Series synopsis
Beyond the Boundary, also known as 境界の彼方 is a Japanese animation comedy action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 2, 2013. It ended on December 18, 2013. It stars KENN, Risa Taneda, Ayako Kawasumi and Yuri Yamaoka.
The dark fantasy follows a high school sophomore named Akihito Kanbara. Although the boy appears human, he is half Youmu and invulnerable to wounds because he can heal quickly. One day, Akihito meets freshman Mirai Kuriyama when it seems she is about to jump from the school rooftop. Mirai is isolated because of her ability to manipulate blood, which is considered heresy among members of the spirit world. Disturbing events begin to unfold after Akihito saves Mirai.
Premise
The dark fantasy follows a high school sophomore named Akihito Kanbara. Although the boy appears human, he is half Youmu and invulnerable to wounds because he can heal quickly. One day, Akihito meets freshman Mirai Kuriyama when it seems she is about to jump from the school rooftop. Mirai is isolated because of her ability to manipulate blood, which is considered heresy among members of the spirit world. Disturbing events begin to unfold after Akihito saves Mirai.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- KENN as Akihito Kanbara (voice)
- Risa Taneda as Mirai Kuriyama (voice)
- Ayako Kawasumi as Izumi Nase (voice)
- Yuri Yamaoka as Ai Shindou (voice)
- Moe Toyota as Sakura Inami (voice)
- Minori Chihara as Mitsuki Nase (voice)
- Masaya Matsukaze as Miroku Fujima (voice)
- Naomi Shindo as Ayaka Shindou (voice)
Supporting cast
- Hiromi Konno as Yayoi Kanbara (voice)
- Akeno Watanabe as Shizuku Ninomiya (voice)
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Hiroomi Nase (voice)
Guest cast
- Sayuri Yahagi as Yui Inami (voice)
- May Tanaka as Akihito Kanbara (child) (voice)
- Ikuya Sawaki as Grandfather Nase (voice)
- Kunihiro Maeda as Clerk (voice)
- Saki Ono as Waitress (voice)
- Teruyuki Tanzawa as Announcement (voice)
- Takuya Masumoto as Bento Shop (voice)
- Junichi Yanagita as Schoolboy (voice)
- Sawako Hata as Servant of Nase Family (voice)
- Hironobu Hatakeyama as Schoolboy (voice)
- Yuma Uchida as Schoolboy (voice)
- Miina Obata as Schoolgirl (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 14 | November 18, 2013 | March 14, 2015 |
| Season 1 | 12 | October 2, 2013 | December 18, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Idol Trial! - No Matter How Lost I Feel, I Will Judge You #1 Akihito somehow finds himself in a courtroom as a defendant being tried for his glasses fetish by super deformed idol versions of accusers Mitsuki, Mirai and Sakura along with Judge Ai. As Akihito refuses to admit any wrongdoing, the girls present evidence depicting him staring into a glasses store for hours, taking pictures of Mirai's glasses and buying pictures of girls wearing glasses from Ayaka. Finding him guilty, Ai sentences Akihito to witness the destruction of Mirai's glasses. |
November 18, 2013 |
| 2 |
Idol Trial! - No Matter How Lost I Feel, I Will Judge You #2 Shizuku somehow finds herself on trial for her teenage behavior. However Mitsuki, Mirai and Sakura remain initially hesitant in sentencing Shizuku out of pity for her failure to grow up. After Ai teases Shizuku's teenage-looking hairstyle the girls then present their evidence depicting Shizuku taking teenage compliments seriously and also struggling to maintain an unnaturally perfect posture despite her age. Finding her guilty, Ai sentences Shizuku to cosplay as a sixteen-year-old high school girl. |
December 2, 2013 |
| 3 |
Idol Trial! - No Matter How Lost I Feel, I Will Judge You #3 Hiroomi appears in the courtroom and proudly flaunts his nude body under the guise of training to overcome his cold hypersensitivity, much to the distress of the girls. Enraged, Mitsuki uses various means to attack Hiroomi who only seems to revel in the former's anger. After Hiroomi openly admits his perversion, Ai finds him guilty and sentences him to have his hands stuck under Akihito's armpits for three days. However Akihito finds it much of a punishment for himself rather than for Hiroomi. |
December 16, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Carmine When Akihito sees a girl about to jump off the school roof, he surprises even himself as he races up the stairs to rescue her. Much to his surprise, the girl he saved is a Spirit World Warrior. And as a half-youmu, he’s now her prey! |
October 2, 2013 |
| 2 |
Ultramarine Akihito helps Mirai defeat one of her very first youmu! He tries to use this as his chance to become closer, but instead Mirai seems to be pushing him away! Why won’t his bespectacled beauty join the Literary Club? |
October 9, 2013 |
| 3 |
Moonlight Purple The Hollow Shadow is drawing near. Akihito knows that Mirai wants to risk her life in a fight against the powerful youmu. The only way to stop her is to learn more about her past and confront her, but she’s been avoiding him... |
October 16, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2013 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2013 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |