When I was young as a teenager, that was the biggest mystery in the world to me: Why don't people connect? — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
It must really be a lonelier journey than anyone could imagine. Cutting through absolute darkness, encountering nothing but the occasional hydrogen atom. Flying blindly into the abyss, believing therein lie the answers to the mysteries of the universe. — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
In daily or everyday life, I am so impressed with tiny details, like when I look up at a street lamp falling on the… — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
When I was growing up and until I got married, I had some times when I felt a bit lonely and a little bit… — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
“When she came home, she smelled the way I like. But . . . her face seemed sadder than when she left.” — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
“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… — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
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… — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
The identity of Studio Ghibli movies are how the characters move. They move like live, real people. — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
When we were doing 'Five Centimeters Per Second,' at that time, Japan was in an era when it felt nothing would ever change, so… — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
When Ando arrives in the studio, he picks up his pen even before he gets a cup of tea, and he stays seated until… — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
“I’ve been worried for a long time. I’ve just been doing what I could. I don’t really have much choice.” — Makoto Shinkai Copy Share Image
