From the synopsis alone, you can tell that Kimi no Na wa Makoto Shinkai presenting typical story about a pair of young men and women that are difficult to meet. Kimi no Na wa tells Taki living in Tokyo and Mitsuha who lived in a village. When asleep, their bodies were both confused. This makes their life became chaotic as different behavior when exchanging body. Therefore, they both promised to take down all activities in order to maintain their lives.
Wherever possible I do not want to give spoilers so you can watch it with satisfaction. In terms of duration, the film is quite long that lasted 1 hour 46 minutes. Duration is longer than Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho and shorter than Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo. Even so, Makoto Shinkai seems to have learned from the films that he did before. Despite the long duration, pacing is much better this time so as to make the audience does not get bored.
Although this time duration is long enough, Shinkai using all their time efficiently to make you closer to Taki and Mitsuha. The story was submitted from each side of the character, so you know how life around each main character and how to exchange the body begins to affect their daily lives.
Thanks to this, Kimi no Na wa really bring a better story for Shinkai spend more time on the second main character so that the audience became more concerned with the fate of both of them, and wondered how the two of them at the end of this movie.
Handling character and pacing better story makes Kimi no Na wa become better than films previously Shinkai. Shinkai's works of the best known is the Hoshi no Koe, Byousoku 5 cm, and Kotonoha no Niwa. All three are more successful because of the shorter duration that are commonly handled by Shinkai. As for Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho and Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo less well-known. I think personally, the problem is in both films is the use of a less efficient way to make us care about the characters.
Quality Animation Unnecessary Doubtful
In addition to the story that makes you upset, anime is done by Makoto Shinkai is always an eye-candy. Of course Kimi no Na wa presents a very beautiful animation. Although the theme this time not rain like in Kotonoha no Niwa, Kimi no Na wa still bring rain scene is amazing. Character movement is very smooth, especially during a scene related to Mitsuha and village.
Despite presenting beautiful animation, image details are not forgotten. Each scene is clearly visible and you can identify all objects with ease. In fact, at the time at the end of his movie, my friends who come to watch know the area that he was near his office in Japan.
Verdict: Should Watch Again / 10
