Two lives twisted into one in the most unbelievable way imaginable. Kimi No Na Wa, better known as Your Name in English, was an unexpected pleasure that I highly recommend to anyone. In America, the movie was released April 7, 2017 and was directed by Makoto Shinkai.
Your Name was centered around Mitsuha a girl who lived in Itomori town in Japan and a boy named Taki who lives in Tokyo. During the first watch of the movie there's a lot of mystery as to what is actually going on between these two characters. I thought that was one of the most exciting parts of this movie was trying to put the puzzle together. For that reason, I wont ruin the ending, but the first watch was definitely the best.
The story was pretty unique and original the characters switching bodies wasn't what left me in awe, but the way that the story resolved was well written and left the audience wanting more.The characters were great and I felt all the roles were played well. Mitsuha and Taki both had best friend that were supportive of whatever they did no matter how weird it sounded. Of course, everything pales in comparison to the stars of the movie, Mitsuha and Taki's dedication to find each other was heart-shattering and inspiring. Since the story is told from both perspectives, there's a lot of going back and forth between them. Every here and there it got confusing, but not too confusing that you cant figure out the sequence eventually.
The animation style for Your Name is beautiful and the songs are laced into the movie with perfect timing that leaves a lasting impression. Overall, its a magnificent movie that will go down as one of the upper tier anime movies
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