The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

Aired: 2022

A theatrical anime produced by CLAP, based on the light novel by Mei Hachimoku published by Gagaga Bunko (Shogakukan), winner of the 13th Shogakukan Light Novel Award Gagaga Prize Special Jury Award. High schooler Kaoru Tono learns of the urban legend "Urashima Tunnel"—anyone who enters can obtain whatever they desire, but at the cost of lost time. Seeking to recover his sister lost in an accident, Kaoru begins searching for the tunnel and meets transfer student Anzu Hanashiro. They investigate together, but each entry causes significant time to pass in the outside world. Directed and written by Tomohisa Taguchi. Theme song: eill "Finale." Cast includes Ouji Suzuka (Kaoru) and Marie Iitoyo (Anzu). Won the 32nd Japan Film Critics Award for Animation. ©2022 Mei Hachimoku, Shogakukan/"The Tunnel to Summer" Production Committee