Kimi No Na Wa (Your name) Explained!

Importance of the Thread in Kimi No Na Wa

Importance of the Thread in Kimi No Na Wa

Remember, Taki has had the thread all this while for 3 years. This has helped in keeping them from forgetting each other after every switch. Had it not been for the thread, the memo on his phone may also have gotten erased soon after each switch ended. The thread helped to prolong every memory over a longer period of time, maybe weeks. Mitsuha’s grandmother remembers her switches as a fuzzy dream. She probably never gave anybody a thread and as a result, the connection was never strong enough to remember. Had Mitsuha not come to Tokyo to meet Taki and give him the thread, their switches would have remained hazy memories and nothing more. See that lovely little predestination paradox there? Her action of handing Taki the thread helps her remember her switches more clearly in the past. This helps her find Taki to give him the thread.

An update here after the input from GreenWyvern in the comments is that the thread only helps delaying the process of them forgetting each other. The reason they start forgetting each other is the trip to the Shrine. They leave behind what is most important to them – their memory of each other. The thread helps preserve Taki’s memory for long enough to find the town of Itomori.



Back in the past, Mitsuha now knows the dangers of the comet. But she begins to forget Taki. When she sees her hand, she realizes that Taki has written “I love you” and not his name. She joins Teshi to plant the bomb in the sub-station. The explosion causes people to worry. Sayaka makes the false announcement of the forest fires. But she is soon caught. Teshi is caught too. Mitsuha runs to her father’s place to try to convince him