For some reason, I watched Tenki no Ko before Kimi no Na wa. I had thought that Tenki no Ko was good (great in terms of Art and Animation) but majorly pretentious. For that reason, I had developed some preconceptions about Makoto Shinkai and was not too eager to see this movie.
However, there is no (very little) pretense in this movie. It is heart throbbing at moments and cheerful at others with no sudden transitions. The way the movie flows is exceptional. No scene felt forced to me unlike Tenki no Ko.
Art and design is the best there is. Attention has been given to miniscule details and the color palette is not depressing (like it was for Tenki no Ko).
I know I have pretty much compared the movie to Tenki no Ko. But now I finally understand that it was an attempt to reproduce the magic of Kimi no Na wa.
