'The Garden of Words' trivia and fun facts

Let's draw

A coloring method was created during production. Each character was coloring in a way that was integrated with the background.

Love

The director, Makoto Shinkai told that the rain in this film represents the power of love.

Takao

The director originally imagined Takao as a boy who wants to help people, but then he wanted to give him a creative passion. Finally wanted to be a shoemaker.

Music

This has been the firs time that Tenmon hasn't been in charge of the soundtrack in a Makoto Shinkai film.