Shinkai, Makoto
Summary: "Come Rain or Shine. The skies have reclaimed the Weather Maiden, and Hodaka is on the run! All Hodaka cares about is saving the girl who took his world by storm, but is he willing to tempt the fates to bring sunshine back into his life? In Weathering With You, Makoto Shinkai dives into topics like love and sacrifice to show how far one boy goes to protect the thing he loves most. This manga...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 WEAShinkai, Makoto
Summary: "This is the story of Miyu, a woman who lives alone with her cat, Chobi. As Miyu navigates the world of adulthood, she discovers both the freedom and loneliness that come with living independently, and Chobi learns of the outside world through her actions. Time drifts slowly for Miyu and her cat, but the harsh realities of the world soon catch up"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SHIShinkai, Makoto
Summary: A collection of four interrelated, stream-of-consciousness short stories follows women and their cat companions as they explore the frailty of life, the pain of isolation, and the limits of communication.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SHIShinkai, Makoto
Summary: "Mitsuha, a high school girl living in a rural town deep in the mountains, has a dream that she is a boy living an unfamiliar life in Tokyo. Taki, a high school boy living in Tokyo, dreams that he is a girl living in the mountains. As they realize they are changing places, their encounter sets the cogs of fate into motion."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen On 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SHIShinkai, Makoto
Summary: "Hodaka has finally started to feel like he's found his place in Tokyo with Hina and Nagi, but his sunny days won't last forever. The Sunshine Girl powers are beginning to take their toll on Hina, putting her in danger of disappearing into the skies. And as the rain returns and Tokyo's weather starts to intensify, an incident from Hodaka's recent past closes in on him. He'll have to fight to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 WEAShinkai, Makoto
Summary: "The summer of freshman year of high school. A boy named Hodaka runs away from his island home and goes to Tokyo, where he spends every day in loneness. Then, in a corner of the bustling city he meets a girl named Hina. But he soon finds out that she possesses a mysterious power."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 WEASummary: At what speed must I live in order to see you again? In this anime film, Takaki is a young man on a journey from Tokyo to reunite with his childhood best friend, Akari. This film travels through three interconnected tales of love and lost innocence that span the minutes and months of their lives. 5 Centimeters Per Second, the speed at which cherry blossoms fall from the trees, is reminiscent of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME FIVSummary: Mitsuha and Taki are two total strangers living completely different lives. But when Mitsuha makes a wish to leave her mountain town for the bustling city of Tokyo, they become connected in a bizarre way. She dreams she is a boy living in Tokyo while Taki dreams he is a girl from a rural town he's never been to. What does their newfound connection mean? And how will it bring them together?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME YOUSummary: When young high school student Takao decides to skip school one day in favor of sketching in a rainy garden, he has no idea how much his life will change when he encounters Yukino. Despite the difference in their ages, they strike up an unusual relationship that unexpectedly continues and evolves with random meetings in the same garden on each rainy day. Between the raindrops, between the calms...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sentai Filmworks 2013
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2 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME GARSummary: Suzume's journey begins when she meets a young man looking for a door. Following him, she finds one and reaches for the knob. Doors open across Japan, unleashing destruction. Now Suzume must close them to prevent further disaster. On the other side of the door⁵was time in its entirety. Includes second disc of bonus material.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024