Watch Order
0 / 7 watchedSeven features in release order. Each stands alone.
About Makoto Shinkai
Makoto Shinkai directs lonely teens against sky light and trains for CoMix Wave. The run starts with The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004), 5 Centimeters per Second (2007), Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) and The Garden of Words (2013). It breaks wide with Your Name (2016), Weathering With You (2019) and Suzume (2022, Japan November 11, 2022).
The last three share cameos and the same disaster romance shape, but each stands alone with no required order. Voices of a Distant Star (2002) is a 25 minute short and sits outside the features. An eighth feature is in production since 2023 with Crunchyroll and Sony holding world rights, but no title or date has been set.
Good to know
There is no shared plot to untangle, as each film resets cast and town. Watch in release order to see the art jump from hand drawn skies to full 3D clouds. Your Name, Weathering and Suzume cameo each other, so that trio plays better in sequence. Save the 2002 short for after the features, since it previews themes the later films redo bigger.
