'Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi' Unveils Production Staff, September 9 Opening

by Vindstot
Apr 26, 2022 4:31 PM | 11 Comments

The official website of the Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi (The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye) anime movie unveiled the production staff and a teaser trailer on Wednesday. The anime movie adapting Mei Hachimokus sci-fi mystery light novel will open in theaters in Japan on September 9.

Staff
Director, Script: Tomohisa Taguchi (Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - The Animated Series)
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Tomomi Yabuki (Tokyo Ghoul animation director)
Color Design: Saori Gouda (Akudama Drive)
Art Director: Yuuki Hatakeyama (Summertime Render), Daiki Kuribayashi (Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun)
Director of Photography: Takumi Hoshina (Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san)
CG: Chiptune
Editing: Akinori Mishima (Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai)
Music: Harumi Fuuki (Shika no Ou: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi)
Sound Director: Satoki Iida (Tsuki ga Kirei)
Producer: Ryouichirou Matsuo (Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni)
Studio: CLAP
Distribution: Pony Canyon

Hachimoku submitted the novel at the 13th Shogakukan Light Novel Award in 2018 and won both the Gagaga Award and Jury Special Award. Shogakukan published the light novel under the Gagaga Bunko imprint in a single volume in July 2019, featuring illustrations by Kukka (Gunjou Sanka).

Koudon began drawing a manga adaptation on the Sunday Gene-X monthly magazine and the MangaONE platform in July 2020. Shogakukan shipped the fourth and final volume last December.

Teaser Trailer

Source: animate Times

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Eagerly waiting for more trailers GYAAAAAAAAAAAA

May 18, 2022 2:56 PM by Kinyoubi

now this is definitely riding on what trend that's guaranteed to work. va doesn't sound attractive in first go so hopefully it gets better.

May 7, 2022 1:40 AM by hazecloud

ZXEAN said:

Inorichi said:
Was building up my expectations til I read "sci-fi mystery". Totally thought it'd be a supernatural drama type from the trailer

Now I'm just plain confused lmao

Going back and rewatching the trailer tho... maybe thats why the trees look the way they do? Who knows, hopefully it turns out great.

I heard that the story centred around time travel.

Just don't say that it will also be about a time loop.

May 5, 2022 2:55 AM by RobertBobert

Super excited to watch this

Apr 27, 2022 5:47 AM by Tokoya

Let's see how this goes. Akudama Drive had a long production phase, unfortunately, none of the director's other works received the same fate.

Apr 27, 2022 2:38 AM by Etherius_ZS

Ronninn said:
Why do they always get new voice actors or actual actors in stand alone movies?

Presumably because it provides a way to get into professional voice acting without having to commit to an entire series, which would take more recording. I imagine it's akin to how authors often begin writing short stories before full novels.

Inorichi said:
Was building up my expectations til I read "sci-fi mystery". Totally thought it'd be a supernatural drama type from the trailer.

Well, those two genres have a lot of overlap. The only difference between supernatural occurrences and sci-fi ones is that the latter have in-universe explanations, when you get down to it. Going off what the work has within it, supernatural drama isn't far off.

Apr 27, 2022 1:24 AM by O_T_T

I heard that the story centred around time travel.

Apr 26, 2022 11:08 PM by ZXEAN

Was building up my expectations til I read "sci-fi mystery". Totally thought it'd be a supernatural drama type from the trailer

Now I'm just plain confused lmao

Going back and rewatching the trailer tho... maybe thats why the trees look the way they do? Who knows, hopefully it turns out great.

Apr 26, 2022 10:51 PM by Inorichi

Why do they always get new voice actors or actual actors in stand alone movies?

Apr 26, 2022 9:02 PM by Ronninn

Love the art style (*˘︶˘*).｡*♡

Apr 26, 2022 7:57 PM by ZXEAN

mmmmk. So possibly next yr for a NA or blu ray release... should be enough time to read the novel

Apr 26, 2022 4:38 PM by Boazanian