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Default Weathering with You (2019) BD/UHD

Japan - May 27 2020
TOHO

BD releases

Standard Edition
Standard Edition + GEO Exclusive Steelbook

[Show spoiler]


Video
•AVC 34906 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                                          DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3557 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese                                                          DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2042 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese "English theme song"         DTS 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese audio description                   DTS 2.0 / 48 kHz / 256 kbps / 24-bit

Subtitles
•Japanese SDH / English / Chinese (Simplified)

Contents
•Sticker

Bonus features BD (No English subtitles)
[Show spoiler]•新海誠フィルモグラフィ - Filmography [00:12:58]
•プロモーション映像集 - Promotional Videos [total length 11:22]
          ∙予報1 - Trailer 1 [00:01:02]
          ∙予報2 - Trailer 2 [00:02:02]
          ∙IMAX用予報 - Trailer for IMAX [00:00:40]
          ∙後報 - Trailer 3 [00:00:32]
          ∙TVスポット - Trailers for TV [00:06:26]


Retailer exclusives
GEO: Steelbook (Pictured above. Also available via GEO's Amazon store)
Amazon: A4 clear file + umbrella cover / A4 clear file + umbrella cover + framed picture clock / Mega Jacket with AR content + umbrella marker (August 26 2020)
[Show spoiler]





HMV: A4 clear files (set of 2)
[Show spoiler]

Rakuten: Mini character cushions (set of 2)
[Show spoiler]

Tsutaya: Acrylic stand set (set of 4 with background)
[Show spoiler]

Animate: Ame mug with cat ear lid
[Show spoiler]

TOHO animation STORE: Framed picture + glasses (set of 2)
[Show spoiler]


Issues
•Revised English translation that retains some of the problems from the theatrical release. Dollars instead of Yen, imperial units instead of metric, Fahrenheit instead of Celsius
•Slight loss of detail and color intensity because of low-pass filtered video

UHD + BD releases

Collector's Edition (UHD+BD+3x Bonus BD)
Collector's Edition + GEO Exclusive Steelbook (UHD+BD+3x Bonus BD)


[Show spoiler]


Video
•UHD       HEVC 52570 kbps / 23.976fps / HDR10
•BD           AVC 34906 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                                                       DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3557 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese                                                                       DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2042 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese "English theme song" (UHD)      DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3565 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese "English theme song" (BD)         DTS 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese audio description (BD-only)        DTS 2.0 / 48 kHz / 256 kbps / 24-bit

Subtitles
•Japanese SDH / English / Chinese (Simplified)

Contents
•Slipcase with digipack / Booklet / Compact format script / Sticker

Bonus features BD (No English subtitles)
[Show spoiler]•新海誠フィルモグラフィ - Filmography [00:12:58]
•プロモーション映像集 - Promotional Videos [total length 11:22]
          ∙予報1 - Trailer 1 [00:01:02]
          ∙予報2 - Trailer 2 [00:02:02]
          ∙IMAX用予報 - Trailer for IMAX [00:00:40]
          ∙後報 - Trailer 3 [00:00:32]
          ∙TVスポット - Trailers for TV [00:06:26]


Bonus BD #1 (No English subtitles)
[Show spoiler]•ビデオコンテ - Video storyboard [01:47:34]
•『天気の子』メイキングドキュメンタリー - The Making of "Weathering With You" [01:29:20]
•「グランドエスケープ feat.三浦透子」ミュージックビデオ - "Grand Escape Feat. Toko Miura" Music Video [00:05:39]


Bonus BD #2 (No English subtitles)
[Show spoiler]•ビジュアルコメンタリー - Visual Commentary [01:58:15]
•映画公開記念特番『天気の子』予報 - "Weathering With You" Special Program ~forecast~ [00:24:01]
•映画公開記念特番『天気の子』前線 - "Weathering With You" Special Program ~weather front~ [00:24:02]
•新海誠監督×有働由美子反省会! ~映画『天気の子』を語り尽くした“ソノサキ”に~ - Looking Back : An After-Action Review of "Weathering With You" by Makoto Shinkai & Yumiko Udo [01:09:56]


Bonus BD #3 (No English subtitles)
[Show spoiler]•新海誠監督講演映像「『天気の子』-物語の起点―」- Where it all began: A Lecture of "Weathering With You" by Makoto Shinkai [01:23:51]
•イベント記録映像集 - Promotional Events [total length 02:27:17]
          ∙製作発表記者会見 - Press Conference : Production Announcement [00:24:55]
          ∙製作発報告会見 - Press Conference : Production Report [00:28:31]
          ∙初日舞台挨拶 - Stage Greeting : Opening Day [00:23:38]
          ∙大ヒット御礼舞台挨拶 - Stage Greeting : Special Thanks [00:21:35]
          ∙トロント国際映画祭 - Toronto International Film Festival [00:07:05]
          ∙インドプレミア上映 - Premiere Screening in India [00:12:25]
          ∙みんな、ありがとう!!舞台挨拶SP - Stage Greeting : More Special Thanks [00:29:08]


Full description contents bonus discs (in Japanese)
[Show spoiler]【特典ディスク1】202分

ビデオコンテ
作品のすべての設計図ともいえる新海誠監督による貴重なビデオコンテ

「天気の子」メイキングドキュメンタリー
映画『天気の子』が完成するまでの約1年間の制作過程を追ったメイキングドキュメンタリー映像 !

「グランドエスケープ feat.三浦透子」ミュージックビデオ
映画『天気の子』の本編映像を新海誠監督自ら編集し、新たなカットも使用された貴重な映像。

【特典ディスク2】236分

ビジュアルコメンタリー(醍醐虎汰朗×森七菜×RADWIMPS)
アフレコや楽曲制作の秘話など、本編を観ながら余すことなくその裏側を語りつくした貴重なビジュアルコメン タリー

映画公開記念特番「天気の子 予報」
映画公開前に、各界の専門家がポスターやキャラクターの名前など限られた情報を元にストーリーを大胆予想す る。さらに日本唯一の気象神社で醍醐虎汰朗と森七菜が大ヒット祈願をする公開記念特番!

映画公開記念特番「天気の子 前線」
映画の公開に合わせ放送された特別番組!ヒロイン陽菜を演じた森七菜自ら撮影・編集した初日舞台裏ドキュメ ント映像!

「新海誠監督×有働由美子 反省会!」
~ 映画『天気の子』を語り尽くした“ソノサキ”に~

フリーアナウンサー、ジャーナリストとしても活躍をしている有働由美子氏と新海誠監督による公開後の今だか らこそ語れる本音満載の対談映像。有働氏による制作現場潜入カメラや野田洋次郎を加えた鼎談の映像と共にお 届け。有働氏だからこそ打ち明けた新海監督の本音や音楽と映像が呼応し合う映画制作の裏側などを語った見応 えのある映像。

【特典ディスク3】231分

イベント記録映像集
製作発表記者会見、大ヒット御礼舞台挨拶などのイベント映像を余すところなく収録!

新海誠監督講演映像「『天気の子』-物語の起点―」
“映画の着想点”や“物語が生まれる工程”など、ご自身の制作日誌をもとに創作の秘訣に迫る貴重な講演会映 像!


Retailer exclusives
GEO: Steelbook (Pictured above)
Amazon: A4 clear file + umbrella cover / A4 clear file + umbrella cover + framed picture clock / Mega Jacket with AR content + umbrella marker (August 26 2020)
[Show spoiler]





HMV: A4 clear files (set of 2) / A4 clear files (set of 2) + A4 framed picture
[Show spoiler]

Rakuten: Mini character cushions (set of 2)
[Show spoiler]

Tsutaya: Acrylic stand set (set of 4 with background)
[Show spoiler]

Animate: Ame mug with cat ear lid
[Show spoiler]

TOHO animation STORE: Framed picture + glasses (set of 2)
[Show spoiler][img]


Issues
•Revised English translation that retains some of the problems from the theatrical release. Dollars instead of Yen, imperial units instead of metric, Fahrenheit instead of Celsius
•Slight loss of detail and color intensity in 1080p BD because of low-pass filtered video

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Thailand - July 08 2020
MVD Company / Boomerang

BD releases


Video
•AVC 17606 kbps / 24fps

Audio
•Japanese         DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3554 kbps / 24-bit
•Thai                    DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3595 kbps / 24-bit

Subtitles
•Thai / English

Issues
•Theatrical version with animation/art mistakes
•Wrong color space and elevated brightness. The image has a colder temperature.
•Clunky English translation from theatrical release with mistakes and omissions. Dollars instead of Yen, imperial units instead of metric, Fahrenheit instead of Celsius. Accented letters and degree symbol ° rendered as "?"

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Finland - August 26 2020
Cinema Mondo

BD releases


Video
•AVC 19992 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese         DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3483 kbps / 24-bit

Subtitles
•Finnish
•Swedish
•Norwegian
•Danish

Issues
•Theatrical version with animation/art mistakes
•Geometry is slightly off because of an incorrect rescale to 1920x1080
•The image is slightly darker
•Audio appears to be distorted by resampling errors

Bonus features BD
•Trailers

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Hong Kong - September 04 2020 (BD) / November 04 2020 (UHD)
Edko Films

BD releases


Bonus features
[Show spoiler]•Theatrical trailer
•Photo gallery


Issues
•Clunky English translation from theatrical release with mistakes and omissions. Dollars instead of Yen, imperial units instead of metric, Fahrenheit instead of Celsius

UHD releases


Video
•HEVC 61821 kbps / 23.976fps / HDR10

Audio
•Japanese        DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3557 kbps / 24-bit

Subtitles
•Chinese (Traditional) / English

Bonus features
[Show spoiler]•Theatrical trailer
•Photo gallery


Issues
•Clunky English translation from theatrical release with mistakes and omissions. Dollars instead of Yen, imperial units instead of metric, Fahrenheit instead of Celsius

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Netherlands - September 11 2020
Periscoop Film

BD releases


Video
•AVC 21980 kbps / 24fps

Audio
•Japanese         DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2020 kbps / 16-bit

Subtitles
•Dutch / English

Issues
•Theatrical version with animation/art mistakes
•Horizontal squeezing of video and pillarboxes on the left and right hand side. Picture is ~1846x1080. Likely the result of resizing a pillarboxed 1998x1080 2K Digital Cinema source to 1920x1080 without taking the pillarboxes into account.
•Elevated brightness and very strong artifacting
•Clunky English translation from theatrical release with mistakes and omissions. Dollars instead of Yen, imperial units instead of metric, Fahrenheit instead of Celsius. Degree symbol ° is rendered as ©

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United States - September 15 2020 (BD) / November 17 2020 (UHD + BD Collector's Edition) / January 4 2022 (UHD + BD Standard Edition)
GKIDS / Shout Factory

BD releases

[Show spoiler]


Standard Edition (BD+DVD)
Steelbook (BD+DVD)

Video
•AVC 30000 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                            DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3566 kbps / 24-bit
•English                                                 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3593 kbps / 24-bit
•English audio description         Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB

Subtitles
•English (w/wo lyric translations) / English SDH for dub (w/wo lyric translations) / English sign translations (w/wo lyric translations) / French / Spanish

Bonus features
[Show spoiler]•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo [01:10:02]
•"Weather Front" Featurette [00:24:08]
•Exploring Makoto Shinkai's Filmography [00:13:00]
•Interview with Director Makoto Shinkai [00:11:14]
•Theatrical Trailers And TV Spots [00:10:35]


Issues
•Canadian French subtitles with typos, mistakes and nonsensical phrasing

UHD + BD releases

Collector's Edition (UHD+BD+Bonus BD+CD)
Standard Edition (UHD+BD)

Video
•UHD       HEVC 66410 kbps / 23.976fps / HDR10 / Dolby Vision FEL 7.13 Mbps
•BD          AVC 30000 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                            DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3566 kbps / 24-bit
•English                                                 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3593 kbps / 24-bit
•French (UHD)                                  Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB
•English audio description         Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB

Subtitles
•English (w/wo lyric translations) / English SDH for dub (w/wo lyric translations) / English sign translations (w/wo lyric translations) / French / Spanish

Contents
•CD soundtrack / Bonus BD / 104-Page Book / Mini-Poster / Decal Sticker

Bonus features BD
[Show spoiler]•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo [01:10:02]
•"Weather Front" Featurette [00:24:08]
•Exploring Makoto Shinkai's Filmography [00:13:00]
•Interview with Director Makoto Shinkai [00:11:14]
•Theatrical Trailers And TV Spots [00:10:35]


Bonus Disc
[Show spoiler]•The Making Of "Weathering With You" [01:29:22]


Issues
UHD disc is locked to region A. UHD is supposed to be region free format.
•BT.2020 color gamut mapped to smaller DCI-P3 color gamut resulting in incorrect colors
•Some copies have the wrong artwork on the 1080p BD disc. Affected discs use the artwork with Hodoka from the standard edition instead of artwork that portrays a sunset. (Replacement program)
•Canadian French subtitles with typos, mistakes and nonsensical phrasing

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Norway - September 21 2020
Arthaus / Star Media Entertainment

BD releases


Video
•AVC 19992 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese         DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3483 kbps / 24-bit

Subtitles
•Norwegian
•Finnish
•Swedish
•Danish

Issues
•Theatrical version with animation/art mistakes
•Geometry is slightly off because of an incorrect rescale to 1920x1080
•The image is slightly darker
•Audio appears to be distorted by resampling errors

Bonus features BD
•Trailers

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Germany - September 25 2020
LEONINE

BD releases

[Show spoiler]




Standard Edition
Collector's Edition White (BD+CD)
Collector's Edition Amazon.de Exclusive (BD+CD)

Video
•AVC 24871 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese         DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3545 kbps / 24-bit
•German            DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3555 kbps / 24-bit
*DN -2dB on DTS Core tracks

Subtitles
•German / German sign translations

Contents Collector's Edition White
•Booklet (108 pages) / Original Soundtrack / 4 Artcards

Contents Collector's Edition Amazon.de exclusive variant
•Booklet (108 pages) / Original Soundtrack / 4 Artcards / Clear sticker cut out

Bonus features Collector's Edition
[Show spoiler]•Filmography
•English theme song
•The Making Of "Weathering With You"
•Trailers & TV spots
•Japanese premiere special
•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai & Yumiko Udo


UHD+BD releases

[Show spoiler]

Steelbook (UHD+BD)

Video
•UHD       HEVC 62468 kbps / 23.976fps / HDR10
•BD           AVC 24871 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese (UHD)         DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3547 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese (BD)             DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3545 kbps / 24-bit
•German (UHD)            DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3556 kbps / 24-bit
•German (BD)                DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3555 kbps / 24-bit
*DN -2dB on BD DTS Core tracks, DN -1dB on UHD DTS Core tracks

Subtitles
•German / German sign translations

Contents
•4 Artcards

Bonus features
[Show spoiler]•Filmography
•English theme song
•The Making Of "Weathering With You"
•Trailers & TV spots
•Japanese premiere special
•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai & Yumiko Udo


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United Kingdom - September 28 2020 (BD) / December 07 2020 (UHD + BD Collector's Edition) / September 06 2021 (UHD + BD Standard Edition)
Anime Limited

BD releases

Standard Edition
Steelbook (BD+DVD+CD)

Video
•AVC 30000 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                            DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3566 kbps / 24-bit
•English                                                 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3593 kbps / 24-bit
•English audio description         Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB

Subtitles
•English (w/wo lyric translations) / English SDH for dub (w/wo lyric translations) / English sign translations (w/wo lyric translations) / French / Spanish

Contents Steelbook
- Soundtrack CD

Bonus features
[Show spoiler]•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo [01:10:02]
•"Weather Front" Featurette [00:24:08]
•Exploring Makoto Shinkai's Filmography [00:13:00]
•Interview with Director Makoto Shinkai [00:11:14]
•Theatrical Trailers And TV Spots [00:10:35]


Issues
•Canadian French subtitles with typos, mistakes and nonsensical phrasing

UHD + BD releases

Zavvi Exclusive Deluxe Edition (UHD+BD+Bonus BD+CD - limited to 1000 units)
Zavvi & Alltheanime.com Exclusive Deluxe Edition Variant (UHD+BD+Bonus BD)
Standard Edition (UHD+BD)

Video
•UHD       HEVC 66410 kbps / 23.976fps / HDR10 / Dolby Vision FEL 7.13 Mbps
•BD          AVC 30000 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                            DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3566 kbps / 24-bit
•English                                                 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3593 kbps / 24-bit
•French (UHD)                                  Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB
•English audio description         Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB

Subtitles
•English (w/wo lyric translations) / English SDH for dub (w/wo lyric translations) / English sign translations (w/wo lyric translations) / French / Spanish

Contents
•Steelbook / Bonus BD / 104-Page Book / Mini-Poster / Decal Sticker / 5 Art Cards / CD soundtrack*
*CD soundtrack not included with Deluxe Edition Variant

Bonus features BD
[Show spoiler]•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo [01:10:02]
•"Weather Front" Featurette [00:24:08]
•Exploring Makoto Shinkai's Filmography [00:13:00]
•Interview with Director Makoto Shinkai [00:11:14]
•Theatrical Trailers And TV Spots [00:10:35]


Bonus Disc
[Show spoiler]•The Making Of "Weathering With You"


Issues
•BT.2020 color gamut mapped to smaller DCI-P3 color gamut resulting in incorrect colors
•Canadian French subtitles with typos, mistakes and nonsensical phrasing

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Sweden - September 28 2020
TriArt / Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

BD releases

Video
•AVC 19992 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese         DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3483 kbps / 24-bit

Subtitles
•Swedish
•Finnish
•Norwegian
•Danish

Issues
•Theatrical version with animation/art mistakes
•Geometry is slightly off because of an incorrect rescale to 1920x1080
•The image is slightly darker
•Audio appears to be distorted by resampling errors

Bonus features BD
•Trailers

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France - October 07 2020 / November 02 2020 (UHD + BD Collector's Edition) / January 12 2022 (UHD + BD Limited Edition)
Anime Limited

BD releases

Standard Edition
Steelbook (BD+DVD+CD)
Collector's Edition (BD+DVD+Bonus BD+CD - limited to 1550 units)

Video
•AVC 29445 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                                          DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3557 kbps / 24-bit
•French                                                                DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3647 kbps / 24-bit

Subtitles
•French / French sign translations

Contents Steelbook
•CD soundtrack

Contents Collector's Edition
•Steelbook / CD soundtrack / Bonus BD / 104-Page Book / Mini-Poster / Decal Sticker / 5 Art Cards

Bonus features
[Show spoiler]•"Weather Front" Featurette
•Makoto Shinkai Filmography


Bonus Disc Collector's Edition
[Show spoiler]•The Making Of "Weathering With You"
•Makoto Shinkai in Paris
•Talk show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo
•Japanese trailers
•Japanese commericals


Issues
•Elevated brightness levels and as a result posterization in some scenes

UHD + BD releases

Alltheanime.fr Exclusive Collector's Edition (UHD+BD+Bonus BD+CD - limited to 350 units)
Limited Edition (UHD+BD - limited to 2000 units)

Video
•UHD       HEVC 66410 kbps / 23.976fps / HDR10 / Dolby Vision FEL 7.13 Mbps
•BD          AVC 29445 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese (UHD)                                          DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3566 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese (BD)                                               DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3557 kbps / 24-bit
•French (BD)                                                    DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3647 kbps / 24-bit
•French (UHD)                                                 Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB
•English (UHD)                                                DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3593 kbps / 24-bit
•English audio description (UHD)       Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB

Subtitles BD
•French / French sign translations

Subtitles UHD
•English (w/wo lyric translations) / English SDH for dub (w/wo lyric translations) / English sign translations (w/wo lyric translations) / French / Spanish

Contents Collector's Edition
•Steelbook / CD soundtrack / Bonus BD / 104-Page Book / Mini-Poster / Decal Sticker / 5 Art Cards

Contents Limited Edition
•4 Art Cards

Bonus features BD
[Show spoiler]•"Weather Front" Featurette
•Makoto Shinkai Filmography


Bonus Disc
[Show spoiler]•The Making Of "Weathering With You"
•Makoto Shinkai in Paris
•Talk show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo
•Japanese trailers
•Japanese commericals


Issues
•BT.2020 color gamut mapped to smaller DCI-P3 color gamut resulting in incorrect colors
UHD disc uses GKIDS' Canadian French subtitles with typos, mistakes and nonsensical phrasing (Replacement program for UHD)
•1080p BD has elevated brightness levels and as a result posterization in some scenes

-----------------------------------

Australia - October 07 2020 (BD) / December 02 2020 (UHD + BD) / December 09 2020 (Makoto Shinkai Collection BD) / December 07 2022 (UHD Standard Edition)
Madman

BD releases


Video
•AVC 30000 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                            DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3566 kbps / 24-bit
•English                                                 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3593 kbps / 24-bit
•English audio description         Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB

Subtitles
•English (w/wo lyric translations) / English SDH for dub (w/wo lyric translations) / English sign translations (w/wo lyric translations) / French / Spanish

Bonus features
[Show spoiler]•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo [01:10:02]
•"Weather Front" Featurette [00:24:08]
•Exploring Makoto Shinkai's Filmography [00:13:00]
•Interview with Director Makoto Shinkai [00:11:14]
•Theatrical Trailers And TV Spots [00:10:35]


Issues
•Canadian French subtitles with typos, mistakes and nonsensical phrasing

UHD releases

Deluxe Edition (UHD+BD+Bonus BD+CD)
Standard Edition (UHD)

Video
•UHD       HEVC 66410 kbps / 23.976fps / HDR10 / Dolby Vision FEL 7.13 Mbps
•BD          AVC 30000 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                            DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3566 kbps / 24-bit
•English                                                 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3593 kbps / 24-bit
•French (UHD)                                  Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB
•English audio description         Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB

Subtitles
•English (w/wo lyric translations) / English SDH for dub (w/wo lyric translations) / English sign translations (w/wo lyric translations) / French / Spanish

Contents Collector's Edition
•Steelbook / Bonus BD / 104-Page Book / Mini-Poster / Decal Sticker / 5 Art Cards / CD soundtrack

Bonus features BD
[Show spoiler]•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo [01:10:02]
•"Weather Front" Featurette [00:24:08]
•Exploring Makoto Shinkai's Filmography [00:13:00]
•Interview with Director Makoto Shinkai [00:11:14]
•Theatrical Trailers And TV Spots [00:10:35]


Bonus Disc
[Show spoiler]•The Making Of "Weathering With You"


Issues
•BT.2020 color gamut mapped to smaller DCI-P3 color gamut resulting in incorrect colors
•Canadian French subtitles with typos, mistakes and nonsensical phrasing

-----------------------------------

Denmark - October 08 2020

BD releases


Video
•AVC 19992 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese         DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3483 kbps / 24-bit

Subtitles
•Danish
•Finnish
•Swedish
•Norwegian

Issues
•Theatrical version with animation/art mistakes
•Geometry is slightly off because of an incorrect rescale to 1920x1080
•The image is slightly darker
•Audio appears to be distorted by resampling errors

Bonus features BD
•Trailers

-----------------------------------

Italy - October 28 2020
Dynit

BD releases

Standard Edition
Steelbook (BD+DVD)
Collector's Edition (BD+DVD+Bonus BD+CD - limited to 3500 units)

Video
•AVC 34802 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                                          DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2919 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese "English theme song"         DTS-HD High Resolution Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2046 kbps / 24-bit
•Italian                                                                 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2974 kbps / 24-bit

Subtitles
•Italian / Italian sign translations

Contents Collector's Edition
•Slipcase with digipack / Bonus BD / CD soundtrack / 100 page booklet / Teru Teru Bozu Kit / Reproduction of the original Japanese poster / Exclusive postcard

Bonus features
[Show spoiler]•Makoto Shinkai Filmography
•Trailers And TV Spots
•Italian trailer
•Italian theme song “Se Pioverà” by The Matcha


Bonus Disc
[Show spoiler]•The Making Of "Weathering With You"
•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo
•"Weather Front" Featurette


-----------------------------------

South Korea - November 12 2020 (UHD+BD / BD Limited Editions) / November 26 2020 (BD Plain Edition) / February 25 2022 (UHD+BD Steelbooks)
Media Castle / R's Company

BD releases

[Show spoiler]

Limited Edition (BD+Bonus BD+CD - limited to 1000 units)
Plain Edition (BD+Bonus BD)

ORIGINAL BD
Video
•AVC 29866 kbps / 24fps

Audio
•Japanese                                                                       DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1915 kbps / 16-bit
•Japanese                                                                       DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1586 kbps / 16-bit
•Japanese "English theme song"                      DTS 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 16-bit
•Korean                                                                             DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1995 kbps / 16-bit

Subtitles
•Korean / Korean (for Korean dub) / English

REPLACEMENT BD
Video
•AVC 34906 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                                                        DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3557 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese                                                                        DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2042 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese "English theme song"                      DTS 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
•Korean                                                                             DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1986 kbps / 16-bit

Subtitles
•Korean / Korean (for Korean dub) / English


Contents Plain Edition
•Scanavo Full Sleeve case with slipcase / Bonus BD / 6 postcards

Contents Limited Edition
•Slipcase with digipack / CD soundtrack / Bonus BD / Book / Script / 6 postcards

Bonus features BD
[Show spoiler]•Filmography [00:12:58]
•Promotional Videos [total length 11:22]
          ∙Trailer 1 [00:01:02]
          ∙Trailer 2 [00:02:02]
          ∙Trailer for IMAX [00:00:40]
          ∙Trailer 3 [00:00:32]
          ∙Trailers for TV [00:06:26]


Bonus Disc
[Show spoiler]•The Making of "Weathering With You" [01:29:20]
•"Weather Front" Featurette [00:24:02]
•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo[01:09:50]
•Dub Trailer [00:03:27]
•Japanese trailer [00:01:21]
•Dub making of [00:02:59]
•SNS Q&A [00:02:00]
•Director's greeting video [00:01:01]
•Reporter's recommendation video (2:6)
•Weathering With You recipe video [00:00:54]
•Scene stealer video [00:01:34]
•Comic Con [00:03:32]


Issues
•Theatrical version with animation/art mistakes, burnt in Korean title/credits and elevated brightness levels. Script book mentions Toei instead of Toho. These issues have been addressed with replacements.
•Revised English translation from Japanese home video release that retains some of the problems from the theatrical release. Dollars instead of Yen, imperial units instead of metric, Fahrenheit instead of Celsius
•Replacement 1080p BD uses dimmed JP UHD subtitles and it is rendered incorrectly: only one line at a time is displayed
•Replacement 1080p BD uses Japanese 1080p BD encode with slight loss of detail and color intensity because of low-pass filtered video


UHD + BD releases

[Show spoiler]



Limited Edition (UHD+BD+Bonus BD - limited to 2800 units)
Steelbook Fullslip Limited Edition Type A (UHD+BD)
Steelbook Fullslip Limited Edition Type B (UHD+BD)
Steelbook Fullslip Limited Edition Lenticular (UHD+BD)

Video
•UHD                                     HEVC 52570 kbps / 23.976fps / HDR10
•BD                                        AV C 29866 kbps / 24fps
Replacement BD         AVC 34906 kbps / 23.976fps


Audio
•Japanese (UHD)                                                                                    DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3557 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese (BD)                                                                                       DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1915 kbps / 16-bit
•Japanese (Replacement BD)                                                        DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3557 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese (UHD)                                                                                   DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2042 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese (BD)                                                                                       DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1586 kbps / 16-bit
•Japanese  (Replacement BD)                                                         DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2042 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese "English theme song" (UHD)                                  DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3565 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese "English theme song" (BD)                                     DTS 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 16-bit
•Japanese "English theme song" (Replacement BD)        DTS 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
•Korean (UHD)                                                                                             DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3758 kbps / 24-bit
•Korean (BD)                                                                                               DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1995 kbps / 16-bit
•Korean (Replacement BD)                                                               DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1986 kbps / 16-bit

Subtitles
•Korean / Korean (for Korean dub) / English

Contents Limited Edition
•Slipcase with digipack / Bonus BD / Book / Script / 6 postcards

Contents Steelbook
•Tea coaster

Bonus features BD/UHD
[Show spoiler]•Filmography [00:12:58]
•Promotional Videos [total length 11:22]
          ∙Trailer 1 [00:01:02]
          ∙Trailer 2 [00:02:02]
          ∙Trailer for IMAX [00:00:40]
          ∙Trailer 3 [00:00:32]
          ∙Trailers for TV [00:06:26]


Bonus Disc
[Show spoiler]•The Making of "Weathering With You" [01:29:20]
•"Weather Front" Featurette [00:24:02]
•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo [01:09:50]
•Dub Trailer [00:03:27]
•Japanese trailer [00:01:21]
•Dub making of [00:02:59]
•SNS Q&A [00:02:00]
•Director's greeting video [00:01:01]
•Reporter's recommendation video (2:6)
•Weathering With You recipe video [00:00:54]
•Scene stealer video [00:01:34]
•Comic Con [00:03:32]


Issues
•1080p BD uses theatrical version with animation/art mistakes, burnt in Korean title/credits and elevated brightness levels. Script book mentions Toei instead of Toho. These issues have been addressed with replacements.
•Revised English translation from Japanese home video release that retains some of the problems from the theatrical release. Dollars instead of Yen, imperial units instead of metric, Fahrenheit instead of Celsius
•Replacement 1080p BD uses dimmed JP UHD subtitles and it is rendered incorrectly: only one line at a time is displayed
•Replacement 1080p BD uses Japanese 1080p BD encode with slight loss of detail and color intensity because of low-pass filtered video

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Spain - November 20 2020 / April 22 2022 (Makoto Shinkai Animation Works Box)
Selecta Vision

BD releases

Standard Edition
Steelbook (BD+Bonus BD - limited to 1000 units)
Collector's Edition (BD+Bonus BD+CD)

Video
•AVC 32931 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                                          1926 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1926 kbps / 16-bit
•Spanish                                                             1973 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1973 kbps / 16-bit
•Catalan                                                              1935 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1935 kbps / 16-bit

Subtitles
• Spanish / Portuguese / Catalan

Contents Steelbook
•Bonus disc

Contents Collector's Edition
•Slipcase with digipack / Bonus disc / Booklet / CD soundtrack

Bonus Disc
[Show spoiler]•Makoto Shinkai's Filmography
•The Making Of "Weathering With You"
•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo
•"Weather Front" Featurette
•IMAX trailer
•Trailers (21 videos)


Retailer exclusives
Selecta Vision: Collector's Edition with translated edition of Japanese pressbook

Issues
•Elevated brightness levels and as a result posterization in some scenes

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Taiwan - December 17 2020
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Crowdfunded Blu-ray Special Edition (BD+Bonus BD - Campaign page)
Slipcase Edition (BD+Bonus BD)

Video
•AVC 36500 kbps / 23.976fps

Audio
•Japanese                                                          Dolby TrueHD Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4358 kbps / 24-bit
•Japanese                                                          DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1982 kbps / 16-bit

Subtitles
• Chinese (Traditional)

Contents Special Edition Edition
•Slipcase with digipack / Bonus Disc / 108-page Booklet / 344-page Japanese script / Sticker

Contents Slipcase Edition
•Bonus Disc

Bonus Disc
[Show spoiler]•Makoto Shinkai's Filmography
•The Making Of "Weathering With You"
•Talk Show: Makoto Shinkai and Yumiko Udo
•"Weather Front" Featurette
•Trailers

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Can’t wait to see it! Planning to watch both the subbed and dubbed versions this week.

For those who have been to the dubbed Fan Preview Fathom Events screenings, are all the songs in English, or is “Is There Still Anything that Love Can Do?” the only song in English (the latter was the only song released in English on the Complete Version CD). I noticed the Japanese BD release appear to have a “Japanese with English Songs” track similar to Your Name.’s Japanese BD release.
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Can’t wait to see it! Planning to watch both the subbed and dubbed versions this week.

For those who have been to the dubbed Fan Preview Fathom Events screenings, are all the songs in English, or is “Is There Still Anything that Love Can Do?” the only song in English (the latter was the only song released in English on the Complete Version CD). I noticed the Japanese BD release appear to have a “Japanese with English Songs” track similar to Your Name.’s Japanese BD release.
I watched the dubbed version yesterday and I didn't notice any English songs at all. Whenever a song played, the lyrics had subtitles on the upper right side of the screen.
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All in for that steelbook. Will go great with the one I have for Your Name.
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So the Geo is the normal 5 disc box plus the steelbook?

Also can any of these special bonuses be shipped to the US without a middle courier?
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So the Geo is the normal 5 disc box plus the steelbook?
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Also can any of these special bonuses be shipped to the US without a middle courier?
Only Amazon and HMV. Animate haven't added any of the releases to their international store (yet).
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Already ordered the cheapest release from AMJ. Might go see it when it hits theatres in March.
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I think I'm going to learn a lesson from "Your Name"... I bought both of the Japanese boxes, but the one I watch is the American blu-ray, because I prefer the dub. So I'm going to wait.
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I think I'm going to learn a lesson from "Your Name"... I bought both of the Japanese boxes, but the one I watch is the American blu-ray, because I prefer the dub. So I'm going to wait.
Hopefully, Universal distributes the North American Blu-ray for GKIDS (as they did for Mirai and Mary and the Witch’s Flower), as it would then likely have a Movies Anywhere digital code. Shout Factory (GKIDS’ home distribution partner on most releases) does not include digital codes on its releases anymore (despite also handling digital distribution for most of the GKIDS titles), but should still provide a great release.

NYAV Post (which produced the dub to Your Name.) definitely got a larger budget for the English dub to Weathering with You with the talent hired for the supporting characters (Lee Pace, Alison Brie, Riz Ahmed), so I’m sure the English dub should be just as good.
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I saw this in the cinema last night and I'll put my review here.

I was surprised to just how many beats Shinkai recycled from 'Your Name'. I get that all artists repeat themselves, and the best way to solidify success is with more of the same, but I did not expect the films to be so similar. You've got a story with a teen boy and girl. One from Tokyo, one from the small town. Some paranormal stuff brings them together as lots of jokes about teenage boys' awkwardness around girls serve to keep things light. Then the scope takes a big jump as natural disaster looms and things become more urgent and serious.

The film is driven forward by absurd coincidences, contrivances, and behaviour that felt really unnatural. The worst being a subplot involving the police. All the cop stuff really felt like it was jammed in there just to throw obstacles in the protagonist's way during the climax, which would have been dramatic enough without it.

I was enjoying the movie, but as it got into its third act it really lost me a lot. I liked that the protagonist made a choice that will be divisive and off-putting, and that the film followed through with the consequences of that. That was interesting. But I had trouble getting invested again after it got so ridiculous during its climax.

As one would expect, the production value is top notch with absolutely gorgeous animation.

My guess is that most anime fans will like this film much more than I did, overlooking plotting and character problems and enjoying the film for its sincerity and aesthetic.

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I saw this in the cinema last night and I'll put my review here.

I was surprised to just how many beats Shinkai recycled from 'Your Name'. I get that all artists repeat themselves, and the best way to solidify success is with more of the same, but I did not expect the films to be so similar. You've got a story with a teen boy and girl. One from Tokyo, one from the small town. Some paranormal stuff brings them together as lots of jokes about teenage boys' awkwardness around girls serve to keep things light. Then the scope takes a big jump as natural disaster looms and things become more urgent and serious.

The film is driven forward by absurd coincidences, contrivances, and behaviour that felt really unnatural. The worst being a subplot involving the police. All the cop stuff really felt like it was jammed in there just to throw obstacles in the protagonist's way during the climax, which would have been dramatic enough without it.

I was enjoying the movie, but as it got into its third act it really lost me a lot. I liked that the protagonist made a choice that will be divisive and off-putting, and that the film followed through with the consequences of that. That was interesting. But I had trouble getting invested again after it got so ridiculous during its climax.

As one would expect, the production value is top notch with absolutely gorgeous animation.

My guess is that most anime fans will like this film much more than I did, overlooking plotting and character problems and enjoying the film for its sincerity and aesthetic.
I rarely care what others think... but I do admit that this touched exactly how I felt. If nothing else, I would go as far as to saying that the movie was very sweet but still felt kind of empty in comparison to "Your Name" which is really unfortunate considering how much felt like it was lifted from the prior film (tone, elements of the characters, etc.) to this one. You really nailed it in your summary.

The beginning felt a little off to me though and took me a little of time to get into it, but when it did, I was genuinely hooked and smiling regardless of some of the typical tropes you get with these films. But the third act and some of the character choices or situations were bizarre (and for me, off-putting) with little to no reason for them occurring.

Did you feel that the ending was kind of anti-climactic? Not the choice being made towards the end, but
[Show spoiler]the reunion between the two lead characters?
I almost felt like it was forced with little there.

I really did like this film... just by no means anywhere close to "Your Name." Where I ordered the 4k set without hesitation for that, I am shocked to see so many willing to drop that type of money for something that felt like several steps down from that film.

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Did you feel that the ending was kind of anti-climactic? Not the choice being made towards the end, but
[Show spoiler]the reunion between the two lead characters?
I almost felt like it was forced with little there.
As for the epilogue
[Show spoiler]keeping the two main characters out of communication for so long just felt unnatural and another contrived way of forcing drama. It didn't seem like what would really happen, more like what Shinkai needed to happen in order to make their face-to-face reunion more dramatic.
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As for the epilogue
[Show spoiler]keeping the two main characters out of communication for so long just felt unnatural and another contrived way of forcing drama. It didn't seem like what would really happen, more like what Shinkai needed to happen in order to make their face-to-face reunion more dramatic.
It was definitely what you say... but it felt so weak even in their attempt to create drama. Damn. I feel like I would have cut the movie more slack if at least the last 20 minutes or so didn't feel like it did. Visuals aside, I personally find little reason to revisit this.

"Your Name" still stands as one of the most impressive animated movies I have seen this century. I'm just still shocked a few days later that this movie felt so much like a copy/paste.

Lastly, and as klasma noted, can Japanese anime start moving on from boob jokes now? There are times when it is humorous but it really needs to just come to a halt for at least 5 years.
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I rarely care what others think... but I do admit that this touched exactly how I felt. If nothing else, I would go as far as to saying that the movie was very sweet but still felt kind of empty in comparison to "Your Name" which is really unfortunate considering how much felt like it was lifted from the prior film (tone, elements of the characters, etc.) to this one. You really nailed it in your summary.

The beginning felt a little off to me though and took me a little of time to get into it, but when it did, I was genuinely hooked and smiling regardless of some of the typical tropes you get with these films. But the third act and some of the character choices or situations were bizarre (and for me, off-putting) with little to no reason for them occurring.

Did you feel that the ending was kind of anti-climactic? Not the choice being made towards the end, but
[Show spoiler]the reunion between the two lead characters?
I almost felt like it was forced with little there.

I really did like this film... just by no means anywhere close to "Your Name." Where I ordered the 4k set without hesitation for that, I am shocked to see so many willing to drop that type of money for something that felt like several steps down from that film.

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Glad not to be alone in this. I enjoyed it a lot up until Hina's sacrifice and then it seemed to lose its way with a rush job incoherent ending. And I didn't really understand why we needed an artificial "they didn't see each other for three years" coda which felt doubly stilted.

I think Shinkai can do better than this but he was clearly very determined to recapture the audience who enjoyed the last movie. Can't really blame him - still, the central idea was quite nice and there were many sweet moments.
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I saw this in the cinema last night and I'll put my review here.

I was surprised to just how many beats Shinkai recycled from 'Your Name'. I get that all artists repeat themselves, and the best way to solidify success is with more of the same, but I did not expect the films to be so similar. You've got a story with a teen boy and girl. One from Tokyo, one from the small town. Some paranormal stuff brings them together as lots of jokes about teenage boys' awkwardness around girls serve to keep things light. Then the scope takes a big jump as natural disaster looms and things become more urgent and serious.

The film is driven forward by absurd coincidences, contrivances, and behaviour that felt really unnatural. The worst being a subplot involving the police. All the cop stuff really felt like it was jammed in there just to throw obstacles in the protagonist's way during the climax, which would have been dramatic enough without it.

I was enjoying the movie, but as it got into its third act it really lost me a lot. I liked that the protagonist made a choice that will be divisive and off-putting, and that the film followed through with the consequences of that. That was interesting. But I had trouble getting invested again after it got so ridiculous during its climax.

As one would expect, the production value is top notch with absolutely gorgeous animation.

My guess is that most anime fans will like this film much more than I did, overlooking plotting and character problems and enjoying the film for its sincerity and aesthetic.
Your opinion is very interesting. However, please explain what you mean?
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Movie wise it seems like it should be enjoyable if not very original.
I'll be getting the CE for the 4K disc then selling the rest of it like I did for Your Name and Mary and the Witches Flower. If anybody is interested PM me
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I'll be watching it in the cinema on Sunday. I'll decide afterwards whether I want any release . Is there any info on which resolution it was produced in? I won't have 4K/UHD anytime soon anyway, though.
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I'll be watching it in the cinema on Sunday. I'll decide afterwards whether I want any release . Is there any info on which resolution it was produced in? I won't have 4K/UHD anytime soon anyway, though.
Composited at a native 1920x1080
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Composited at a native 1920x1080
If it's anything like Your Name though the HDR and better bitrate should give a nice boost though on the 4K.
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