Nov 24, 2016
Kimi no Na wa is beautifully animated coupled great original soundtrack to deliver a mediocre teens romance with generic unmemorable characters, story that is full of plot holes, poor re-hatched of unoriginal settings from other franchise, that overall tried so very very hard to pull the heart string of the viewers.
In short, the BIGGEST ANIME HYPE TRAIN of 2016.
This story might had worked if there were no Internet and smartphones in Japan at the time of the story's setting. With characters having access to Internet and smartphones; the story development of Kimi no Na wa became unconvincing and down right doesn't make
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sense. I won't go into much about it to avoid spoilers for people who have not watched it, but just keep Internet access in mind.
The story of Kimi no Na wa is basically a re-hatched of a (I hate to say it) a 2000 South Korean film "Il Mare". Yet, Il Mare was successful at interesting/logical story development (huge part due to shitty internet access during the year the story was set in), convincing romance, great soundtrack, great cinematography and shorter run time.
Overall, the reason that I somewhat enjoyed from Kimi no Na wa was because of its stunning animation and good soundtrack. If you take away those 2 things. It's just a poorly conceived teens romance story.
If you want a real tear-jerker of a love story anime teens romance, try Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) and forget about Kimi no Na wa.
Animation and music will continued to improve with technological advancements, but great stories are timeless. Mark my word, Kimi no Na Wa will not age well and will never become an all time masterpiece with half-baked try-hard teen love story.
Buy hey, if you just wanna see if what I said holds any truth just get on the HYPE TRAIN. I know I have LOL!!!!
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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