The movie definitely made me cry. Japan is absurdly good at adapting media that is clearly based on real places with tragedies in japan (such as the suicide forest, and is obviously the base for fatal frame maiden of black water).

I love the way Your Name presents this theme. To Taki's friends and almost everyone else in Japan (outside of Itamori), they can only see the numbers and statistics, and maybe, feel sorry for the 500+ people who lost their lives and hundreds or thousands more who were displaced. Taki cares much more because Mikasa, her family, her friends, teachers, classmates, are real people to him, he can, or could at one time at least, put faces, voices, mannerisms, likes and dislikes, to names on the list of those who perished on that day.

I remember about the 2011 earthquake and tsunami!! It was devastating to see the damage happening to Japan. Lots of the debris from Japan have been showing up on the beaches on the west coast especially the boueys. Fun fact, my grandma lived in Japan in the mid 1950s while my great grandpa was stationed there.

Oh, my god. This video is amazing. I would like to see Your Name but I keep forgetting due to other things. Also, nice psychology analysis.

This video honestly deserves way more views then it currently has cause damn this is a phenomenal breakdown for the movie. Amazing work Axel!

Really awesome video. I love this movie, and had no idea it was inspired by the tsunami tragedy so directly -- I thought it was like many animes that take inspiration from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Thank you for explaining Pyschic Numbing and Compassion Collapse. I'm a history B.A. as well, and absolutely love your knowledge and background in your analysis. *chefs kiss*

I already knew this video was going be heartfelt because it's Your Name and educational because it's from you, but after watching I not only feel enlightened as to what the story was truly trying to convey but also how major events effect people different, that 1 vs a million example was perfect I would definitely do more to help an individual vs trying to help a million

I watched this movie for a class in uni once and an alternate take is that its less about disaster itself, but more so about Japans demographic collapse (especially in rural communities which are essentially disappearing). The idea that an entire village can be emptied of people and no one in Tokyo bats an eye, or even cares past the sentimentality of the situation is vivid in the film. Mitsuha's village is dying, she wants to move to the city like many young Japanese growing up in the countryside, leaving the old to rot. This has left thousands of towns with centuries of traditions, it's no coincidence Mitsuha is a Shrine Maiden, have disappeared and been left abandoned in Japan. Either way I find both interpretations don't really conflict and maybe a bit of both are present in the film.

After this happened, I remember my secondary school made an announcement during an assembly. At the time we were encouraged to read more books and take questionnaires on them, but now they said that money would be sent to charities who were helping with the disaster relief in Japan. I was already enjoying doing that, but now I had even more a reason because I would be benefiting both myself and others. Just a few months later, a series of riots that would affect many cities in England started with the alleged shooting of an unarmed man by police in my home town of Tottenham, London. Our town was always infamous for being one of the poorest towns in the entire country, and is was far from the first time an incident like this happened. Although relief was quick to come and rebuild the damage, a lot of questions was also raised about what whether this was just a string of bad luck. Schools had surprise inspections, so there was some worry in my secondary school of what this could mean for our future. I don't know if my effort actually helped someone in Japan or made things worse, but I hope they appreciated a moment of relief during a scary and confused time for all of us.

This video brought tears to my eyes. Very well done. Amazing video. One of your bests works! ❤

Amazing message

One of the best videos I’ve seen on this movie. Thank you.

Years later and this video still is such a solid watch

Well said Axel. 👍You have given this great movie another lovely new meaning. Now I love this movie even more now. And I’m glade that you enjoy it.

This was a fantastic video idea and I’m glad you made it. It’s also a fantastic movie that I hope gets even more recognition as time goes on. It’s a shame that this video isn’t doing as well as your Yashahime videos and I really hope that changes because I like it when you decide to mix it up a bit and talk about other anime’s or anime movies. Keep up the great work Axel.

As always..amazing video, I love these type of videos you're creating

Great video Axol!!

Wow! What an amazingly beautiful video.

How a channel with this type of quality doesn't have more subs is astounding

Wow, thank you so much for this video. I've the movie only once and it touched me deeply. But with all the very true and interesting and deep thinking you have done on it, I defintely have to watch it again and even more attentively. I also remember the 2011 catasrophe. And I cryied from devastation when the nuclear event in Fukushima followed. And I live in central europe. Because it just adds so much more. A whole area and the sea damaged beyond repair for many many decades. Also the generations of people to follow suffering from all kinds of genetic damages. It is, exactly as you said, such a desaster, so many deaths and suffering, for years to come, just beyond what our brains can possibly really understand. Luxembourg (my home country) is many times smaller than that whole area that has just turned unhabitable over night. Thank you for this video. Thank your for keeping to make these.

Dude your videos are top tier, watched a few today and they're so well made. Thank you for the amazing work you do.

I’ve never heard of this anime, but based on your video and the visuals, I will definitely watch. Great video! I’d be highly invested in a video of your top 10 anime. I’ve watched some great anime based on your recommendation.

I love how you connect ideas in anime to real life occurrences

Awesome video. Loved it!

Wow this video is very nice, I definitely have to watch it😌 Thank you for the information and anime recommandation

This was a really really really good video.

Incredible analysis of this film

I will say this video was amazing. And I also want to say because it meant a lot to me. your statement of not knowing what that would actually feel like having that type of earthquake or tsunami or disaster in general I would agree in Truth the closest disaster I have ever experienced was actually twisters I had an EF-0 right behind my house. it knocked down some trees and through some branches around and I have a video on my channel showing the wall cloud before it hit. I guess in some ways what I believe is the Lord's always going to be with everyone and no matter what happens you have to stay strong and vigilant. and be ready for just about anything. mentally and physically as impossible as that sounds. because that power of being ready mentally and physically might actually help the people around you.

Excellent video Axel 😊

Great review ❤

I haven't watched the movie so I didn't think to watch this video, but you mentioned in your yashahime preview video that you were unhappy it hadn't done as well. So I came to watch it and I'm so glad I did!

Great video axel

This continues to be one of my most favorite anime films ever. I share it almost every year to someone else and they in turn have shared my love for it for what it is. It is still a shame that such a beautiful movie came from a real life disaster. And I will always hope those affected by the irl meteor found a way to carry on! This video has described it's messages well ✨

A truely beatiful video Axel. Thank you so much for making it. I have watched the movie on its own a few times now and I love it. However after watching your video I will be watching it with a whole new perspective.

Bravo, Just Bravo, I ha e been struggling to understand why this moviefelt so hollow to me as just a romance movie but this video highlights why that was! Also the added context adds to.the tragedy of the entire situation and definitely elevates the movie . Thank you

Oh cool you watched this dope film better late than never

I was stationed in Japan during the earthquake of 2001. It was my first one. The aftershocks would wake me up in the middle of the night. Edit: it was on the mainland near Hiroshima. Google said it was a 6.7. We felt it all the way in Iwakuni. Terrifying.

Your explanation was great love u contant ❤️

I haven’t even seen this movie but still enjoyed the video. Can’t wait to watch it now!

Thank you this completes my view towards this movie. I’m gonna go rewatch it.

Wonderful video and it got me in the feels (the amazing music). Kimi Na No Wa is such a special film that has such a unique message wonderfully displayed. I cannot imagine the terror or pain 3/11 caused but Your Name is a fantastic memorial to it, it's respectful and sincere.

funny seeing this video now considering 1 year later Suzume decided to go all in and depict the 311 tragedy front and center. Your Name certainly feels like a precursor to that, a testdrive of sorts, but it's handleing of the topic remains superb. Congrats on making this video, as this isn't Your Name's number 1 subject matter, but it is still worth talking about

Beautiful video! Is it just me or are more stories centering their plots around comets? Don’t Look Up, Yashahime, etc?

Great video bud.

Epic

bruh this made me bawl my eyes out how tf are you not famous

I am so surprised !

This is a strange video to land on for me, after watching the Collab Tutorial you did with Syafire, as I dream of collecting enough technology to run a v-tuber Avatar character for videos primarily to reach some level of comfort in a social media driven society because of coming from a place that does not exist anymore. It was interesting to watch the research and theories from an outsiders perspective and consider how when people are presented with the information, they are more compassionate toward the personal stories, but can say after being in tragedies both large and small, out-pouring of relief was much more prevalent when the disaster was on a grand scale. Grand disasters have a rather equalizing effect in their after effects for a while. The phenomenon that I found most interesting was sharp attitude change in the large scale disaster that occurs one year after many people moved into a home again. Many had zero compassion for those who were unable to quickly recover, regardless of individual circumstances. A Tsunami and a hurricane's storm surge are very different things, but I did experience the epicenter of the latter. It was a very eerie feeling telling my father (via landline) that everyone was going to be alright while at the same time watching the surge approach. I greatly enjoyed the video and have even more enthusiasm towards watching this anime!

This is my favorite movie

THIS VIDEO IS PHENOMENAL. IM SO SORRY I COULDNT WATCH THIS SOONER. THEY FEELINGS THAT IM LEFT WITH AFTER WATCHING JUST OMG

Taki : You never when Tokyo will disappear as well! Literally years after he said that, his world's Tokyo was completely submerged in water lol

Wow, incredible video Axel! I've never seen "Your Name" but your video has convinced me to go ahead and watch it! Do you know where we can find it?

I want to watch this movie, but part of me is afraid to. 😂 I understand the connection to the triple event. Hell, you can you could make this same connection to the pandemic and I’m sure there will be anime movies in the future devoted to that, too. I guess one thing that living has taught me is that you never know what’s going to happen next. This was a great video, Axel. Keep using that history lens 😊

Hey, could you do a recap on your time in Japan. I am a music tutor at the moment but I'm getting my bachelor's in education and it is also one of my dreams to live in the culture of Japan and I think it would be really cool to get to know more about you and that time you had there.

Have you seen a silent voice. If not you should check it out. It’s very heartwarming

Why I have the sensation that maybe Yashahime's Comet can be inspired by this movie's comet?

First, great movie, Your Name. Second, such a tragedy that happened in Japan. I remember on the news.

I have a dark sense of humor. So when Mitsuha was unable to write her name on Taki, I laughed.

Reminiscent of Lake House

Now I have to watch the movie

your name doesn't "sound" like my type of anime....but..I mean, I'm watching yashahime...so...I guess I'll check it out. thanks dude, you convinced me

Can you do a review of Weathering With You, one of the most emotional anime movie. Please. 🥰🥰🥰

This might feel really unrelated but i loved this video because it validated the way i feel.. im jewish and a granddaughter of holocaust survivors. And i sometimes get so frustrated not being able to convey the pain and to others who are not jewish or don't have the same connection to this horrible time in our history..

A major problem with so called "charities" is that a significant % of the donations do not end up where they should be.

Excellent work. A lot of body swap stories are played for laughs - what would a hormonal teenage boy do if he suddenly found himself in a female body? And while Your Name does make use of that trope a little bit it does so much more. Japan in particular seems to excel at telling stories about tragedy and loss; from either natural disaster (tsunamis) or war (atomic bombs). I think the collective experience of being the only country on the planet to have had nuclear weapons used on them unlocked something in the psyche of their artists.

AxelBeats! on the episode of yashihime why did sesshomaru block the attack with his body why not cut it off with his sword

I've lived in Japan from summer 2009 to autumn 2010 as a ryugakkusei (exchange student) in Kumamoto, Kyushu (south Japan) and wantet to visit my friends in April 2011. And in March of 2011 the earthquake and tsunami hit Fukushima... I cried for 5 days, trying to reach friends to make sure they and their loved ones were safe (since I had friends from all over Japan) and being devastated by the disaster... To me, it was worse than 9/11 because the desaster wasn't man made - it was nature showing her power... I've visited Fukushima, my friends had family there...