The Forms of Love in the Animated Film Hoshi Wo Ou Kodomo Directed by Makoto Shinkai

Problems related to love are used as a theme in making anime in Japan. Many Japanese anime take the theme of the problem of love which contains a moral message about the importance of love in human life.. This article aims to describe the forms of love in anime Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo by Makoto Shinkai.The method used in this article is a descriptive method. The results of this research found some forms of love, brotherly love, motherly love and erotic love. The conclusion is that there is a complex and interesting romance story of this anime film