{"id":20403,"date":"2026-05-11T10:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/20403\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:49:15","slug":"kyoto-animation-to-adapt-ending-credits-running-on-the-sea-into-animated-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/20403\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyoto Animation to Adapt &#8216;Ending Credits Running on the Sea&#8217; into Animated Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">Kyoto Animation is producing an animated film adaptation of &#8216;Ending Credits Running on the Sea.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">On the 11th, the studio announced the adaptation on its official website, accompanied by a short teaser trailer. The film will be directed by Taichi Ishidate, known for his work on &#8216;Violet Evergarden.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">The original manga, &#8216;Ending Credits Running on the Sea&#8217; by John Tarachine, was serialized from 2020 to 2025 and topped the female category of the &#8216;Kono Manga ga Sugoi!&#8217; rankings in 2022. The story follows 65-year-old Umiko, who, after meeting an art student named Kai, enrolls in a university film department to pursue her dream of making movies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">Director Taichi Ishidate stated, &#8220;I want to create a film that allows the audience to feel the same sense of warmth I experienced when I first read the original work. I will pour all my efforts into making this a gentle film that captures the effort, soul, pride, and nobility of those who face their challenges head-on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">Original author John Tarachine shared their thoughts, saying, &#8220;It feels like a dream that Kyoto Animation has decided to adapt this into a film. It is deeply moving to see Umiko herself reflected on the screen she once admired.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">The poster released alongside the announcement shows the protagonist, Umiko, pointing a camera toward the sea. A special illustration by the original author, John Tarachine, was also unveiled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">Kyoto Animation&#8217;s new film, &#8216;Ending Credits Running on the Sea,&#8217; is scheduled for release in 2027.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i1778495416124458.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" data-lightbox=\"article\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i1778495416124458.jpeg\" alt=\"\uad50\ud1a0 \uc560\ub2c8\uba54\uc774\uc158, '\ubc14\ub2e4\ub97c \ub2ec\ub9ac\ub294 \uc5d4\ub529 \ud06c\ub808\ub527' \uc560\ub2c8\uba54\uc774\uc158 \uc601\ud654\ud654\" style=\"vertical-align:baseline;\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/static.invenglobal.com\/upload\/image\/2026\/05\/11\/r1778495419011730.webp\" target=\"_blank\" data-lightbox=\"article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.invenglobal.com\/upload\/image\/2026\/05\/11\/r1778495419011730.webp\" alt=\"\uad50\ud1a0 \uc560\ub2c8\uba54\uc774\uc158, '\ubc14\ub2e4\ub97c \ub2ec\ub9ac\ub294 \uc5d4\ub529 \ud06c\ub808\ub527' \uc560\ub2c8\uba54\uc774\uc158 \uc601\ud654\ud654\" style=\"vertical-align:baseline;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    This article was originally written in Korean and translated with the help of NC AI. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.<br \/>\n                    <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Read origin article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inven.co.kr\/webzine\/news\/?news=316317\">[Read Original]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kyoto Animation is producing an animated film adaptation of &#8216;Ending Credits Running on the Sea.&#8217; On the 11th,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2763,2760,2754,2756,2755,8,151,2765,2764,2768,173,2766,2767,2759,2769,2594,2757,2761,2762,2758,2770],"class_list":{"0":"post-20403","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kyoto","8":"tag-discussions","9":"tag-entertainments","10":"tag-esports","11":"tag-guides","12":"tag-interview","13":"tag-japan","14":"tag-kyoto","15":"tag-league-of-legends","16":"tag-lol","17":"tag-mobile","18":"tag-news","19":"tag-overwatch","20":"tag-pc","21":"tag-previews","22":"tag-ps4","23":"tag-reviews","24":"tag-strategies","25":"tag-trailers","26":"tag-videos","27":"tag-walkthroughs","28":"tag-xbox-one"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}