Director Makoto Shinkai thanks his Filipino fans after ‘Your Name’ was trending on Twitter

• Director Makoto Shinkai thanked his fans from the Philippines after he realized Your Name was trending on Twitter.
• A Filipino fan tagged the director.
• “Your Name” was shown on ABS-CBN 2 on Maundy Thursday
• The anime movie “A Silent Voice” was also shown on ABS-CBN 2 on Good Friday.

Makoto Shinkai tweeted thanking his fans from the Philippines after being tagged by a Filipino fan about Your Name trending on Twitter because ABS-CBN aired it.

Thank you to all the fans in the Philippines!
The world is tough time now please take care of your days. https://t.co/lPbRUwiZPZ

— 新海誠 (@shinkaimakoto) April 9, 2020

“Your Name” was the top trending in the Philippines last Maundy Thursday. Your Name also known as Kimi no Na wa was dubbed in Filipino and was shown on ABS-CBN 2. It was part of their Holy Week programming which ends on Easter Sunday.

Originally released back in 2016, the first time the movie made its way on the local television in the Philippines was back in 2018. It was also shown on ABS-CBN 2.

📢 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪: The re-airing of Makoto Shinkai's "Your Name" on @ABSCBN is the top trending topic in the Philippines on Twitter this Maundy Thursday!

"A Silent Voice" will make its channel premiere tomorrow.#ABSCBN #HolyWeek2020 #YourName #KimiNoNaWa #君の名は pic.twitter.com/NnnHS0Rsew

— Anime Pilipinas LIVE (@APNLive) April 9, 2020

The anime movie, “A Silent Voice” also aired on ABS-CBN 2 on Good Friday.