Your Name.

FUNimation Entertainment | Release Date: April 7, 2017

8.7	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 917 Ratings

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GoobisJul 8, 2020

Decent story, but bland uninteresting character. The animation is gorgeous, but that doesn't make up for mitsuha and taki being relatively uninteresting. Taki is worse than mitsuha, but they both suffer from boring writing. There are alsoDecent story, but bland uninteresting character. The animation is gorgeous, but that doesn't make up for mitsuha and taki being relatively uninteresting. Taki is worse than mitsuha, but they both suffer from boring writing. There are also some character inconsistency where taki's personality completely changes when in mitsuha's body. He's more of a dud bro when in her body than he is when he's actually himself. Other than that the movie's good. The scene on the mountain is very good which makes me wish they interacted more. Also needless to say the music and animation is phenomenal.… Expand

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BingoTheOooApr 26, 2020

Your name is a movie about the phenomena of a teenage boy, Taki, and girl, Mitsuha, switching bodies and finding one another. Though this film is visibly beautiful, the concept of switching bodies is made complicated by the overabundance ofYour name is a movie about the phenomena of a teenage boy, Taki, and girl, Mitsuha, switching bodies and finding one another. Though this film is visibly beautiful, the concept of switching bodies is made complicated by the overabundance of body switching and lack of plot motion within some of their “switches”. The art and animation flows beautifully together. There’s plenty detail to look at in any scene. Settings feel complete and alive. If you’re looking for a film to put on as more of a screensaver, this would probably be my first recommendation.

The character depth doesn’t go far beyond Taki being a stereotypical boy and Mitsuha being a stereotypical girl. I felt more intrigued in the lives of Mitsuha’s friends and family than in Mitsuha herself. All other unmentioned characters are simply forgettable with no substance. (Oh, and Ms. Okudera was okay.)

The music is unfitting for many situations it’s placed in. It seemed forced into climactic scenes where music shouldn’t have thrown emotion onto the viewer and would better have been portrayed through visuals alone. It would have been possibly better if there were more orchestral pieces, but instead the soundtrack ends up being an annoyance more than a merit due to feeling shoehorned in.

The conclusion didn’t feel worth the frustrating amount of build-up present throughout the film. I understand that sometimes subtlety is best for a conclusion, but there wasn’t enough of an ending to justify all that the characters have been through for the ending we got.

Your Name ends up being a constant frustrating tease. While the art is astounding, the movie doesn’t feel like a complete package. At its core, it wasn’t fun to watch due to uninteresting main characters and a plot so convoluted it’s hard to comprehend what’s going on at almost any time. Instead it’s just a pretty mess.… Expand

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drone41Feb 8, 2018

Movie has an interesting plot, but i found it so predictable and so trivial in the end. Also great animation, but that's all of greatness here.

2 of 9 users found this helpful27

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TVJerryApr 10, 2017

Two high school students change bodies: a boy in Tokyo and a girl in the country. It happens randomly, but they manage to communicate and begin to establish a bond. Even though this import (dubbed in English) is animated, it could have easilyTwo high school students change bodies: a boy in Tokyo and a girl in the country. It happens randomly, but they manage to communicate and begin to establish a bond. Even though this import (dubbed in English) is animated, it could have easily been a live action film. Except for the sci-fi elements, the subject and treatment could be played out with real people, which might have made it more emotionally compelling. This film isn't really about dazzling animation either: The characters aren't rendered with much depth and there's not much visual imagination, except for the landscapes, which are gorgeous. As a matter of fact, there's not a lot about the film that's exceptional. It'll be most appreciated by fans of the novel or Japanese animation.… Expand

3 of 14 users found this helpful311

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Vectis99Oct 18, 2018

A pretty and sort of cute movie. I was notably distracted by the intensely hetero-normative plot-line which I didn't find especially interesting. There was also a vaguely, blindly traditionalist sentiment expressed, especially early on in theA pretty and sort of cute movie. I was notably distracted by the intensely hetero-normative plot-line which I didn't find especially interesting. There was also a vaguely, blindly traditionalist sentiment expressed, especially early on in the film, which left a bad and aggravating taste in my mouth.… Expand

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Eclaire9Apr 6, 2017

I don't understand the hype that this movie got. I expected way too much maybe? But I don't see it as something special or some movie that I would rave about.

4 of 23 users found this helpful419

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IRAQ_LightoFeb 12, 2018

....................overrated............................................................................................

2 of 13 users found this helpful211

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