Anime Expo to Premiere Makoto Shinkai’s Latest Film

Fans of the work of director Makoto Shinkai (Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters per Second) won’t want to miss out on Anime Expo this year. The ever-growing list of guests now includes Shinkai, and Anime Expo will also host the world premiere of his latest feature, your name.

your name.‘s AX 2016 world premiere falls on July 3 ahead of the August premiere in Japan. Shinkai will also be on hand to participate in a Q&A panel.

One of the previous trailers:

Story:

Taki wakes from what seemed like a very important dream. But in an unfamiliar room and not in his body…but that of a girl! On the other hand, Mitsuha, a teen girl, is tired of living in a mountain village. She pleads to God “Please, let me be a handsome Tokyo boy in my next life!” The next morning, Mitsuha awakens as a high school male. Based on information around her, she learns whose body she inhabits. His name is Taki. The two have switched places! When they wake up again, they’ve returned to their former selves. But sleep brings the body swap again and again. Mysteriously, the pattern continues daily. The two fumble about, unaccustomed to each other’s bodies, but start communicating by memo. As they awkwardly overcome one challenge after another, a bond develops between the two- one that evolves into something more romantic. However, there’s something they still don’t know… The unexpected is about to be revealed.