Umibe no Étranger


The Stranger by the Shore

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: L'étranger du plage, L'étranger de la plage, The Stranger by the Beach
Japanese: 海辺のエトランゼ
English: The Stranger by the Shore
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Sep 11, 2020
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Studio Hibari
Source: Manga
Genre: Boys LoveBoys Love
Duration: 58 min.
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

Statistics

Score: 7.831 (scored by 9260192,601 users)
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Ranked: #9672
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Popularity: #1352
Members: 186,736
Favorites: 2,907

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Synopsis

Shun Hashimoto is an openly gay aspiring novelist living in Okinawa who was abandoned by his parents after coming out to them. Mio Chibana is a reserved, orphaned high school student, often found spending his time by the sea. One day, the two meet on the beach, and Shun is instantly captivated by Mio. The days fly by as they slowly begin to grow closer until Mio suddenly announces that he has to leave for the mainland.

Three years pass before a 20-year-old Mio returns to Okinawa to confess his love to Shun. However, in those three years, Shun's life has changed. Will he be able to accept Mio's feelings and make such a commitment?

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Characters & Voice Actors

Chibana, Mio

Main
Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
Japanese

Hashimoto, Shun

Main
Murata, Taishi
Japanese

Eri

Supporting
Itou, Kanae
Japanese

Suzu

Supporting
Nakaya, Sayaka
Japanese

Sakurako

Supporting
Shimamura, Yuu
Japanese

Oba-chan

Supporting
Satou, Hana
Japanese

Mio's Mother

Supporting
Inagawa, Eri
Japanese

Shun's Dad

Supporting
Sakaki, Kousuke
Japanese

Mimi Mama

Supporting
Tachibana, Tatsumaru
Japanese

Shun's Mom

Supporting
Takeuchi, Emiko
Japanese

Staff

Herek, Samantha
Assistant Producer
Oohashi, Akiyo
Director, Storyboard, Screenplay
Fujita, Akiko
Sound Director
MONO NO AWARE
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Ending Theme

"Zokkon (ゾッコン)" by MONO NO AWARE

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Reviews

Feb 28, 2021
//may contain some light spoilers

Umibe no Étranger is so much more to me than just another BL story. It kinda reminds me od Doukyuusei, with its storyline and characters and showing the more sweet and realistic depiction od same-sex love. As a LGBT person myself, I love stories surrounding these topics but it's so hard for me to find an anime that would satisfy me. Mostly, because most yaoi/BL stories are overly sexualized and show same-sex attraction as a fetish. L' Étranger is different in that case. It's good to hear the word 'gay' being used in the show and see a character identyfying as ...
Dec 31, 2021
Mixed Feelings
BL is a genre with very, very low standards. I’d say that the only genre that’s worse off in that regard may be shows for kids, and even that is debatable. So, once in a blue moon a BL anime that isn’t utterly terrible is released, and just by the virtue of not being completely garbage it gets praised as the best thing ever. And to be fair, in comparison with most of other similar works, it’s pretty good. In comparison to regular anime though… that’s a different matter.

First, the good part. The visuals are gorgeous. This movie is very nice to look at, and ...
Mar 3, 2021
Why am I giving such a low score to a movie that so many people love? It's pretty simple: If you have't already read the source material this whole thing is going to be incoherent. Very little is fleshed out or explained, there's a huge time skip, and no relationships are defined at all. I'm syre that this is satisfying fan service for those who read the series, but if you're judging it as a stand-alone anime project it fails completely.

The animation is nice enough and everything else is of good quality, but I can't recommend this if you're anime only like me. It's just ...

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Poll: Umibe no Étranger Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 )
FuMomo-kun - Mar 6, 2021
76 repliesby Emanbg »»
Sep 4, 8:24 AM
Idk about you but I NEED A SECOUND MOVIE
LukeLippo - May 7, 2021
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Why is this rated PG-13 if it has an explicit sex scene?
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Aug 14, 2023 9:12 AM
I have a big doubt about Sakurako flashback :O
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Happy birthday chibana Mio
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