The anime film adaptation of The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (Natsuton) has announced its main cast, namely Oji Suzuka as Kaoru Tono and Marie Iitoyo as Anzu Hanaki. The announcement was made on the film’s official Twitter : t4f30
The film adaptation was first announced in January this year and it will premiere by the third quarter of 2022. Studio CLAP will be animating the film, while Tomohisa Taguchi will be directing it.
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes is a light novel written by Mei Hachimoku and illustrated by Kukka. It was first released on July 18, 2019, at the Gagaga Bonku imprint. An English version of it was licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment and is set for release in May 2022.
Meanwhile, a manga adaptation started serialization in Shogakukan’s seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X on July 18, 2020. In addition, an English version of it was licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment and is set for publishing in July 2022.
Tono Kaoru heard a rumor: The laws of space and time mean nothing to the Urashima Tunnel. If you find it, walk through and you’ll find your heart’s desire on the other side…in exchange for years of your own life. On the night Kaoru just so happens to find himself standing in front of a tunnel that looks suspiciously like the one the rumor describes, he finds himself thinking of Karen, the sister he lost in an accident five years ago. To Kaoru’s surprise, he’s been followed by the new transfer student Anzu Hanaki, who promises to help him experiment with the mysterious tunnel–but what does she want from Kaoru in exchange? And what will he have left to give, after the tunnel’s done with him?
Synopsis of the light novel, via Seven Seas Entertainment
Source: Official Website
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