CATDOLL: "5 Centimeters per Second" director Makoto Shinkai has amazing painting skills. Can you tell the difference between real scenes and animation?

The touching "5 Centimeters per Second" was recently rebroadcast on Japanese TV, and its director Makoto Shinkai once again became the focus of the audience. After rewatching "5 Centimeters per Second", director Makoto Shinkai posted a tweet yesterday (March 9) to express his feelings.

On Twitter, director Makoto Shinkai said: "I've watched the rebroadcast of '5 Centimeters per Second' on NHK TV today (March 9). Thank you very much for your support! Regardless of whether this work is good or bad, it is a work that the 'current me' cannot make. Please continue to look forward to the new work 'Your Name' which will be screened in the summer." For Makoto Shinkai, works in each period have unique characteristics.

Director Makoto Shinkai's Twitter content

As if to warm up for the new work, Japanese TV stations have recently replayed the classic works "She and Her Cat" and "5 Centimeters per Second" directed by Makoto Shinkai. After this director known for his exquisite pictures re-entered people's field of vision, some netizens compared the real scene with the animation background.

Makoto Shinkai's works include "Her Cat", "Voices of a Distant Star", "Beyond the Clouds", "5 Centimeters per Second", "Children Who Chase the Stars" and "The Garden of Words". The images of each work are full of distance and beauty. Let's take "Beyond the Clouds" as an example to feel the unique charm of this outstanding director (the top is an animation picture, and the bottom is a real scene photo)——

Is there any difference between these two pictures?

Stunning realism and detail

The depiction of the distant view is equally amazing

Even the bustling street scene can be difficult to distinguish

The visuals of Makoto Shinkai's works have brought him great reputation. Although there are also criticisms that he "only uses fresh visuals as content and ignores many elements that animation should have", it has to be admitted that Makoto Shinkai has surpassed many of his peers in terms of visuals alone. Each of his fresh works can give people a speechless touch...