Light Novel 'Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi' Gets Anime Movie in Summer 2022

by Vindstot
Dec 15, 2021 12:37 AM | 12 Comments

Publishing company Shogakukan announced an anime movie adaptation of Mei Hachimoku's Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi (The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye) light novel on Wednesday. The movie is scheduled to open in Japan in Summer 2022.

Tomohisa Taguchi (Akudama Drive, Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - The Animated Series) is directing the movie at animation studio CLAP (Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san, Kono Sekai no Tanoshimikata: Secret Story Film).

Synopsis
Kaoru Tono heard a rumor: The laws of space and time mean nothing to the Urashima Tunnel. If you find it, walk through and you'll find your heart's desire on the other side...in exchange for years of your own life. One night, Kaoru just so happens to find himself standing in front of a tunnel that looks suspiciously like the one the rumor describes. He finds himself thinking of Karen, the sister he lost in an accident five years ago.

To Kaoru's surprise, he's been followed by the new transfer student Anzu Hanaki, who promises to help him experiment with the mysterious tunnel—but what does she want from Kaoru in exchange? And what will he have left to give, after the tunnel's done with him? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, edited)

Hachimoku submitted the sci-fi mystery novel at the 13th Shogakukan Light Novel Award in 2018 and won both the Gagaga Award and Jury Special Award. Shogakukan published the light novel under the Gagaga Bunko imprint in a single volume in July 2019, featuring illustrations by Kukka (Gunjou Sanka).

Koudon began drawing a manga adaptation on the Sunday Gene-X monthly magazine and the MangaONE platform last July. The latter released the final chapter on October 15. Shogakukan will ship the fourth and final volume on Friday.

Seven Seas Entertainment licensed both the light novel and manga adaptation in English this July and plans to publish the first volume of each on May 10 and July 26 next year, respectively.

Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi ranked among the top ten titles in the tankobon category in the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2020 rankings.

Source: PR Times

Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi on MAL

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Synopsis didn't hold me much, I'll wait for a teaser.

Dec 20, 2021 11:49 AM by Kinyoubi

Oh nice, I've been eyeing this and planning to read it when the English translation comes out next year and now it's going to be an anime too :0 I'm more excited about getting it now.

Dec 16, 2021 10:01 AM by Shirayukin

I'm a sucker for such stories, the synopsis definitely pulled me in, goes straight to my PTW!!!!

Glad interesting Light Novels such as these get adaptations too!!! :)

Dec 16, 2021 2:34 AM by Dauphine

This looks interesting, I'll probably look into the source material(s) as well after I watch the movie next year~!>:P>

Dec 15, 2021 6:52 PM by Klefki_of_Awsome

HUH? I was literally thinking of reading this when it got an English official translation.... holy moly

Thankfully this would probably come out bit later internationally, so i got time to read

perhaps this will open up to adapting more of his works..?

Dec 15, 2021 7:30 AM by Boazanian

Adampk said:
LN only had 6 chapters. So completely adaptation?
Anyways looks interesting, I will check it out

It's a one-volume novel, so probably yes.

Dec 15, 2021 4:39 AM by Koshi_Inaba

Cover looks attractive. Will have to read this soon

Dec 15, 2021 4:36 AM by removed-user

LN only had 6 chapters. So completely adaptation?
Anyways looks interesting, I will check it out

Dec 15, 2021 4:25 AM by Adampk

This sounds pretty good...Definitely gonna watch it this one

Dec 15, 2021 4:13 AM by Tokoya

I haven't heard a lot from CLAP studio but the synopsis looks promising so Imma keep a lookout for this!

Dec 15, 2021 3:56 AM by CQLLIST

A fairly decent director, and CLAP have been quite good in the past, it may have a shot, though right now I can see the story being a little derivative. I'll see what it's like by the next batch of information.

Dec 15, 2021 3:15 AM by O_T_T

Read a bit of the novel and manga, really liked it and the main couple's chemistry is pretty good. Quite excited for this

Dec 15, 2021 12:54 AM by Koshi_Inaba