Here's a short
review from
Metropolis:
It irritates me to no end that Shinkai is constantly compared to Miyazaki. Does every great Japanese animator have to be "the next Miyazaki"? I can understand Western publications - for whom Miyazaki is the only anime they've ever heard of - but Japanese publications should really do better. Shinkai is nothing like Miyazaki - if anyone, compare Mamoru Hosoda to Miyazaki. They both superb talents and have a similar sensibility and aesthetic. They're masters of animated prose - Shinkai is a poet. A different animal altogether.