As Hodoka's desperation catches up on him, the streets of Tokyo fade into a mundanity that is even more terrifying than the "scary" or "amazing" impressions that he first has of the city when he arrives. But when reality comes crashing in, that feeling of alienation that Shinkai has so expertly displayed before comes creeping in. Shinkai treats the serious subject matter with a surprisingly light hand, showing Hodaka's growing desperation as he wanders the streets of Tokyo through the first of a series of peppy music video-like montages. There's a childish charm to Weathering With You, which playfully zips through the story of a teenage runaway who arrives in an unfriendly and rain-drenched Tokyo. "You're going to make a boring grown-up," college student and writer Natsumi tells Hodoka, the teenage runaway and protagonist of Weathering With You.
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