Makoto Shinkai

Makoto Shinkai (新海 誠 Shinkai Makoto), born as Makoto Niitsu (新津 誠 Niitsu Makoto), is a Japanese director, writer, producer, animator, editor, cinematographer, voice actor, manga artist and former graphic designer.

Makoto was born on February 9, 1973 in Koumi, Nagano, Japan. He studied Japanese literature at Chuo University where he was a member of juvenile literature club where he drew picture books. He traces his passion for creation to the manga, anime, and novels he was exposed to while in middle school. Shinkai has been called "The New Miyazaki" in several reviews, including those by Anime Advocates and ActiveAnime, but he said that it was an "overestimation"

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