Let’s get this out of the way up front: If there was any doubt that Makoto Shinkai is the undisputed visual champion of the anime form, “Suzume” provides the final knockout punch. Shinkai and team’s eye-popping colors, detailed and fluid hand-drawn frames, lush background work, top-grade CG and seamless blending of all those elements are head and shoulders above anything else — every frame of “Suzume” is practically a work of art.
But how does it stack up narratively?
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