A Place Further Than the Universe

A Place Further Than the Universe
Kanji	宇宙よりも遠い場所
Rōmaji	Sora yori mo Tōi Basho
Staff
Music	Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Director	Atsuko Ishizuka
Screenwriter	Jukki Hanada
Producer	Kenji Nakamoto
Release
🇯🇵	January 2, 2018 – March 27, 2018

A Place Further Than the Universe (宇宙よりも遠い場所, Sora yori mo Tōi Basho) is an anime television series directed by Atsuko Ischizuka and produced by Madhouse. It originally aired in Japan from January 2, 2018 to March 27, 2018 and distributed internationally by Crunchyroll. A manga version by Meme Yoimachi (宵町 めめ), was published in 2018.

A stage production of the story was presented in Tokyo in 2023, directed by Hideo Tsuchida and written by Hideo Tsuchida and Tomoharu Suzuki.

An English edition Blu Ray box set is scheduled for release in April 2024. It includes an English dub produced by Studio Nano There has been no word whether the English dub will be offered for streaming.

• Website for North American orders (Region A Blu Ray): Shout Factory.
• Website for UK, Europe, & Australia orders (Region B Blu Ray): All the Anime. Any material from this website is region locked to Europe/Australia.

Note that DVD regions are different from Blu Ray regions. Japan is included in Blu Ray region A, so Japanese Blu Rays work in a North American player (but not in Australia). For DVDs, Japan is in a separate region from North America and discs don't play across the regions.

Summary

The story centers around four high school girls, that all become friends due to their shared goal of taking their youth by the wheel and going on a journey to Antarctica together. Spearheaded by Shirase Kobuchizawa who desires to follow her mother's footsteps, they spend a large quantity of their time planning for the trip, and overcoming challenges that come in their way with stride. All the while getting to learn about each-other and strengthening their friendship, and experiencing the true value of their youth.

Upon reaching Antarctica they all work to adapt to the harsh climate and share new experiences and memories, along with meeting new people and learning of their reasons for going to Antarctica.

Characters

Main article: List of Characters

Main characters

• Mari Tamaki (nickname 'Kimari') portrayed by Inori Minase^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Shirase Kobuchizawa portrayed by Kana Hanazawa^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Hinata Miyake portrayed by Yuka Iguchi^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Yuzuki Shiraishi portrayed by Saori Hayami^{Seiyuu Wiki}

Supporting characters

• Megumi Takahashi (Kimari's best friend and classmate) portrayed by Hisako Kanemoto^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Mari's mother portrayed by Takako Honda^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Mari's father portrayed by  Shinobu Matsumoto
• Rin Tamaki (Kimari's younger middle school sister) portrayed by Kaede Hondo^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Tamiko Shiraishi (Yuzuki's mother and manager) portrayed by Sayaka Ohara^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Takako Kobuchizawa (Shirase's mother who disappeared on an expedition) portrayed by Ai Kayano^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Gin Tōdō (co-founder of the Antarctic Challenge Foundation and leader of current expedition) portrayed by Mamiko Noto^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Kanae Maekawa (co-founder of the Antarctic Challenge Foundation and vice-captain of current expedition) portrayed by Yōko Hikasa^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Yumiko Samejima (caterer for the Antarctic expeditions) portrayed by Lynn^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Chiaki Mukai (captain of the Penguin Manju Go) portrayed by Masaki Terasoma^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Toshio Zaizen (Communications Officer of the Antarctic Challenge Foundation's observation team) portrayed by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Dai Himi (leader of the Antarctic Challenge Foundation's construction group) portrayed by Jun Fukushima^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Nobue Todoroki (Geologist of the Antarctic Challenge Foundation's observation team) portrayed by Kana Asumi^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Yume Sasaki (Astronomer of the Antarctic Challenge Foundation's observation team) portrayed by Aya Endō^{Seiyuu Wiki}
• Honami Yasumoto (Microbiologist of the Antarctic Challenge Foundation's observation team) portrayed by Mikako Komatsu^{Seiyuu Wiki}

Episodes

Main article: List of Episodes

1. One Million Yen For Youth
2. Kabukicho Fremantle
3. The Follow Backs Don't Stop!
4. Four Caterpillars
5. Dear My Friend
6. Welcome to the Durian Show
7. The Ship That Sees the Universe
8. Howling, Maddening, Screaming
9. Antarctic Love Story (Blizzard Arc)
10. Partial Friendship
11. Bash That Drum Can!
12. A Place Further Than the Universe
13. We'll Go On Another Journey Someday

Music

• Opening theme: The Girls Are Alright! written by mito (Clammbon) and sung by saya.
• Closing theme: Koko kara, Koko kara written by Hige Driver and sung by the main characters.
• Original Soundtrack: The Original Soundtrack was composed by  Yoshiaki Fujisawa.
• Insert songs: Fujisawa also wrote three insert songs for the series which are sung by saya.
  • "Mata ne"
  • "Sora wo Miagete"
  • "Haru ka Tooku"

  An additional insert song was written by Yuyoyuppe and sung by the main characters.

  • "One Step"

  Yuzuki's pop song was written by baker & emon, and sung by Yuziki's voice actor Saori Hayami.

  • "The Follow Backs Don't Stop (song)"

Production

The series was produced by many of the creators of No Game No Life. The show is peppered with references to that show through posters and similar images in the background.

Script and series composition are by Jukki Hanada whose previous series composition credits include such shows as Sound! Euphonium, Nichijou, Love Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Bloom Into You, Love Live!, and Steins;Gate.

English release box set

In 2022 at Anime NYC, publisher Anime Limited announced that in 2023 they would release a Blu Ray edition of the show including an English dub by Studio Nano. The dub cast features such notables as Amanda Lee (Marin in My Dress-Up Darling) doing the voice of Yuzuki, Erica Mendez (Akko in Little Witch Academia) as Shirase, and Xanthe Huyn (Takina in Lycoris Recoil) as Kimari. No word has come yet on whether the dub will be offered for streaming.

In December 2023, Anime Limited revealed in a promotional video the sample artwork of the box for the English dub release. The release includes a CD of the soundtrack. There's a 92-page booklet, an 11x17" poster, and postcards which are the cover art from the Japanese 4-part special-edition release of the series. On February 16, 2024, the English dub release opened for pre-order, with a scheduled release date of April 22, 2024. Note that all discs from the All the Anime site are region locked to Europe (Region B for Blu Ray, and Region 2 for DVD). To get a version compatible with a North American player please order from Shout Factory.

Related events

• Crossover event announced October 19, 2021 with anime movie Goodbye, DonGlees! (『グッバイ、ドン・グリーズ！』).
• Re-broadcast starting October 6, 2021 on Tokyo MX.
• Announced in July 2021, perfumes by Fairy Tale Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo) based on 4 main characters on sale on the company's Amazon online store.

Videos

• YouTube Xophilarus: Youth in Motion "Afterlife" by Ingrid Michaelson

Other info

•  A Place Further Than the Universe
•  A Place Further than the Universe
•  宇宙よりも遠い場所
•  A Place Further than the Universe (TV)
•  Sora yori mo Tooi Basho
• IMDB
• TV Tropes

External Links

Official

• Official website
• Official Twitter: @yorimoi

News

• Anime News Network - A Place Further Than the Universe Anime Gets Stage Play in May by Rafael Antonio Pineda 2023-01-24 04:30 EST
• Anime News Network - Exclusive: A Place Further Than the Universe Anime Gets English Dub by Alex Mateo 2022-11-18 16:00 EST