Hodaka Morishima
The protagonist of the coming-of-age fantasy woven by a runaway boy and a sunshine girl
A first-year high school boy who runs away from Kozushima to Tokyo and meets Hina, who possesses the power of a sunshine girl.
Quotes
- "I'm going my own way."
- "I have to protect Hina."
- "It's sunny. 100% sunshine girl."
- "I decide my own way of living."
- "Breaking the law? There are still things I want to protect."
Trivia
- The pistol he picked up is a Makarov PM model. He fires it in the film but does not hit anything.
- IT skills are self-taught; he created his own website to promote the sunshine girl service.
- When preparing Cup Noodles, he prefers eating them in 2 minutes without waiting the full 3 minutes.
- His sacoche is yellow and serves as the carrier for important items in the story.
- Accompanying Hina's transformation, he warps to the upper cumulonimbus clouds in the film's finale to save her.
Alternate names
Hodaka Morishima
帆高
森嶋先輩
帆高くん
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
- Birth year
- Around 2004
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- A boy who looks like a first-year high school student who ran away to Tokyo. He prefers V-neck shirts or T-shirts with cargo pants for casual wear. He carries a vivid sacoche.
- Height
- Approximately 170cm
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Black
- Distinguishing features
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- Slightly messy black hair
- Scar or band-aid on the right cheek
- Sharp gaze but also exudes age-appropriate boyishness
- Iconic items
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- Yellow sacoche
- Pistol (Makarov PM model)
- MacBook
- Teru teru bozu costume
- Carrying a pistol around
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Hot-blooded
- Detailed personality
- Possesses strong will and action-oriented nature befitting a runaway teen; dutiful and serious, but reveals an aggressive side willing to break the law for Hina's sake. Inexperienced in romance, with pure boyish innocence.
- Keywords
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- Brave
- Hot-blooded
- Pure
- Reckless
- Energetic
- Slightly shy
- Tech-savvy
- Motto
- "Forge my own path without giving up"
- Talents
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- IT skills
- Writing (novel-like monologues)
- Strong mental fortitude
- Skills
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- Website creation
- Transcription
- Cleaning, cooking, and chores
- Firearm handling (found and possessed)
- Motivation
- Protect Hina and her brother Nagi, and choose his own way of life.
- Habits
- Whenever there's something he doesn't understand, he immediately asks on Yahoo! Chiebukuro.
- Favorite foods
- Cup Noodle (likes to eat in 2 minutes), Donbei, Potato chips
- Hobbies
- Reading novels, Website creation, Motorcycle riding
- Disliked situations
- Being chased by the police, Family conflicts, Loneliness
- Disliked foods
- No particular disliked foods mentioned
History
- Backstory
- Due to family circumstances and conflict with his father on Kozushima, he ran away to Tokyo. After living in an internet cafe, he takes refuge at Keisuke Suga's office. Amid picking up a pistol and getting caught in incidents, he meets the sunshine girl Hina, starts a business using her powers, but becomes a fugitive pursued by the police, weaving a tale of romance and choices while on the run. Ultimately, he receives probation and returns to Kozushima, but later returns to Tokyo upon entering university and reunites with Hina.
- Debut date
- July 19, 2019
- Work title
- Weathering with You
- Media type
- Movie
Running away to Tokyo
- Significant event
- Running away to Tokyo
- Description
- Runs away from Kozushima and takes a ferry to Tokyo.
Pistol pickup and shooting incident
- Significant event
- Pistol pickup and shooting incident
- Description
- Picks up a pistol and performs a warning shot amid trouble, but it misfires.
Meeting and teaming up with sunshine girl Hina
- Significant event
- Meeting and teaming up with sunshine girl Hina
- Description
- Utilizes Hina's sunshine girl ability to start a business during rainy weather.
Pursuit by police and escape
- Significant event
- Pursuit by police and escape
- Description
- The pistol shooting incident comes to light, making him a target of the police.
Hina's disappearance and rescue operation
- Significant event
- Hina's disappearance and rescue operation
- Description
- Hina disappears as the price of rain; successfully rescues her in the upper cumulonimbus clouds.
Probation and return to hometown
- Significant event
- Probation and return to hometown
- Description
- Rearrested by police and returns to Kozushima under probation.
Returning to Tokyo for university
- Significant event
- Returning to Tokyo for university
- Description
- 2.5 years later, returns to Tokyo for university and reunites with Hina.
Relationships
Father
Family conflicts contributed to his running away.
Mother
Hina Amano
Partner
Started the sunshine girl service together with Hina, who possesses sunshine girl powers.
Keisuke Suga
Mentor
Provided housing and work in Tokyo, supporting his livelihood.
Natsumi Suga
Supporter
Colleague at Keisuke's office and part-time work companion.
Nagi Amano
Friend
Hina's younger brother; appears together with him in many scenes.
Keisuke Suga's editorial production
Keisuke Suga's editorial production: unknown
Media appearances
Weathering with You
Movie / Protagonist
Released July 19, 2019
Weathering with You (comic adaptation)
Manga / Protagonist
Serialized in Monthly Afternoon from September 2019 issue to October 2020 issue
Voice cast and creators
Kotaro Daigo
- Voice actor
- Kotaro Daigo
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Theatrical version
- Notes
- Main voice
Makoto Shinkai
- Creator name
- Makoto Shinkai
- Role
- Original author
Masayoshi Tanaka
- Creator name
- Masayoshi Tanaka
- Role
- Character designer
Atsushi Tamura
- Creator name
- Atsushi Tamura
- Role
- Character designer
Minami Ichikawa
- Creator name
- Minami Ichikawa
- Role
- Producer
Noritaka Kawaguchi
- Creator name
- Noritaka Kawaguchi
- Role
- Producer
RADWIMPS
- Creator name
- RADWIMPS
- Role
- Music
Related goods
Ichiban Kuji Weathering with You
- Item name
- Ichiban Kuji Weathering with You
- Category
- unknown
- Availability
- Regular
In-film model Super Cub 110 Weathering with You ver.
- Item name
- In-film model Super Cub 110 Weathering with You ver.
- Category
- unknown
- Availability
- Limited