Art Book for Makoto Shinkai's Film "Weathering with You"

A precious book featuring over 240 beautifully detailed background images!

This art book, "Makoto Shinkai's 'Weathering with You' Art Collection," features numerous stunning background images from the theatrical animation "Weathering with You," directed by Makoto Shinkai, which won the Best Animation Film Award at the 43rd Japan Academy Awards.

It includes over 240 background images from the story, depicting the ever-changing scenery of Tokyo depending on the weather, and the breathtakingly beautiful world of clouds and sky.

It also includes an interview with director Makoto Shinkai, as well as explanations of the background settings by art director Hiroshi Takiguchi.

This is a valuable book packed with articles you can only read here.

【Contents】 ●Background Images The breathtaking background images are divided into 14 categories, such as "Sunny Tokyo," "Rainy Tokyo," "Abandoned Building," and "Hina's Apartment." Each background image also includes comments from the art staff.

The film conveys a sense of thought and meticulous attention to detail, even in the art direction of scenes that change in an instant.

〈14 Categories〉 To Tokyo / Downtown / Abandoned Building / Sunny Tokyo / Rainy Tokyo / Suga's Office / Hina's Apartment / Downtown House / Shrine / Alley / Park / Escape / Clouds and Sky / The World Several Years Later

●Interviews Includes a valuable interview with director Makoto Shinkai regarding layouts and storyboards, a dialogue between art director Hiroshi Takiguchi and Nizo Yamamoto (art director of "Castle in the Sky," etc.), who was in charge of shrine paintings and ceiling murals, and interviews with art director assistants Jo Watanabe and Yuna Murooka regarding art settings.

● Art Background Pre-production This section features detailed explanations by Art Director Hiroshi Takiguchi, along with actual visuals, about the four pre-production steps (preparation work) that formed the basis for the astonishing art backgrounds of "Weathering with You": "art boards," "color scripts," "rough sketches," and "3D models."