The inspiration for the web streaming TV series of the same name New York Times Best Selling Author - Shuzo Oshimi (Flowers of Evil) Endorsed by award winning director Makoto Shinkai. Shinkai stated that Inside Mari is the inspriation for the top grossing Japaness animated movie of all time - Your Name. Unexamined subject, Inside Mari covers the topic of gender dysphoria (the condition of feeling one's emotional and psychological identity as male or female to be opposite to one's biological sex). Fascinating, real-life topics and emotions Previously serialized on CrunchyRoll.com where it was one of the top five series on their serialized manga service.