Rabona_Flowers t1_jea045d wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Reply to comment by cancerBronzeV in 5 centimeters per second by Fan387

He's definitely improved a lot, starting with Your Name. When that film came out a lot of people were calling him "The New Miyazaki" and I felt offended on Miyazaki's behalf because I'd seen his previous films...

I still think there's a big gap between their respective storytelling abilities, but it's not the huge chasm it used to be!

cancerBronzeV t1_jea0j7u wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:33 PM

I can agree with that, Shinkai's main strength are his visuals over his story telling, even though he has improved in the latter. I think Shinkai still has a ways to before I can talk about him at the same level as someone like Miyazaki. I'd say anime directors who can considered at that level are Isao Takahata and Satoshi Kon (who I think is straight up the best, despite having his career get cut short).