"Your Name": A Masterclass in Animation

Rating: 10/10 (9 March 2019)

"Your Name" is the latest film of Japanese writer-director Makoto Shinkai. This is definitely the greatest anime of all time, and to earn that title it had to beat other superb films, for example "Wolf Children". This movie is addictively compelling the whole way through due to the storyline's constant direction change and thematical elements.
The story begins with Mitsuha, a girl living in a small Japanese town. She finds life miserable there, so on one night she wishes to swap bodies with a handsome Tokyo boy. The following day, that very thing happens inexplicably with a boy named Taki.
The animation in this film is just simply beautiful. You could see that with every frame, the animators articulately put everything on screen with such care that it felt almost as if it were in real life. There's also a time lapse scene, which would've been really difficult to execute, but the way it is shown it's as if the animators did it with ease. The storyline is one of the best in movie history; completely unpredictable, clever and you could really invest in the characters it documented. The whole way through the story gets better and better, to the point where you're lusting for more. And the ending beautifully concludes the rest of this excellent film due to its shock and emotion.
"Your Name" is the ultimate animated film ans shows anime at its true best. It's a spectacle everybody needs to see, even if you don't like anime. Incredible animation, excellent soundtrack and a near-flawless script make "Your Name" a masterclass in animation.
Rating: 9.7/10
Grade: A+