Your Name. – Yesterday, Today, and Forever
Alternative names: Kimi no Na Wa.
Number of episodes: 1 (film)
Streaming available on: Crunchyroll
Your Name. is a fairly well-known film and a definite “must-see” – whether you are an anime fan or not. The story tells of Mitsuha and Taki. Mitsuha lives in the countryside in a sleepy, backward village and longs for the big city. Taki, on the other hand, lives in Tokyo and would like a little more peace and slower pace.
When a comet passes the Earth, which only appears every few centuries, something unusual happens:
When they fall asleep, they swap bodies! So Taki lives some days in the form of Mitsuha and turns her life upside down, while Mitsuha, in Taki’s form, suddenly becomes extremely popular with women and jeopardizes his reputation as a daredevil.
After a while, the two keep diaries to inform each other about the latest incidents and establish rules about what they can and cannot do while in the other person’s body.
At least until the body swap suddenly ends without any apparent reason.
What is the plot twist in Your Name.?
After Mitsuha and Taki have swapped bodies for a long time and this phenomenon suddenly ends, Taki decides to search for Mitsuha. After a long search, he finds the place where Mitsuha lives – only to learn that this place was destroyed by a meteorite impact. Mitsuha has actually been dead for several years.
The fact that the two main characters of the film live in different timelines – namely 3 years apart – is the big revelation of the film, even though it continues for quite a while afterwards.
