Is The Girl from the Other Side a movie?

The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún (とつくにの少女, Totsukuni no Shōjo, transl. "Foreign Girl"; the subtitle is the title of a traditional Irish song) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nagabe. It was serialized in Mag Garden's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Garden from September 2015 to March 2021, with its chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

A 10-minute original animation DVD (OAD) adaptation by Wit Studio was released with the limited edition of the manga's eighth volume in Japan in September 2019. A feature-length OAD, also by Wit Studio, was released with the manga's bonus volume in March 2022.

Shiva, an eccentric young girl, is abandoned in a forest filled with beasts that can inflict heavy curses in one touch. Shiva meets a beast who is much nicer than the others whom she calls Teacher. Teacher tells Shiva that her aunt is coming to get her while in reality, Shiva's "auntie", as Shiva calls her, was the one who abandoned her. Shiva sneaks away to find her auntie but soldiers from the human-inhabited area outside the forest find her and assume that Shiva is a monster in disguise. Teacher saves Shiva, but she still has so many questions. In the middle of the night, Shiva awakens to find that a beast, hoping to curse Shiva, has snuck into the house. The beast touches Shiva, inflicting its curse on her. Teacher finds the beast and gets rid of it, but that night, Shiva dreams she is searching for her auntie. In Shiva's dream, her arm slowly turns into a black, webbed claw.

Characters[edit]

The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún was written and illustrated by Nagabe. It was serialized in Mag Garden's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Garden, beginning in the October 2015 issue on September 6, 2015.[5] It ended in the April 2021 issue on March 5, 2021.[6] Mag Garden collected the chapters into eleven tankōbon (compiled volumes), published under its Blade Comics imprint from March 10, 2016, to April 9, 2021.[7][8][9] A bonus manga volume was published on March 10, 2022.[4]

The series is licensed for an English-language release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[10] It is also licensed in France by Komikku Éditions,[11] in Italy by J-Pop,[12] in Spain by ECC Cómics,[13] in Brazil by DarkSide Books,[14] and in Russia by Istari Comics.[15]

Original animation DVDs[edit]

A 10-minute original animation DVD (OAD) adaptation was released with the limited edition of the manga's eighth volume in Japan on September 10, 2019. It was directed by Yūtarō Kubo and Satomi Maiya, and produced by Wit Studio, who "test[ed] a type of animation that uses a 'new expression technique'" in its creation.[42][43] Prior to the OAD's release, the animated short premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, on August 1, 2019.[44] It was also screened at the Scotland Loves Anime Film Festival in Glasgow, Scotland, on October 12, 2019,[45] and streamed online by the Japanese Film Festival and the JFF Plus Online Film Festival in various countries in December 2020.[46][47]

On March 5, 2021, it was announced that Wit Studio would produce a new, feature-length OAD, to be released with a bonus volume of the manga on March 10, 2022. The staff members of the first OAD will return to reprise their roles. A Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the project ran from March 10 to May 9, 2021.[4] The campaign met its initial ¥3 million goal on the first day.[48] It exceeded its ¥20 million stretch goal on the final day.[49]

Reception[edit]

The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún won the "Shōnen Tournament 2017" by the editorial staff of the French website manga-news.[50] It was nominated for the Best Comic award at the 45th Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2018.[51] The first volume was included on the list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens selected by the American Library Association's YALSA division in 2018;[52] the third, fourth, and fifth volumes were included on the same list in 2019.[53]

The feature-length film was nominated for the Feature Films Competition at the 9th New Chitose International Animation Film Festival in 2022.[54][55] Additionally, the short-length film competed in the Films/Videos Made for Young Audiences category of the Ottawa International Animation Festival's digital event in 2020.[56]

The Girl From the Other Side, directed by Yutaro Kubo and written by Satomi Maiya, is a beautiful and heartwarming tale of friendship and innocence. Based around a manga that was written and illustrated by Nagabe of the same name, The Girl From the Other Side (Totsukuni no Shoujo) is a movie well worth a watch due to its stunning art, interesting concept, and touching story. 

The Girl from the Other Side wastes no time, diving straight into the dark and mysterious world. This is the world of the outer lands, a place where twisted beasts known only as the Cursed live, away from the rest of the world, hidden in the shadows of the overgrown trees. It is here a young girl named Shiva finds herself lost, with no clear way home or how to keep safe in such a place. Thankfully, she manages to find safety with a Cursed one, who saves her by taking her to his home. 

While the Cursed are dangerous, able to inflict others through a simple touch, Shiva’s saviour is something much different. A kind soul who is filled with warmth and tenderness, he wants only to keep Shiva safe, and away from the dangers that lurk in wait. Due to his kind ways, Shiva takes to calling him ‘Teacher’, and the two quickly form a bond that leads them to not only discover one another, but themselves. 

“Animated by WIT Studio, The Girl From the Other Side (Totsukuni no Shoujo) is a stunning work to behold.”

Animated by WIT Studio, The Girl From the Other Side (Totsukuni no Shoujo) is a stunning work to behold. There is such time and effort put into every frame of the story, it feels like a painting come to life. From the dark hazy twilight of the forest of the outer land, to the look of the cursed, WIT Studio does a wonderful job capturing the art style of the manga on the big screen. 

Based on an 11-volume manga, the film tells the tale in a way that is engaging and full of subtle meaning. The quiet fairytale is haunting and touching in its simplicity. There is a lot to love about how the narrative unfolds, and the painterly art style makes everything have a subtle beauty like an old story being brought to life for the first time.

The film spends most of its runtime focusing on the simple interactions between Teacher and Shiva, giving a sense of their bond, and the trusting relationship that develops from that. There is a lot to love about these two interacting, giving a sense of true tenderness and maturity that is often lacking from animation like this. 

While not a long film, The Girl From the Other Side is filled with striking moments, great dialog, and some of the most stunning animation I have seen on the big screen. If you have a chance to see this film at a film festival, or at home, you do yourself a favour and give it your undivided attention; you won’t be disappointed. 

Is the other side a movie?

Is The Girl from the Other Side an anime?

Where can I watch Girl from the Other Side movie?

What happened in Girl from the Other Side anime?