Beyond the Boundary the Movie -I'LL BE HERE-

Promotional poster for the Kyoukai no Kanata movie.

Kyoukai no Kanata Movie -I'LL BE HERE- (劇場版 境界の彼方 -I'LL BE HERE-, Gekijouban Kyoukai no Kanata -I'LL BE HERE-) is a series of movies based on the Kyoukai no Kanata anime series by Kyoto Animation. The Kyoukai no Kanata movie is composed of two films named "Past Arc" (過去篇, Kako-hen) and "Future Arc" (未来篇, Mirai-hen). Kako-hen was released in theaters on March 14, 2015, while Mirai-hen was released in theaters on April 25, 2015.

The DVD/BD of Kako-hen was only sold at showings of the movie in Japanese theaters, starting on March 14, 2015. The DVD/BD of Mirai-hen was released on October 7, 2015.

The theme song of the "Future Arc" is Aitakatta Sora (会いたかった空, The Sky I Wanted to Meet).

The soundtrack was released on May 20, 2015.

The staff of the anime series will return to work on the movie, with direction by Taichi Ishidate, screenplay by Jukki Hanada and character designs by Miku Kadowaki.

Plot

The movies will expand on the story of the anime series. Kako-hen (Past Arc) is a retelling of the anime series, while Mirai-hen (Future Arc) is set a year after.

Plot (Mirai-hen)

Picking up right after the anime, it has been 1 year since Mirai Kuriyama has returned, Hiroomi Nase has graduated and the only members of the Literature club are Mitsuki Nase & Akihito Kanbara. Ayaka Shindou & Ai Shindou continue to live in the photo shop appraising Youmu, while Shizuku Ninomiya continues to be dumped by men and fighting Youmu. Hiroomi Nase has now taken over the Nase household in the wake of Izumi Nase's disappearance. Mirai Kuriyama now lives a seemingly normal life with Sakura Inami but in a flashback it is revealed that when Akihito went to Mirai on the roof to see her that she no longer has any memory of Akihito Kanbara, her fight with the Beyond the Boundary, or any of her past.

Mitsuki & Akihito continue to watch over Mirai, while in the clubroom Mitsuki asks if any change has happened with Mirai, which Akihito answers that nothing has. Even though having no recollection of past events, Mirai still seems to be gravitated towards some of her past. When asked about joining a club, she answers with the Literature club and seems flustered when Sakura confronts her for joining because of Akihito, which she states that he nothing more than a pervert who happened to be passing by. While on the tennis court Mirai notices Akihito and begins to run to him, but is suddenly hit by a ball, by the time she is able to look for him he has disappeared. She starts to question why he was the one to come to her and why he appeared to be so sad, even though being told that he was a passerby. She attempted to ask, but he only said that he didn't know and avoided her ever since.

Meanwhile Hiroomi Nase & Shizuku Ninomiya come across human shaped shadows that attack on sight, unable to tell if they are puppets or actual Youmu. It is discovered they even when sliced they are able to reform themselves as if no damage was done. As Mirai Kuriyama & Sakura Inami are walking home they stumble across one of the shadows, while running away, they come across a hooded figure who asks, "Lonesome one, Do you wish to know who you are?" As if instinct she is able to avoid an attack by jumping. Hiroomi intervenes and attempts to capture the said hooded figure, but it is able to break the barrier and disappears while taking the shadow with it.

Mirai again attempts to ask Akihito about her past, which Hiroomi, Mitsuki reinforce the fact that Akhito is just a deviant who goes around asking cute girls to wear glasses and that he happened to be a passerby. Later that night Mirai notices blood on her hand, thinking that she cut herself she notices that the blood around her ring appears to be floating.

The next day she has joined the Literature club as Vice-President on Mitsuki's permission and seeing the bonsai plants comments on their upkeep. Mitsuki and Akihito decide to keep her within sight so they may protect her against the hooded figure and shadows that have been attacking and defeating the Spirit World Warriors around the city. Hiroomi visits Ayaka and Ai, trying to find information on the shadows, while first thought of as puppets for their indiscriminate attacks, but being powerful enough to defeat near A rank Spirit World Warrior's meaning they may be Youmu, but is perplexing because of there almost mindless way of attacking. Hiroomi comes on the conclusion that they may wait and see what happens next, Ayaka Shindou then questions him on his methods saying that he is a weaker counterpart than his sister and that the balance and benefit between the Nase household and Youmu is beginning to weaken and as such would cause the Youmu to not align themselves with them. Upon leaving Ai Shindou tries and comforts him saying that Ayaka has high expectation for him and that they both do not wish to leave.

Sakura Inami confronts Akihito saying that she has done everything that he said to try and forget her past and that it did not work, Mitsuki plans a place for Mirai and him to go and talk with each other, picking Aizeriya, when asked she says that it caught her eye, but in a small flashback it reveals that she picked the place before and that she was able to eat a ton much to Akihitos chagrin. While there he explains that he enjoys sharing a meal with a pretty girl in glasses, he begins to pull out a pair to which she suddenly says "「不愉快です」 "Fuyukai desu"?" hinting that even though she has no memory, that the real Mirai is still inside.

In the Nase household, Hiroomi is frantically trying to find the whereabouts of the shadows having all of his counterparts out searching. In another part of town, two members of Spirit World Warriors come across a shadow and are taken a back by who they see. Meanwhile while walking home Mirai and Akihito come across the same park that they spoke in before in the anime, there she says that the reason that she came out was to tell him that it was the last time that she wanted to speak to him, but when he saw the real Mirai caused him to be kind to her, she then realizes that they had shared a connection beyond just being friends, she then reveals that she has found out about her ability to manipulate her blood. She then assumes that this is the reason that her and Ahkihito cannot be together.

Suddenly the hooded figure appears,she then attacks both Mirai and Akihito, severing his foot off, he tells Mirai to run but as the figure lunges toward her she is sprayed with her blood which cause the cloak to be melted off, revealing the hooded figure to be none other than Izumi Nase. She then stares into Mirai's eye, making her flashback, before anything else can be done Hiroomi appears, causing Izumi to have a moment of clarity but this soon dissipates causing her to become hostile, before she is able to escape Hiroomi places a tracking spell on her leg so that she is able to be tracked anywhere, she then runs towards Hiroomi but then disappears. Somewhere else she is shown, to be kneeling before another hooded figure showing that she is not the only one behind the scense.

Hiroomi and Akihito then make sure that Mirai gets home, When Akihito returns home he is greeted by his mother Yayoi Kanbara who much to his disappointed is dressed up as half a woman and half a man, of which he swiftly hits in the head. Yayoi then resolves to help and do something about Izumi and Hiroomi. Meanwhile Hiroomi runs into Ayaka who both are on the search for Izumi, bringing up the question of both the eldest Nase's now set on killing each other.

Back at her apartment Mirai answers the door to see Akihito who has returned to talk, she tells him that she would like to talk outside, as she grabs somethings from her apartment she receives a phone call from Akihito saying that he would like to meet up, but she then questions why he is calling even though he is at the door, but revealing that the one at the door is a fake. The fake turns out to be Miroku Fujima who is now disfigured, he is able to restrain her and explains that the Youmu that he harbors can be spread entirely through sight and brings its host into the darkness of ones own mind. He makes her believe that her past objective of killing the Beyond the Boundary is what she needs to do still.

In the forest Hiroomi and Ayaka are closing in on Izumi, at the last minute Ayaka transports Hiroomi away as she states that he will be unable to kill his own sister, as she will take care of her. As Akihito makes his way to her, She is soon consumed by the darkness and her appearance changes, her hair turning black and eyes yellow, while also she grows the same shadow claw appendages from her body. Mitsuki and Shizune appear and try and hold her off, but are unable to, they follow one of the shadows into an abandoned building where they find the other hooded figure, it turns out to be the dead body of Miroku, a video then plays of him taunting them, It then tells that he is dead, and that he implanted a Youmu inside both himself and Izumi and that doing so he would have a vessel for when he died, he then proceeds to tell them about the Youmu and how it brings out the darkness which they are running run, it haunts them with illusions of which they feel are chasing them. It is also revealed that the shadows are of the Spirit World Warriors that have succumbed to the darkness.

Suddenly Mirai catches up to the group and tries to kill Akihito, in a flashback it is revealed that her mother has reminded her that the reason they are in this world is to kill the Beyond the Boundary. As the battle proceeds through the skylight Ayaka suddenly falls through and along with Izumi following showing that she has defeated her, In a flashback Izumi is shown to have taken on the Youmu from Miroku voluntarily in order to gain the power to protect everything that she has held dear. In the present Hiroomi tries to reach out to Izumi, disarming her and stating that they should of been there for each other, which causes her to stop attacking.

The battle between Mirai and Akihito continues and attempts to kill him, Akihito realizing that the key to getting through to her lies in the ring that she has always worn, he then allows her to mortally wound him and tells her that he cannot be killed. He is then transported or atleast his mind into her subconscious where he sees flashbacks of her past and the persecution of her and her mother for being in the Cursed Clan. It is then shown that her mother died in order to protect her and that all this time she has felt alone and to be none other than a monster because others have done nothing but hate her. He is able to reach out to her by confessing his love and promising that he will protect her from now on, no matter what.

She comes to terms with her past stating that even with all the hate, that she was able to bring happiness to her mother. In the real world it is shown that even though unconscious both Ayaka and Izumi are fine, It is also implied that Yayoi is really a gatekeeper between the two worlds and has been watching over everyone. In the proceeding credits it is shown that Izumi is recovering and that life has returned to normal and that Mirai and Akihito have become an couple.

Cast

• Risa Taneda as Mirai Kuriyama
• KENN as Akihito Kanbara
• Minori Chihara as Mitsuki Nase
• Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Hiroomi Nase

Trailer

External Links

• Official Anime Website (Japanese)