About “Weathering with You” in a few words:

Weathering with You is a stunningly animated Japanese romantic fantasy film directed by Makoto Shinkai. The story follows a high school boy named Hodaka Morishima, who moves to Tokyo and meets a girl named Hina Amano, who has the ability to control the weather. The film explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the balance between humans and nature in a world affected by climate change. With beautiful visuals and an emotionally gripping storyline, Weathering with You is a must-watch for anime fans.

Meet the characters from Weathering with You

Hodaka Morishima

Hodaka is this chaotic, stubborn runaway with a ridiculous amount of charm—he bumbles into trouble and somehow makes it look like a life choice. He’s a dreamer who scribbles plans and stories (or at least thinks about them constantly) and is fiercely loyal in a messy, impulsive way that will make you want to slap him and hug him at the same time. Street-smart enough to survive Tokyo but still hopelessly romantic about bright horizons, especially when Hina’s around, and he has this habit of staring at the sky like it’s a person he owes money to. He can be annoyingly self-righteous yet utterly clueless about adulting, and somehow grows up without losing that awkward, sincere core—also he probably cheats at card games? (I swear he does.)

Hina Amano

Hina is literal sunshine, the kind of person whose warmth is both supernatural and stubbornly normal—she literally clears the sky and also knows how to make the best grilled cheese, somehow. Gentle and brave at once, she’s a caretaker for Nagisa who steps up like an adult when she has to and then turns into a giggly kid in the best ways, running with a paper fan or humming to herself. There’s a humility to her power; she refuses adoration and is quietly practical about consequences, which is both heartbreaking and inspiring. Also she has this tiny habit of tracing sunlight on her wrist? No, wait, maybe that’s Hodaka—either way, she’s pure chaos-sunshine with a steely backbone.

Keisuke Suga

Keisuke Suga is the grumpy, gravel-voiced journalist guardian you didn’t know you needed: half-skeptical adult, half-big softie who drinks too much coffee and pretends not to care. He lays down rules and then quietly bends them when it helps people he understands—pragmatic, world-weary, and oddly proud of tiny victories. Protective of both Hodaka and Hina in different ways, he acts like a curmudgeonly anchor and makes morally messy choices because he knows life isn’t neat. Also he sometimes hums old pop songs in the newsroom and swears he hates cats but will feed every stray that looks at him wrong; classic Suga.

Natsumi Suga

Natsumi Suga is a burst of caffeine and common sense in human form—sharp-tongued, warm, and way more pragmatic than her brother, which is saying something. She runs things (is it a café? a shop? I get mixed signals) and keeps the household like a tiny general, dishing out sarcasm with a side of food that inexplicably fixes everything. Fiercely protective and blunt in the best way, she tells people to get their lives together while quietly juggling her own chaos. Also she has a tiny obsession—maybe mugs, maybe keychains?—and will always bring snacks to arguments, which somehow makes fights softer.

Nagisa Amano

Nagisa is quiet but steady—Hina’s younger brother with a face that says “I will survive a storm” and an expression that’s mostly unimpressed but secretly proud. Practical and responsible, he’s the grounding force who watches big, dramatic things happen and keeps the family together without making a spectacle of it. There’s dry humor and stubborn loyalty under the surface; he’ll eat terrible convenience store meals and glare at anyone who messes with Hina like it’s his job. Also he doodles little suns in the margins sometimes and then pretends he didn’t—softness under the “don’t talk to me before coffee” exterior.