Shochiku has announced that the To You in the Beyond anime film will premiere in theaters on October 9. Additionally, the first teaser trailer for the film also released.
Junichi Wada will direct the film at TMS Entertainment and Sayaka Kuwamura is the screenplay writer. Further, Hechima is the character designer and animation director, while Shochiku will distribute the film. Tota will perform the insert song for the film, titled “Balsam.” Akiko Abe and Shueisha initially released the light novel that the film is based on in 2017. A manga adaptation released in 2025. Check out the first teaser trailer for To You in the Beyond below:
Lastly, Akiko Abe offered a message about the upcoming film:
I wrote this story in the summer of 2017. The novel, affectionately nicknamed “Dokokimi” by my editor, has always held a special place in my heart. Nine years later, I am honored to see it adapted into an animated feature film. It feels as if characters who left long ago have come back to visit, saying, “Hello, how have you been?”
The film is not an exact copy of the novel, and I am genuinely grateful that the adaptation does not simply follow the story verbatim. There are things I could not have written nine years ago, and things that can only be expressed through animation. I am deeply thankful that these have been brought to life with such beautiful visuals, music, and voices.
I hope that everyone—whether discovering this story for the first time in theaters or returning as a fan of the novel—will enjoy the animated film “To You in the Beyond.
