I think it’s very easy to get wrapped up in the logic of Your Name’s narrative. Because understanding the movie’s intentions will help shape how we make sense of its complicated parts. But before I get into explaining the plot of Your Name, let’s remember that opening quote from Mitsuha and Taki and what it represents. I’ve spent hours cycling through the questions people have posted about this movie, and yes indeed, there is PLENTY of crazy stuff to explain (which I’ll do) in this movie. Despite its charm, success, and visceral power, Your Name has a very convoluted story that’s difficult to grasp, that has left many wondering if it’s a mess of a movie that doesn’t work. Immediately, Your Name opens with a cryptic, ambiguous scene-a trend that will continue throughout. Nothing more, nothing less than a beautiful view.” It was almost as if a scene from a dream. This feeling has possessed me I think from that day when the stars came falling. I’m always searching for something, for someone. But the sensation that I’ve lost something lingers for a long time after I wake up.

The dream I must have had I can never recall. “Once in a while when I wake up, I find myself crying. Together, they recite these opening lines: All we know is that Mitsuha and Taki Tachibana, despite not knowing each other and being miles away from one another, have somehow bonded over this celestial event that has captivated Japan. The parents, the children, the teachers, the politicians, the businessmen will all be gone.ĭuring these opening moments of Your Name (Kimi no Na wa), we don’t realize Mitsuha is going to lose her life. Soon, everybody there will be vanquished. Most of them won’t collide with Earth, but one breaks off and hurtles directly towards the town of Itomori.

Several fragments of a comet fall through the sky. We will update this story when we receive updated news.Quick note before we start: If you haven’t done it already, please subscribe to our podcast on Apple or Spotify. The shirts will drop in Japan on 15 July, but we are not sure if or when they will be coming to Singapore. This Uniqlo collaboration is one of the most beautiful and subtle ones yet, so you can showcase your love for pink-lit skies and intricate Japanese animation with these t-shirts. Your Name was a hit internationally, including in Engish-speaking countries like USA, and many Singaporeans raved about the intricately detailed animation and intriguing plot. And you will probably see friends posting about Weathering With You in the next few weeks. Uniqlo x ‘Your Name’ Director Makoto Shinkai Collaboration Captures The Beauty Of His AnimationsĮven if you are not an otaku, you have probably heard of the animated film, Your Name (Kimi No Na Wa). We have good reason to believe that physical laws will be bent a la Inception in his new anime, as director Shinkai loves to bend physics in his work.

Finally, a white t-shirt featuring the female lead suspended in mid-air.

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