Announced back in December 2015 and scheduled for an August 2016 debut, a new key visual has arrived for Kimi no Na wa, which translates as your name. We got the first trailer for it back then as well but it’s been pretty quiet since, which is how a lot of Japanese productions tend to run. Now a new key visual has surfaced for the work that plays off the post we got before a bit and adds a little more mood and atmosphere to things.
Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, Masashi Ando is on board as the animation director while Masayoshi Tanaka is handling the character designs. Animation is being produced by Comix Wave, as expected. The cast includes Ryunosuke Kamiki and Mone Kamishiraishi.
Plot concept: The story is set one month after a comet that has fallen for the first time in a thousand years in Japan. Mitsuba, a high school girl living in the countryside, wants to live in the city because she is tired of life in the country. Then, there’s Taki. He’s a high school student living in Tokyo with his friends while working as a part-timer at an Italian restaurant. He also has a strong interest for fine arts involving architecture. One day, Mitsuba dreams of herself as a young man. On the other hand, Taki also has a dream where he is a female student attending high school in the countryside. What’s the secret behind their dreams?
