2023 was a pivotal year for anime. In addition to the bittersweetAttack on Titanfinale and the devastatingJujutsu KaisenShibuya Arc, there was also the cinematic release of Hayao Miyazaki’s latest movie, The Boy and the Heron, preceded by the iconic director Makoto Shinkai’s latest feature in Suzume.
Transpiring as another visual feat for the director, alongside his team of artistic leaders in Masayoshi Tanaka, Kenichi Tsuchiya, and Takumi Tanji, Suzume went on to earn multiple award nominations and the coming-of-age anime can now be yours throughpre-orderingan exclusive steelbook from Walmart. Here’s how to reserve your copy of Suzume today.
Suzume Steelbook Blu-ray + DVD (Walmart Exclusive)
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Pre-Order Suzume Steelbook Blu-ray + DVD
Catch Daijin before it escapes!
Released by Crunchyroll, this Suzume Steelbook Blu-ray + DVD is a Walmart Exclusive that comes with the hard case steelbook, the main movie, plus bonus features. Pre-order your copy from Walmart today for only $39.98 to own this wholesome fantasy from Your Name and Weathering With You director Makoto Shinkai for yourself.
Becoming the fourth highest-grossing movie of 2022 in Japan - later being released widely in the west in 2023 - Suzume stole the spotlight thanks to its vibrant animation, emotional narrative, and charming characters, not to mention the infectious theme by Radwimps that burrows into your brain.
In addition to receiving the stunning steelbook that would make a great display piece in your collection, the bonus features include a director’s commentary, interview, and filmography recap, a Radwimps interview, “The Making Of” documentary, the ending scene “Tadaima” version, special commemoration videos, a promo video collection, teasers and trailers, and a roundtable interview with Makoto Shinkai, Yojiro Noda & Kazuma Jinnai.
Watch Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name & Weathering With You
A beautiful story centered around Japan’s natural disasters
In Makoto Shinkai’s 2016 anime, high school students, Taki Tachibana and Mitsuha Miyamizu, suddenly swap bodies despite never meeting prior, and they must navigate the chaos that comes into their lives. With a stunning orchestral score composed by longtime Shinkai collaborator, Radwimps, and dazzling, crystal-clear animation, add this iconic anime to your collection for only $14.99 through Amazon.
If only we had the power to control the weather…
Makoto Shinkai then released Weathering With You three years later in 2019, featuring high school boy, Hodaka Morishima, who flees his home to Tokyo before befriending an orphaned girl, Hina Amano, who can control the weather. Radwimps returned to score this successor and this installment also revealed a manga adaptation in Monthly Afternoon. Continue the director’s binge-watch for the same price of $14.99 at Amazon.
If Suzume was one of the highlights on your 2023 watchlist, then consider embarking on Shinkai’s other work, including the esteemed movies Your Name and Weathering With You. Your Name went on to receive several accolades, including an award for the Best Animated Feature at the 2016 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, and a live-action remake is reported to be in development, so now’s a great time to experience the moving story for yourself.
Afterward, Weathering With You is perfect to create a double feature with Your Name, and the movie was even selected as the Japanese entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards for its music, visuals, and emotionally-driven story. Furthermore, we included both Your Name and Weathering With You in our13 Best Romance Anime Films, which are bound to leave you a little teary-eyed by the end.
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