Immediately, Your Name opens with a cryptic, ambiguous scene—a trend that will continue throughout. Karetaso/Kawatare = Who is that and ‘karetaso-doki.’”, Student: “Question! So Ycamzep, Their timelines are now matched. Its just like switching notebooks with your classmate and you write a note for your classmate to see. Not the mountains. It is the Comet that comes every 1200 years. That what i thought, cause for the first switch they thing it’s only a dream. That term lived on as long as it could through the generations, but now only the elderly even remember the term. In that case the god is whatever remnant of the first impact is causing the phenomenon and the rituals are a means of taking advantage of that phenomenon. We could not even make a weapon that could strike so accurately as that comet does every 1200 years. BTW: sunset at that location in 2016 on oct 22 was 16:56 – comet impact was 20:42, That was a very great explanation I did watch the anime when it came out in Japan, but yeah i kept thinking about it a lot! Share to Facebook; Share to ... Taki and Mitsuha swap bodies resulting in some comedic fun along the way but the reasons behind this are more complex as … My rendition of Mitsuha and Taki's reunion following the final scene in the movie Kimi no Na Wa/ Your Name. like dreaming a past event that happened and then trying to find it and then its already gone like in itomori town. Then I realized anime is an anagram of name with an i added and her name is anna which is similar to anagram and anime. Mitsuha lives in the countryside of Japan and just hates it. Please tell me this, do they remember what all they have been through at the end when they re unite on the starcase. She is a high-school student living in a small rural town called Itomori, and a member of the Miyamizu family, where she serves as a priestess in her family shrine. please do educate me on this, I’m so dying to know. 1. share. in the part where taki and his friends searching for itomori like in his dream hi i think the event when mitsuha whishes being a boy is after she switch body for the first time. I can’t. After closer look in to these numbers 12 is related to 666 and obviously 13 is seen at the unlucky number. Inspiring, romantic coming-of-age tale about '60s teens. Another instance is that Taki retains his memories of the day he visited the shrine in Mitsuha’s body. Taki is a Tokyoite, while Mitsuha resides in a small town that is steeped in tradition. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Mitsuha Miyamizu is the main heroine of the 2016 film Kimi no Na wa., also known by its English title Your Name. It was a knife, silver blade polished to a mirror sheen. I already understood what was going on after a few rewatches and let me explain it by detail here, but hey these are just my opinions you can debunk it: First off as all of you know the Miyamizu Family has been worshiping Musubi, the mountain god. There’s nothing greater than love. The parts are familiar: two people who mysteriously trade bodies, a love/hate romance that blossoms from notes and messages, and a disaster film in which a few realize the danger and must convince everyone else. The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation From Bugs Bunny to Spike Spiegel to Miles Morales, the history of an art form that continues to draw us in. When Taki inhabits her body, he wears Mitsuha's hair in a ponytail since he doesn't know how she does her hairstyle. The ending implies that he falls in love with Mitsuha, who is also older than him by the time they finally meet outside of their body-swapping experiences. And I think that Taki’s passion for finding someone he shared such an intense bond with represents how that kind of love can transcend time and space. I’ve spent hours cycling through the questions people have posted about this movie, and yes indeed, there is PLENTY of crazy stuff to explain (which I’ll do) in this movie. Several fragments of a comet fall through the sky. Remember: that thread carries with it Mitsuha’s connection with Itomori. This website was… how do you say it? The old expression, kataware-doki, is a “classical” language, meaning it was a term used often by elderly members of the community. 1. 2) I totally don’t think it was two comets. You remember how they move, how they talk, how they act. There are many cameo appearances; Taki and Mitsuha probably being the most prominent. Because of Mitsuha's actions, everyone was safe. Essentially, you could become so enraptured with what all those elements represent on a rational level that we ignore the emotional core. I’m guessing the expression somehow found it’s way here from Asia. But even if the words are lost, tradition should be handed down. In effect, he abandons the Miyamizu family, leaving his daughters to be cared for by their grandmother and Futaba’s mother, Hitoha. So, the romance and drama in Kimi no na wa is rather pretty bad. The comet whose crater they live in. An older teen smokes, adults drink at a gathering, and there's occasional insulting language like "shut up," "stupid," and "pervert." Xem thêm ý tưởng về anime, hoạt hình, hình ảnh. Even after the body switching ends (that’s why they both start crying when they wake up), Taki remembers Mitsuha. To tease Taki even more she opens her mouth and huffs a gentle breath of air at his face. I am so confused. Did taki and mitsuha ended up being together? Bro I never watched and read their story explanation like this …but I had one question when taki went searching for mitsuha he didn’t remember her name but when he saw her name in the book of death people how he remembers and finds mitsuha name in the book. "How my breath? As Mitsuha traveled through time into Taki’s body and vice versa, they were actually living in each other’s “current time” for those days. Anyhow um yeah i just have to say that Itomori means ‘Thread Guard’, Hoyt, At last scene, they meet each other finally, these days taki is job hunting while mitsuha is already working on her job and dressed up like a regular working adult Seems hard to defend. Besides, Shinto doesn’t have “gods” in the way you describe. Because Mitsuha never died, she and Taki now exist in present day. Because a Kami IS the place, it IS the thing. That it shares both a divine and a metaphorical connection with the future comet that will destroy Itomori. Very good story. The question isn’t necessarily “What is your name?” but instead “Why have I formed this strange connection with you?”. Comet Tiamat crashed and destroyed Itomori. Taki is a high-school boy living in a cramped Tokyo apartment with his lax single father. Mitsuha and Yotsuha perform a ritual and create kuchikamizake, which they offer to their god at a shrine. Taki (as Mitsuha) roughly grabs her father by the neck. Everything you need to know to understand this body-switching, time-traveling movie. Like, what does this movie say about you and me? The only defense, I guess, is that body switching is a stressful event, and he had other things on his mind than checking what town he’s in? These are all the god’s power. 2016 September 3 Taki began to switch with Mitsuha from 2013. i dont remember what is called Mitsuha helps Taki get closer to his crush, a beautiful older server at the restaurant where he works, while Taki helps Mitsuha become more assertive, extroverted, and athletic. If Taki and Mitsuha were 3 years apart,how did they communicate to each other while switching bodies through notes,phone diaries and when they write on their skins asking their names? Hina Amano(天野 陽菜, Amano Hina?) It’s half of you.”. I assume here they retain the memories because it was their final switch or because Taki swapped back in twilight? Even though they’re three years apart, the connection between the first comet and the second comet that destroyed Itomori has allowed for two different timelines to merge—the world with Itomori, and the world without Itomori. It totally seems to be the same one comment that fragmented when it passed by earth 1,200 years ago, and again in 2013. A fragment of another passing comet strikes Itomori. The bond those two comet fragments share creates an otherworldly link between the lake and the shrine, and Mitsuha and Taki must use that connection to save Itomori from the future comet. In exchange for returning to this world, you must leave behind what is most important to you.”. Mitsuha: indeed. So once he and Mitsuha leave the crater, they forget each other – leaving each other behind. Mitsuha also touches herself between the legs when she wakes up as Taki and momentarily freaks out. This word has profound meaning. Mitsuha is overwhelmed and when the man wants to pick a fight, Taki's older co-worker Ms. Okudera comes over and handles the situation, though the man cuts her skirt with a box cutter out of spite. We display the minimum age for which content is developmentally appropriate. Mitsuha is 3 years older than Taki. They converge and take shape. The grandmother said earlier that they hadn’t met with the ones they were connected to earlier on so this would make sense. Their time frame doesn’t match the same. But because Taki gave Mitsuha back her red yarn, they forget one another. Why did Taki forget Mitsuha and the fact that she was the person who gave him the red braided string when he met her 3 years ago? There are several scenes of Mitsuha touching "his" breasts when he wakes up in Taki's body, and the first time Taki wakes up as Mitsuha, "she" inspects his parts as well. The new stadium has been completed in the movie, but it’s still under construction at the moment (Aug. 2019). “Musubi is the old way of calling the local guardian god. When you treat the kami of your coffee table right, it means you give it the necessary maintenance, place it in the right location, and use it according to tradition – which makes it last longer and stay unbroken. All rights reserved. I mean this could have also happened( mitsuha exchanges Taki’s body,goes to tokyo but is unrecognized by taki,comet hits then she dies.. Leaving the taki of same 2013 witnessing the comet.. Then after 3 years taki exchanges body of the same mitsuha that died on Oct 4 2013.. Even when someone is gone…they’re never truly gone from your life. The next, she’s Taki and Taki is Mitsuha. A few insults and exclamations: "Son of a..." (doesn't get finished), "pervert," "weird," "stupid," "boobies." Thank you! Right off the bat, we’re introduced to two people who feel a connection to someone else…but don’t know who that someone is. One older teen/young adult character smokes a cigarette. Completed. And the scene where Taki falls and is seeing Mitsuhas life is all connected by a red thread and it’s connected through space and time. After the passing of Mitsuha and Yotsuha’s mother, their father becomes detached from them and engrossed with politics. I don’t remember exactly but I think it may be japanese, but it’s this theory of the red string. The movie is not about two people finding out each other’s names—it’s about truly understanding someone else. October 22 Taki visited the crater and drank Mitsuha's sake. What does the movie have to say about gender? Why not ‘kataware-doki’?”, Teacher: “Kataware-doki? Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners. This occurs at twilight (aka tasogare-doki) when their worlds blur together. First, on a plot level, this information tells us quite a bit. And on the other hand the Taki we see on the top of the mountain was back in his timeline (2016) where he no longer have mutsuhaya as his counterpart Coz in that timeline mitsuhaya died. You never know the name of the person you’ll end up with—but you know the person, right? Losing memories is one thing but their messages from their phones disappearing I am not sure if that should have happened, maybe it should. When Taki writes his “name” in Mitsuha’s hand, he doesn’t actually write his name—he writes “I love you.”. This re-establishes the body switching and allows Taki—who then inhabits Mitsuha’s body the day of the comet strike—to save Itomori. so they never really have the same age right? So even when Taki gives Mitsuha back her red yarn thread and their memory of one another is severed…they never really forget one another, right? Taki: (smiles) no problem. But at least if not, they can continue forward with each other starting with a strong connection. Instantly made it into my top 10 movies ever (not just anime). Stunning but mature animated body-swapping love story. She will go to her diary and see what he left on their or check on other places where he could have written it like notebook, arm, face, etc. Chronologically Taki and Mitsuha didn’t know each other yet in 2020 so they meet after the events of the movie. Mitsuhaya and Taki met on top of the mountain but after the twilight they return to their perspective timeline. The star rating reflects overall quality. 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Want to help us help them? I agree! Can I have a copy? I think it’s very easy to get wrapped up in the logic of Your Name’s narrative. But back in the future where Mitsuha is dead, Taki is in his own body when he visits the shrine and drinks the kuchikamizake. He doesn’t really understand y tho. I think this, once again, exposes the film’s underlying message about the importance of tradition. Her grandmother also said …that too that she also switches but she also don’t remember…. And second off. During these opening moments of Your Name (Kimi no Na wa), we don’t realize Mitsuha is going to die. Stunningly animated and well acted, this extraordinary Japanese coming-of-age tale is equal parts body-swap comedy, time-travel romance, and adventure film. I understood everything abt the 3 years gap One thing I think you neglected to point out of the beginning and during your timeline explanation. It would be good to think that after they finally meet at the end of the film and ask for each other’s name that their memories come back. When they switch back, Mitsuha is back on her body. They met up at that location a second time. Searching for streaming and purchasing options ... Common Sense is a nonprofit organization. Does anyone else get lsd vibes from this? She wants to live in Tokyo and in some cosmic sense she gets exactly what she wants This is where the first body switch between Taki and Mitsuha takes place. We see Mitsuha working at a jewelry store wearing the name tag “Miyamizu”, so she isn’t married to Taki. These spiritual connections existed for generations so that, eventually, someone would be able to alert the Miyamizus about the second incoming comet (or at least some sort of future danger). This feeling has possessed me I think from that day when the stars came falling. So when Taki returns to where the town once stood, he knows to return to the shrine where Mitsuha left her kuchikamizake. At this point you’ll be able to say that Musubi is deliberately trying to save the people of Itomori or the Miyamizu family from the inevitable wipeout that will come in the next 1200 years by switching the eldest daughter of the family (probably Musubi’s rules) with a random boy somewhere in Japan after the ritual. Every line about Musubi in that paragraph can be related to what happened to the both of them. Early in Mitsuha and her sister Yotsuha’s childhood, their mother Futaba died. He can picture her face. Because Mitsuha exists three years behind Taki, and because the movie randomly jumps between those time periods, the story doesn’t flow in chronological order. This element really added to the film. Mitsuha Miyamizu : [in Taki's diary] "However, I'm sure you've never gone out on a date before, so … The climactic moment of Your Name is when Taki and Mitsuha finally meet. Sweet, romantic coming-of-age anime with strong role models. That’s why the shrine is its first impact site. So, we can imagine that they are together and that he adopted her last name. If you dispense with all the god talk, then the sake and the shrine are just props that lure both subjects to the crater so they can coordinate. I think that’s a local dialect. These are all the god’s power. Many times it can feel like Your Name is purposely leaving out information to trip you up. Yue Lao appears at night, and unites with a silken cord all predestined couples, after which nothing can prevent their union. He then goes back in time and wakes up in Mitsuha’s body on the day the comet is set to strike Itomori. Thanks . Here. Source: https://medium.com/@crean/what-i-think-of-tenki-no-ko-67c7a0f23e1, In japan, It is not an obligation for women to have their husband’s last name. Which is why Hitoha has her granddaughters perform a ceremony where they make kuchikamizake and twine a red yarn thread. SIDE NOTE: A lot of questions have been raised about how Mitsuha never realized she was three years in the future, or how Taki never realized he was three years in the past. Just like Taki and Mitsuha, the past and future comets that will strike Itomori are bound together, regardless of space or time. This is possible because Mitsuha is a priestess devoted to the God Musubi, the deity that governs experiences and human connections. It was almost as if a scene from a dream. Whey they realize it's "really" happening, they begin to leave reports in each other's cell phones, recounting important events. One thousand years of Itomori’s history is etched into our braided cords. When the world blurs and one might encounter something not human.”. But before I get into explaining the plot of Your Name, let’s remember that opening quote from Mitsuha and Taki and what it represents. How Technology Is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives, National Reading Month: Get free read-alouds, stories, poems, and more on Wide Open School, Online Playdates, Game Nights, and Other Ways to Socialize at a Distance, Keeping Kids Motivated for Online Learning. [1] The collection is inspire by way of the, 1962 India-China conflict. Inside the shrine is a mural of Musubi: the Comet. Its just a natural phenomenon, there’s nothing really special about it. And while there's a running gag about Mitsuha "loving her boobies" (when she wakes up as Taki), it's depicted as humorous curiosity, rather than prurient or off-putting. Before being pushed out of the train, she manages to throw her red yarn bracelet to him. Interesting, with the context of 月老 in place, that totally explain the red thread. Hodaka Morishima(森嶋 帆高,Morishima Hodaka?) . Essentially, nobody has ever come as close to meeting their spiritual partner as Mitsuha came to meeting Taki. They twist, tangle, sometimes unravel, break, and then connect again. Ignore my original comment I somehow skipped over the part where you explicitly referred to the quote i mentioned. Which means, If Taki switches with Mitsuha, he is in her body. Musubi IS the comet. It is about getting to know who a person truely is. If a moment steps outside the movie’s logical structure? My 13 year old son and I are big Miyazaki fans and this is up there with the best of them. And second, we gain some insight into Mitsuha’s character. Taki looks at "his" (but really Mitsuha's) body in the mirror; the camera angle shows her bare back and underwear. And I think the movie’s plot can be much better understood if we lay out all of its main components in chronological order. A couple things to take away from that quote. It lasts only from the time they each wake up until they fall asleep, and it could happen up to a few times a week. I really want to read or watch their happy ending/ their reunion. I believe this to be a poignant commentary on love. So the only communication is writing on each other’s phones when they switch. Mitsuha goes to tokyo one day before the comet and meets taki in train, Taki here is clearly younger than her (check their heights) Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves is a collection of poems from their ancestors. Tessie-Sayaka explain she is weird yesterday->going to so called cafe (mitsuha went straight to her place) -> she’s dance at shrine while made sake -> the wishes. Just like there is a link between the lake and the shrine, there is an unbreakable bond shared between two young people in love. About the experience of finding love? In Hitoha’s mind, respecting traditions and rituals are important, even when you don’t understand them. Mitsuha randomly wakes up as Taki, who lives three years in the future. By thinking about the movie in chronological order—as opposed to the jumbled order we experience when watching Your Name—I think we’ll be able to find a lot of answers to a lot of questions. I originally watched this in a theater in Tokyo without any English subtitles, and I just got around to watching it with English, so it is really nice to see a decent attempt to explain the contents. Taki couldn't remember her name because her future was hanging in the balance. COMPLETED. Browse titles with similar subject matter. Now we’ll go through each of those events in more detail. It’s the first instance of Taki and Mitsuha trying to figure out who the other is. All we know is that Mitsuha and Taki Tachibana, despite not knowing each other and being miles away from one another, have somehow bonded over this celestial event that has captivated Japan. Taki and Mitsuha falling in love was Musubi’s intentions all along and we can say that he was actually hoping for it to happen but it wasn’t relevant enough until the third comet drop actually happened. But I PROMISE: all of the details are there. Everybody keeps talking about how strange she was acting. Taki gives Mitsuha her red yarn bracelet back, severing their connection. Please, how did you find that the sunset was at 16:56? Likewise, you forgot that the inside of the shrine to their god depicts the comet itself. https://medium.com/@crean/what-i-think-of-tenki-no-ko-67c7a0f23e1. Can anyone explain me what happened to mitsuha when she was in taki body first time ? But the sensation that I’ve lost something lingers for a long time after I wake up. And that interaction the teacher shared with the student shows that tasogare-doki has carried different translations with it throughout time. I’m so confused about why mitsuha noticed body switching in second time after seeing ‘who are you?’ that taki asked in first time. The comet whose center holds the shrine to their Musubi. Can you explain what was meant when the grandma said to taki(in mitsuhas body) “you’re dreaming”. I threw back a "Sorry!" Mudassar. Its hilt and off-edge was a dark metal, and its guard was decorated with a carving of a skull. Your privacy is important to us. Then comes the reswitch of the both of them happening after Taki drinks the wine offering which RECONNECTS him to the god and Mitsuha. Maybe, maybe not. That shrine and old documents were destroyed, and this is known as (The Great Fire of Mayugoro). I mean… Mitsuha was at work, but i wanna believe that they are together XD. Together, they recite these opening lines: “Once in a while when I wake up, I find myself crying. Second, the comet isn’t a time glitch. Mitsuha Miyamizu (宮水 三葉) is the female protagonist of Kimi no Na wa.. She is a 17-year old high-school student living in a small rural town called Itomori and is also a member of the Miyamizu family, where she participates in rituals for her family’s shrine to create kuchikamizake as a shrine maiden. Your think that mitsuha alive and therefore timeline changes… it’s wrong bcz if the timeline why he go to the itomori Village…. I know they wake up in each other’s bodies but Taki switched back into his body when he was awake in Mitsuha’s body. I assume the word was created because the Miyamizus once understood the importance of the spiritual connections they shared with others. When taki sees teshi and sayaka, in the cafe they’re planning their wedding(which doesnt just happen after your college) while taki has just finished his college/education. Because the instances where Taki switches bodies with Mitsuha is before the comet strikes her town, I think we can presume that she isn’t dead, which allows them to leave those feelings and memories within each other, no matter whose body they’re in (sort of like it’s engraved into their hearts). So even if Toshiki was Futaba’s spiritual connection, the fact that he abandons Miyamizu traditions keeps him from re-establishing his connection with her—unlike Taki, who visits the Miyamizu Shrine and retains his connection with Mitsuha even after she dies. Japanese: 君の名前は… Romaji: kimi no namae wa… English: Your name is… Analysis. And because she’s given the red yarn thread to Taki, she’s capable of maintaining this connection with her home even when she’s dead. He can sketch her hometown so well from memory that people recognize it as Itomori. At the same time, themes include compassion, curiosity, and empathy, and there's a clear message about what it really means to fall in love with someone. We found it impossible to watch the film until it got to the time of 6 first time we watched it which was recently. Anyways really wanna go visit some the locations if I ever get the chance to go to Japan. Here is an art print of Mitsuha and Taki from Kimi No Na Wa. Taki forgot Mitsuha because in the cave – the grandmother said “In exchange for returning to this world, you must leave behind what is most important to you.” At that moment in time, Mitsuha is what matters most to Tak and vice versa. Unknown to them however the god actually has the ability to to switch the consciousness of two people in different places of time as vaguely explained by the grandma when she, Taki (within Mitsuha’s body) and Yotsuha went to the shrine. Lots and lots of themes in this anime film. Animated drama about orphan is touching, unforgettable. And i assume that whole scene were happen in one day (morning-night). It's minty fresh, right." Despite its charm, success, and visceral power, Your Name has a very convoluted story that’s difficult to grasp, that has left many wondering if it’s a mess of a movie that doesn’t work. I saw it for the first time not long after acid and just the whole look of it is similar especially and the circle place they meet. There’s something missing. I’m always searching for something, for someone. Sends a message to kids that love is not superficial. But yeah, the term Kataware-doki isn’t really something to focus on, the phenomenon that happened when Mitsuha and Taki meets at the shrine is just another trick Musubi pulled off for the both of them. What makes them courageous and/or empathetic? Taki and Mitsuha understand nearly everything about each other because they've literally been each other. That’s the important task we at Miyamizu Shrine have.”. Just very interesting how me and the current girl I’m seeing are born on these dates. I’d prefer not having cameos if they don’t fit the world. Magnificent movie with scary creatures and a strong heroine. I have 4 questions regarding Your Name. Mitsuha Miyamizu(宮水 三葉,Miyamizu Mitsuha) is the female protagonist of Kimi no Na wa.. She is a 17-year old high-school student living in a small rural town called Itomori, and a member of the Miyamizu family, where she serves as a priestess in her family shrine. And because Mitsuha doesn't die in 2013, she is now able to live on. Your purchase helps us remain independent and ad-free.
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