Your Name

Went and saw the global phenomenon that is Your Name. Apparently the biggest anime of all time. I can see why, the animation was spot on, the acting (didn't watch the dubbed version) was great, and the story was actually pretty neat. It's interesting how much Japan loves its love stories though. It's always the threads of fate tying people together as being destined for each other. It would be an interesting feeling, I've never really experienced it to be honest.

Anyways, if you don't know, Your Name is essentially like Freaky Friday with a twist. Instead of two people butting heads trading places to get a new perspective, we get two kids who suddenly swap bodies with no prior connection. What follows is a very interesting tale that spans time and space in a very tight, and woven way not unlike the threads that are prominently displayed throughout the film. The oddest thing I noticed about the movie though was that these kids, after waking up in someone else's body, don't freak out. Instead, they go too that bodies respective school and work. That's the epitome of Japanese culture right there. Sure, I may not be in the right body but I still need to be productive. It's a really cute story with some heavy moments and enough hilarious breast fondling to keep the run time seem pretty mild even though it's around 2 hours long.

It's no Madoka, still one of my favorites too this day (thanks for that), but it was very endearing. I did appreciate that the characters were certainly more relatable. The main boy wasn't overly shy around girls but with the inexplicably good fortune of having a harem and the girl wasn't some senpai following floor mat. They were just pretty average kids. I appreciated that.