
If this were paced out series of episodes or movies I'd be fine with it. Over the course of the first chapter we get a bit of exposition regarding how an Earthchild is born, and the rather super quick development of the relationship between the two protagonists. She tries to erase his memories of the incident but can't. Story- The story begins with Reisuke being saved by a girl with psychic powers named Kareri. SPOILERS WARNING since this will be covering vital story points. And to the best of my ability I will explain why.

That being said, did I enjoy reading Earthchild during its early chapters? The answer is no, I did not. Shinkai also worked on an eleven volume manga series called Soul Catchers, which has yet to be fully fan-translated. For one thing he's the student of Araki Hirohiko, the author of the massively popular Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.


Hideo Shinkai, the author of Earthchild does have a bit of a reputation to him.
