Mellow's Under the Moon at the End of the East Opens With Episode 1 on YouTube
Puente Inc. released Episode 1 of the original anime Under the Moon at the End of the East on the Mellow YouTube channel on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
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Why it matters
A 12-episode, three-minute-per-episode run released weekly on Mellow's own channel with English subtitles built in points to a short-form distribution model aimed past the domestic market from the first episode.
Key Facts
- Episode 1 of Under the Moon at the End of the East, titled No Umbrella, was released on YouTube on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
- The anime adapts Mellow's novel and song of the same name and runs 12 episodes at about three minutes each.
- Kazuo Hoshina wrote and directed the series, and Puente Inc. produces it.
- New episodes and short videos are scheduled every Friday at 20:00 through Episode 12.
- Every episode includes English subtitles, and each ends with Mellow's theme song in full chorus.
The episode, titled No Umbrella, runs about three minutes and carries English subtitles. The series adapts Mellow's novel and song of the same name across 12 episodes, with new episodes and shorts every Friday at 20:00 through Episode 12.
Episode 1, No Umbrella, opens on a rainy night: an unsealed letter from 52 years ago turns up inside a 1,500-yen used record, addressed to Ninako. Luna, a girl who cannot give her name, leaves her umbrella behind and walks into the rain. A vertical short video went up alongside the main episode.
Kazuo Hoshina wrote and directed, and Puente Inc. produces. Each episode ends with Mellow's theme song in full chorus. The source novel is available in Japanese and English editions.
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