Imagine one day you wake up from a fuzzy dream you can't quite recall, and realize you're not in your own body. This is what happens to small-town shrine maiden Mitsuha and Tokyo part-timer Taki, two high-schoolers with nothing in common and no reason to swap bodies. After a few switches, they begin to write each other notes in their phones, notebooks, and even their bodies to find out who the other is. As they live each other's lives, they learn more about each other, and through this, about themselves. When a meteor passes by Mistuha's rural town and the body switching suddenly stops, Taki must find out what happened to her, and together they discover why they began to switch bodies.
'Your Name' is an animated feature that has received critical acclaim across the globe. It's the second-highest grossing domestic film in Japan, and its success spread across Asia , then Europe, and eventually to the United States. It has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, where critics say "It's both gorgeous enough and emotionally engaging enough to be worth seeking out." The New York Times calls it "a wistfully lovely Japanese tale", while the Atlantic says it's "a dazzling new work of anime".
Recommended for adults and teens.
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