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> [There are loads of novels that I really love, like Haruki Murakami's books, and when I read them, I do think about how they would work as an anime. But I do believe that those are great books because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/there-are-loads-of-novels-that-i-really-love-like-haruki-murakami-s/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/makoto-shinkai-8752_anime_there-are-loads-of-novels-that-i-really_1101711.jpg)

> [You don't want to be imitating his style. Every anime-maker is thinking, 'I can't be too like Miyazaki.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/you-don-t-want-to-be-imitating-his-style-every-anime-maker-is/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/makoto-shinkai-8752_anime_you-don-t-want-to-be-imitating-his-style_2472024.jpg)

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## More by Makoto Shinkai

> [In daily or everyday life, I am so impressed with tiny details, like when I look up at a street lamp falling on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/in-daily-or-everyday-life-i-am-so-impressed-with-tiny-details-like/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [“I feel like I’m always searching for someone, or something.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/i-feel-like-i-m-always-searching-for-someone-or-something/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [When I was growing up and until I got married, I had some times when I felt a bit lonely and a little bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/when-i-was-growing-up-and-until-i-got-married-i-had-some-times-when-i/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [“When she came home, she smelled the way I like. But . . . her face seemed sadder than when she left.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/when-she-came-home-she-smelled-the-way-i-like-but-her-face-seemed/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [“I love you. I can't remember when I fell in love with you but very naturally, I had fallen in love with you before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/i-love-you-i-can-t-remember-when-i-fell-in-love-with-you-but-very/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [I was working in a gaming company, but I really wanted to make animation. I didn't really have anything special, no special tools at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/i-was-working-in-a-gaming-company-but-i-really-wanted-to-make/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [The identity of Studio Ghibli movies are how the characters move. They move like live, real people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/the-identity-of-studio-ghibli-movies-are-how-the-characters-move-they/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [I pay attention to the things that nobody else is looking at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/i-pay-attention-to-the-things-that-nobody-else-is-looking-at/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [When we were doing 'Five Centimeters Per Second,' at that time, Japan was in an era when it felt nothing would ever change, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/when-we-were-doing-five-centimeters-per-second-at-that-time-japan-was/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [I don't think anybody can replace Mr. Miyazaki.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/i-don-t-think-anybody-can-replace-mr-miyazaki/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [When Ando arrives in the studio, he picks up his pen even before he gets a cup of tea, and he stays seated until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/when-ando-arrives-in-the-studio-he-picks-up-his-pen-even-before-he/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [“I’ve been worried for a long time. I’ve just been doing what I could. I don’t really have much choice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/i-ve-been-worried-for-a-long-time-i-ve-just-been-doing-what-i-could-i/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [“Maybe we tried to leave as much memories of ourselves with each other because we knew one day we wouldn't be together any more.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/maybe-we-tried-to-leave-as-much-memories-of-ourselves-with-each-other/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [When I was working at the game company, I wasn't just doing graphic design, I was doing the entire product management, so I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/when-i-was-working-at-the-game-company-i-wasn-t-just-doing-graphic/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

> [“Let's go home together.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/makoto-shinkai/let-s-go-home-together/)

[Makoto Shinkai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/makoto-shinkai/)

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