The official website for the anime film Umibe no Étranger ( L'étranger du Plage or The Stranger on the Beach Kanna Kii 's manga of the same name revealed a trailer and a visual on Thursday.
Synopsis
The story centers on Mio, a high school student who lost his parents at a young age. Shun, an aspiring gay novelist who lives near Mio's home on a remote island in Okinawa, notices Mio sitting for hours on a beach bench. They bond, but Mio has to leave Okinawa. Three years later, Mio returns to confront her true feelings.
Staff
Taishi Murata is voicing Shin Hashimoto in the film, while Yoshitsugu Matsuoka is as Mio Chibana and Yu Shimamura as Sakurako.
Akiyo Ohashi is directing the film at Studio Hibari, and is also serving as scriptwriter and storyboarder. Kii, a former animator, is supervising the film and also doing the character design. Mayumi Watanabe is the animation director, while Takashi Hashimoto is the effects animation director. Composer and musician Mina Kubota ( A Whisker Away ) is composing the film's music. The band MONO NO AWARE is performing the theme song "Zokkon" (From the Bottom of My Heart). The band wrote the song specifically for the film.
The film will premiere on September 11 in Japan.
Finally, Umibe no Étranger is Kanna Kii's debut manga, being serialized in Shodensha's On Blue magazine in 2013. Kii launched a sequel called Harukaze no Etranger (L'étranger du zéphyr or The Stranger of the Spring Breeze) in On Blue in July 2014.
Sources: ANN and Official Website
