To You in the Beyond Film Posts Six Character Videos Ahead of October 9 Opening
The character-video rollout and cast reveal are the film's promotion running on schedule, with Shochiku and Pony Canyon still holding international release details until later.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The anime film of Akiko Abe's novel To You in the Beyond posted a compilation of six character promotional videos on Monday. Newly announced cast includes Sumire Uesaka as Tamaki Mishima, Wataru Hatano as Shoji Aiba, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Akimitsu Yamu, and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Yoshiki Suga, joining Hiiro Ishibashi as Kazuki Tsukigase and Anna Nagase as Nao. The film opens in Japan on October 9.
The character videos arrive three and a half weeks before the Japanese opening on October 9. TMS Entertainment is animating, with Junichi Wada directing and Sayaka Kuwamura on screenplay. Hechima is character designer and chief animation director, and Koji Nakamura is composing the music. Tota performs the opening theme, titled "Olive." The film adapts Abe's novel, which Shueisha published in October 2017. Haruka Chino's manga adaptation launched on Tonari no Young Jump, and Shueisha released the first compiled volume on February 19.
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