"Kimi no Na Wa (Your Name)" has been assembling a great deal of attention for its touching story and shocking visuals so much so that the film has been authoritatively put on the Oscar consideration list.
To date, the motion picture has officially earned more than 17.9 billion yen ($170 million) and has been on the top spot of the Japanese film industry rankings for right around three months since it's introduction in theaters, reports Forbes.
Penned and coordinated by Makoto Shinkai, it is a sci-fi dream story that rotates around the lives of Mitsuha Miyamizu and Taki Tachibana. One day the two all of a sudden wind up swapping bodies at interims and wind up encountering each other's lives.
Kimi no Na wa has shaken the anime world and is presently being considered for an Oscar. Picture nomination.
Shinkai expressed that quite a bit of his motivation for the story comes from the twelfth-century story "Torikaebaya Monogatari," which is around two siblings who show traits of the opposite sex.
By one year from now "Kimi no Na Wa" will be accessible to Western moviegoers through Funimation.
Kimi no Na Wa Poised to Overtake Spirited Away? https://t.co/K6rDIUB0jN #KiminoNawa #anime pic.twitter.com/uwu5ckQzYR
— Honey's Anime (@honeyfeedfm) November 12, 2016
Having "Kimi no Na wa" considered for an Oscar is a major occasion for anime as a medium. The animation is to a great extent considered by Hollywood as a category instead of a medium on its own right. It is likewise considered in the West as something implied just for youngsters. All things considered, minor thought for prominent honors is seldom.
I DID watch kimi no na wa *tries not to cry* *Cries a lot* pic.twitter.com/AvU9MLT5G0 — Raru Says (@accuratemotions) November 11, 2016
With works like "Kimi no Na Wa," and ideally more like it not far off, the animation may at long last be perceived as an undeniable narrating medium deserving of acknowledgment.
