“A light-drenched tone poem.”
—Variety

“Shinkai has got a delicate touch with sentiment that will have receptive viewers reaching for a Kleenex.”
—Seattle Times

First love, unrequited with its every breathtaking ache, is measured out in three vignettes detailing the young lives of Takaki and Ankari as they navigate every unsaid emotion against a dazzling display of animated virtuosity in Shinkai’s striking 2007 follow-up, which cemented his reputation as one of the most formidable talents working in anime today.