Beyond the Boundary | |
![]() Cover of the first light novel volume featuring Mirai Kuriyama (left) and Akihito Kanbara (right) | |
境界の彼方 (Kyōkai no Kanata) | |
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Light novel | |
Written by | Nagomu Torii |
Illustrated by | Tomoyo Kamoi |
Published by | Kyoto Animation |
Imprint | KA Esuma Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | June 9, 2012 – December 18, 2013 |
Volumes | 3 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Taichi Ishidate |
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Written by | Jukki Hanada |
Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
Studio | Kyoto Animation |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, TVA, ABC, BS11, Animax |
English network | |
Original run | October 2, 2013 – December 18, 2013 |
Episodes | 12 |
Original net animation | |
Beyond the Boundary: Idol Trial! | |
Directed by | Taichi Ishidate |
Written by | Jukki Hanada |
Studio | Kyoto Animation |
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Released | November 18, 2013 – July 2, 2014 |
Episodes | 5 |
Original video animation | |
Daybreak | |
Directed by | Taichi Ishidate |
Written by | Jukki Hanada |
Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
Studio | Kyoto Animation |
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Released | July 2, 2014 |
Runtime | 23 minutes |
Anime film | |
Beyond the Boundary (Japanese: 境界の彼方, Hepburn: Kyōkai no Kanata) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagomu Torii, with illustrations by Tomoyo Kamoi. The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2011. Kyoto Animation has published three volumes since June 2012. Set in Kashihara, Nara, this story follows a young boy named Akihito Kanbara who is an immortal being and half a spirit. After Akihito saved a girl named Mirai Kuriyama from committing suicide, he learned that she is a spirit world warrior their lives become intertwined.
An anime television series adaptation, produced by Kyoto Animation, aired in Japan between October and December 2013. An original video animation episode was released in July 2014. A two-part anime film premiered in March and April 2015. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for North American audiences with an English dub released in 2015.
The dark fantasy story of the main Beyond the Boundary anime follows a high school second-year student named Akihito Kanbara