小説 天気の子

Not bad, but could have been better

As the follow-up to Makoto Shinkai's popular 君の名は, it's no secret that 天気の子 would have a lot to try and live it up to when fans first anticipated its release. While it has its charms that set it apart from its predecessor, 天気の子 doesn't have the solid message nor amount of character development that made 君の名は a widespread success.

While I absolutely enjoyed Hina and Nagi Amano, I couldn't get into Hodaka's character. I felt sorry for him at first after learning about his unlucky background as h