Netflix's Bubble, an all-new original anime film that reimagines traditional mermaid stories, is scheduled to debut on April 28, 2022.

Shinkai's new project is just one of several high profile anime films that will potentially be released in 2022 and beyond. It has been confirmed that Scherzo of a Dark Dusk, the second movie in the Sword Art Online the Movie - Progressive series, will premiere sometime next year. Like Your Name, the movie received praise from both anime fans and critics it grossed roughly ¥21.11 billion (US$193.65 million) globally and received multiple nominations from award institutions like the Academy Awards and Annie Awards. The story follows a high school boy who runs away to Tokyo and an orphan girl with the power to control the weather. Weathering with You, which debuted in 2019, is also a romantic fantasy film. RELATED: Jujutsu Kaisen Director Teases New Content for Prequel Movie A live-action adaptation of Your Name is currently in development by Paramount Pictures. It also received recognition from several prominent awards institutions, winning Best Animated Feature Film at the 49th Sitges Film Festival, the 2016 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards and the 71st Mainichi Film Awards. The film grossed over ¥41.44 billion (US$380.15 million) worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing anime films of all time. It stars Ryūnosuke Kamiki ( Mary and the Witch's Flower, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time) and Mone Kamishiraishi ( Wolf Children). Your Name, which was released in 2016, is a romantic fantasy that tells the story of two high school students - a boy who lives in Tokyo and a girl who lives in the Japanese countryside - who inexplicably begin waking up in each others' bodies. Many of his movies have performed well with both fans and critics, particularly his most recent projects, Your Name and Weathering with You.

Shinkai began his animation career in 1996 in the video game industry with the developer Nihon Falcom ( The Legend of Heroes, Ys) before creating his first feature film, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, in 2004.

Weathering With You by Makoto Shinkai