Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "i wanted to explore the grief associated with a place, When a person passes away, there are funerals to mark their departure, However, when people leave cities…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "if, conversely, I didn't make an entertaining film, it wouldn't make sense, even with a real tragedy as the backdrop, not being able to address it in an entert…" 2. Its director stated on the record that "i think it's been twelve years now since the disaster, and I think, while some people in Japan are starting to forget what happened, I think it's right that so…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 4.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I wanted to explore the grief associated with a place. When a person passes away, there are funerals to mark their departure. However, when people leave cities or regions, and entire places are lost,…"Pen Online interview with Makoto Shinkai source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "If, conversely, I didn't make an entertaining film, it wouldn't make sense... even with a real tragedy as the backdrop, not being able to address it in an entertaining way would be the real tragedy."Pen Online interview with Makoto Shinkai source ↗
- 3Creator statementdirector: "I think it's been twelve years now since the disaster, and I think, while some people in Japan are starting to forget what happened, I think it's right that someone should be dealing with these real-…"Anime News Network interview, April 2023 source ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.
Age: 23 — strongly youth-oriented
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Advocacy Over Time in Animation
The average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | 0 | 2 |
| 1967 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 4 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 12 |
| 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | 2 | 7 |
| 1989 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | 3 | 3 |
| 1993 | 0 | 5 |
| 1994 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 3 | 8 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 13 |
| 2000 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001 | 2 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 1 | 8 |
| 2004 | 2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 0 | 13 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 |
| 2025 | 5 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| This title (2022) | 9 | 1 |
● This title (2022): advocacy 9 · explore Animation →
Cast & Crew
Yuuga Tokuno (director) · Nana Harada (director)