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Your Name
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Makoto Shinkai's 2016 body-swapping supernatural romance linking rural shrine maiden Mitsuha Miyamizu and Tokyo high-schooler Taki Tachibana.
Countryside high-schooler Mitsuha Miyamizu and Tokyo architecture student Taki Tachibana begin waking up inside each other's bodies several days a week, leaving phone memos until the swaps abruptly stop. Makoto Shinkai pivots from breezy teen comedy into a race against Comet Tiamat with luminous twilight cinematography.
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Countryside high-schooler Mitsuha Miyamizu and Tokyo architecture student Taki Tachibana begin waking up inside each other's bodies several days a week, leaving phone memos until the swaps abruptly stop. Makoto Shinkai pivots from breezy teen comedy into a race against Comet Tiamat with luminous twilight cinematography. Executes a mid-film temporal twist around Itomori's comet strike that recontextualizes every playful early scene. Showcases CoMix Wave Films' hyper-detailed Shinjuku cityscapes and golden-hour kataware-doki skies. Propels emotional montages with RADWIMPS' rock-pop anthems Zenzenzense, Sparkle, and Nandemonaiya. Sticks the red Suga Shrine staircase ending after years of Makoto Shinkai bittersweet near-misses.
⛩️ Anime Details
- Studio
- CoMix Wave Films
- Premiere Year
- 2016
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Countryside high-schooler Mitsuha Miyamizu and Tokyo architecture student Taki Tachibana begin waking up inside each other's bodies several days a week, leaving phone memos until the swaps abruptly stop. Makoto Shinkai pivots from breezy teen comedy into a race against Comet Tiamat with luminous twilight cinematography.
Key Metrics
Studio
CoMix Wave Films
Release Year
2016
Runtime
106 min
Director
Makoto Shinkai
Key Recognition
$382M+ Worldwide Box Office
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Executes a mid-film temporal twist around Itomori's comet strike that recontextualizes every playful early scene
- Showcases CoMix Wave Films' hyper-detailed Shinjuku cityscapes and golden-hour kataware-doki skies
- Propels emotional montages with RADWIMPS' rock-pop anthems Zenzenzense, Sparkle, and Nandemonaiya
- Sticks the red Suga Shrine staircase ending after years of Makoto Shinkai bittersweet near-misses
Cons
- Skips over obvious calendar-date checks on phones during early body swaps to preserve the central reveal
- Leans heavily on four vocal RADWIMPS music-video montages across a brisk 106-minute runtime
- Prioritizes destiny-driven yearning over deep domestic backstory for Taki's Tokyo life
Eligibility
- Romance and sci-fi fans wanting a crowd-pleasing emotional rollercoaster with dazzling lighting
- Viewers introducing skeptical friends or partners to modern theatrical anime
- Viewers tracking CoMix Wave Films works from 2016 directed by Makoto Shinkai ($382M+ Worldwide Box Office)
- Community voters weighing narrative closure, animation craft, and replay value across 106 min
Things to Watch Out For
- Going in completely unspoiled on the second-act comet twist dramatically heightens the impact
- Rapid montage editing in the opening thirty minutes moves quickly through daily swap rules
- Structure and pacing require 106 min of focused viewing rather than passive background play
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