Well, this could be quite a bummer for you fans from the anime homeland! But, 'Weathering with You' failed to make the shortlist for the Best Animated Feature Film category in the 92nd Academy Awards. And mind you, the film was Japan's first Oscar submission for the category since taking a chance on 1998's Princess Mononoke. Well, although things didn't turn out as expected, can you just imagine 'Weathering with You' going head-to-head against eventual winner 'Toy Story 4' and other high-profile animated features? If it had been another year, the weather might have been a little different, don't you think?

It's not a food anime for sure, but 'Weathering with You' might give you that familiar feeling of your taste buds exploding when you watch it. Remember the scene where Hina Amano prepares a series of creative meals for Hodaka? Well, you can easily grab the recipes for those potato chip fried rice and instant ramen salad dishes online! After all, those culinary creations were in fact formulated in collaboration with cooking website Kurashiru, who has made those dishes' recipes available for the anime's fans to try themselves! Well, it's mouth-watering but it's also brilliant marketing! 

If you've been longing to see Tokyo's beautiful landmarks and attractions, 'Weathering with You' would give you just that! Imagine seeing the majestic towers of Shinjuku as well as the calm Shinto shrines, all in their toon-based beauty! This is all thanks to two months' worth of film location scouting needed to create almost a mirrored version of Tokyo. Well, no matter how detailed and well drawn the scenery in the movie is, you can't avoid to see the depressing tone that director Shinkai adds to the artwork, which is all part of what he's going for in the film. Whether the movie's animation was too perfect or too damp for you, it's safe to say that you've enjoyed it, didn't you?