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Philippines' Kapamilya Channel Airs Maquia, your name., Weathering With You During Holy Week

Philippine cable provider Sky Cable lists Weathering With You anime films in the Philippines this Holy Week.

Maquia - When the Promised Flower Blooms will air on April 1 at 6:00 a.m.

The film premiered in Japan in February 2018 and screened the film in the Philippines in September 2018.

The film is the directorial debut of anime screenwriter Okada (P.A. Works.

Bungo Stray Dogs) was the sound director.

Makoto Shinkai's your name. will premiere on April 2 at 6:00 p.m.

The film centers on Tokyo high school boy Taki and high school girl Mitsuha, who lives in a rural town. They begin switching bodies with each other whenever they sleep. When they finally meet in person, they have to race against time and fate to save each other.

The film film opened in Japan in August 2016, and in the year became the fourth highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the second highest-grossing Japanese film, and the second highest-grossing anime film.

The film opened in 92 countries and territories, and earned box-office achievements in South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Taiwan, in addition to Japan. Funimation Films screened the film in North America.

your name. opened in the Philippines in December 2016.

Shinkai's Weathering With You centers on a runaway high school boy named Hodoka. He ends up working at an occult magazine in Tokyo to himself. One day, Hodoka meets a girl who can control the weather, and they start a new business together.

Shinkai is credited with the original work, and also directed and wrote the film's scripts for sang RADWIMPS' "Grand Escape (Movie edit) feat. Tōko Miura" and "Shukusai (Movie edit) feat. Tōko Miura" theme songs for the film.

The film opened in the Philippines in August 2019.

Source: Anime Pilipinas (JM Melegrito)