Kyoto Animation announced an anime movie adaptation of John Tarachine's Umi ga Hashiru End Roll (The Credits Roll Into the Sea) manga on Monday, scheduled to open in theaters in 2027.
Taichi Ishidate (Violet Evergarden, City the Animation) is directing the anime at Kyoto Animation. Shochiku is distributing the movie.Tarachine serialized the slice of life manga in Mystery Bonita magazine from October 2020 to November 2025. Akita Shoten published the eighth volume in July 2025, with the ninth and final volume set to go on sale on May 15.
Dark Horse licensed the manga in English in August 2025 and will release the first volume on July 7.
Umi ga Hashiru End Roll ranked first and sixth in the Female Readers category in the 2022 and 2023 Kono Manga ga Sugoi rankings, respectively. The manga was also nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Awards and placed in the Unique Story/Art category in MyAnimeList's 2024 and 2025 editions of You Should Read This Manga.
Synopsis
Umiko Chino, a 65-year-old widow, has no noteworthy hobbies to speak of. When her VCR stops working, Umiko decides to pay a visit to the cinema, like she once did with her husband on their first date. However, instead of focusing on the movie, her gaze is fixed upon the audience—and on one young-looking person in particular.
After the credits roll, the mysterious person introduces themself to Umiko as Kai Hamauchi—a male college student majoring in film. Umiko asks him to fix her VCR, and Kai obliges. Yet, before Kai leaves, he asks Umiko a question that changes the course of her life: would she like to make a movie with him? [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Announcement
Official X: @umiendrollmovie
Source: Oricon News
Umi ga Hashiru End Roll on MAL
