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Hodaka and Hina lead complicated lives. He’s run away from his rural home to Tokyo, where he starts a job researching paranormal events for Keisuke, an irresponsible freelancer. She’s desperate to make money to support her and her younger brother, who live by themselves. But the pair are brought together by an extraordinary phenomenon, a… Read More Review: Weathering with You
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