The plot plays out exactly same too, with the first half of the movie coming up with mix up of Melancholic but very cheerful type of movie and the second half had drastic change in tone becoming dark and full of intensity. Is once again present for providing the insert song/OST throughout the movie, and the two main protagonist of Kimi no Nawa did made a cameo appearances.
Aside from the obvious the two movies are made by the same person, it also share the same universe where mystic/magic do appears in a grounded realistic setting as a main feature for the plot, RADWIMPS
However, in essence it is pretty much understandable to compare Tenki no Ko with Kimi no Nawa or even call this movie as its spiritual successor. This is snarky little thought that I came up with when I just got back from seeing this film in the theaters. “Of Course, make sure just change it up a bit so it doesn’t look to obvious” However, it is common knowledge that power always comes with a hefty price. Things begin looking up for them at first. He suggests that Hina should become a "sunshine girl"-someone who will clear the sky for people when they need it the most. With Tokyo's unusual weather in mind, Hodaka sees the potential of this ability. Subsequently, Hodaka discovers that Hina has a strange yet astounding power: the ability to call out the sun whenever she prays for it. At the same time, the orphaned Hina Amano also strives to find work to sustain herself and her younger brother.īoth fates intertwine when Hodaka attempts to rescue Hina from shady men, deciding to run away together. Amidst this seemingly eternal downpour arrives the runaway high school student Hodaka Morishima, who struggles to financially support himself-ending up with a job at a small-time publisher. Tokyo is currently experiencing rain showers that seem to disrupt the usual pace of everyone living there to no end.