Your Name
2016AnimeJapanese107 minBRYME editorial score 9/10
Two strangers swap bodies across time. One comet, one fate, and a name they cannot remember.
Official trailer on YouTube · All the Anime · link verified 16 September 2026.
The story
Makoto Shinkai's masterpiece. A rural girl and a Tokyo boy begin swapping bodies — and then, suddenly, it stops. A story about time, distance, and the red thread of fate, with some of the most beautiful animation ever drawn.
Details the desk keeps
- It became the highest-grossing anime film ever at release, beating Spirited Away's record.
- Director Makoto Shinkai based the town scenes on real locations in Hida, Japan.
- The film's train-crossing scene was drawn from Shinkai's own childhood memory.
- It took over a year to fully hand-draw the comet sequences.
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