The Stranger by the Shore

The Stranger by the Shore[lower-alpha 1] is a 2020 Japanese animated romance film based on L'étranger de la Plage manga series written and illustrated by Kanna Kii. The film is written and directed by Akiyo Ohashi, and produced by Studio Hibari. The film was released in Japan on September 11, 2020.[2]

The Stranger by the Shore
Theatrical release poster
Kanji海辺のエトランゼ
Revised HepburnUmibe no Etoranze
Directed byAkiyo Ohashi
Screenplay byAkiyo Ohashi
Based onL'étranger de la Plage
by Kanna Kii
Starring
CinematographyTomoko Minobe
Edited byMasako Sakamoto
Music byMina Kubota
Production
company
Distributed byShochiku Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11)
Running time
59 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Funimation acquired the streaming rights for the film, and released on its website on July 9, 2021.[3]

Synopsis

In a remote island of Okinawa, Shun, a gay aspiring novelist meets Mio, a high school boy who lost his parents at an early age. The two grows closer together, but Mio unexpectedly leaves Okinawa. Three years later, Mio returns to face his feelings.

Voice cast
CharacterJapanese voice castEnglish voice cast[4]
Shun HashimotoTaishi MurataJessie James Grelle
Mio ChibanaYoshitsugu MatsuokaJustin Briner
Steph Garrett (young)
EriKanae ItōMorgan Garrett
SakurakoYū ShimamuraAmber Lee Connors
SuzuSayaka NakayaBryn Apprill

Production

In October 15, 2019, it was announced that an anime film adaptation of Kanna Kii's L'étranger de la Plage manga was in development, with the film being directed and written by Akiyo Ohashi at Studio Hibari, while Kii had provided the character designs. Fuji TV's new boys' love (yaoi) anime label, Blue Lynx handled the development of the film.[5] On March 31, 2020, Taishi Murata and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka were cast as Shun and Mio respectively.[6] In July 28, 2020, it was announced that Japanese band Mono no Aware provided the theme song for the film, titled "From the Bottom of My Heart" (ゾッコン, Zokkon).[7]

Release

The film was released in theaters in Japan on September 11, 2020.[2] Funimation acquired the streaming rights for the film, and released on its website in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Mexico on July 9, 2021.[3]

Reception

Kim Morrisy of Anime News Network gave the film a B- rating, and stated "I think that it needed more time to develop its characters, especially Mio, more effectively, but there were tantalizing glimpses of a satisfying love story here."[8] Matt Schley from The Japan Times rated the film 2.5 out of 5, and stated "In adapting the excellent manga, the team behind this film have proved once again that more is less."[9]

Notes
  1. Japanese: 海辺のエトランゼ, Hepburn: Umibe no Etoranze, Also known as "L'étranger de la Plage" or "Umibe no Étranger"

References
  1. "海辺のエトランゼ" ["The Stranger by the Shore"]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Pineda, Rafael (March 30, 2020). "Umibe no Étranger Boys-Love Anime Film Reveals Cast, Staff, September 11 Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. Mateo, Alex (June 18, 2021). "Funimation Streams The Stranger by the Shore Boys-Love Anime Film on July 9". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  4. Luster, Joseph (June 19, 2021). "Boys' Love Anime Film The Stranger by the Shore Heads to Funimation". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. "「海辺のエトランゼ」2020年夏に劇場アニメ化！紀伊カンナが監修・キャラデザ". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. "劇場アニメ「海辺のエトランゼ」公開は9月、村田太志＆松岡禎丞がドラマCDから続投". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). March 31, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  7. "海辺のエトランゼ：MONO NO AWAREが主題歌担当 音楽は窪田ミナ 人気BLマンガが原作の劇場版アニメ". Mantan Web (in Japanese). July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  8. Morrisy, Kim (October 3, 2021). ""Umibe no Étranger" Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  9. Schley, Matt (September 10, 2020). "'L'Etranger De La Plage': Love story adaptation is missing its heart". The Japan Times. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
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