Both Japanese animated movie fans and those new to anime have surely heard of Makoto Shinkai's hit film "Your Name." The animated movie revolves around two teenagers: a girl named Mitsuha who lives in an idyllic mountain town and Tokyo-born Taki.

For some strange reason, Mitsuha and Taki's consciousness randomly switch while they are both sleeping. After some misunderstandings, both characters work together to unravel the mysterious phenomenon that they are experiencing.

The Economist reports that the movie is full of comedic moments, especially at the start when Taki and Mitsuha must go about their daily lives while keeping up pretenses. Still, Taki occasionally acts too boyish, surprising Mitsuha's friends, and vice-versa. Viewers also loved the movie's beautiful soundtrack and incredible animation.

However, RocketNews24 has reported that "Your Name" has also received its share of criticisms. Tatsuya Egawa, the creator of the manga "Golden Boy," has commented that "Looking at the film as a professional, it's not interesting at all."

In the Dec. 18 broadcast of "Yozo Dojo's Health Dojo," a Japanese TBS Radio Program, the film's director was featured and Shinkai addressed this and other similar comments about "Your Name." He said that it's not always easy to create hit movies like this and that his main goal when creating the animated body-switching movie wasn't "big box office numbers." Shinkai added, "For two years, we struggled and struggled and struggled. So when I hear people saying 'It's a movie that combines catchy, trendy things,' I get pretty angry.'"

In other news, "Your Name's" Chinese earnings has outperformed its Japan's earnings. The animated film was screened in China on Dec. 2, at least three months after it was shown in cinemas in Japan. Chinese viewers flocked to the 5,000 theaters that showed the hit animated movie.

Based on the latest exchange rates, "Your Name's" reception in China has greatly surpassed the film's box office earnings in Japan. Shinkai's animated movie earned 9.1 billion yen (or an estimated $77.4 million) in Japan during the first three and a half weeks of its screening.