Suzume is no different. Familiar to a fault, a lot of its plot runs parallel to both Shinkai’s previous work and coming-of-age anime in general. Fans of either will pick up on these formulaic ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points of “Suzume,” currently playing in theaters. Makoto Shinkai‘s latest anime feature, “Suzume,” hits American theaters this weekend.

Suzume was the first Japanese animated film shown ... SHINKAI: With Daijin, in terms of the sort of story building and plot progression, plays the role of trickster, if you will, which is a ...

The pretty male lead you think is going to be a romantic love interest for Suzume turns into a chair. It's a truly zany plot device, but Shinkai commits to the bit, even staging an elaborately ...

Great dialogue and captivating visuals drive Suzume's Locking Up's compelling narrative. Souta's resurrection and sealing the worm require teamwork and sacrifice for a satisfying resolution.

What follows is a straightforward macguffin-led plot, but really it is a pilgrimage, the homecoming that Suzume needs to address her trauma head-on, as she and chair-Souta head West. Crunchyroll ...

Depending on your taste in movies, Suzume may have been appointment viewing ... but upon discovering a large part of the plot focused on a character turning into a chair, let it slip by.

Suzume must then help Souta in an odyssey across ... of the natural world — and what this all means for the film’s plot and resolution. Unclear character motivations and murky magical ...

Following Suzume, Makoto Shinkai has kept incredibly ... Shinkai didn’t reveal any plot details, only that the new movie follows his long-running trend of creating original stories for the ...