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Beyond the Boundary (TV)

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©Nagomu Torii・Kyoto Animation/ProjectBB


Alternative title:
Kyōkai no Kanata (Japanese)
境界の彼方 (Japanese)
境界的彼方 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Akihito Kanbara is a high school sophomore in the literature club who believes himself to be a "Meganest", and although he appears to be human, he is actually half Yōmu, which makes him invulnerable to wounds, due to the fact that he can heal so quickly, and also immortal. One day, Akihito meets freshman Mirai Kuriyama when it appears as if she is about to attempt suicide by jumping off of the school rooftop. Mirai is isolated because of her ability to manipulate blood, which is considered heresy even among other members of the underworld, so she is shunned. Soon after Akihito saves Mirai, disturbing events begin to arise.
User Ratings: 1205 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 100 votes (sub:86, dub:8, raw:2, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 French subtitled
)
 Excellent: 230 votes (sub:200, dub:22, raw:1, others:7
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Turkish subtitled
)
 Very good: 365 votes (sub:317, dub:31, raw:2, ?:1, others:14
7 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Indonesia subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Vietnamese subtitled subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Arabic subtitled
)
 Good: 282 votes (sub:250, dub:21, raw:3, ?:2, others:6
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Decent: 112 votes (sub:97, dub:9, others:6
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 So-so: 56 votes (sub:49, dub:3, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German subtitled
)
 Not really good: 26 votes (sub:23, dub:1, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 16 votes (sub:14, dub:1, raw:1)
 Bad: 7 votes (sub:7)
 Awful: 7 votes (sub:6, others:1
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Worst ever: 4 votes (sub:4)
Seen in part or in whole by 2066 users, rank: #569 (of 9535)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.543 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.6496, rank: #1666 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 7.466 (Good+), rank: #1764 (of 9642) (seen all: 7.57 / seen some: 6.09 / won't finish: 3.86)
Bayesian estimate: 7.466 (Good+), rank: #1479 (of 7243)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2013-10-02 to 2013-12-18
Opening Theme:
"Kyōkai no Kanata (境界の彼方; Beyond the Boundary)" by Minori Chihara
Ending Theme:
"Daisy" by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION
Insert song:
"Kyōkai no Kanata (境界の彼方; Beyond the Boundary)" by Minori Chihara (ep 11)
"Yakusoku no Kizuna (Bonds of Commitment)" by Risa Taneda, Minori Chihara and Yuri Yamaoka (ep 6)
Trivia: We have 1
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2015-10-13 (from $44.00)
    Beyond the Boundary - Collector's Edition [SteelBook] (Blu-ray) 2020-08-18 (from $85.00)
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Series Collection (Blu-ray) 2022-12-06 (from $41.99)
Blu-ray (Region B)
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Collection [UK] (Blu-ray) 2016-01-11
Blu-ray + DVD combo
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Collection [Limited Edition] (BD+DVD) 2015-10-13 (from $500.00)
DVD (Region 1)
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Collection (DVD) 2015-10-13 (from $26.00)
DVD (Region 2)
    Beyond the Boundary - Complete Collection [UK] (DVD) 2016-01-11

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Taichi Ishidate
Series Composition: Jukki Hanada
Script:
Jukki Hanada (eps 1-12)
Storyboard:
Eisaku Kawanami (ep 9)
Ichirou Miyoshi (ep 11)
Naoko Yamada (ep 5)
Noriyuki Kitanohara (eps 3, 7)
Rika Ōta (ep 8)
Taichi Ishidate (OP, ED; eps 1, 12)
Taichi Ogawa (ep 6)
Tatsuya Ishihara (ep 6)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (eps 2, 4, 10)
Episode Director:
Eisaku Kawanami (ep 9)
Ichirou Miyoshi (ep 11)
Naoko Yamada (ep 5)
Noriyuki Kitanohara (eps 3, 7)
Rika Ōta (ep 8)
Taichi Ishidate (ep 1)
Taichi Ogawa (eps 6, 12)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (eps 2, 4, 10)
Unit Director: Taichi Ishidate (OP, ED)
Music: Hikaru Nanase
Original creator: Nagomu Torii (light novel)
Original Character Design: Tomoyo Kamoi
Character Design: Miku Kadowaki
Art Director: Mikiko Watanabe
Animation Director:
Chiyoko Ueno (eps 4, 10)
Kayo Hikiyama (ep 9)
Miku Kadowaki (OP, ED; eps 1, 12)
Nao Naitō (eps 2, 5, 11)
Nobuaki Maruki (ep 6)
Shoko Ikeda (eps 3, 7)
Yukiko Horiguchi (ep 8)
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Director of Photography: Ryūta Nakagami
Accessory Setting: Hiroyuki Takahashi
Assistant Animation Director:
Futoshi Nishiya (ep 9)
Nobuaki Maruki (eps 8-9)
Yukiko Horiguchi (eps 6, 9)
Assistant Director of Photography: Norihiro Tomiita
Assistant Episode Director: Rika Ōta (ep 1)
Assistant producer:
Mai Takanashi
Yoshifumi Yarimizu
Background Art:
Ayami Hidaka (Anime Workshop Basara; eps 5, 8-9, 12)
Cheon Bok Lee (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Ikuko Tamine (7 episodes
eps 1, 5-7, 9-11
)

Ji Hee Kim (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Joji Unoguchi (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Ju Ran Kim (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Jung Ah Park (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Manae Yamatogi (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Marie Kitai (Anime Workshop Basara; eps 5, 8-9, 12)
Mi Jin Lee (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Mi Ran Moon (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Mikiko Watanabe (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 8, 11-12
)

Miyuki Hiratoko (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Momoka Nagatani (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Mutsuo Shinohara (eps 1, 9, 11)
Naoki Hosokawa (8 episodes
eps 1, 4-6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Nozomi Ōishi (ep 1)
Sagako Itakura (Anime Workshop Basara; eps 5, 8-9, 12)
Seiki Tamura (Anime Workshop Basara; ep 5)
Shingo Kasai (8 episodes
eps 1-4, 6, 8-9, 11
)

Shūhei Okude (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Shuuko Uematsu (Anime Workshop Basara; eps 5, 8-9, 12)
So Yun Shin (Studio Blue; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7, 10, 12
)

Tomoki Hiraishi (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Yoshikatsu Matsumoto (Anime Workshop Basara; eps 5, 8-9, 12)
Yukiko Takeuchi (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Yun Suk Ryeom (Studio Blue; eps 7, 10, 12)
Yuri Kabasawa (ep 0)
Color Check:
Akiyo Takeda (eps 3-4, 8)
Kana Miyata (eps 1, 5, 12)
Naomi Ishida (eps 2, 9)
Yūka Yoneda (eps 6, 11)
Yuki Semori (eps 7, 10)
Color Check Assistant: Naomi Ishida (eps 7, 12)
Color design: Kana Miyata
Color setting:
Akiyo Takeda (eps 3-4, 8)
Kana Miyata (eps 1, 5, 12)
Naomi Ishida (eps 2, 9)
Yūka Yoneda (eps 6, 11)
Yuki Semori (eps 7, 10)
Color Setting Assistant: Naomi Ishida (eps 7, 12)
Editing: Kengo Shigemura
Finish Animation:
Asako Aisawa (eps 3, 6, 9, 12)
Aya Toyosawa (eps 3, 6, 9, 12)
Ayumi Shimoura (eps 1, 4, 7, 10)
Ayumi Yamamori (eps 1, 4, 7, 10)
Emi Ebisu (eps 2, 5, 8, 11)
Hitomi Imaizumi (eps 1, 4, 7, 10)
Kazuki Kurihara (eps 2, 5, 8)
Kei Nishino (eps 1, 4, 7, 10)
Mayumi Nagayasu (eps 2, 5, 8, 11)
Mayumi Taguchi (eps 2, 5, 8, 11)
Mihoko Eda (eps 2, 5, 8, 11)
Nanako Kitaoka (eps 1, 4, 7, 10)
Rie Takagi (eps 1, 4, 7, 10)
Sachie Tsuda (eps 2, 5, 8, 11)
Shizuka Uno (eps 2, 5, 8, 11)
Shōko Doi (eps 3, 6, 9, 12)
Shoko Sasaki (eps 1, 4, 7, 10)
Tomoko Shima (eps 3, 6, 9, 12)
Yasumi Kawai (eps 3, 6, 9, 12)
Youko Shukuya (eps 3, 6, 9, 12)
In-Between Animation:
Aika Aoki (ep 5)
Akiko Higaki (eps 3, 9)
Atsushi Ishida (eps 2, 8, 12)
Atsushi Miyaji (eps 4, 7)
Aya Satō (eps 1, 6, 11)
Ayaka Tada (eps 4, 7)
Chitose Nakamine (eps 2, 8, 12)
Emi Nakano (eps 1, 6, 11)
Fumiyasu Kodaka (eps 1, 6, 11)
Hana Hosoda (eps 8, 12)
Hiroko Kuroda (eps 2, 12)
Jun'ichi Uda (eps 1, 6, 11)
Kaori Furukawa (eps 5, 10)
Kazuhiko Horikawa (eps 5, 10)
Kenji Murayama (eps 1, 6, 11)
Kiyoka Negi (eps 2, 8, 12)
Kumi Kuroda (eps 4, 7)
Maiko Tanigami (eps 3, 9)
Maki Inoue (eps 5, 10)
Manami Natsumeda (eps 5, 10)
Masato Fukushima (eps 4, 7)
Mie Kiyohara (eps 2, 8, 12)
Minako Usugi (eps 3, 9)
Motoki Matsumura (ep 3)
Naoko Fujita (eps 4, 7)
Naoya Nakayama (eps 2, 8, 12)
Natsumi Tada (eps 1, 6, 11)
Noriko Kashihara (eps 2, 8, 12)
Sayaka Ikeda (eps 4, 7)
Seiya Kumano (ep 5)
Youhei Kawasaki (eps 1, 6, 11)
Yumi Ōhashi (eps 3, 9)
Yumi Ookawa (eps 5, 10)
Yumiko Hashi (eps 1, 6, 11)
Yuuki Noguchi (eps 3, 9)
In-Between Check:
Hiroko Kuroda (eps 5, 8)
Kiyoka Negi (OP, ED; eps 1, 7)
Motoki Matsumura (eps 9, 12)
Naoko Fujita (eps 3, 6, 11)
Yumiko Hashi (eps 2, 4, 10)
Insert Song Arrangement: Ryō Takahashi ("Yakusoku no kizuna")
Insert Song Composition: Shunryū ("Yakusoku no kizuna")
Insert Song Lyrics: Nachi Odakura ("Yakusoku no kizuna")
Insert Song Performance:
Minori Chihara (Yômu Tôbatsu Tai)
Risa Taneda (Yômu Tôbatsu Tai)
Yuri Yamaoka (Yômu Tôbatsu Tai)
Key Animation:
Ai Yukimura (eps 1, 6, 8)
Akiko Takase (ep 12)
Akiko Watanabe (渡邉暁子; ep 12)
Akiyoshi Shidou (5 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 6, 10
)

Ayaka Nagahama (eps 4, 6)
Chinatsu Morimoto (ep 9)
Chiyoko Ueno (ep 1)
Eisaku Kawanami (ep 9)
Emiko Nakano (ep 6)
Fumio Tada (ep 2)
Haruka Fujita (ED; eps 6, 8)
Hidehiro Asama (eps 3, 7)
Hira Kashiwagi (ep 9)
Hiroshi Karata (eps 2, 5-6)
Hiroyuki Takahashi (eps 2, 5)
Kanae Ōkura (eps 6, 8)
Kōhei Nakahara (eps 6, 8)
Kunihiro Hane (5 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 6, 10
)

Kyōhei Andō (ep 9)
Maiko Hado (ep 9)
Makiko Nagahora (eps 4, 6, 8)
Mariko Takahashi (eps 1, 6, 8)
Masanao Murayama (eps 1, 4, 6, 10)
Masaya Makita (ep 9)
Miku Kadowaki (OP)
Minoru Ōta (ep 9)
Nami Iwasaki (eps 2, 5-6)
Nao Naitō (ED; ep 5)
Naoki Nakanishi (eps 2-3, 7)
Naoko Machida (eps 2-3, 7)
Naoko Yamada (ED)
Nobuaki Maruki (ED; ep 1)
Rie Sezaki (5 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 6, 10
)

Rika Ōta (ep 1)
Ryouhei Muta (ep 9)
Sana Suzuki (eps 6, 8)
Seiichi Akitake (eps 6, 8)
Seiya Kumano (ep 9)
Shinpei Sawa (ED; eps 3, 6, 8)
Taichi Ishidate (OP)
Taira Yamaguchi (eps 6, 8)
Takuya Yamamura (ep 9)
Tatsunari Maruko (5 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 6, 10
)

Tatsuya Satou (ep 9)
Tomofumi Sugitani (eps 3, 5-6)
Tomoko Yoshimura (eps 3, 7)
Yoshinori Urata (eps 3, 7)
Yuki Kakuda (eps 2-3, 7)
Yuki Tsunoda (eps 2-3, 7)
Yukiko Horiguchi (ED)
Yuko Myouken (eps 3, 5-6)
Yumi Fujii (ep 9)
Logo Design: Yukari Hayakawa
Music producer: Shigeru Saitō
Planning Producer: Hideaki Hatta
Production manager:
Keisuke Yokota (eps 1, 5-11 odd)
Risa Sakai (eps 2-3, 5)
Yōtarō Satō (eps 6, 8, 12)
Yuki Semori (eps 7, 10)
Recording: Satoshi Yano
Recording Assistant: Mai Sunaba
Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
Sound Production Manager: Yoshimi Sugiyama
Special Effects: Rina Miura
Theme Song Performance:
Minori Chihara (OP)
STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION (ED)
Yōmu Setting: Seiichi Akitake
KENN as Akihito Kanbara
Risa Taneda as Mirai Kuriyama

Ayako Kawasumi as Izumi Nase
Masaya Matsukaze as Miroku Fujima
Minori Chihara as Mitsuki Nase
Moe Toyota as Sakura Inami
Naomi Shindoh as Ayaka Shindō
Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Hiroomi Nase
Yuri Yamaoka as Ai Shindō

Akeno Watanabe as Shizuku Ninomiya
Hiromi Konno as Yayoi Kanbara
Hironobu Hatakeyama as Boy (ep 2)
Ikuya Sawaki as Nase Grandfather
Junichi Yanagita as Boy (ep 3)
Kunihiro Maeda as
Akihito's friend (ep 01)
Seller (ep 5)
Mei Tanaka as Young Akihito Kanbara (ep 8)
Miina Obata as Schoolgirl (ep 6)
Miki Hase as Girl (ep 2)
Saaya Nakamura as Schoolgirl (ep 6)
Saki Ono as Waitress (ep 01)
Sawako Hata as
Announcer (ep 01)
Girl (ep 2)
Nase family's employee (eps 3, 8)
Seller (ep 5)
Sayuri Yahagi as Yui Inami
Shinya Takahashi as Teacher (ep 7)
Sōta Arai as Teacher (ep 5)
Takuya Masumoto as Bentô seller (ep 01)
Teruyuki Tanzawa as Announcer (ep 8)
Yūma Uchida as Boy (ep 2)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Kyoto Animation
Broadcaster:
Aichi Television Broadcasting (2013-10-02)
Animax (2013-10-18)
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (2013-10-02)
BS Animax (2013-10-19)
Nippon BS Broadcasting Corporation (2013-10-06)
Tokyo MX (2013-10-02)
Editing Studio: studio2001:
Finish Animation: Studio Blue
In-Between Animation: Studio Blue
Music Production: Lantis
Offline Editing: Imagica
Production Assistance: Animation DO
Recording Studio: studio2010:
Sound Production: Rakuonsha
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Christopher Ayres
Translation: Jackie McClure
ADR Script: Lainee Hooks
Executive producer:
Eiichi Takahashi
John Ledford
Toru Iwakami (2020 release)
Producer:
David Del Rio
Griffin Vance (2020 release)
John Ledford

Art Manager: Larry Koteff (2020 release)
Assistant ADR Director: Joey Goubeaud
Disc Authoring:
Joel McCray (Original release, 2020 release)
Ryan Anthony (2020 release)
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Menu Design: Larry Koteff
Mixing: Brent Marshall
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Product Manager: Pooja Amin (2020 release)
Production:
Brittany Deans
Crystal Ruiz (2020 release)
Janice Williams (2015, 2020 releases)
Joey Goubeaud (2015, 2020 releases)
Luke Patterson
Roxanne Terrell
Son Phan Le (2020 release)
Production Assistant:
Alexandra Bedford (2020 release)
Brittany Deans
Bryson Baugus (2020 release)
Cameron Hohle (Home Video)
E.W. Rector, III (Simulcast, 2015, 2020 releases)
Holly Dorsett
Iman Kibble (2020 release)
Jessica Williams
Jose DeArmas (Home Video)
Kayla King
Kjell Doucet (Home Video)
Luke La Padula (2020 release)
Mariana Valverde (2020 release)
Ned Gayle (2015, 2020 releases)
Ryan Anthony (2020 release)
Shannon Reed (Home Video)
Production Coordination: Janice Williams (2015, 2020 releases)
Production manager:
Joey Goubeaud
Luke Patterson (2015 release)
Son Phan Le (2020 release)
QC Manager: Crystal Ruiz (2020 release)
Studio Management: Joey Goubeaud (2020 release)
Subtitle Formatting: Neal Barnes
Subtitling:
Cayla Coats (Home Video)
Robert Cardenas (2020 release)
Supervising Translator: Jennifer Challenger (2020 release)
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch
Clint Bickham as Akihito Kanbara
Kira Vincent-Davis as Mirai Kuriyama (2020 release)
Krystal LaPorte as Mirai Kuriyama

Adam Gibbs as Hiroomi Nase
Brittney Karbowski as Ai Shindo
Caitlynn French as Sakura Inami
Carli Mosier as Izumi Nase
Houston Hayes as Miroku Fujima
Molly Searcy as Ayaka Shindo
Monica Rial as Mitsuki Nase

Amelia Fischer as Shizuku Ninomiya
John Swasey as Grandfather Nase
Luci Christian as Yayoi Kanbara
Sara Ornelas as Yui Inami

English companies
Broadcaster: Animax Asia
Distributor: Manga Entertainment (UK & Ireland)
Internet Streaming:
Animax UK
Crunchyroll
HIDIVE (Subtitled & Dubbed)
iTunes (Subtitled)
The Anime Network
Licensed by:
Animatsu Entertainment (UK & Ireland)
Sentai Filmworks
Production:
Sentai Filmworks (Home Video)
Sentai Studios (2020 release)
Seraphim Digital (Simulcast)
French staff
French companies
Spotting: Michael Seguin (Anime Digital Network)
Distributor: KAZÉ
Internet Streaming: Anime Digital Network
French cast
(none)
German cast
German staff
ADR Director: Achim Schmidt-Carstens
Saskia Weckler as Mirai Kuriyama
Tim Kreuer as Akihito Kanbara

Dorothee Sturz as Ai Shindou
Jennifer Böttcher as Shizuku Ninomiya
Jesse Grimm as Hiroomi Nase
Kristina von Weltzien as Izumi Nase
Manuela Bäcker as Sakura Inami
Merete Brettschneider as Mitsuki Nase
Nadine Schreier as Yayoi Kanbara
Rasmus Borowski as Miroku Fujima
Tanja Dohse as Ayaka Shindou

Leonie Dubuc as Waitress (ep 1)
Nadine Schreier as Yui Inami (eps 3-4, 7)

German companies
Distributor: Kazé Germany
Internet Streaming: Anime on Demand
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
ADR Studio: Som de Vera Cruz 
Dubbing Studio: Som de Vera Cruz
Licensed by:
Animity (Brazil)
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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