Novel 'Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome' Receives Anime Film

by Vindstot
Dec 14, 2016 2:49 PM | 35 Comments

Film production and distribution company TOHO announced an anime film adaptation of Tomihiko Morimi's Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome (The Night is Short, Walk on Girl) novel on Thursday, scheduled to open in theaters in Japan on April 7, 2017. The lead staff returning from the Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei (The Tatami Galaxy) television anime are as follows:

Staff
Director: Masaaki Yuasa (Ping Pong The Animation)
Script: Makoto Ueda (Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei)
Original Character Design, Character Design: Yuusuke Nakamura
Music: Michiru Oshima (Zetsuen no Tempest)
Studio: Science SARU

Singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino (Saint☆Oniisan) is starring as the character Senpai. Alternative rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation is performing the theme song.

The novel ran in Shousetsu Yasei Jidai magazine for four chapters between August 2005 and October 2006. Kadokawa published the novel in November 2006. Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome has a cumulative 1.2 million copies in print.

A manga adaptation by Ranmaru Kotone was serialized in Shounen Ace magazine between July 2007 and January 2009.

Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome won the 20th Yamamoto Shuugorou Award and placed second in the 4th Japan Booksellers' Award in 2007.

Synopsis
A black haired girl is walking around the streets of Kyoto, from the night scene of Pontocho to a second-hand book fair in Shimogamo, then off to a college fair. The main character that has a romantic feeling for her secretly follows her around and looks for the opportunities to run into her in a manner that seems like a coincidence. Unfortunately for him, she is not interested in love yet so she does not notice his feelings. What waits these two characters are crazy incidents caused by individuals such as a person who introduces himself as a Japanese mythical creature Tengu, the god of second-hand book or the money lender in a three story vehicle. (Source: Sugoi Japan)

Teaser Trailer

Official site: http://kurokaminootome.com/

Source: Eiga Natalie

Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome on MAL

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How did this almost managed to pass under my radar?

Feb 13, 2017 5:46 AM by Wintovisky

Wow these are fantastic news. Two Yuasa projects for next year is just amazing. Didn't expect this movie to happen at all.

Dec 18, 2016 3:59 AM by _HeroKenzan_

adamantine said:

FinalFlash18 said:
Awesome. I'd be looking forward to it.

It is related to Tatami Galaxy, right?

Yup. Also Uchouten Kazoku. It's a shared universe:

“For those of you who are unfamiliar with Morimi’s other novels, Jurojin, or Rihaku (his real name), is a major reoccuring character in Morimi’s novels. The events in the novel 夜は短し歩けよ乙女 are centered around this very guy. This novel also contains reoccuring characters from his other novels such as Master Higuchi, Hanuki, Aijima (The Tatami Galaxy), and the young master from Chitose-ya (A part of Friday Fellows in The Eccentric Family).

I see, nice. Thanks.

Dec 16, 2016 12:39 AM by FinalFlash18

FinalFlash18 said:
Awesome. I'd be looking forward to it.

It is related to Tatami Galaxy, right?

Yup. Also Uchouten Kazoku. It's a shared universe:

Dec 16, 2016 12:22 AM by adamantine

Awesome. I'd be looking forward to it.

It is related to Tatami Galaxy, right?

Dec 15, 2016 10:26 PM by FinalFlash18

LoneWizzy said:
boy meets girl, supernatural stuff happens...meh tbh...generic synopsis...[/joek]

But... is... YUASA!!

Dec 15, 2016 11:56 AM by removed-user

Looks like Tatami Galaxy 2.0 for me. Nothing more.

Dec 15, 2016 11:39 AM by You

"[...] he has another project slated for next spring. He added that more details will follow."

!!!

I love the TG art/design/music and Morimi's writing, but I wish they had put some distance between this and Tatami Galaxy ):

Still more pumped for Uchouten Kazoku S2 tbh.

Dec 15, 2016 10:16 AM by Lemon

Good news ! Yuasa will be doing something else too for spring 2017 !
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-15/masaaki-yuasa-has-2nd-spring-2017-work-besides-yoru-wa-mijikashi-arukeyo-otome/.109936

Dec 15, 2016 9:32 AM by DatRandomDude

I think they will ruined like tatami. And the art is like a copypaste of you know what, how Original don't you think?

Dec 15, 2016 8:19 AM by Hamazura

Cool. So this was the anime movie that Yusa had been working on. I look forward to it for sure next Spring.

Dec 15, 2016 5:16 AM by Stark700

Not really important and related to the main news, so I'm not editing the news post:

To celebrate the movie premiere, Yojouhan will get selective rebroadcast starting January 8, 2017 and Scenario Art will be singing cover of theme songs. It was announced via Noitamina Lineup 2017 via Line Live just now (which the news will be posted soon).
http://otakomu.jp/archives/474303.html

Dec 15, 2016 5:00 AM by tsubasalover

Vindstot said:
Cast
Senpai: Gen Hoshino (Saint☆Oniisan)

simo000 said:

ichii_1 said:
Pathetic that yuasa agreed to milk this series instead of doing new stuff, he even said he looks to the future not the past.
Here comes the anti moe harem brigade praising this series to the heavens.

how is it milking when yuasa's projects (tatami included) make basically no money?

The producers may not be able to milk Yuasa up, but they can certainly milk Gen Hoshino. He's a hit recently.

Dec 15, 2016 4:27 AM by crx07

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of... Elitist posts, baiting, etc.

Dec 15, 2016 1:11 AM by Tyrel

Nidhoeggr said:
Yuasa has come to save us from bad isekai and battle harem academy LNs and it feels wonderful.

Really interested in the connections this will have to Tatami Galaxy.

Well it's basically same setting, similar character design and different cast, also some reappearing characters from tatami like higuchi and ryoko.

Hyped as a Yuusa fan but this will be a long wait for BD

Dec 14, 2016 11:04 PM by removed-user

Looks brilliant. Very excited indeed.

Dec 14, 2016 10:11 PM by Atavistic

omg two of tomihiko morimi works getting an adaptation in 2017.....is this real life?? First uchouten kazoku 2 and now this.... I'm so happy!!!!!

Dec 14, 2016 9:38 PM by jenkk

Oh boy, this is some great news indeed! More Yuasa is always very welcome. The anime industry could always use more talent like him to break up the monotony.

(And I really should get around to finishing Tatami Galaxy...)

Dec 14, 2016 8:26 PM by Nei-san

how is it milking when yuasa's projects (tatami included) make basically no money? i admit that im a little disappointed that it's not something entirely new for him, but i'm certain yuasa and his team have a good reason for adapting this story in particular

Dec 14, 2016 7:57 PM by simo000

Pathetic that yuasa agreed to milk this series instead of doing new stuff, he even said he looks to the future not the past.
Here comes the anti moe harem brigade praising this series to the heavens.

Dec 14, 2016 7:27 PM by ichii_1

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