20/04/2020

First teaser trailer for the anime The Stranger on the Beach

The first manga of the Japanese author Kanna Kii becomes an anime. It's titled Umibe no �tranger and is expected in theaters in Japan in September. Below the first teaser.

Umibe no Étranger or L'étranger du Plage (The Stranger on the Beach) is produced by Studio Hibari and directed and written by Akiyo Ohashi (Sakura Capsule). The manga's author Kanna Kii, a former animator, is a supervisor of the film and author of character design.

The story features Mio, a high school boy who lost his parents at an early age. Shun, an aspiring gay novelist who lives near Mio's home on a remote island of Okinawa, notes Mio sitting for hours on a bench on the beach. The two approach each other but one day Mio must leave Okinawa. Three years later he returns to face his feelings.

Published in 2013, the work marks the debut of Kii as mangaka, a story that in 2014 continues with the publication of the sequel The Stranger of the Spring Breeze.

The film will open in Japan on September 11.

Here the teaser and a poster:

[ Fra - source ANN ]

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