Why was "Your Name" so critically acclaimed and popular?

zal said:
Yeah, I agree. I believe a lot of the difference is in the amount of hype the different shows had since Makoto Shinkai wasn't as well known back then. Moreover there's also the fact that in Kimi no Na wa the couple actually ends up together which is a big + for many people, unlike 5 cm which might have left many people disappointed by the bittersweet ending.

Guranto-kun said:


Yup there are more, er I mean its more like ALL. You see ALL popular shows are like that, be it Anime, anime movies, Real life movies and TV series they're all Overrated and Garbage. < you always see this stuff in all popular shows and yes that includes Gintama, Mushishi and Natsume all overrated and garbage.

AssortedEmotions said:
It's got huge plot holes left and right. What's so good about it?

1. The largest plot hole by far was the idea that they wouldn't know that they were experiencing different times. Even three years is enough for technology, politics, and current events to change drastically, but more importantly, they're in school. Did everyone conveniently forget that you're required to put the date on every single paper you turn in? You'd think someone would notice that stuff they're invested in didn't exist or was already obsolete, and that the date was off (and by the way, in Japan the date is written on the blackboard, so "different culture" is no excuse). Utterly idiotic.

2. "Everything" to do with the other person conveniently vanishes when they show someone else. Why? If it's real, why did it disappear? But more importantly, why was it only the diaries? Their interactions with other people didn't go away. This is evidenced most clearly by the guy's "senpai" at work. What's up with that, huh?

3. People doubt the original evacuation announcement. You'd think that everyone would already start moving as soon as they heard there was a massive emergency, yeah? But even before it was interrupted, everyone was just, "Oh, we might die if we don't get moving. Better stand around." But then, even though nothing changed (talking to the mayor was unsuccessful, remember? She got kicked out, remember?), everyone evacuated just when things were getting desperate. And they all traveled several miles in 30 seconds. Huh.

And don't get me started on the characters' "growth" throughout the movie. Namely, there was none. At all. Aside from them "falling in love" and then forgetting within a few seconds, there was no change to their personality. And yet no-one noticed the huge, massive disparities between how they acted "normally" and how they acted when the other person was in control? Even though that stuff wasn't forgotten?

I dunno, it just feels like people read the "critics'" views on it (I'm not convinced the majority weren't bribed), saw that the director was famous (for similarly bad movies), and figured, "hey, it must be great! Let's ignore reality for a bit, stop thinking, and just get overly emotional at all the cheesy melodrama!"

Just pisses me off that garbage like this is rated so highly.

Guranto-kun said:
What's the point of this? ALL POPULAR SHOWS OR MOVIES ARE OVERRATED AND GARBAGE anyway.

Kuma said:

you mean series like
>FMA:b
>Steins;Gate
>Fate/Zero
>RE:Zero
>Shingeki no Kyojin
>Boku dake ga Inai Machi
>Prison School
>One Punch Man
>Psycho-Pass
>Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.
>Death Note
>Berserk
>Akame ga Kill!
>D.Gray-man
>Tokyo Ghoul
shows like this? yeah, agreed TBH...

AssortedEmotions said:
It's got huge plot holes left and right. What's so good about it?

1. The largest plot hole by far was the idea that they wouldn't know that they were experiencing different times. Even three years is enough for technology, politics, and current events to change drastically, but more importantly, they're in school. Did everyone conveniently forget that you're required to put the date on every single paper you turn in? You'd think someone would notice that stuff they're invested in didn't exist or was already obsolete, and that the date was off (and by the way, in Japan the date is written on the blackboard, so "different culture" is no excuse). Utterly idiotic.

2. "Everything" to do with the other person conveniently vanishes when they show someone else. Why? If it's real, why did it disappear? But more importantly, why was it only the diaries? Their interactions with other people didn't go away. This is evidenced most clearly by the guy's "senpai" at work. What's up with that, huh?

3. People doubt the original evacuation announcement. You'd think that everyone would already start moving as soon as they heard there was a massive emergency, yeah? But even before it was interrupted, everyone was just, "Oh, we might die if we don't get moving. Better stand around." But then, even though nothing changed (talking to the mayor was unsuccessful, remember? She got kicked out, remember?), everyone evacuated just when things were getting desperate. And they all traveled several miles in 30 seconds. Huh.

And don't get me started on the characters' "growth" throughout the movie. Namely, there was none. At all. Aside from them "falling in love" and then forgetting within a few seconds, there was no change to their personality. And yet no-one noticed the huge, massive disparities between how they acted "normally" and how they acted when the other person was in control? Even though that stuff wasn't forgotten?

I dunno, it just feels like people read the "critics'" views on it (I'm not convinced the majority weren't bribed), saw that the director was famous (for similarly bad movies), and figured, "hey, it must be great! Let's ignore reality for a bit, stop thinking, and just get overly emotional at all the cheesy melodrama!"

Just pisses me off that garbage like this is rated so highly.

TheAceofFuture said:

You really don't understand what ur saying. U should give examples rather than a child's rant...😒

Guranto-kun said:


Nah, I was just being sarcastic lol since you always see this kind of stuff in popular shows.