Taki Tachibana is the Tokyo half of Your Name — high-schooler, part-time waiter, aspiring architect — who keeps waking up as Mitsuha in Itomori. This page is his character map: friends, crush complications, and why the search half of the movie hangs on him.
Quick information
- Role: Protagonist
- Series: Your Name. (movie, 2016)
- Studio: CoMix Wave Films · Director Makoto Shinkai
- JP voice: Ryunosuke Kamiki · EN voice: Michael Sinterniklaas
- First appearance: Your Name (2016 film)
- Also see: All Your Name characters · Fact and Spoilers
Who is Taki?
Taki’s “ordinary life” is denser than a blank city avatar. Friends Tsukasa Fujii and Shinta Takagi give him a social web the swaps can disrupt. Senpai Miki Okudera at the Italian restaurant is the adult-adjacent crush who notices when the person in Taki’s body isn’t quite Taki — comedy first, character later.
His sketching and architecture interest aren’t random hobbies. The film uses them as a visual language for memory, landscape, and the itch to rebuild what time breaks. Ryunosuke Kamiki (JP) and Michael Sinterniklaas (EN) keep him readable across gender-swap gags and later desperation.
Personality
Taki starts more reactive than Mitsuha: embarrassed, careful, trying not to wreck someone else’s reputation. As swaps continue he gets braver — not shonen-brave, but “I’ll ride a train on a half-remembered name” brave. That growth arc is the difference between a body-swap sketch and a romance that sticks.
Powers & skills
Again, no power system — his tools are observation, notes, friends who will actually help, and a stubborn refusal to treat a fading memory as “just a dream.” Spoiler-heavy timeline mechanics → facts.
Role in the story
Taki is the searcher. Once the film shifts from montage comedy to longing, his point of view carries the “what if I can’t find her?” dread. Pair this page with Mitsuha’s guide and the overall review when you’re deciding if the ending earned the reputation.
Relationships
- Mitsuha Miyamizu: High-school girl from Itomori; shrine maiden family; body-swaps with Taki.
- Miki Okudera: University student; Taki’s senpai/coworker at the Italian restaurant.
- Sayaka Natori: Mitsuha’s classmate and friend in Itomori.
- Katsuhiko Teshigawara: Mitsuha’s classmate; nickname Teshi; helps with later search.
- Tsukasa Fujii: Taki’s friend in Tokyo.
- Shinta Takagi: Taki’s friend in Tokyo.
- Yotsuha Miyamizu: Mitsuha’s younger sister.
- Hitoha Miyamizu: Mitsuha’s grandmother; Miyamizu Shrine matriarch.
- Toshiki Miyamizu: Mitsuha’s father; town mayor; estranged from shrine path.
- Yukari Yukino: Teacher cameo; shared Shinkai universe link (Garden of Words / Weathering With You).
- Futaba Miyamizu: Mitsuha’s late mother (appears in backstory).
Best moments
Rewatch for the scenes where Taki makes the “other life” feel supervised — restaurant, classroom, shrine household, or cameo recognition. Those beats are short on purpose; Your Name spends its runtime on Mitsuha/Taki and trusts the ensemble to flash authenticity.
If a moment stuck for you, drop it in the comments — character pages stay useful when readers tag the exact beat.
FAQ
Do I need other Shinkai films before Taki?
No. Optional shared-universe cameos (like Yukari Yukino) are Easter eggs, not homework.
Is Taki a main character?
Yes — one of the two leads.
Where should I go next?
Hub · Characters · Facts · Film review
Keep exploring
- Your Name anime hub
- Your Name overall review
- Your Name film review
- All Your Name characters
- Fact and Spoilers
Your turn
Favorite Taki beat? Which supporting character should we deepen next? Did the ensemble make Itomori/Tokyo feel real for you — or did you want more screen time?
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Name · https://anilist.co/anime/21519/Kimi-no-Na-wa/ · https://myanimelist.net/anime/32281/Kimi_no_Na_wa