Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its director stated on the record that "throughout my entire career, my intent was always to create something that people would be able to engage with, not just a very specific market, I wanted to sh…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian 4.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "Throughout my entire career, my intent was always to create something that people would be able to engage with, not just a very specific market. I wanted to shift the focus to the relationship betwee…"Anime News Network interview, December 2016 source ↗
- 2Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Swaps: 0 race, 0 gender, 0 critical -> 0
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Asian 77.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 29 — strongly youth-oriented
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Fandango At HomeAmazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At HomeSynopsis
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
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Advocacy Over Time in Romance
The average advocacy score of Romance titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 0 | 2 |
| 1931 | 1 | 3 |
| 1932 | 0 | 2 |
| 1935 | 0 | 4 |
| 1936 | 0 | 2 |
| 1939 | 9 | 2 |
| 1940 | 2 | 3 |
| 1942 | 0 | 5 |
| 1944 | 2 | 2 |
| 1945 | 1 | 3 |
| 1946 | 1 | 3 |
| 1952 | 0 | 3 |
| 1953 | 0 | 3 |
| 1955 | 3 | 3 |
| 1956 | 4 | 4 |
| 1957 | 2 | 4 |
| 1958 | 1 | 3 |
| 1959 | 5 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0 | 2 |
| 1961 | 5 | 3 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1964 | 4 | 4 |
| 1965 | 3 | 3 |
| 1968 | 2 | 3 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 3 | 3 |
| 1976 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 | 3 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 5 |
| 1983 | 2 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 4 | 4 |
| 1986 | 3 | 5 |
| 1987 | 4 | 5 |
| 1988 | 2 | 9 |
| 1990 | 2 | 8 |
| 1991 | 5 | 4 |
| 1992 | 1 | 5 |
| 1993 | 2 | 7 |
| 1994 | 8 | 9 |
| 1995 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | 4 | 9 |
| 1997 | 5 | 8 |
| 1998 | 5 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 14 |
| 2000 | 3 | 18 |
| 2001 | 3 | 17 |
| 2002 | 3 | 15 |
| 2003 | 3 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 16 |
| 2005 | 6 | 18 |
| 2006 | 3 | 14 |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 16 | 3 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 |
| 2019 | 15 | 6 |
| 2020 | 15 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 22 | 3 |
| 2023 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 13 |
| This title (2016) | 9 | 1 |
● This title (2016): advocacy 9 · explore Romance →
Cast & Crew
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya (director) · Kenji Imura (director)
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