That’s why the amazing success of director Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name has taken so many people by surprise.
Follow Casey on Twitter, where he’s glad to see his ticket purchase helping Your Name make anime history.
The only other anime director to have a film break 10 billion yen at the box office?
Makoto Shinkai and Hayao Miyazaki have vastly different directorial styles, but soon they’ll have a connection that’s unique among anime creators.
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