Kyoukai no Kanata Movie 2: I'll Be Here - Mirai-hen

After Akihito Kanbara reunites with Mirai Kuriyama—whom he believed had vanished after defeating Beyond the Boundary—he discovers a heartbreaking fact: Mirai has lost all memory of him, their friends, and her past as a Spirit Warrior. Akihito is utterly devastated, but realizes that she has a unique opportunity. Mirai can finally live the life of a normal girl—where she'll be completely devoid of the supernatural society that both shunned and used her. While it's all for the sake of Mirai's happiness, the price is costly—Akihito and his friends must keep her true origins a secret from her, and as a result avoid befriending her.

However, the troubling memories of Mirai's old life gradually begin to resurface, and a mysterious new evil leads a group of shadow-like creatures into the city with the goal of seeking her out. As the situations become dire, Akihito must fight to protect himself, his closest friends, and Mirai—the bespectacled beauty he holds most dear.

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Kuriyama, Mirai Main

Taneda, Risa Japanese

Kanbara, Akihito Main

KENN Japanese

Nase, Hiroomi Main

Suzuki, Tatsuhisa Japanese

Nase, Mitsuki Main

Chihara, Minori Japanese

Nase, Izumi Supporting

Kawasumi, Ayako Japanese

Shindou, Ai Supporting

Yamaoka, Yuri Japanese

Shindou, Ayaka Supporting

Shindo, Naomi Japanese

Inami, Sakura Supporting

Toyota, Moe Japanese

Ninomiya, Shizuku Supporting

Watanabe, Akeno Japanese

Kanbara, Yayoi Supporting

Konno, Hiromi Japanese

Ishidate, Taichi Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

Tsuruoka, Youta Sound Director

Fujita, Haruka Episode Director, Key Animation

Chihara, Minori Theme Song Performance

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Apr 23, 2023

Calebque

Recommended

The main villain’s motivations are not developed at all. The result is that the role feels more like a plot device/convenience for the more meaningful conflicts between Akihito and Kuriyama as well as Izumi and Hiroomi.

The movie continues where the series left off and brings the clarity to key plot points that were hinted to but not resolved in the 12 episode run. The key one being the ties between the cursed blood clan and Beyond the Boundary. In this sense the movie is essential viewing for any fans of the show and wraps the story up in a way that isn’t too predictable. ... The themes aren’t anything new but the execution of them makes it worth viewing. The greatest drawback for me is the villain that is little else than a plot device.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 5, 2023

baxa

Mixed Feelings

"BEYOND THE BOUNDARY: I'LL BE HERE- FUTURE"

Genre- Action, Magic, Super Power, Supernatural, Drama, Seinen.

Memories, shape you and make you a person that represents who you are. Forgetting the most essential things in one's life is something that can turn out to be a big curse, one that is even bigger than immortality, and something that might just make your life a living hell.

Not knowing whom to trust and where to turn to, Kuriyama Mirai losses her memory after stopping 'Beyond the Boundary' in the first season. The movie acts as a continuation to the anime and helps to showcase the happy ending that was missing ... in the anime. Starting where the anime left off, the movie portrays a harmonious act of Kuriyama trying to regain her memories while Akihito tries everything in his power to stop her from going back to the hell that she just came out from. While the story and animation itself hit the chart, the subtle comedy and delay of plot progression bring down the movie as an overall film. It lacks the basic events that need to happen for the story to progress further and this eventually bores the viewers to sleep.

On the technicals, we can say that the movie makes a clear mark in history with its flawless animation and over-the-top action scenes but leaving these two major advantages, everything else acts as a setback and this just makes it a 'meh' type anime movie overall.

This movie is recommended for every "DRAMA" lover.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 28, 2017

psychpth

Not Recommended

Funny

WARNING: This review contains explicit language.
💯 SPOILER FREE

"Wow, okay. No wonder I still felt empty after watching the series. I thought something was missing but there's actually a sequel! Nice. Maybe I'm gonna find my closure after watching this." — Or so I thought.

The 12-episode series was a supposed to be a beautiful, heartwarming, tearjerker story— if there weren't huge-ass question marks all over it. So after finding out about the sequel I thought it was a dramatic touch, the answer to all the questions left by the series. It wasn't.
Instead of giving me answers, what it gave me was even bigger questions. And ... what was once complicated is now even more complicated.
I've realized that watching KNK is like having sex, your partner is so close to hitting the right spot, it builds up and builds up but then you notice that it going nowhere so instead of having a good time, you just end up frustrated and thinking you never want to do this ever again. Did I and my review make sense? No? Well so did KYOUKAI NO KANATA!

"Maybe the story concluded this way because they intended to have another sequel?" — As of now, I couldn't care less. I feel trolled, honestly.

Overall: 3
Watch it or not, nobody really cares. Its your time that you're about to waste. At least you've been warned.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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	Poll: Kyoukai no Kanata Movie: I'll Be Here - Mirai-hen Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 ) Stark700 - Oct 8, 2015	190 replies	by WeebJunky »» Jun 23, 11:25 PM
	What was that ending? Spoilers for the ending. babybebop - Jan 31, 2023	2 replies	by wikimated »» Feb 1, 2023 9:12 PM
	Weird genre Eyad_Alshabibi - Nov 19, 2022	4 replies	by inevitable_soul »» Nov 19, 2022 10:01 AM
	Does this movie explain how Mirai survive in season 1? RjtheGreat14 - Oct 14, 2021	3 replies	by RjtheGreat14 »» Oct 15, 2021 2:04 AM
	Akihito's mother - The most influential character to the whole plot. Gunkan2213 - Oct 6, 2021	0 replies	by Gunkan2213 »» Oct 6, 2021 2:57 AM