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Shousetsu—Kimi no Na wa.
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小説 君の名は。

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Mitsuha, a high school girl living in a small town in the mountains, has a dream that she’s a boy living in Tokyo. Taki, a high school boy in Tokyo, dreams he’s a girl living in a quaint little mountain town. Sharing bodies, relationships, and lives, the two become inextricably interwoven—but are any connections truly inseverable in the grand tapestry of fate?

Written by director MAKOTO SHINKAI during the production of the film by the same title, your name. is in turns funny, heartwarming, and heart-wrenching as it follows the struggles of two young people determined to hold on to one another.

Source: Yen Press

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Genres
Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance Supernatural Tragedy
Locations
Countryside Food & Drink Restaurant Religious Sites Shrine
Asia
Japan Japan Tokyo
Themes
Single Parent Folklore Japanese Folklore
Time Period > Period Piece
Late Modern & Contemporary 21st century
Occupations
Shrine Maiden Part-Time Job
Relationship
Childhood Friends
Family
Siblings Sisters
Character Traits > Attractiveness
Beautiful Female Lead Handsome Male Lead
Narrative Tropes
Searching for Someone Dead Family Member Time Skip In Final Chapter/Epilogue Love Tropes Past Encounter Storytelling Techniques Multiple POVs
Character Change
Body Swapping Gender Bender
Plot Structure
Non-Linear Storytelling Time Manipulation Time Travel