Also, Mitsuha was about to write "I love you" too on Taki's hand before she disappeared. You can tell since it's a horizontal line she started to write, her name starts off with a veritcal line.
I`m Japanese. You know well our culture. by the way [kata ware doki] isn`t correct japanese. Shinkai made this word or he made mistake. [kawa tare doki] is right. [kawa tare doki] is sunrise hour. [tasogare doki] is sunset hour.Both, means between the life and the death,the light and the darkness.
+TETSURO RYUZAKI I know, I was going to include the Kanji 彼(that person over there) 誰(who)時(time) but I thought it was too boring or confusing for Americans. つまらないかなね？
TETSURO RYUZAKI the teacher explained that kataware doki is the local dialect of Itomori, and that is just a habit of its people. Watch the movie again it's in the first 10 minutes
They Met At The End. This Movie Was So Satisfying. The Only Dissappointing Thing Here Was That They're Not On The Same Timeline. (Why Would Not They Know About The Time And Date If They're Using Diaries BTW I Wonder...)
yeah but just like they can write in the diary they can also write the date easily the real question is like they said why they did not realize the 3year time gap, during the switch they can write it down to the diary so the other person will read it.
marcoyz IKR, If They Can't Remmember The Things They Do When They Change Bodies Because It's Like A Dream Like State. Can't They Just Write The Date On Each Other's Body. But If That's The Case, They're Way Too Busy On What's Happenning To Them To Realize The 3 Years Gap
If Mitsuha never switched body with Taki, she would have never go to Tokyo and meet him. But, if she have never meet him and give him her hair band, they will never switch body to begin with because they wouldn't have any connection. Is this explainable? or is it just another chicken or egg thing?
That's a good question. Try to think of time as nonlinear, a circular pattern. everything that will happened, has happened already, and will always happen, and anything different will create an alternate timeline. It's a theory in physics (The multiverse Teshi Talks about in the movie). Watch Steins; Gate. So we as an audience viewed the timeline where the switching occurred, in that timeline Mitsuha will always give the cord to Taki in 2013, and thus Taki in 2016 will always switch with Mitsuha in 2013. We are not shown another universe where by chance she doesn't get on the train and see Taki, but we can assume that Mitsuha will always use her power somehow to connect with someone. As Makoto Shinkai has said in an interview that she could have switched with anyone, it didn't NEED to be Taki. But we don't know if that other person would share the same connection and destiny, as Taki and Mitsuha's red string of fate has been tied since birth, so even if she didn't switch with Taki, she would probably still end up marrying him. Happy ending yay ^ _ ^ (www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/5leizv/spoilers_makoto_shinkais_interview_with_japanese/?ref=share&ref_source=link)
Greg Ibara Thanks for the explanation and the link to the interview. The concept seem similar to the movie 'Arrival'. Btw I have played Stains;Gate on the Xbox360 and is the best visual novel I've ever played :)
feelgood99 its still bizarre. armband allowed time travel. but armband was given because girl learn boy in time travel. edit : Stein Gate is one if the best anime i seen, i get the impression, alike in your name its about changing a destructive past for a lot of people in order to save them . For me both stories is about rescue and manipulate time more then love, the way these peoples fatal accident was presented and the Journey and Plan to fool deaths grasp was what really sold this Movie and Steins Gate.
i watch again kimi no nawa for 35 times since last january and i get hook by the song even i cant understand by the way your explanation is good keep it up bro.
*As others have pointed out. Mitsuha (17) was 3 years older than Taki (14) she went to Tokyo to look for him. Mitsuha (17) was the same age as Taki (17) when they were swapping bodies. Mitsuha (25) was 3 years older than Taki (22) when they finally met on the stairscase in Tokyo. One thing I would point out is that Mitsuha being older than Taki is probably a good thing for their possible future relationship. Taki has a crush on Miki early in the story, and Miki too was older than Taki. It should be reasonable to deduce Taki was “into older women”, or at least had no issues about dating older women. In hindsight, this may well have been part of the reason for Miki’s character being designed as Taki’s senpai at work instead of a classmate of the same age.*
Thanks for this, I had no idea the mood had anything to do with it. Another thing I thought was the comet represents love. It's beautiful but it's also destructive and chaotic
In the shinkai Q & A he talks about the Greek God Tiamat. Tiamat was a chaotic sea goddess, but her chaos could also interpret to creation, as chaos and creation are two sides of the same coin. I really wish there were more literature or studies online of Musubi, but I found very little. I assume it can also represent love since his name was translated to knot, bond, and union.
And I'm crying again. I watched the movie yesterday for the first time and I was crying during the last 30 minutes.^^' It really is a masterpiece which I won't ever forget.
It's been around 4yrs since I've first watch Kimi no nawa, but everytime I rewatch it or see it on TV, it's just like I'm watching it again for the very first time. That feeling you can't explain, that longing for someone or something you do not know is still there. I bet this movie will not be forgotten even if a hundred year would pass. The excitement when we saw Taki and Mitsuha on Tenki no Ko, explains it, i think you all screamed at the theater. And this video sums up all the emptiness we all feel during the ending part of Kimi no nawa. Years had past and I just got the confidence to watch a theory based ending if Taki and Mitsuha did really remembered each other and ended up together. I'm glad I have watched this vid and gave me a deeper meaning of what has really happend. Hopefully, we could see another movie from Shinkai that will make us believe in the power of perseverance, of faith, and of love 😊
The moment when Taki noticed Mitsuha in the book of those 500 people who died that day made my heart fall.. but knowing there was so much more to the movie at this time I was able to recover knowing that she wouldn't die in the end.
Hi! I'm very happy to watch this video! I watched this through and very surprised to see most of things explained were actually matched with what I observed! It is like I'm suddenly having a friend who think exactly the same things. Then, I noticed you put a credit link to Quora, which has my answer page. I'm very happy you build upon the idea and create this video! I'm honored! Thank's Greg Ibara!
No thank you. I was trying to figure this out on my own, but other people's theories/answer never made sense. Your answer was really the only one that made any real sense. You should consider making videos yourself, you have some great insight on media.
Amazing! I knew some of this stuff (like the red string of fate) already but I would never able to piece together something this incredible! I've been studying Japanese culture and language for about 4 years now so I really appreciate it when someone teaches me new things! I'd love to talk to you because I think your mindset is very interesting (I mean you did come up with this) but I wouldn't want to bother you like that haha. You should really follow Greg Ibara's suggestion and start posting videos on this sort of content because it's very interesting! Or maybe you two could do a collab? Anyways good luck with whatever you do from here on out!
Well, I watched this on theater and when it comes out, there were not that many materials/clips I can use to create video. Anyway good job on the video! I know making these is not easy either.
excuse me sir can I just say that your videos are amazing. I may have just watched a few but your explanations are very organized and well detailed and they're just soo beautiful... Dang who's cutting onions?😢
This video was amazing. I walked in late to the movie and missed a lot of exposition. This was a good way to fill in the gaps and provide additional insight. Hopefully it's enough until the Blu Rays hit the shelves.
I think the reason i love this movie so much is because i can feel what they feel. Waking up just longing for something. The feeling that someone is out there and i could walk past them every day. Its like there's a big chunk of your body missing. like half of your soul is somewhere else. Then it hits me that ill probably never get to meet that person. And i feel like that Sadness is something most people around my age feel. Or maybe we just want to be loved.
great explanation. this increased my personal rating for this movie quite a lot, but it still didnt overtake a silent voice for me, especially after your incredible explanation to it :) subbed!
Literally the best explanation of "Your Name" I 've seen so far, referring to the cultural and religious inspiration the author was relating to really helped me comprehend the movie better. Thank you for this great video
Found your video on Reddit - I really like how you expanded upon a lot of the ideas in the film, as well as filled in some of the cultural contexts I was unaware of! I have a deeper appreciation of the film thanks to your video. The only thing that left me unsatisfied in the movie is how Mitsuha was able to convince her dad of the impending comet... any opinions or thoughts on that?
I have a theory, the dad knew about switching bodies, according to the grandma it happens to every girl in the family so we can only assume the dad experienced the same thing with the wife. If you remember when taki showed up he realized it wasn't mitsuha but then before the comet hits he asked the same question "who are you" but then he notices it was mitsuha that time.
That detail is omitted simply because it would mess with pacing but it's a conflict that's set up in the second scene of the film when Yotsuha (Mitsuha's sister) tells her to simply make it up with their father. Mitsuha's character arc is her gaining the strength to confront her father and stand up to him. Taki's note on her hand is what gives her the willpower and strength to do this and hence completes this character growth.
I just thought of a theory here. So the dad is aware of body swaps with wife. He thinks the shrine god is saving his wife, but in reality the opposite happens. The dad blames the shrine god, so he leaves, but he has to leave to become influential in the town to save the town. The dad on some level recognizes what is happening to Mitsuha and decides to evacuate.
Well the comet is already splitting up which is the evidence that mitsuha is telling the truth before so the father will be pretty much stupid if he still wouldn't believe her after she predicted it.
This is one of the finest edited explanation videos I've ever seen. It give me a whole new level of appreciation of a movie that I already thought was a masterpiece. You have a talent for this, I hope I can see more content from you.
Thank you for adding more context to the story with the explanations. Didn't think it would be possible to like this movie more but after watching your video, it is even more meaningful and give me a deeper appreciation to the movie. Very satisfying indeed... Thank you very much for sharing your understanding of the movie!!! :)
Finally a good video to show narrow minded people what Your Name is really about, instead of then not getting the big picture, they just trash the movie as any other crappy movie
your time had me fked up in a good way at the beginning i thought it was just a regular body switch but then when the plot started to form i thought taki was the parallel of mitsuha in an alternate universe but then they met each other and that's what fucked me up LMAO
Your video gave me a new perspective on the movie, and I appreciate it a lot! After watching it the first time, I was confused, so I watched it again and paying attention to all the small details, and that was great! But now I actually know all the details, and how deep the story really goes, thank you so much!
what an amazing movie and a bloody brilliant explanation, so deep and well expanded on soo many levels , loved it broo you killed it and now i love this movie even more ! plus your voice is well modulated and perf for emotional exploration
Holy shit the ribbon being the explantion for Mitsuha forgetting about Taki and everything slowly drifting away from Taki is so ingenious! I couldn't have come up with that if someone pointed me towards it! Dude, you just filled my no. 1 plot hole I still had with this movie.
Can I just say something... THIS FILM IS ABSOLUTELY, OVERWHELMINGLY OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD FREAKING GOOD!!! OH THE FEELS 😭😭😭 The feeling of “longing to see and meet someone whom you felt you met before and have a deep connnection with” is a strange feeling this movie so precisely depicts! NO BETTER MOVIE HAS EVER PRESENTED THIS PECULIAR FEELING THAN Your Name 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I’mma watch it again. #rewatchsquad
I decided to go back to Your Name after watching Weathering with You this week because I love Your Name way better but I remembered this video being made around the time Your Name came out. You have no idea how I really do appreciate this video because it was so eye opening to watch and gave me such a broader perspective on the story. Really glad you decided to make this video and share your knowledge :)
Great video! Rytczakk on MyAnimeList (reference) speculated that Mitsuha's father was the one who had dreamed of her mother, which led to their marriage. This was how he knew of this experience. That let me to jump to some conclusions: if that was the case, that would explain his anguish at losing his wife (I think he even said he couldn't save her) and his subsequent turn away from religion because this experience had let him down. That may also explain how he was so easily persuaded at the end. He remembered the consequences of his earlier inaction or wrong action. (This is a lot of speculating)
very well explained my friend and well researched and ended it brilliantly. I love top work like this, thank you for your time and effort :) Here's hoping we can survive thru this chaos and find 'the one'
Your voice is so calming. I love it. I just got done watching Your Name for the first time. The ending was very much confusing, and, in my opinion, sad. Thanks for this clarification;it really helped me out.
dammit! I was hoping for them to embrace each other at the end instead of that king of abrupt cut... =- = Though I'm still happy they found each other at the very end! =w =
Your explanation of the religion makes things make a lot more sense. I mean, I understood the movie and I think it's great. But knowing the back story with the religion makes it more sensible.
for some reason, the way you delivered it is so calm and peaceful. and i love it... surprisingly. i wouldn't want any other explanation as how you have explained it. thank you!
Thank you for explaining things so well. I was at a bit of a loss as to why they couldn't see each other at first on the rim of the crater, then they could, then they disappeared again. Shinkai has used something similar in other movies - where a character comes to a place where the other has been, and senses their presence. I also didn't understand why all of the text messages disappeared. I just knew that some kind of connection had broken. I was very glad to see Shinkai allowed them to find each other. He's made so many films where the lovers never meet again. It probably isn't the most 'Japanese' ending, but one westerners would find satisfying. Thank you again for the video.
Came here from your link on reddit. This was a fantastic video! I knew I was probably missing out on a lot from my lack of knowledge on Japanese culture and tradition and Shintoism. I can't wait to see this movie again soon with the cliff notes from this video in mind. Well done!
This explains a lot!!! I really enjoyed watching this. The way this was explained was damn too good for words. The video was perfect everything made so much sense I almost cried because my question where finally answered. Thanks for making this 😭😭😭✨✨✨✨💗💗💗💗
As a Shinkai fan, I went to watch this not knowing anything except some sort of body swapping premise, that being said this film definitely moved me and I was invested. Your explanation definitely added many layers and I need to rewatch it soon. Great job!
Damn... good job. This movie was way too emotional for me. Don't know how they did it cause I'm not an emotional dude at all. I'd like to watch it again, but I don't think I can handle it, haha.
I love the way you put everything together. I know it was just an explanation but you made so much more sense in such a beautiful way. I loved this video and I'm now subscribing.
Thank you for the explanation! I was really confused on many parts but this cleared up many things and gave me some interesting facts about Japanese beliefs and history! It was great!
I liked the explanation, but I really liked the way it is put together just like a short story anime or something. Really great content. Thanks for the explanation.
Man, I just want to forget that I watched this movie! I hate it! I can’t stop thinking about it, it’s like when you are in love with someone and you keep thinking about that person, but in my case with this movie. I have questions, emotions, feelings it’s just frustrating that I watching this movie, it disappointed me in all ways.. lol. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to sleep that watching it, so I watched “Garden of Words” and that cheered me up and slept happy 😊
Great explanation! Great job! Loved this! The movie is great, but this really helps put everything in the movie into better perspective, and make it more understandable.
Would you say that Your Name is basically a shorter more pop version of Steins; Gate? It for one is a lot less nerdy but I thoroughly enjoyed both. Just wanted your opinion to see if you had similar thoughts as I on this.
laserbeamlightning hmm I would say steins gate is more scifi and otaku culture oriented, with not a lot of "romantic" love, but like love for another person. Personally Steins gate wins by a fraction of a point because of how interesting and fleshed out the characters were. That's the only criticism I have of your name, is that the characters aren't fully fleshed out, you still feel invested, but not as much as steins gate. That's the only reason why your name is not a 10/10, not for the reason of plot being "too complicated" as western critics have said, I really hate that comment. Forgot to answer your question. Kind of. It can definitely be a gateway to steins gate, unfortunately because of the beginning otaku culture aspects, it's difficult to enter if you aren't familiar with the akihabara culture they present, especially Daru and Ferris.
I suppose that's true. For me, they're both perfect. I completely understand your argument about character but after mulling that one over myself, I realized both achieved what they were intent on doing. Had we got more character from this film, the pace might have been bogged down. Instead, we get more of a feeling and just enough that we get what small town girl Mitsuha and city boy Taki are about.
Greg Ibara this is quite interesting would you mind making a video on steins gate. I have already seen it but want to see what I missed regarding the cultural context.
Wow simply amazing video!!! I love ur last part where u mentioned this is not just a love story with other different elements! the philosophical side of it is simply amazing w your narration! great job there!!!
Thanks for the feedback. I was debating whether or not to include music. Without the music you can hear all the cuts from the background noise of my mic, especially at the end when I made the music really soft. Also I've been told that my voice is very boring, so I thought the music would help add interest. I'll try experiment with no music or less distracting music in the future.
You can use music but soft instrumental music would be better. If you use music with a beat or vocals it distracts completely from what you're saying and when you were explaining about the spiritual aspects behind the film it's interesting but the music distracts. I can see what they mean - I think the quality of your voice is great but you do fall into the trap many youtubers do of being very monotone with your voice. If a voice is flat and without variety of tone and pitch it can be boring yes. I would suggest studying how TV presenters speak and notice how they frequently change the pitch and variety of they voices to be more engaging. I'm studying acting so we study this alot. The voice is so versatile so it's worth looking into how to use it.
I really enjoyed this video though and I really appreciated the depth you went into. I truly love this film. Best thing I've seen on ages and the animation is just beautiful. I really like how they've taken the time to vary Taki and Mitsuhbas movements when they are inhabiting each others bodies. You can really see the difference in personalities.
"If the mind forgets, the heart will always remember"
-your name
that quote is not from Your Name but it is what it teaches us
😭😭😭
But heart just pumps blood
@@nagasus5773 🙄🙄
@@nagasus5773 u don't understand
Your explanation of "i love you " is the best out there . Thank you
I agree and how tsukuyomi prevented musubi from erasing it..
Also, Mitsuha was about to write "I love you" too on Taki's hand before she disappeared. You can tell since it's a horizontal line she started to write, her name starts off with a veritcal line.
zero604 well she could be writing kanji sooooo......
zero604 haha no. She wanted to write み, which is Mi for mitsuha
Now I know the "I love you" note wasn't a stupid move as I think it was before. The tsukuyomi explanation made it clear. :)
The main question is..
why cant I stop watching this?
😂😂😂
@BOSS Gaby56 Underrated reply
@BOSS Gaby56 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@BOSS Gaby56 Well spoken
Well bcuz this is addicting
The moment comet arrived with background music always gets me. So beautiful yet so sad at the same time.
the first time the comet was shown or the second?
the first song is: autumn festival
the second: sparkle
i loved both!
@@lenaluciano4647 I'm in love with all the OST of this anime. They are so AWESOMEEE
Potato Birb oh god same
i always got chills on that scene, no matter how many times I've seen it
This isn't just an anime.This anime is a story that teaches us. "Even the mind forgets, the heart will always remember"
bruh heart only pumps blood, not a storage for memory
@@tamargojohnraymundd.8739bro took it personally 💀
@@tamargojohnraymundd.8739 r/whoosh
I`m Japanese. You know well our culture. by the way [kata ware doki] isn`t correct japanese. Shinkai made this word or he made mistake. [kawa tare doki] is right.
[kawa tare doki] is sunrise hour. [tasogare doki] is sunset hour.Both, means between the life and the death,the light and the darkness.
+TETSURO RYUZAKI I know, I was going to include the Kanji 彼(that person over there) 誰(who)時(time) but I thought it was too boring or confusing for Americans. つまらないかなね？
了解
TETSURO RYUZAKI I wish I was Japanese but safely I was born as hong konger but feels better since I learned Japanese before
it would be interesting for people learning the language
TETSURO RYUZAKI the teacher explained that kataware doki is the local dialect of Itomori, and that is just a habit of its people. Watch the movie again it's in the first 10 minutes
the "I love you" part was the sweetest move tho like dang
after all these details, im in love with the movie even more
JaminDuh ikr
Even 3 years later and I still think this is the best movie
Hello brother @JaminDuh
@@adriancazares2050 this one will live on for a long time.
First of, great video, opened up my eyes a lot, but why in the world did this video make me cry?
CalmalyssaDoesArt 😭 I cried too
shit, me too.
CalmalyssaDoesArt you too? Me, too!
CalmalyssaDoesArt same here
CalmalyssaDoesArt watched this video multiple times now and it always makes me cry!
Great explanation! Gives you a completely different perspective knowing all the little details and histories :D
They Met At The End. This Movie Was So Satisfying. The Only Dissappointing Thing Here Was That They're Not On The Same Timeline. (Why Would Not They Know About The Time And Date If They're Using Diaries BTW I Wonder...)
Keith Delmo Too busy playing with boobs 😂
Greg Ibara Lol Haha Some "You Know" Game Apps And Watching Some "You Know" Vids. :D
He explained it in the video. Their visions have a dream like state so they don't remember much between transitions.
yeah but just like they can write in the diary they can also write the date easily the real question is like they said why they did not realize the 3year time gap, during the switch they can write it down to the diary so the other person will read it.
marcoyz IKR, If They Can't Remmember The Things They Do When They Change Bodies Because It's Like A Dream Like State. Can't They Just Write The Date On Each Other's Body. But If That's The Case, They're Way Too Busy On What's Happenning To Them To Realize The 3 Years Gap
Phew...if at the end when they ask what's ur name and JohnCena pops up I would literally rage
Bruh...😐
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AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA!!
And he's name is!!!
Oppa CENA style~
This gave me goosebumps. great analysis, but i just had to cry at the end of this...
KeyZ I completely agree
Same way too.
If Mitsuha never switched body with Taki, she would have never go to Tokyo and meet him. But, if she have never meet him and give him her hair band, they will never switch body to begin with because they wouldn't have any connection. Is this explainable? or is it just another chicken or egg thing?
That's a good question.
Try to think of time as nonlinear, a circular pattern. everything that will happened, has happened already, and will always happen, and anything different will create an alternate timeline. It's a theory in physics (The multiverse Teshi Talks about in the movie). Watch Steins; Gate.
So we as an audience viewed the timeline where the switching occurred, in that timeline Mitsuha will always give the cord to Taki in 2013, and thus Taki in 2016 will always switch with Mitsuha in 2013. We are not shown another universe where by chance she doesn't get on the train and see Taki, but we can assume that Mitsuha will always use her power somehow to connect with someone. As Makoto Shinkai has said in an interview that she could have switched with anyone, it didn't NEED to be Taki. But we don't know if that other person would share the same connection and destiny, as Taki and Mitsuha's red string of fate has been tied since birth, so even if she didn't switch with Taki, she would probably still end up marrying him. Happy ending yay ^ _ ^ (www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/5leizv/spoilers_makoto_shinkais_interview_with_japanese/?ref=share&ref_source=link)
Greg Ibara Thanks for the explanation and the link to the interview. The concept seem similar to the movie 'Arrival'. Btw I have played Stains;Gate on the Xbox360 and is the best visual novel I've ever played :)
feelgood99 its still bizarre. armband allowed time travel. but armband was given because girl learn boy in time travel. edit : Stein Gate is one if the best anime i seen, i get the impression, alike in your name its about changing a destructive past for a lot of people in order to save them . For me both stories is about rescue and manipulate time more then love, the way these peoples fatal accident was presented and the Journey and Plan to fool deaths grasp was what really sold this Movie and Steins Gate.
feelgood99 Say it with me now, Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey!
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i watch again kimi no nawa for 35 times since last january and i get hook by the song even i cant understand by the way your explanation is good keep it up bro.
PyromaniacAzef same!!! I now listen to RADWIMPS!!! They are absolutely great
PyromaniacAzef same!!! I now listen to RADWIMPS!!! They are absolutely great
Mariz yeah Absolutely!
+PyromaniacAzef the whole album is 💯. even his solo project Illion. you should check him out.
35 times????? Ok I loved the movie but I wouldnt watch it 35 times. The movie was so good i can remember scenes from one watch.
*As others have pointed out.
Mitsuha (17) was 3 years older than Taki (14) she went to Tokyo to look for him.
Mitsuha (17) was the same age as Taki (17) when they were swapping bodies.
Mitsuha (25) was 3 years older than Taki (22) when they finally met on the stairscase in Tokyo.
One thing I would point out is that Mitsuha being older than Taki is probably a good thing for their possible future relationship. Taki has a crush on Miki early in the story, and Miki too was older than Taki. It should be reasonable to deduce Taki was “into older women”, or at least had no issues about dating older women.
In hindsight, this may well have been part of the reason for Miki’s character being designed as Taki’s senpai at work instead of a classmate of the same age.*
Thanks for this, I had no idea the mood had anything to do with it. Another thing I thought was the comet represents love. It's beautiful but it's also destructive and chaotic
In the shinkai Q & A he talks about the Greek God Tiamat. Tiamat was a chaotic sea goddess, but her chaos could also interpret to creation, as chaos and creation are two sides of the same coin.
I really wish there were more literature or studies online of Musubi, but I found very little. I assume it can also represent love since his name was translated to knot, bond, and union.
“Hidden Meaning”
**circles hand randomly**
It's actually cause of the red cord thingy
And I'm crying again. I watched the movie yesterday for the first time and I was crying during the last 30 minutes.^^'
It really is a masterpiece which I won't ever forget.
It's been around 4yrs since I've first watch Kimi no nawa, but everytime I rewatch it or see it on TV, it's just like I'm watching it again for the very first time. That feeling you can't explain, that longing for someone or something you do not know is still there. I bet this movie will not be forgotten even if a hundred year would pass. The excitement when we saw Taki and Mitsuha on Tenki no Ko, explains it, i think you all screamed at the theater. And this video sums up all the emptiness we all feel during the ending part of Kimi no nawa. Years had past and I just got the confidence to watch a theory based ending if Taki and Mitsuha did really remembered each other and ended up together. I'm glad I have watched this vid and gave me a deeper meaning of what has really happend.
Hopefully, we could see another movie from Shinkai that will make us believe in the power of perseverance, of faith, and of love 😊
The moment when Taki noticed Mitsuha in the book of those 500 people who died that day made my heart fall.. but knowing there was so much more to the movie at this time I was able to recover knowing that she wouldn't die in the end.
Man, this is so good. It should be an extra feature for a blueray edition of the film.
Ha I wish. Maybe if it had gotten 1 mil views lol.
great video on explaining!! make more
What happened to Taki (the 2016) ?? I mean the 3 years ahead one.
Hi! I'm very happy to watch this video!
I watched this through and very surprised to see most of things explained were actually matched with what I observed!
It is like I'm suddenly having a friend who think exactly the same things.
Then, I noticed you put a credit link to Quora, which has my answer page.
I'm very happy you build upon the idea and create this video!
I'm honored!
Thank's Greg Ibara!
No thank you. I was trying to figure this out on my own, but other people's theories/answer never made sense. Your answer was really the only one that made any real sense. You should consider making videos yourself, you have some great insight on media.
Amazing! I knew some of this stuff (like the red string of fate) already but I would never able to piece together something this incredible! I've been studying Japanese culture and language for about 4 years now so I really appreciate it when someone teaches me new things! I'd love to talk to you because I think your mindset is very interesting (I mean you did come up with this) but I wouldn't want to bother you like that haha. You should really follow Greg Ibara's suggestion and start posting videos on this sort of content because it's very interesting! Or maybe you two could do a collab? Anyways good luck with whatever you do from here on out!
Well, I watched this on theater and when it comes out, there were not that many materials/clips I can use to create video. Anyway good job on the video! I know making these is not easy either.
excuse me sir can I just say that your videos are amazing. I may have just watched a few but your explanations are very organized and well detailed and they're just soo beautiful... Dang who's cutting onions?😢
THE ENDING TO THIS WAS JUST AS IMPACTING AS THE MOVIE'S
that was so deep I almost forgot my name
This video was amazing. I walked in late to the movie and missed a lot of exposition. This was a good way to fill in the gaps and provide additional insight. Hopefully it's enough until the Blu Rays hit the shelves.
r u crazy D: xD
that scene from Steins;Gate, where Mayuri falls on the tracks....you linked everything so perfectly... awesome :)
The Ending quote is crazy. I felt like I rewatched the movie just by hearing you speak such structured words.
I think the reason i love this movie so much is because i can feel what they feel. Waking up just longing for something. The feeling that someone is out there and i could walk past them every day. Its like there's a big chunk of your body missing. like half of your soul is somewhere else. Then it hits me that ill probably never get to meet that person. And i feel like that Sadness is something most people around my age feel. Or maybe we just want to be loved.
Its like a time bomb.
I love the explanation of the moon, never even thought to connect the lore that way. Thank you, Sir.
nice explanation now it all makes sense
This explanation was amazing. I cried. Thank you
Really enjoyed the video! It all pretty much makes sense. Kimi no na wa is still by far my favorite animated movie.
Great analysis. I had no grasp on the meaning behind so many seemingly arbitrary details. Thanks and great job.
great explanation. this increased my personal rating for this movie quite a lot, but it still didnt overtake a silent voice for me, especially after your incredible explanation to it :) subbed!
Literally the best explanation of "Your Name" I 've seen so far, referring to the cultural and religious inspiration the author was relating to really helped me comprehend the movie better. Thank you for this great video
Found your video on Reddit - I really like how you expanded upon a lot of the ideas in the film, as well as filled in some of the cultural contexts I was unaware of! I have a deeper appreciation of the film thanks to your video. The only thing that left me unsatisfied in the movie is how Mitsuha was able to convince her dad of the impending comet... any opinions or thoughts on that?
I have a theory, the dad knew about switching bodies, according to the grandma it happens to every girl in the family so we can only assume the dad experienced the same thing with the wife.
If you remember when taki showed up he realized it wasn't mitsuha but then before the comet hits he asked the same question "who are you" but then he notices it was mitsuha that time.
To add to this, just Mitsuha being his daughter, is reason enough for me, and the audience, to believe that he was finally convinced by her words.
That detail is omitted simply because it would mess with pacing but it's a conflict that's set up in the second scene of the film when Yotsuha (Mitsuha's sister) tells her to simply make it up with their father. Mitsuha's character arc is her gaining the strength to confront her father and stand up to him. Taki's note on her hand is what gives her the willpower and strength to do this and hence completes this character growth.
I just thought of a theory here. So the dad is aware of body swaps with wife. He thinks the shrine god is saving his wife, but in reality the opposite happens. The dad blames the shrine god, so he leaves, but he has to leave to become influential in the town to save the town. The dad on some level recognizes what is happening to Mitsuha and decides to evacuate.
Well the comet is already splitting up which is the evidence that mitsuha is telling the truth before so the father will be pretty much stupid if he still wouldn't believe her after she predicted it.
Why do i still cry, this is a theory. I WATCHED THIS MOVIE 3 TIMES AND I CRYING ABOUT A THEORY
the ending is so clean bro good job
This is one of the finest edited explanation videos I've ever seen. It give me a whole new level of appreciation of a movie that I already thought was a masterpiece. You have a talent for this, I hope I can see more content from you.
Thank you for adding more context to the story with the explanations. Didn't think it would be possible to like this movie more but after watching your video, it is even more meaningful and give me a deeper appreciation to the movie. Very satisfying indeed... Thank you very much for sharing your understanding of the movie!!! :)
Finally a good video to show narrow minded people what Your Name is really about, instead of then not getting the big picture, they just trash the movie as any other crappy movie
The ending to the video makes for a well and highly deserved subscription with notifications on! Nothing more, nothing less.
your time had me fked up in a good way
at the beginning i thought it was just a regular body switch but then when the plot started to form i thought taki was the parallel of mitsuha in an alternate universe but then they met each other and that's what fucked me up LMAO
Your video gave me a new perspective on the movie, and I appreciate it a lot! After watching it the first time, I was confused, so I watched it again and paying attention to all the small details, and that was great! But now I actually know all the details, and how deep the story really goes, thank you so much!
what an amazing movie and a bloody brilliant explanation, so deep and well expanded on soo many levels , loved it broo you killed it and now i love this movie even more !
plus your voice is well modulated and perf for emotional exploration
Holy shit the ribbon being the explantion for Mitsuha forgetting about Taki and everything slowly drifting away from Taki is so ingenious! I couldn't have come up with that if someone pointed me towards it!
Dude, you just filled my no. 1 plot hole I still had with this movie.
Can I just say something...
THIS FILM IS ABSOLUTELY, OVERWHELMINGLY OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD FREAKING GOOD!!! OH THE FEELS 😭😭😭
The feeling of “longing to see and meet someone whom you felt you met before and have a deep connnection with” is a strange feeling this movie so precisely depicts! NO BETTER MOVIE HAS EVER PRESENTED THIS PECULIAR FEELING THAN Your Name 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I’mma watch it again. #rewatchsquad
Sameee
I decided to go back to Your Name after watching Weathering with You this week because I love Your Name way better but I remembered this video being made around the time Your Name came out. You have no idea how I really do appreciate this video because it was so eye opening to watch and gave me such a broader perspective on the story. Really glad you decided to make this video and share your knowledge :)
Great video!
Rytczakk on MyAnimeList (reference) speculated that Mitsuha's father was the one who had dreamed of her mother, which led to their marriage. This was how he knew of this experience.
That let me to jump to some conclusions: if that was the case, that would explain his anguish at losing his wife (I think he even said he couldn't save her) and his subsequent turn away from religion because this experience had let him down.
That may also explain how he was so easily persuaded at the end. He remembered the consequences of his earlier inaction or wrong action.
(This is a lot of speculating)
Thank you for explaining dude it was really good! I just watched this movie for the first time I think I'll watch this again it's amazing
you actually explain this good then other people who explain this movie
I have watched this anime last 2016, then, I still ask many questions and all of those questions were answered by this video
Superb video! I rarely watch a video discussion of a movie and come away with a totally new perspective. Thanks again for this. I'm subscribing!
I loved this movie! I waited for months for its release in USA to see on big screen. It was worth the wait. Thanks for posting this video.
Your explanation is magnificent. It helped me understand and love this anime so much more deeply. Thank you.
A tear fell down my eye because of this video. Good job it's hard to make me cry without hurting me so much.
very well explained my friend and well researched and ended it brilliantly. I love top work like this, thank you for your time and effort :) Here's hoping we can survive thru this chaos and find 'the one'
Woah this explanation is so damn good. It is a great eye opener! And dude, you got a very soothing voice. Thanks for this vid. :)
Your voice is so calming. I love it. I just got done watching Your Name for the first time. The ending was very much confusing, and, in my opinion, sad. Thanks for this clarification;it really helped me out.
This made more sense than any of the other videos i've watched... great work and keep it up
dammit! I was hoping for them to embrace each other at the end instead of that king of abrupt cut... =- =
Though I'm still happy they found each other at the very end! =w =
Welp. That's the shinkai way
@@yuzurucorner well he did let them embrace in Garden Of Words, but then immediately separated them for like 3-5 years
I found that ending a lot more satisfying than if they'd just found each other and walked off happily into the sunset.
Hahaa same
Probably the best, well thought explanation out there, thank you
Oh my fucking god...You're amazing....Cried again in the ending thanks to you 😭😭😭
You just made me appreciate this movie more than I imagined. Thank you 🙏🏼
Uhhh... I was okay listening all the way til the end when u got philosophical n serious and wahhhhh y m I crying T____T
I wish you kept making videos. They are truly the best explanations of movies I’ve seen
Your explanation of the religion makes things make a lot more sense. I mean, I understood the movie and I think it's great. But knowing the back story with the religion makes it more sensible.
came only for timeline, but found something much better. Great work man
Awesome, thanks so much!
for some reason, the way you delivered it is so calm and peaceful. and i love it... surprisingly. i wouldn't want any other explanation as how you have explained it. thank you!
The explanation of "I love you" it almost made me cry .
Thank you for explaining things so well. I was at a bit of a loss as to why they couldn't see each other at first on the rim of the crater, then they could, then they disappeared again. Shinkai has used something similar in other movies - where a character comes to a place where the other has been, and senses their presence. I also didn't understand why all of the text messages disappeared. I just knew that some kind of connection had broken.
I was very glad to see Shinkai allowed them to find each other. He's made so many films where the lovers never meet again. It probably isn't the most 'Japanese' ending, but one westerners would find satisfying.
Thank you again for the video.
I knew it can I had to do something with Gods and deities
Man I love folklore
I love the way you ended this video epic
Came here from your link on reddit. This was a fantastic video! I knew I was probably missing out on a lot from my lack of knowledge on Japanese culture and tradition and Shintoism.
I can't wait to see this movie again soon with the cliff notes from this video in mind. Well done!
11:32
Mitsuha and Taki: Your name is?
Me: JOHN CENA!!!!! DUNH DUNHA DUNH *BOOM BOOM TAT* DUNH DUNHA DUNH
max stern somebody made a video of that
WATCH OUT WATCH OUT, OOOOOOOOOOOO
This explains a lot!!! I really enjoyed watching this. The way this was explained was damn too good for words. The video was perfect everything made so much sense I almost cried because my question where finally answered. Thanks for making this 😭😭😭✨✨✨✨💗💗💗💗
musubi is the god of matchmaking , love , marriage so he can't separate them
As a Shinkai fan, I went to watch this not knowing anything except some sort of body swapping premise, that being said this film definitely moved me and I was invested. Your explanation definitely added many layers and I need to rewatch it soon. Great job!
Damn... good job. This movie was way too emotional for me. Don't know how they did it cause I'm not an emotional dude at all. I'd like to watch it again, but I don't think I can handle it, haha.
I love the way you put everything together. I know it was just an explanation but you made so much more sense in such a beautiful way. I loved this video and I'm now subscribing.
I wish kimi no na wa has season 2
Me too
Nothing else to cover. The ending lets you imagine their future being together
i just always cry at the last few minutes of your videos. beautiful
Too deep bro. Nice :')
SO WHY HAVENT YOU MADE ANY MORE VIDEOS OMFG THESE ARE AMAZING. I DIDNT HAVE TO WATCH THE MOVIE TO FEEL THE FEELS! GOSH YOU ARE AMAZING BRO!
this explaination is so Cool 🙂🙂🙂
Your explanation are so Great! It makes me know Kimi No Nawa Easier of not Watching the video all over again
Thank you for the explanation! I was really confused on many parts but this cleared up many things and gave me some interesting facts about Japanese beliefs and history! It was great!
Bro your explanation was the most simplest yet easy to catch review ive ever heard! Thank you for sharing!
Love ur voice
Thanks for the excellent and detailed explanation. It clarified a few things for me. I loved this movie! :)
At first I thought it is just a plain romance anime movie but when i found this video it all make sense...thank you
I liked the explanation, but I really liked the way it is put together just like a short story anime or something. Really great content. Thanks for the explanation.
Man, I just want to forget that I watched this movie!
I hate it! I can’t stop thinking about it, it’s like when you are in love with someone and you keep thinking about that person, but in my case with this movie. I have questions, emotions, feelings it’s just frustrating that I watching this movie, it disappointed me in all ways..
lol. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to sleep that watching it, so I watched “Garden of Words” and that cheered me up and slept happy 😊
Watch the anime movie: "5 centimeters per second" the ending is the sadeest thing i ve seen in my life
Great explanation! Great job! Loved this! The movie is great, but this really helps put everything in the movie into better perspective, and make it more understandable.
Would you say that Your Name is basically a shorter more pop version of Steins; Gate? It for one is a lot less nerdy but I thoroughly enjoyed both. Just wanted your opinion to see if you had similar thoughts as I on this.
laserbeamlightning hmm I would say steins gate is more scifi and otaku culture oriented, with not a lot of "romantic" love, but like love for another person.
Personally Steins gate wins by a fraction of a point because of how interesting and fleshed out the characters were. That's the only criticism I have of your name, is that the characters aren't fully fleshed out, you still feel invested, but not as much as steins gate. That's the only reason why your name is not a 10/10, not for the reason of plot being "too complicated" as western critics have said, I really hate that comment.
Forgot to answer your question. Kind of. It can definitely be a gateway to steins gate, unfortunately because of the beginning otaku culture aspects, it's difficult to enter if you aren't familiar with the akihabara culture they present, especially Daru and Ferris.
I suppose that's true. For me, they're both perfect. I completely understand your argument about character but after mulling that one over myself, I realized both achieved what they were intent on doing. Had we got more character from this film, the pace might have been bogged down. Instead, we get more of a feeling and just enough that we get what small town girl Mitsuha and city boy Taki are about.
Greg Ibara this is quite interesting would you mind making a video on steins gate. I have already seen it but want to see what I missed regarding the cultural context.
Wow simply amazing video!!! I love ur last part where u mentioned this is not just a love story with other different elements! the philosophical side of it is simply amazing w your narration! great job there!!!
This would have been better without the music in the background. It was really distracting from your explanations and a great video.
Thanks for the feedback. I was debating whether or not to include music. Without the music you can hear all the cuts from the background noise of my mic, especially at the end when I made the music really soft. Also I've been told that my voice is very boring, so I thought the music would help add interest. I'll try experiment with no music or less distracting music in the future.
You can use music but soft instrumental music would be better. If you use music with a beat or vocals it distracts completely from what you're saying and when you were explaining about the spiritual aspects behind the film it's interesting but the music distracts. I can see what they mean - I think the quality of your voice is great but you do fall into the trap many youtubers do of being very monotone with your voice. If a voice is flat and without variety of tone and pitch it can be boring yes. I would suggest studying how TV presenters speak and notice how they frequently change the pitch and variety of they voices to be more engaging. I'm studying acting so we study this alot. The voice is so versatile so it's worth looking into how to use it.
I really enjoyed this video though and I really appreciated the depth you went into. I truly love this film. Best thing I've seen on ages and the animation is just beautiful. I really like how they've taken the time to vary Taki and Mitsuhbas movements when they are inhabiting each others bodies. You can really see the difference in personalities.
That's not my normal speaking voice, in my head I'm talking really voice and loud. My real speaking voice is literally like Ben Stein.
At the 50 second mark where i saw all the qns you wanna tackle omg got so excited to get an explanation