is a Japanese

light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...

written by Mei Hachimoku and illustrated by Kukka, published by

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under its

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imprint in July 2019. A

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

adaptation, titled ''The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes: Ultramarine'' and illustrated by Koudon, was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from July 2020 to November 2021, with its chapters collected in four ''

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'' volumes. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by

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. An

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film adaptation by premiered in September 2022.

Characters

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Media

Light novel

''The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes'', written by Mei Hachimoku and illustrated by Kukka, was released by

under its

imprint on July 18, 2019. In July 2021,

announced that they had licensed the light novel for English release in North America. It was released on May 17, 2022.

Manga

adaptation, , illustrated by Koudon, started its serialization in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

'' on July 18, 2020. The series was also published on the ''MangaONE'' app. The first of the final chapter was published on ''MangaONE'' on October 1, 2021, and the series finished in ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' on November 19 of the same year. Shogakukan collected its chapters in four ''

'' volumes, released from December 18, 2020, to December 17, 2021. In July 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the manga for English release in North America. The first volume was released on July 26, 2022.

Volume list

Anime film

film adaptation was announced on December 15, 2021. The film is produced by and written and directed by

Tomohisa Taguchi is a Japanese animator, director, storyboard artist and screenwriter. Personal life Taguchi was born and raised in Sōja. He graduated from Osaka Seikei University Faculty of Arts in 2007 and worked as a production assistant at Anime Internat ...

, with Tomomi Yabuki designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and Harumi Fuuki composing the music. It premiered on September 9, 2022. The film's theme song is by Eill. The film was released on Blu-ray on May 24, 2023.

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licensed the film for North America, and

Anime Limited Anime Limited, also known as All the Anime is a British anime distribution company based in Glasgow, Scotland. It releases anime for British, Irish, French and other European audiences. The company was established in 2012 by Andrew Partridge, b ...

acquired the film in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Malta.

Reception

The film adaptation won the Paul Grimault Award at the 2023

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