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To You in the Beyond Anime Film Reveals Character Videos
posted on by Adriana Hazra
The staff of To You in the Beyond, the anime film of Akiko Abe's Doko Yori mo Tooi Basho ni Iru Kimi e novel, revealed a compilation of six character promotional videos on Monday.
The recently announced cast members include (from left to right in the image below):
Previously announced cast members include:
Hiiro Ishibashi as the protagonist Kazuki Tsukigase
Anna Nagase as Nao Akishika, a mysterious girl
Simba Tsuchiya as Mikiya Ozaki, Kazuki's classmate
Hiroshi Tamaki as Kōzu, who holds the key to the story
Naohito Fujiki as Nishina, Kazuki Tsukigase's homeroom teacher who watches over him
The film will open in Japan on October 9. (Production companies Shochiku and Pony Canyon report that "international release details" will be announced later.)
The novel's story centers on a boy named Kazuki Tsukigase, who transfers to a high school on a remote island to get away from anyone who knows him. Kazuki finds out that there is an inlet on the island where people are rumored to disappear. Exploring the inlet, he encounters an unconscious girl. When she comes to after Kazuki takes her to the clinic, she is unable to give out anything about her identity except that she is named Nao, is 16 years old, and whispers the year "1974."
Musician Tota performs the opening theme song titled "Olive."
Junichi Wada (HIGH CARD) is directing the anime at TMS Entertainment, and Sayaka Kuwamura (Strobe Edge, Josee, The Tiger and the Fish) wrote the screenplay. Hechima (Cosmic Princess Kaguya!) is serving as character designer and chief animation director. Kōji Nakamura is composing the music. Shochiku is distributing the film.
Abe and Shueisha released the book in October 2017, with art by syo5.
Haruka Chino launched a manga adaptation of the novel on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website in August 2025. Shueisha released the manga's first compiled book volume on February 19.
Sources: Shochiku's YouTube channel, Comic Natalie
