asia, Edko Films announced that the film will be released in Hong Kong on August 8, Encore Films announced that the film will be released in Singapore and Indonesia, and Pioneer Films confirmed that they will release the movie in the Philippines. In English-speaking regions, GKIDS announced that they had acquired the North American rights to the film, and will screen an awards-qualifying run in 2019, followed by a theatrical release in early 2020, with Japanese and English language options.

Light Novel
The light novel of Tenki no Ko is written by Makoto Shinkai himself and it will be published on July 18, 2019, one day before the film's debut in Japan and other announced countries. The light novel has the same name as the film.

Cast

 * Hodaka Morishima: Kotaro Daigo
 * Hina Amano: Nana Mori
 * Keisuke Suga: Shun Oguri
 * Natsumi: Tsubasa Honda
 * Tomi: Chieko Baisho
 * Nagisa Amano: Sakura Kiryu
 * Takai: Yuki Kaji