Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past

Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past (2015)

劇場版 境界の彼方 -I'll Be Here- 過去篇

It all began quite suddenly. Akihito, who appears human but is actually half yomu with the power to quickly heal himself, sees a freshman girl who appears ready to jump from the school rooftop. The girl, Mirai, who has the ability to manipulate blood, which is unique even among members of the spirit world, continues to fight her isolation. Akihito decides at that moment to save Mirai, but disturbing events soon begin to unfold.

Date of release
2015-03-15
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (88)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Action, Drama, Comedy
Director
Taichi Ishidate
Collection
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: ¥140M
  • Based on: Beyond the Boundary

Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here is a 2015 two-part Japanese animated film based on the light novel series Beyond the Boundary by Nagomu Torii, consisting of Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past and Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future. Produced by Kyoto Animation and distributed by Shochiku, both films are directed by Taichi Ishidate from a script written by Jukki Hanada. The first film serves as a recap of the 2013 anime television series adaptation and the second film takes place one year after the events of the series.

Production

In July 2014, Kyoto Animation updated the website of the 2013 anime television series Beyond the Boundary to reveal an anime film for the series. The project was originally planned to be produced as an anime series, but the enthusiasm of the staff had led the change of its format into a film. Director Taichi Ishidate stated:

After the last episode, I was burnt out in my own way (laughs), but I was told, "There are more things you want to say and do". Everyone on the staff had worked so hard that it would have been a waste if it were only on TV, and I had put my own various messages and feelings into the production, so we all thought that we could make a movie version that would be enjoyed by a wider audience.

In November 2014, the full title was announced as Beyond the Boundary: The Movie – I'll Be Here (劇場版 境界の彼方 -I'LL BE HERE-, Gekijōban Kyōkai no Kanata: I'll Be Here) and the film was revealed to be split into two parts, subtitled Past (過去篇, Kako-hen) and Future (未来篇, Mirai-hen).

Additional staff were revealed in February 2015, including Mikiko Watanabe as the art director, Kana Miyata as the color designer, and Ryūta Nakagami as the cinematographer. The returning cast were also revealed, including Ayako Kawasumi, Masaya Matsukaze, Akeno Watanabe, Naomi Shindō, Yuri Yamaoka, and Moe Toyota. In March 2015, Taneda confirmed that all the lines in Past were re-recorded despite it being a compilation film.

In September 2015, Sentai Filmworks revealed Krystal LaPorte as the English dub actress for Kuriyama, followed by the full cast that month. However, LaPorte revealed in her Twitter account in August 2016 that she was fired and banned by Sentai in February without an explanation. Following the licensing of the films by Sentai in March 2017, Kira Vincent-Davis has replaced LaPorte as the voice actress for Kuriyama.

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