Beyond the Boundary

Beyond the Boundary
Cover of the first light novel volume featuring Mirai Kuriyama (left) and Akihito Kanbara (right)
境界の彼方 (Kyōkai no Kanata)
Genre	Dark fantasy[1] Romance[2] Supernatural[2]
Light novel
Written by	Nagomu Torii
Illustrated by	Tomoyo Kamoi
Published by	Kyoto Animation
Imprint	KA Esuma Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	June 9, 2012 – December 18, 2013
Volumes	3
Anime television series
Directed by	Taichi Ishidate
Produced by	Gou Tanaka Riri Senami Shigeru Saitō Shinichi Nakamura
Written by	Jukki Hanada
Music by	Hikaru Nanase
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Licensed by	AUS: Hanabee NA: Sentai Filmworks UK: Animatsu Entertainment
Original network	Tokyo MX, TVA, ABC, BS11, Animax
English network	SEA: Animax Asia
Original run	October 2, 2013 – December 18, 2013
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Original net animation
Beyond the Boundary: Idol Trial!
Directed by	Taichi Ishidate
Written by	Jukki Hanada
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks
Released	November 18, 2013 – July 2, 2014
Episodes	5 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Daybreak
Directed by	Taichi Ishidate
Written by	Jukki Hanada
Music by	Hikaru Nanase
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Licensed by	AUS: Hanabee NA: Sentai Filmworks
Released	July 2, 2014
Runtime	23 minutes
Anime film
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here

Beyond the Boundary (Japanese: 境界の彼方, Hepburn: Kyōkai no Kanata) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagomu Torii, with illustrations by Tomoyo Kamoi. The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2011. Kyoto Animation has published three volumes since June 2012. Set in Kashihara, Nara, this story follows a young boy named Akihito Kanbara who is an immortal being and half a spirit. After Akihito saved a girl named Mirai Kuriyama from committing suicide, he learned that she is a spirit world warrior their lives become intertwined.

An anime television series adaptation, produced by Kyoto Animation, aired in Japan between October and December 2013. An original video animation episode was released in July 2014. A two-part anime film premiered in March and April 2015. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for North American audiences with an English dub released in 2015.