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This month Anime Fans have much to celebrate. Not only did Hayao Miyazaki say he was coming out of retirement. He said that he couldn’t resist on making…
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Review: Your Name
The newest film from acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai, Your Name, follows two teenagers on the edge of adulthood. A boy from Tokyo, Taki, wakes up in the body…


Review: Your Name
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#7 - "Your Name in April" - Discussion on Shinkai's Your Name.
[This episode was recorded on April 25th, 2017] Austin, Ryan, Andrew, and Tori talk about finally getting to see Your Name., it's impact on the anime community, how it stacks…


r#30 – your name.
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In this episode, Shaun takes a chance and asks Remington a very important question with the critically acclaimed, award-winning 2016 anime movie Kimi no Na wa, or, Your…


Book Review: your name.
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Makoto Shinkai Retrospective: your name.
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Anime Review #50: Your Name
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Horimiya – 02 – Your (First) Name.
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Universal Longing in Your Name
Have you ever had a pleasant dream that quickly faded from your memory after waking up? It leaves you with a kind of longing, without being able to…


Saturday Morning Movie: Your Name
A look at one of the most popular anime films of 2017.


ReLife: ‘Your Name’ fans, eat your hearts out
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I’m A Blogger Masochist?!?
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This just happened within the week, and honestly both startled me a bit along with stroking my very small blogger ego so I figured I would share. Not…
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your name.: The Official Visual Guide Review
With a behind-the-scenes look from Shinkai, voice actors, and more, your name.: The Official Visual Guide is highly recommendable to fans.


“Your Name.” is All of Our Names
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TOEI THIS SBS IS CALLING YOUR NAME
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Memory and Musubi in Your Name — lystlesse
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oe#1 – what makes “your name.” so popular?
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What’s In a Name: Chibiusa
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Million Tag
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Million Tag
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It’s a Mystery! The Mystery Blogger Award!
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A Few Recommendations on Recommendations and My Philosophy on Sharing Media
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OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #674) Your Name (Kimi no Na wa)
p> Shownotes :: (show 674) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Your Name (Kimi no Na wa), recorded live May 6th,…
Weathering with You is not the next "Your Name"
While I've personally been a Makoto Shinkai fan for a long time, his fame has skyrocketed since the release of Your Name, the second largest grossing anime film…


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This week I continue my next batch of posts for the East Meets West series, dedicated to comparing/contrasting anime and Western media of similar premises, and, based on a specific…


A New Name and A New Chapter
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Blogger Recognition Award
So I got nominated for this the other day by Irina, who also reminded me that Karandi had nominated me for the same award back in 2018 (which…
Sunshine Blogger Award
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