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A Place Further Than the Universe Anime Listed With 13 Episodes
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the A Place Further Than the Universe (Sora Yorimo Tōi Basho) television anime revealed on Tuesday the details for the anime's home video release in Japan. The listings reveal that the anime will have 13 episodes. The anime's Blu-ray Disc and DVD release will have four volumes that will ship from March to June.
The anime premiered on January 2. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan.
The project is reuniting the staff from No Game, No Life: Atsuko Ishizuka is directing the series, and Jukki Hanada is in charge of series composition and writing the script. Takahiro Yoshimatsu (Hunter × Hunter 2011, Trigun) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director. Kenji Nakamoto is producing, and Madhouse is animating the series. Yoshiaki Fujisawa is composing the music. saya is performing an insert song titled "Uchū wo Miagete" (Look Up at the Universe), and she is also performing the opening theme song "The Girls Are Alright!" Voice actresses Inori Minase, Kana Hanazawa, Yuka Iguchi, and Saori Hayami are performing the ending theme song "Koko kara, Koko kara" (From Here, From Here) as their characters.
The anime's story centers on high school girls going to the South Pole, "a place further than the universe." They struggle and grow together as they cope with extreme conditions.
Nene Yoimachi launched a manga adaptation of the anime in the February 2018 issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine on December 27.
