In 2009, he started to work on his next movie. Shinkai said that the movie he was making would be his longest movie that he made and said the story was a "lively" animated movie that would have adventure, action, and romance. He revealed that his next movie would be called "Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below". The movie was released on 7 May 2011. His next movie, "The Garden of Words", was released on 31 May 2013. On 26 August 2016, he released "Your Name", which was praised by audiences. It became the highest-grossing anime movie. Shinkai directed the 2019 anime movie "Weathering With You".