Over the Sky

Over the Sky (Japanese: 君は彼方, Hepburn: Kimi wa Kanata) is a 2020 Japanese animated teen fantasy film written, co-produced, and directed by Yoshinobu Sena. Animated by Digital Network Animation, and distributed by Rabbit House and Elephant House, the film stars Honoka Matsumoto, Toshiki Seto, Anna Tsuchiya, Saori Hayami, Koichi Yamadera, Ikue Ōtani, Takehiro Kimoto, Sena, Yui Ogura, Nobuko Sendō, Naoto Takenaka, and Mari Natsuki. Set in Ikebukuro, the film follows Mio Miyamasu (Matsumoto), a high school girl who tries to reconcile with her childhood friend Arata Kirishimo (Seto), following their argument when she gets involved in a traffic accident that transports her to a new world. Toho announced an original anime film to be helmed by Sena in his film directorial debut in March 2020, with Matsumoto debuting in a leading role for an animated film and Seto in his first voice acting role in the film. Additional cast of the film were announced in August and October 2020. Over the Sky premiered in Ikebukuro on November 11, 2020, and was released in Japan on November 27. The film bombed at the box office on its opening day.