Kyoto Animation is producing a film adaptation of John Tarachine's manga The Credits Roll Into the Sea, set for a 2027 release. The manga concluded in November 2025 and is nominated for Best New Manga at the third American Manga Awards.
Kyoto Animation is adapting John Tarachine's manga The Credits Roll Into the Sea as an anime film, with a 2027 release date. Taichi Ishidate, the director of Violet Evergarden and Beyond the Boundary, will direct. The announcement came with a teaser trailer. The production committee is The Credits Roll Into the Sea Production Committee, and copyright is held by John Tarachine and Akita Shoten.
The manga ran in Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine from 2020 through November 2025, spanning eight volumes. Dark Horse Comics publishes the English edition. The story follows Umiko Chino, a 65-year-old widow who returns to a movie theater for the first time since her husband's death. There she meets Kai, a young film student, and the two bond over a shared habit of watching the audience more than the screen. Umiko enrolls in the same art school, navigating a much younger generation of filmmakers.
In June 2026, the manga was nominated for Best New Manga at the third American Manga Awards, announced by the Japan Society and Anime NYC. The awards are the only U.S. awards dedicated solely to manga publishing. The nomination slate includes a broad mix of major publishers and small presses.
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The Japan Society and Anime NYC announced the nominees for the third American Manga Awards on Monday. Categories include Best New Manga, Best Continuing Manga Series, Best One-Shot Manga, Best New Edition of Classic Manga, Best Lettering, Best Translation, and Best Publication Design. Chigusa Ogino will receive the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame award.
Kyoto Animation is producing an anime film based on John Tarachine's manga The Credits Roll Into the Sea, with a release set for 2027. Taichi Ishidate, the director of Violet Evergarden and Beyond the Boundary, will helm the project. The announcement arrived with a teaser trailer. The manga ran in Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine from 2020 through November 2025 and spans eight volumes. Dark Horse Comics publishes the English edition. The story follows Umiko Chino, a 65-year-old widow who returns to a movie theater for the first time since her husband's death. There she meets Kai, a young film student, and the two bond over a shared habit of watching the audience more than the screen. Umiko soon enrolls in the same art school, where she navigates the currents of a much younger generation of filmmakers. The production committee credited is The Credits Roll Into the Sea Production Committee, with copyright held by John Tarachine and Akita Shoten.