De Jesus, Arrhys Mccoy

Your Name (Kimi no Na wa): Technical Review

Kimi no Na wa, localized as Your Name is a Japanese anime film

directed, written, cinematographed, and edited by Shinkai Makoto, based on
his own novel of the same name. It was animated by CoMix Wave Films. It
tells a story between Miyamizu Mitsuha, from Itomori and Tachibana Taki,
from Tokyo as they switch bodies intermittently.
The film takes on a grounded approach in style despite taking on a
fantasy-like narrative. As I watched the movie, I was amazed by the beautiful
sceneries digitally painted to look alive, which completely took over the
movie. It was a cohesive world despite taking place across time and space.
There was no distinct difference between the movies rural and urban sets.
The animation of the characters seemed fluid in a sense that the flow
of the animation appeared continuous. Theres a solid number of frames per
second animated to the brim. Details for the settings, characters and every
asset was completely in mind as the proper animations of everything seen in
the film was accounted for. I also believe that there was a fair use of CG
animation for inanimate objects to make them more solid and whole.
In terms of production, there is also an astonishing selection of music.
An energetic selection of songs playing as you watch the films montages
that took you to the characters emotions and perceptions, and a set of
soothing and mystical music to accompany the events of the lives and
experiences of Mitsuha and Taki did nothing but added to the quality and
wholeness of the movie.
Overall, Kimi no Na wa takes a wonderful story and takes its viewers
through it slowly so that they can marvel at every scene which is carefully
made and designed to make them feel as if they are within the narrative
itself as an observer. With its stunning visual artwork, mystifying plot and
compelling music score, Kimi no Na wa or Your Name is definitely one of the
greatest animated film that graced our screens.