Your Name Reaction Part 1 

At 32:00 , to explain it in case you guys didnt catch it, there are many ways to address yourself in Japanese. ‘watashi' when used informally(with friends) is usually perceived as being feminine. He (or ig she) follows it up with 'watakushi' which is an extremely polite version of watashi hence not suitable to use between friends. 'boku' and 'ore' are typically used by men, however, 'ore' sounds more rough and hence is more suitable to be used informally. Thats why he was getting weird looks from his friends at that part as since he always uses the informal and masculine 'ore', it's weird for him to use 'boku' and even weirder for him to use polite and more feminine terms with his friends.

So all the cultural aspects of things like the sake are accurate. You can make sake that way, but it's not generally sold, it's more of a ceremonial thing. Mitsuha does mention that making it herself would break the Liquor Tax Law, and that's because Japan's liquor tax laws are incredibly strict. Homebrewing is basically illegal, and it's incredibly hard to get a license as a small brewer. It used to be you had to make something like 2 million liters a year to get a license, but it has eased up in recent years. Also worth noting that it's easier to tell who is Mitsuha and who is Taki in Japanese, because Mitsuha has a pretty strong country dialect that is fairly distinctive and out of place in Tokyo. At 32:00 the exchange they have is about Mitsuha!Taki's personal pronouns, because the way you say "I" varies in Japanese depending on the context of the situation and your own identity. In order she uses: Watashi - Fairly common but a little on the formal and unfamiliar side, and also a bit more female-coded, but also sort of considered like the default. If you're talking to a stranger or someone you don't know very well, it's common to use this. But if you're among friends, it's more common for females to use it as their 1st person pronoun than males. Watakushi - She misunderstands their problem with her pronoun and immediately thinks, "Oh, I wasn't being respectful enough" so she switches to the humble 1st person pronoun, watakushi. This is what you say to a customer in a very formal situation, or someone above you that you're expected to be very respectful towards. Definitely not something to call yourself to your friends. Boku - Male-coded 1st person pronoun, usually younger males, fairly polite. It wouldn't be out of place for someone Taki's age to call himself Boku. But they're still like, "No, that's not how *you* refer to yourself." Ore - This is highly masculine, informal, impolite, rough, and kind of like what someone who thinks they're a little tough might say. Mitsuha is a little surprised that he calls himself "Ore", given that she's more respectful, polite, and proper. If I were to try to translate into English, imagine if she was talking about her friends, and her progression went from "Friends" to "Chums" to "Buddies" to "Bros".

I'm Japanese, but there are many old cultures and customs that remain in rural areas, especially in the western part of Japan, and I think the author chose to depict that.

Lydia going wild with the Adam edits 😂🤣😂

A few things without spoilers: I love you guys experiencing, that animation isn't a genre--it's a medium. Anime in particular is viewed through such a specific lens in Western culture, and I cannot begin to tell y'all at this channel how much I appreciate the venture into these movies!! It's such a unique expression/art-form and deserves the appreciation that you have certainly given it. So in short, anime is the medium and it contains different genres. About the questions about the significance of the red hair ribbon, its symbolic. It's called the Red Thread of Fate. Here is a bit from wiki; "It is commonly thought of as an invisible red cord around the finger of those that are destined to meet one another in a certain situation as they are "their true love"." And yes, the cultural references are real. I’m no expert on the topic, and I’m sure someone will fill you in, but even if it’s not the same as regular sake, you can actually buy this traditional sake that is produced in the shown ceremony!

Man, I remember seeing this movie, I assumed it was one of these typical boring romance movies, but then I decided to actual gave it a chance and was amazed by the amount of symbolism, and taught me the importance of love.

In Japanese culture, a red ribbon represents fate. It's a motif that shows up in a lot of media, and this movie is a prime example

The Japanese side of my family runs a temple, and they live in a house attached to the temple. So yes, it isn't uncommon!

34:27 Lydia 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 great editing!!! love this movie a lot. It was fun watching both of your reactions trying to figure out the story, I was like that too first time watching it.

omg what a xmas treat! Thank you so much Sarah and Adam :D

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REACTING TO MORE ANIME MOVIES AAAAAA I LOVE YOU GUYS!! YOU REALLY MAKE MY DAY BRIGTHERR

by far my favorite makoto shinkai film and my favorite overall anime movie sheesh your recommendation selection is kinda on point. spy family, your name, and the goat haikyuu gotta be one of the most solid lineups i ever seen

glad you guys saw this movie... one of my favorites

Aww sweet.. I really like this one.. thanks Sarah for this video.. Happy holidays! 😊

After watching Sarah's reaction to Run with the Wind, I was expecting Sarah's answer at 38:13 (how would you handle the toothpick customer) to be no less than "violence 🥰" Lydia was spot on with the edit haha

Sarah and Adam's reaction video and I think the love story goes well together. I can get very emotional too. Enjoy the animation during the holiday season. kuchi-kami-zake was made in ancient times, at least 1,000 or 2,000 years ago. Nowadays, it is safe to drink it because it is made from yeast under strict hygienic control. Some rituals have survived to modern times only in form, but they were not intended for sale. from japan.

Next one:silent voice ?

The Red Ribbon ties into the heart of the entire film, so that explanation will wait until the end! The cultural aspects are absolutely dead on, so much so that Mitsuha and Yotsuha's Shinto dance is modeled after actual shine priestess' dances.

this movie is one of my top 4 movies! i cry every time i watch it

OPE, I had to edit my comment, I was writing it while watching and commenting some things that tie into later parts of the movie based on your questions. I removed them when I got to the very end and you said no spoilers! I'm so glad you guys watched this! I LOVE this movie, and it is so immaculately made. There are zero wasted scenes in it. There is a fantstic level of internal consistency and foreshadowing in the early parts of the movie that makes rewatching it really satisfying. Were they living in the shrine? Yes. There are families that still live in and maintain some shinto shrines to my knowledge, though it is much less common than it used to be. What's up with the recurring red cord? The "red strand of fate" is a common trope in Japanese storytelling, symbolizing to lovers tied together by fate. Adam is also right that it ties into the cords they were making in the previous scene. When Mitsuha screams about wanting to be a boy in Tokyo, she does so standing in the Torii Gate. These gates are found at the entrance of most shrines and symbolize crossing the boundary between the mundane and the sacred. Very fitting for the theme of the movie. Kuchikamizake (the sake from chewing rice) was a real thing, though I don't believe it's particularly done anymore. According to wikipedia, it was still used in some Shinto rituals through the 1930s. So it is perhaps a little bit of a stretch that it's still happening in this movie, but they ARE in the boonies as they say. Looking forward to parts 2 and 3, and Merry Christmas!

Your Name was what first introduced me to the band Radwimps, they're the ones doing all the music in this film, as well as the other Makoto Shinkai (the director)'s films. This one is so incredibly beautiful in it's storytelling, its visuals, it still makes me emotional whenever I hear any of the songs from the soundtrack. I also had the privilege to see the band live a few months ago and I pretty much almost cried when they started playing the title song from here 😅 After this I really hope you both would consider reacting to Suzume which is the latest Makoto Shinkai film. That one was also incredibly gorgeous and knocked the wind out of me when i watched it

Hi Sarah, Hi Adam. The director for this film Makoto Shinkai is my all time favourite filmmaker and has a body of work stretching over 20 years. I really hope you end up enjoying the whole of Your Name and maybe even watch some of his other films too. If there is a wandering Shinkai fan who finds this comment and might not be familiar with his work with video games, please check out the opening videos for ‘ef: a fairy tale of the two’. They are unbelievably well made for being made over 15 years ago.

34:24 best edit ever 😂

Your Name is one of my favorite movies. It's an all-time great, and I'm so happy for your reaction to it! Looking forward to all of it!

Thank you for your reaction！ Can't wait the next part ☆u☆

When this movie was made i was little and i didn't know what was going on in the movie when I went to watch it in japan but now when I watch it again I realized this is a master piece and one of my favorite movies

Currently sitting through a 10hr layover in Korea but you two literally made this layover so much more bearable. Sending you so much love!

Yessss such a bloody good film and was actually my first anime ive ever watched and started me on my journey

omg yes, one of my all time faves

31:42 fun voice actor's facts; tsukasa's va is suna's and the other friend's va is kageyama's!!

這部是我最愛的動畫電影，很高興你們選擇看了它

'Your Name' is loosely related to "Garden of Words' which is one of my most favorite films. I hope you can give that a chance someday too. It has a more mature theme and less fantastical.

One of the best animated movies ever

I really wanted to two to see this movie so I’m extremely happy!

I wouldn't say those are the 'highest' grade of sake, it's more like one of the most 'traditional' ways of making alcohol in human history. It was definitely a real thing in some cultures.

seeing this movie in theater hit different i still remember"MADA KONO SEKAI WA" in my brain

can't wait the next part

I love your name it is such a great movie

gonna watch this while waiting for haikyuu ep18 reaction 🥰

Ahhh I'm so glad to see this upload! This is one of my favourite movies. I will echo some other people in the comments here and agree that I would also love to see you react to A Silent Voice!

Holaaaaa!!!!! Siiiiii!!!! La reacción que estaba esperando!!!!! ❤❤❤ Saludos Sarah y Adam 🎉 🫶

Merry Christmas 🎄 I already want part 2! It's time to go rewatch it, lol I love the thought process and predictions!

In Asia Rice alcohol is pretty common, in the movie for sure its more about the tradition but i can speak of India, you can rice alcohol in Kashmir region its common of course it not made the way they show in the movie but yeah fermented rice alcohol

This is actually my first anime movie and so happy it was

I need the other parts of this reaction ASAP

One of my favorite. The music and the visuals are just amazing. Not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet but anime films tend to have a higher budget than regular anime tv shows, so the animation and visuals are absolutely top notch. Also, I hope this gets Sarah more interested in the romance genre of anime because there’s a ton of great romance anime out there.

With this dropping on Christmas, I believe I can now safely say that Sarah is Santa. Thanks for that, it brought a huge smile to my face!

Part 2 lets go today please 😙

Great reaction, if you want to go somewhere else completly, I recommend Perfect Blue by Satoshi Kon. That would make you familiar with probably the 3 most popular anime director (Miyazaki, Shinkai, Kon).

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to you both! This movie is an all time great. Just so, so good.

🙌🏻🙌🏻 Amazing Christmas surprise! Happy Holidays Sarah and Adam!

Haha. As soon as Taki touched her chest after frantically waking up I immediately knew where the story was going on my first watch. But that's what decades of anime watching will do to ya.

34:24 I can't help but laugh too hard at this

Welcome to our world !

It's happening people!

I think you loved this! It`s a very good movie! And Lydia was on fire in this editing!!!!

Need the next ep ASAP😭

YES!!! this movie is AMAZING, I'm so glad you guys are reacting to it!

PERFECT! JEEEZ it will be hard to wait a whole week haha ToT But I am SOOOOO happy to see you guys reacting to this. I am sure others already answered your questions, so I only have one hope, that you also like the animation! The sceneries in this movie are out of this world! This story was made by SHINKAI MAKOTO, who works under (or who is a student kindof?) Miyazaki. He is called the next Miyazaki to be honest, I see a lot of reference to this, this is how good are these movies, that he made, and we all hope, this is just the beginning. Alright, I will just wait patiently, thank you for reacting to this masterpiece!

I was here on yt trying to pass time and baaam What a Christmas surprise !! Theories coming from Sarah and Adam !!!😊 This movie is so beautiful

as always great reaction pleas also check "garden of words" it's from the same studio as your name and it fantastic

omggg i didnt expect to see Your Name on this channel but it's such a welcomed surprise!

31:18 "I'd be a little more freaked out, never being in a big city before" Japanese culture has a different attitude toward children's independence than US. There were only 853 murders in Japan in 2022, versus 21,500 in the US. Unlike American helicopter parents, Japanese parents encourage their children to go on trips alone. In Japan, thousands of kids as young as 6 take the train by themselves into Tokyo to school every day, changing trains at Shinjuku, the busiest train station in the world: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JD6razeczwY.html We in the US used to allow kids to learn self reliance too, in the good old days before the NRA, the Republican party and Smith & Wesson turned our country into a shooting range.

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Omg I remember watching your name several times growing up and then excitedly look for the theories behind the movie. IT WAS SO GOOD😭

MERRY CHRISTMAS THIS IS AN AMAZING PRESENT

I hate it how sountracks were muted cause they're also an added feels but i totally understaaandd. Ahhhhh next part please

Howl's moving castle, please react to the animated movie 🙏

Makoto Shinkai is the the best!! I think his style and stories are completely different from Miyazaki - as you watch more of their movie you'll get to realize their characterss

how does he do it

They didnt say it until the end of the video, so anyone typing comments mid-video: they are splitting it into 3 parts and will finish it later. Please don't post ANY spoilers in the comments. They have not finished yet.

Do A Silent of Voice please!!

14:38 If you want to get into the anime world mindset where different things can happen, you'd want to go for something like a Satoshi Kon movie (Perfect Blue and Paprika being especially notable). They are very different from most of what you'd get outside of the medium (as well as being different from most of what you get from other anime), and very much a trip, lol

YOU SAID SURPRISE AND I HAD A FEELINGGGGG

next silent voice !!

hmmmmm try Hajime No Ippo.. good series, lots of laughs

We need haikyu couple reaction

I highly recommended “Howl's Moving Castle” Its so good movie , i think you guys will love it , pls react it

One word: YYEEEEEEEAAAAAHH! *scream internally, what a good surprise 😆😆😆*

Hope you will watch SUZUME！ It is from the same director❤

Too surprising ❤

I hope you continued on and didn't break the movie up for your watching of it. Also I know you have to cut the sound at certain points for copyright stuff but it would be nice if on the editing side if you added subtitles for what y'all said during those periods.

Silent voice next?!? 🧐

Nice, Zom 100 just dropped the season finale and right after I see a new reaction here

THE romance film btw

I highly recommend “A Silent Voice” as the next anime movie to watch. Literally my favorite anime movie and just movie in general of all time. Everything about it is just a masterpiece and truly breathtaking. Fair warning though, it gets really sad and talks about a heavy subject but it handles it in such a beautiful way. Even if you don’t do a video reaction, I just highly recommend you watch it personally just for your own enjoyment.

why don't she create a patreon?

This is the best movie.

i am old anime fan I Recommend princess mononoke and a silent voice BERSERK: GOLDEN AGE ARC I - THE EGG OF THE KING , or grave of the fireflies 🙏🙏 all This anime really popular among anime fan 🙂 And I’m sure your boyfriend will love it Especially BERSERK: GOLDEN AGE ARC I - THE EGG OF THE KING

1:14 I don’t think anyone can blame you for the pronunciation, a lot of people get confused by it. Studio Ghibli is pronounced with a soft G (written in Japanese as ジブリ - which is jiburi). But the studio itself is named after a wind in the Sahara, which is an Arabic word pronounced with a hard G (which is why there is an H in the spelling). So anyone wanting to be enough of a pedant could really argue for either if they wanted to.

PLS watch next the silent voice

I haven't seen this yet, but I humbly request a future reaction to "A silent voice" :)

Wait, how is part 1 so short and over already!

Boh the baby from Spirited away has the same VA as Taki.

The sisters is Miko Check it out !

Please watch Tenki No Ko (Weathering With You)😭🙏🏽

omg you should definitely watch a silent voice!!!!

they switched, but the film just show a little shot when taki became a girl you will listen someone said " you are wired yesterday", taki played as a boyly girl a day then returned

Why do a silent voice fans always feel the need to recommend that movie to EVERY Your Name reaction? I’ve seen it and it was okay but is never comparable to Your Name. It’s like recommending an espresso to someone who was trying out and reacting to ramen 🤷‍♂️

Oh God, the Gender Conspiracy AND Time Traveler theories at the beginning sent me.