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[orthodoxy1095]

Just after we found out that Your Name had become the highest grossing anime film of all time, now we find out the NA release date!

Funimation Films will open Makoto Shinkai's animated blockbuster and global pop culture hit ”Your Name." in North American theaters on April 7, 2017. The film will be released in both English-language Dub as well as the original Japanese-language with English subtitles.

Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai (”5 Centimeters Per Second," ”The Garden of Words"), ”Your Name." has already received critical acclaim and commercial success overseas, dominating the burgeoning Asian box office to quickly become the fourth highest-grossing film of all time released in Japan – behind only ”Spirited Away," ”Titanic" and ”Frozen." ”Your Name." has also since become the second highest-grossing Japanese animated film released in Japan, surpassing legendary works from Hayao Miyazaki including ”Princess Mononoke," ”Howl's Moving Castle" and ”Ponyo."

 

[sunshine and gasoline]

Too far away. D:

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Yo, that movie is pretty darn fantastic.

Very happy it seems to have done well in the Dublin cinema circuit, Lighthouse kept bringing it back.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Already saw it but im there immediately.

 

[Hypron]

April? Damn that's a long time. I saw it like 2 months ago.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

That's cutting it close to home/digital release, isn't it?

 

[kswiston]

That's cutting it close to home/digital release, isn't it?

Anime in the US is unlikely to break $5M total, so I doubt it matters.

 

[UberTag]

I'm kind of excited to see how the dub turns out.
Mike Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh essentially co-directed each other in the leading roles.

 

[chrisPjelly]

When the fuck did Funimation get an emoji in their logo?

 

[bigkrev]

Hope Funimation makes it as big a release as it's Dragonball movies. I hope I can just go to my local theater and see this

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Can anyone give me a synopsis? That image isn't giving me much hope that this is actually better than the Ghibli greats.

It looks like it's leaning a bit too hard into the "High School Drama" anime trope.

 

[New002]

Damn it why is it so far away

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

Can anyone give me a synopsis? That image isn't giving me much hope that this is actually better than the Ghibli greats.

Watched the trailer. Looked like Freaky Friday.

I'm sure that's woefully underselling it, but the trailer definitely didn't blow me away or present any crazy unique concepts.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Damn, thought it was gonna be March at latest.

 

[UberTag]

Can anyone give me a synopsis? That image isn't giving me much hope that this is actually better than the Ghibli greats.

Here's a link to the dub trailer if you want a general idea.

The general premise is this... two teenagers - Mitsuha, a girl living in a rural Japanese village and Taki, a boy living in urban Tokyo - are generally discontent with their lots in life. They begin to dream about each other's lives and, initially, think that it's something they've manufactured in their subconscious until they realize that they're switching places with one another.

Watched the trailer. Looked like Freaky Friday.

I'm sure that's woefully underselling it, but the trailer definitely didn't blow me away or present any crazy unique concepts.

Trailers are being intentionally obtuse because to give away more would really lessen the impact of seeing how the film unfolds.
Let me assure you, it is by no means as straightforward as it's making itself out to be.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Can anyone give me a synopsis? That image isn't giving me much hope that this is actually better than the Ghibli greats.

It looks like it's leaning a bit too hard into the "High School Drama" anime trope.

Country girl, unsatisfied with her life in the country swaps bodies with a boy that lives in Tokyo.

Way more to it than that, and honestly the body swap trope isn't actually a major focus.

 

[Aurongel]

So is this good or just anime good?

 

[ramyeon]

Watched the trailer. Looked like Freaky Friday.

I'm sure that's woefully underselling it, but the trailer definitely didn't blow me away or present any crazy unique concepts.

The trailer doesn't sell the film very well - they don't show much on purpose, the less you know going in the better.

Movie blew me away, would love to watch it again.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

So is this good or just anime good?

One of my favorite movies from last year overall.

 

[InfiniteBento]

Once those tickets go up, I will instantly nab them.

I must see this.

 

[Yekshemesh]

Would've been perfect for a Valentine's day release.

 

[jabuseika]

The hype for this has been so much, I expect nothing but disappointment when I finally see it.

 

[Timo]

Is the song in the trailer from the score? Its atrocious.

 

[ramyeon]

Is the song in the trailer from the score? Its atrocious.

I can't watch the trailer with sound at the moment, but the soundtrack is done by Japanese band RADWIMPS and is fantastic.

 

[Strimei]

Finally, about damn time.

Knowing how my luck plays out, I'm gonna have to drive at least two hours north or south to see it.

 

[evanmisha]

Is the song in the trailer from the score? Its atrocious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDSkFeMVNFs

One of the biggest songs of the year, you mean?

 

[Lord Azrael]

Nice, it's about damn time!

 

[UberTag]

So is this good or just anime good?

It's legitimately good. Just not vintage Miyazaki at the peak of his craft good. But then, what is?

 

[bgbball31]

Loved 5 Centimeters per Second, but haven't seen his other work. Hyped to see this.

Also, while looking around online at Your Name and Makoto Shinkai, I saw that 5 Centimeters per Second is FINNALY coming out on Blu-Ray here in the US. Thank goodness.

 

[Fireblend]

I saw it last month and thought it was pretty good. Not fantastic and IMO other recent movies like Wolf Children were more my thing, but I'm glad this is doing well.

 

[CrimsonSquall]

English Soundtrack: My Name is My Name by Pusha T

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Is the song in the trailer from the score? Its atrocious.

the song is brilliant you heathen.

 

[bengraven]

I'm sure it's great but I swear I hear "just became the highest grossing [insert anime, foreign, or domestic] film in Japan history" every couple of years.

 

[evanmisha]

I'm sure it's great but I swear I hear "just became the highest grossing [insert anime, foreign, or domestic] film in Japan history" every couple of years.

You can't have heard that about anime because this took the record from a film that came out in 2001.

 

[UberTag]

I'm sure it's great but I swear I hear "just became the highest grossing [insert anime, foreign, or domestic] film in Japan history" every couple of years.

Non-anime film? Sure. Frozen did that, after all.
But in terms of Japanese animation, Your Name is breaking records set by Spirited Away... and that film is 15 1/2 years old.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

I'm sure it's great but I swear I hear "just became the highest grossing [insert anime, foreign, or domestic] film in Japan history" every couple of years.

That seems unlikely since Your Name is breaking records that are more than 15 years old.

 

[shira]

Limited Imax release

 

[SexyFish]

I'm sure it's great but I swear I hear "just became the highest grossing [insert anime, foreign, or domestic] film in Japan history" every couple of years.

Yeah, I don't think you've been hearing that for anime.

 

[LProtag]

Man, that's far away. I was hoping it would be sooner.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Man, this tweet cracked me up:

shinkai, hunched over a bottle of vodka, sobbing. why didn’t they like the foot fetish anime. why did it have to the the time traveling one

lmaooo

 

[Valkerionseven]

Can anyone give me a synopsis? That image isn't giving me much hope that this is actually better than the Ghibli greats.

It looks like it's leaning a bit too hard into the "High School Drama" anime trope.

Yeah, its almost like its an anime/anime movie made in the last 15 years lol.

But its a very good movie. Trailer undersold the movie like a lot said. Even here in Japan the same thing happened, it was after tons of word of mouth that people realized "oh hey there is a bit more to this story." The general plot of boy and girl swapping bodies is more or less the first act and becomes more interesting from there. Also its definitely not a high school drama, very little of it is actually in or about high school.

I know the Ghibli riders are hard up to denounce anything that could be good, as good, or better than their precious films (even though Ghibli is filled with anime tropes too) but I would say this is definitely in the column of great anime films too, not like anything gets removed from the list of awesome movies if one gets added lol... though I'm starting to think most people assume life is just a top 10 list forever haha.

 

[daffy]

I'm glad i saw the Japanese dub. Nevertheless I'll probably snatch the bluray

 

[wwm0nkey]

Okay, now when do we get A Silent Voice as well?

 

[Hexxen-Panda]

I''ve got a couple of classmates from China that have already seen it and it really makes the waiting worse.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Amazing film. Didn't manage to catch in Cinemas while it was showing here in the UK, but luckily it was one of the in-flight movie choices when I was travelling to Japan a couple of weeks ago. So good.

 

[arigato]

Hmm, I may have to go see the film then.

 

[blakep267]

Normally I would've watched this already online but since everybody says it's so great I've been waiting for ages for a theater release. I'm not expecting it to be miyazaki good but hopefully it leaves me less angry than 5cm per second( talking about the ending and last segment. First 2 were cool)

 

[Busaiku]

Okay, now when do we get A Silent Voice as well?

Don't think it was licensed.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Don't think it was licensed.

well shit

 

[frontovik]

Guess I'll have the opportunity to see what all the buzz is about.