This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I'm delighted that this movie was playing near me because this has been one of my most anticipated movies of the year and I was so lucky to see the subbed version on the big screen. I'm glad the trailers gave away very little because going into this mostly blind made for an exciting experience.
Makoto Shinkai is incredible at combining reality and fantasy, but what makes this stand out from Shinkai's previous work is how this world is constructed…