3.5 stars

I went in blind reading this manga. I've REALLY wanted to see the movie for quite some time now and when I saw there was a manga of Weathering with You, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to see the movie more fleshed out.

I was a little disappointed because it was much slower then I excepted and, for some reason, I had a hard time connecting with Hodaka. I think it was because of the mystery surrounding his past as we don't know why he left the island to come to Tokyo and I WANTED to know why.

On the other hand, I LOVED Hina! I love her joy and her desire to make other people smile. It was something I could deeply resonate with.

With many of the panels, I could definitely see being this a beautiful film to watch! I think the movie would be a little bit faster paced and seeing the panels of Tokyo really made me want to hear the sights and sounds. Though I was really impressed how the manga DID do a great job of bringing those sounds "to life" with the sound effects when reading. That was amazing!

Overall, I really enjoyed the premise and I would be intrigued to see how things unfold in the second volume!

*I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts expressed are my own.*

ARC Copy...only read the light novel but I have not seen the movie however feels accurate to the text and so far plus the art style looks good.