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Beyond the Boundary (TV)

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©Nagomu Torii・Kyoto Animation/ProjectBB


Alternative title:
Kyōkai no Kanata (Japanese)
境界の彼方 (Japanese)
境界的彼方 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: romance
Themes: urban fantasy
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Akihito Kanbara is a high school sophomore in the literature club who believes himself to be a "Meganest", and although he appears to be human, he is actually half Yōmu, which makes him invulnerable to wounds, due to the fact that he can heal so quickly, and also immortal. One day, Akihito meets freshman Mirai Kuriyama when it appears as if she is about to attempt suicide by jumping off of the school rooftop. Mirai is isolated because of her ability to manipulate blood, which is considered heresy even among other of the underworld, so she is shunned. Soon after Akihito saves Mirai, disturbing events begin to arise.
Ratings: 1209 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 100 votes (sub:86, dub:8, raw:2, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Excellent: 230 votes (sub:200, dub:22, raw:1, others:7
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Turkish subtitled
)
 Very good: 366 votes (sub:317, dub:31, raw:2, ?:1, others:15
7 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Vietnamese subtitled subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Arabic subtitled
1 Indonesia subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 285 votes (sub:252, dub:22, raw:3, ?:2, others:6
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Decent: 113 votes (sub:98, dub:9, others:6
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 So-so: 55 votes (sub:48, dub:3, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Not really good: 26 votes (sub:23, ?:1, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 16 votes (sub:14, raw:1, dub:1)
 Bad: 7 votes (sub:7)
 Awful: 7 votes (sub:6, others:1
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Worst ever: 4 votes (sub:4)
Seen in part or in whole by 2076 s, rank: #569 (of 9996)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.543 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.6461, rank: #1743 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.466 (Good+), rank: #1839 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.57 / seen some: 6.20 / won't finish: 3.88)
Bayesian estimate: 7.466 (Good+), rank: #1530 (of 7635)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2013-10-02 to 2013-12-18
Opening Theme:
"Kyōkai no Kanata (境界の彼方; Beyond the Boundary)" by Minori Chihara
Ending Theme:
"Daisy" by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION
Insert song:
"Kyōkai no Kanata (境界の彼方; Beyond the Boundary)" by Minori Chihara (ep 11)
"Yakusoku no Kizuna (Bonds of Commitment)" by Risa Taneda, Minori Chihara and Yuri Yamaoka (ep 6)
Trivia: We have 1
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2015-10-13 (from $58.87)
    Beyond the Boundary - Collector's Edition [SteelBook] (Blu-ray) 2020-08-18 (from $270.00)
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Series Collection (Blu-ray) 2022-12-06 (from $32.99)
Blu-ray (Region B)
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Collection [UK] (Blu-ray) 2016-01-11 (from $32.37)
Blu-ray + DVD combo
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Collection [Limited Edition] (BD+DVD) 2015-10-13 (from $376.69)
DVD (Region 1)
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Collection (DVD) 2015-10-13 (from $71.38)
DVD (Region 2)
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Collection [UK] (DVD) 2016-01-11 (from $28.22)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Taichi Ishidate
Series Composition: Jukki Hanada
Script:
Jukki Hanada (eps 1-12)
Storyboard:
Yasuhiro Takemoto (eps 2, 4, 10)
Episode Director:
Yasuhiro Takemoto (eps 2, 4, 10)
Unit Director: Taichi Ishidate (OP, ED)
Original creator: Nagomu Torii (light novel)
Original Character Design: Tomoyo Kamoi
Character Design: Miku Kadowaki
Art Director: Mikiko Watanabe
Animation Director:
Yukiko Horiguchi (ep 8)
Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka
Director of Photography: Ryūta Nakagami
Executive producer:
Yoshihisa Nakayama
Accessory Setting: Hiroyuki Takahashi
Assistant Animation Director:
Yukiko Horiguchi (eps 6, 9)
Assistant Director of Photography: Norihiro Tomiita
Assistant Episode Director: Rika Ōta (ep 1)
Assistant producer:
Yoshifumi Yarimizu
Background Art:
Cheon Bok Lee (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Ikuko Tamine (7 episodes
eps 1, 5-7, 9-11
)

Ji Hee Kim (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Joji Unoguchi (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Ju Ran Kim (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Jung Ah Park (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Manae Yamatogi (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Mi Jin Lee (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Mi Ran Moon (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Mikiko Watanabe (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 8, 11-12
)

Miyuki Hiratoko (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Momoka Nagatani (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Naoki Hosokawa (8 episodes
eps 1, 4-6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Shingo Kasai (8 episodes
eps 1-4, 6, 8-9, 11
)

Shūhei Okude (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

So Yun Shin (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Tomoki Hiraishi (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Yukiko Takeuchi (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Yuri Kabasawa (ep 0)
Color Check:
Yuki Semori (eps 7, 10)
Color Check Assistant: Naomi Ishida (eps 7, 12)
Color design: Kana Miyata
Color setting:
Yuki Semori (eps 7, 10)
Color Setting Assistant: Naomi Ishida (eps 7, 12)
Editing: Kengo Shigemura
Finish Animation:
Youko Shukuya (eps 3, 6, 9, 12)
In-Between Animation:
Yuuki Noguchi (eps 3, 9)
In-Between Check:
Yumiko Hashi (eps 2, 4, 10)
Insert Song Arrangement: Ryō Takahashi ("Yakusoku no kizuna")
Insert Song Composition: Shunryū ("Yakusoku no kizuna")
Insert Song Lyrics: Nachi Odakura ("Yakusoku no kizuna")
Insert Song Performance:
Yuri Yamaoka (Yômu Tôbatsu Tai)
Key Animation:
Akiyoshi Shidou (5 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 6, 10
)

Kunihiro Hane (5 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 6, 10
)

Rie Sezaki (5 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 6, 10
)

Tatsunari Maruko (5 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 6, 10
)

Yumi Fujii (ep 9)
Logo Design: Yukari Hayakawa
Music producer: Shigeru Saitō
Photography:
Yoshiko Tanaka
Planning Producer: Hideaki Hatta
Production manager:
Yuki Semori (eps 7, 10)
Recording: Satoshi Yano
Recording Assistant: Mai Sunaba
Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
Sound Production Manager: Yoshimi Sugiyama
Special Effects: Rina Miura
Theme Song Performance:
STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION (ED)
Yōmu Setting: Seiichi Akitake
KENN as Akihito Kanbara
Minori Chihara as Mitsuki Nase
Risa Taneda as Mirai Kuriyama
Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Hiroomi Nase

Ayako Kawasumi as Izumi Nase
Masaya Matsukaze as Miroku Fujima
Moe Toyota as Sakura Inami
Naomi Shindoh as Ayaka Shindō
Yuri Yamaoka as Ai Shindō

Akeno Watanabe as Shizuku Ninomiya
Hiromi Konno as Yayoi Kanbara
Hironobu Hatakeyama as Boy (ep 2)
Ikuya Sawaki as Nase Grandfather
Junichi Yanagita as Boy (ep 3)
Kunihiro Maeda as
Akihito's friend (ep 01)
Seller (ep 5)
Mei Tanaka as Young Akihito Kanbara (ep 8)
Miina Obata as Schoolgirl (ep 6)
Miki Hase as Girl (ep 2)
Saaya Nakamura as Schoolgirl (ep 6)
Saki Ono as Waitress (ep 01)
Sawako Hata as
Announcer (ep 01)
Girl (ep 2)
Nase family's employee (eps 3, 8)
Seller (ep 5)
Sayuri Yahagi as Yui Inami
Shinya Takahashi as Teacher (ep 7)
Sōta Arai as Teacher (ep 5)
Takuya Masumoto as Bentô seller (ep 01)
Teruyuki Tanzawa as Announcer (ep 8)
Yūma Uchida as Boy (ep 2)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Kyoto Animation
Backgrounds:
Studio Blue
Broadcaster:
Tokyo MX (2013-10-02)
Editing Studio: studio2001:
Finish Animation: Studio Blue
In-Between Animation: Studio Blue
Music Production: Lantis
Offline Editing: Imagica
Production Assistance: Animation DO
Recording Studio: studio2010:
Sound Production: Rakuonsha
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Christopher Ayres
Translation:
Katrina Leonoudakis
ADR Script: Lainee Hooks
Executive producer:
Toru Iwakami (2020 release)
Producer:
John Ledford

Art Manager: Larry Koteff (2020 release)
Assistant ADR Director: Joey Goubeaud
Audio Engineer:
Ricardo Contreras
Disc Authoring:
Ryan Anthony (2020 release)
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Menu Design: Larry Koteff
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Product Manager: Pooja Amin (2020 release)
Production:
Son Phan Le (2020 release)
Production Assistant:
Shannon Reed (Home Video)
Production Coordination: Janice Williams (2015, 2020 releases)
Production manager:
Son Phan Le (2020 release)
QC Manager: Crystal Ruiz (2020 release)
Studio Management: Joey Goubeaud (2020 release)
Subtitle Formatting: Neal Barnes
Subtitling:
Robert Cardenas (2020 release)
Supervising Translator: Jennifer Challenger (2020 release)
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch
Adam Gibbs as Hiroomi Nase
Clint Bickham as Akihito Kanbara
Kira Vincent-Davis as Mirai Kuriyama (2020 release)
Krystal LaPorte as Mirai Kuriyama
Monica Rial as Mitsuki Nase

Brittney Karbowski as Ai Shindo
Caitlynn French as Sakura Inami
Carli Mosier as Izumi Nase
Houston Hayes as Miroku Fujima
Molly Searcy as Ayaka Shindo

Amelia Fischer as Shizuku Ninomiya
John Swasey as Grandfather Nase
Luci Christian as Yayoi Kanbara
Sara Ornelas as Yui Inami

English companies
Broadcaster: Animax Asia
Distributor: Manga Entertainment (UK & Ireland)
Internet Streaming:
The Anime Network
Licensed by:
Sentai Filmworks
Production:
Seraphim Digital (Simulcast)
French staff
French companies
Spotting: Michael Seguin (Anime Digital Network)
Distributor: KAZÉ
Internet Streaming: Anime Digital Network
French cast
(none)
German cast
German staff
ADR Director: Achim Schmidt-Carstens
Saskia Weckler as Mirai Kuriyama
Tim Kreuer as Akihito Kanbara

Dorothee Sturz as Ai Shindou
Jennifer Böttcher as Shizuku Ninomiya
Jesse Grimm as Hiroomi Nase
Kristina von Weltzien as Izumi Nase
Manuela Bäcker as Sakura Inami
Merete Brettschneider as Mitsuki Nase
Nadine Schreier as Yayoi Kanbara
Rasmus Borowski as Miroku Fujima
Tanja Dohse as Ayaka Shindou

Leonie Dubuc as Waitress (ep 1)
Nadine Schreier as Yui Inami (eps 3-4, 7)

German companies
Distributor: Kazé
Internet Streaming: Anime on Demand
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
ADR Studio: Som de Vera Cruz 
Dubbing Studio: Som de Vera Cruz
Licensed by:
Animity (Brazil)
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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