It’s been nine years since Your Name (Kimi no Na wa) dropped and completely blew our minds in the best possible way. And yet, somehow, we are still talking about it like it just came out. We’re still rewatching the same scenes, listening to Radwimps on loop, and getting all teary-eyed over the ending like we’re back in 2016. But for real, why is that?

I mean, yeah, the animation is next level, and the soundtrack? Totally spot on. But when the wow factor wears off, there’s something way deeper going on, something that hits you right in the feels. I wasn’t sure about it at first either, but now I completely understand. Let’s talk about it.

Your Name is not about the Sci-fi, it’s about the love

Honestly, if you really think about it, Your Name is this crazy combination of genres. Teenagers randomly swapping bodies?...