SUMMARY OF ANIME

Yuuji is a genius at track and field. But he has zero interest running around in circles, he’s happy as a clam in the Occult Research Club. Although he’s only in the club for kicks, things get serious when a real spirit shows up at school! Life’s about to get really strange in Sugisawa Town #3 High School!

STORY IN SORT

The Jujutsu Kaisen chapters are collected and published by Shueisha, with sixteen tankōbon volumes released as of June 2021. The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers in order to kill a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna, of whom Yuji becomes the host.

SUMMARY OF Death-Note

Light Yagami (Tatsuya Fujiwara) is a normal, undistinguished college student -- that is, until he discovers an odd notebook lying on the ground. He soon discovers that the notebook has magic powers: If someone's name is written on it while the writer imagines that person's face, he or she will die. Intoxicated with his new godlike power, Light kills those he deems unworthy of life. But a mysterious detective known only as L (Ken'ichi Matsuyama) becomes determined to put a stop to his reign.

STORY

The story follows Light Yagami, a teen genius who discovers a mysterious notebook: the "Death Note", which belonged to the Shinigami Ryuk, and grants the user the supernatural ability to kill anyone whose name is written in its pages.

STORY IN SORT

Several fragments of a comet fall through the sky. Most of them won’t collide with Earth, but one breaks off and hurtles directly towards the town of Itomori. Soon, everybody there will die. The parents, the children, the teachers, the politicians, the businessmen will all be gone.
And that includes Mitsuha Miyamizu.
During these opening moments of Your Name (Kimi no Na wa), we don’t realize Mitsuha is going to die. All we know is that Mitsuha and Taki Tachibana, despite not knowing each other and being miles away from one another, have somehow bonded over this celestial event that has captivated Japan. Together, they recite these opening lines:
“Once in a while when I wake up, I find myself crying. The dream I must have had I can never recall. But the sensation that I’ve lost something lingers for a long time after I wake up. I’m always searching for something, for someone. This feeling has possessed me I think from that day when the stars came falling. It was almost as if a scene from a dream. Nothing more, nothing less than a beautiful view.”
Your Name comets Toho Immediately, Your Name opens with a cryptic, ambiguous scene—a trend that will continue throughout. Despite its charm, success, and visceral power, Your Name has a very convoluted story that’s difficult to grasp, that has left many wondering if it’s a mess of a movie that doesn’t work.
I’ve spent hours cycling through the questions people have posted about this movie, and yes indeed, there is PLENTY of crazy stuff to explain (which I’ll do) in this movie. But before I get into explaining the plot of Your Name, let’s remember that opening quote from Mitsuha and Taki and what it represents. Because understanding the movie’s intentions will help shape how we make sense of its complicated parts.

What is Your Name about?

I think it’s very easy to get wrapped up in the logic of Your Name’s narrative. Naturally, you want to pick apart every story development and plot hole to find out if the story’s foundation is sound. If a moment steps outside the movie’s logical structure? It triggers something in your brain. You start to focus on plot details, like how the Red String of Fate functions, or how Mitsuha’s and Taki’s realities could possibly intersect when they live three years apart, or how drinking kuchikamizake connects the two teenagers.
Essentially, you could become so enraptured with what all those elements represent on a rational level that we ignore the emotional core. So while many people on the Internet have attempted to explain the coherence of the plot, I think it’s essential to also include the human elements of the story. Like, what does this movie say about you and me? About the experience of finding love?
And our key insight into what Your Name is about? That quote from the beginning of the movie. Right off the bat, we’re introduced to two people who feel a connection to someone else…but don’t know who that someone is. There’s an emptiness both Taki and Mitsuha feel. There’s something missing. They are incomplete. They are, in that quote, expressing their desire to find their better half. To find love.
Toho Mitsuha and Taki’s description of what they feel when those comets fall through the sky isn’t specific, or logical, or definite—it’s ambiguous, and cryptic, and enigmatic. Love isn’t something you can explain, but it’s something you feel. And Your Name treats that feeling as an ethereal one. Love is not bound by space or time, but instead by the individuals who are inextricably connected no matter where they are.
I think this is an important mindset to have heading into a plot explanation of the movie. Because while all of the confusing plot elements of Your Name can be explained, I believe they gain power and even more meaning when we can connect those explanations to Mitsuha and Taki’s desire to find love—a feeling we can all empathize with.

A quick plot summary of Your Name

SUMMARY OF Death-Note

Hodaka runs away from home to chase a light – a light that brings him to Hina. Someone who has just experienced a recent tragedy that is life-altering and makes it seem the rain overhead, and darkness the clouds brings, are very fitting for her mood. But, she too sees a light and ventures to where it lands on the top of a condemned building. It is there when she finds herself praying at a small shrine and finding herself becoming a sunshine girl. Now, what is a sunshine girl? Well, it means when Hina prays, the rain that has lasted over Tokyo for over 2 months dissipates. However, when it comes to Hodaka, Hina is less of a sunshine girl because of a mysteriously inherited power and more so for being a light in what he portrays to be a rather dark life. Though, no matter who you ask, there is the vibe he is just being dramatic

Review

I absolutely loved this movie. I normally don't write reviews, however, this was just too good to pass up. First of all, one of the things that made this movie so amazing was the BEAUTIFUL animation. All of the scenes were well done and when the camera pans over the whole city, I felt my heart yearn with desire. I wanted to live in this kind of world, with the beautiful sky, detailed buildings, and soft, colorful light reflecting off every turn and corner. Oh, what I would give to experience just one of those clips. You can really tell the effort and costs that went into this masterpiece. The scenery was breathtaking and the sky was done extra well, as this movie focuses on weather. Second of all, the plot. The simple, beautiful, youthful plot. This makes you want a love story just like this, with unique characters and chance encounters. Not only was it well thought out, it really left you guessing here and there on what would happen next. One moment you're wondering how they're going to sleep, and the next how they're going to escape the police! Simple as it was, you must admit that sometimes it left you in shock. I really enjoyed Makoto's earlier film, Your Name, as it had such a rich and complex plot. Each character was well thought out, and their interactions were so cute. I had very high expectations for Weathering with You, and they exceeded them with scores off the roof. Although the plot was simpler, it's still such a sweet, magical, and simple love story. It really teaches you about love, and how people would do anything for their significant other and a chance to be with them forever. When watching this, I was totally drawn to Hodaka and how he acted towards the end. I found myself cheering him on, praying he would save Hina. The movie makes you really feel as if you were him, and I absolutely loved that. This movie will make you cry, laugh, and shout, which I find amazing since not many movies can really make YOU react. I also want to mention the soundtrack. The songs are so beautiful and work so well with every scene. All the buildup and beat drops really added to the complexity of the quality of this production. I specifically liked it when Hodaka saw Hina at the end, and the music got more upbeat. It's a beautiful way to end a movie, and without this incredible soundtrack, the movie would not be nearly as well made as it is. Often times I find that many movies and shows' potentials are wasted with the trash soundtracks, however this movie took full advantage of the music and used it to the fullest. It's the same with Your Name, the music producer did an amazing job with it. Like with Your Name, I felt a serious emptiness in myself when the movie finished. The ending was absolutely amazing, leaving us off on a sweet note as we are told everything would be alright. In Your Name, they also left off on a similar note. We are forced to assume everything will work out, and for me, I'm obsessed with these kinds of endings. In the end, this movie was totally worth watching. When it first came out, I was kind of reluctant to watch it, because I heard that it didn't compare to Your Name. But let me tell you this- you can't even compare the two. They are just so beautiful in different ways, I couldn't say which one I liked better. The graphics, storyline, animation, beautiful scenery, complex characters, and soundtrack are what make this a 10/10 all in the end. Please watch it! You won't regret it :)