your name. may be considered as Makoto Shinkai’s greatest work, surpassing many films by Hayao Miyazaki in terms of sales.
They are even saying he’s the next Hayao Miyazaki, a title Shinkai really hates.
It seems like Shinkai wasn’t quite satisfied with how they made the film, and maintains that “the film could have been better”.
However, according to many, “all this self-effacing talk may mean Shinkai just wants to stop promoting the new film and get back home to work on the next thing.”