On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Is Weathering With You bad? (About Tenki No Ko)
Topics Discussed
- The commercial success of Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- The cultural impact of Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- About the plot of Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- Overall impression of Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- The animation of Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- Product placement in Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- The problem with the gun in Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- Kidnapping Hina
- About the ridiculous coincidences of Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- The cameos of Your Name characters
- Hina’s lightning powers
- The huge problem with the chase scene in Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- The unclear and unmixed messaging of Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- Radwimps in Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- Makoto Shinkai movies
- The meanings of the names of the characters in Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko
- Whether Weathering With You/Tenki no Ko has some sort of message connected with climate change
- And much more!
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