Yes it is cheesy, yes it has teens as the main character, and yes it is in the Romance/Slice of Life genres. Though this movie takes those usually cut and dry mushy gushy cliques, and turns them on their head.
Characters
8.5/10
Though I loved this movie, there is only one place I see this lacking. It isn't because I hate the characters or anything, I actually love them. The only thing I can say about these characters, is that both the main characters are already good people all around with no need for character development. Yes both Mitsuha and Taki start off kinda disliking each other, but they do grow into loving the other and going to the great far and beyond. There isn't really a great antagonist either, besides Mitsuha's father whose just a grade-A asshole, but even he in his own way comes through in the end. That's the only downfall about the characters, is that all characters, main and supporting, are just great people. But that's another thing that makes it wonderful is how all the characters come together for one of the greatest plot twists and endings of all time.
Art
9/10
Oh my god, this is probably some of the best work to come from Makoto Shinkai. I've seen all of his films, but this is just a whole other level. Backgrounds in almost every shot is like it's own moving painting. Especially since many of the areas are drawn after actual places in Japan. While Makoto Shinkai did all of the directing and such, Masayoshi Tanaka did his BEST work in character design. His work in both Anohana, another favorite of mine, as well Waiting in Summer, are brilliant, but this one takes it. All of the characters, despite not having crazy colored hair all look drastically different from each other. He matches their design to who they are as characters perfectly. This whole movie is just a eyegasm.
Sound
9/10
If you have seen this movie, you know now that every time you hear any of the soundtrack from this movie, it will take you back to that place all over again. Your Name was fully composed by lead singer and songwriter of Radwimps, Noda Yojiro. Though he hasn't really been involved in any other anime works as of yet, his debut as a head composer is nothing but brilliant.
Zenzenzense, Supākuru, and Nandemonaiya are a perfect head set piece for this movie. I am so glad that Tananka requested Yojiro, because I feel like no one could have blended all the vibes, feelings, as well as the art into the sound as well as these two men.
Story
8.5/10
Your Name starts off like any other romance drama with a scifi twist. Yes it can be kinda smothered in cliques at times, but it does one thing that other in this drama doesn't. It gives us a plot twist as well as a good ending. While many of the scientific aspects of this movie are left unanswered at the end, at the same time we really don't want to know why all of it happened, just that we are so happy that it did. You have a typical body switchers romance comedy, but unlike usual plots similar this both Taki and Mitsuha are fully aware of the other very early on. I know what you're thinking, "why don't they just go find each other after they switch back," well thats where the glorious plot twist comes in and makes it wayyyy less simple then it previously seemed. Plus unlike 5 Centimeters Per Second, let's just say they both turn around.
Enjoyment/Overall
9.5/10
This is one of those movies that will make you laugh, and cry all at once. You'll be so sad at times just hoping this will end well, and you'll be so happy that it does! It'll make you want more but, at the same time it'll make you feel completely satisfied with everything.
