Beyond The Boundary: Complete Season Collection [DVD]

‘Beyond the Boundary’ (‘Kyoukai no Kanata’) is the story of Akihito Kanbara, a half-human high school student with a glasses fetish, who meets the bespectacled Mirai Kuriyama, a Spirit World Warrior with the ability to control her poisonous blood. The two begin to get to know each other while fighting the monstrous youmu and they begin to realise how similar they are to each other.While it probably wouldn’t be to everyone’s tastes, ‘Beyond the Boundary’ is a very entertaining series with a sweet story, nice humour and some very well done action sequences. The show is based on an ongoing series of light novels of the same name but, unlike many such adaptions, the series does manage to have a reasonably good resolution of the plot by the end of the twelfth episode. I haven’t read the original light novels so I don’t know how closely the anime follows them but I do know that there are a couple of anime original characters added to the plot but they are fitted in relatively well. The plot of the series itself is entertaining, as is the developing relationship between Akihito and Mirai.The animation for the series is very good and the action sequences in particular being very fluid and entertaining to watch despite not, strictly speaking, being an action series. The DVD collection includes both the Japanese and English version of the series and I must say that the English dub is very good. The dub retains the word sempai and, although the names are in Western order, characters still call each other by their surnames in the Japanese way. All the voices for the characters are performed nicely with none of the voices seeming out of place. Of particular note are Krystal LaPorte as Mirai Kuriyama, Caitlynn French as Sakura Inami and Luci Christian as Akihito’s eccentric mother Yayoi Kanbara who all give great performances.For special features the collection includes trailers (for ‘Atelier Escha & Logy ~Alchemists of the dusk sky~’, ‘The Familiar of Zero F’, ‘Magical Warfare’ and the brilliant ‘No Game, No Life’), as well as clean versions of the opening and closing sequences. The collection also includes the ‘Beyond the Boundary Idol Trail!’ ONA shorts but unfortunately doesn’t include the Episode 0 OVA or the ‘Mini Theatre Specials’.Overall ‘Beyond the Boundary’ is a sweet and entertaining series that is well worth a high four stars.

This was such a different anime. It's story, the world its in and the art style...amazing.I just wish certain things could have been expanded on, the world could have been explained a bit more to get it to that point where everything could be understood. When I started the first episode, I thought I had missed something, I thought this might have been a sequel to something, it felt like I had been thrust into it and it expected me to get everything immediately. I advise to look past this and just continue watching, it really is a great show.It could have been longer just to flesh it out more but that's about it. I'd have liked to see more and learn more about the characters. I know there's going to be movies but it might just be like other anime films based off their series; recaps with twists. I doubt things will be thoroughly fleshed out more in them.

There are a lot of standard anime/manga motifs, high school, pervy boys, contemptuous girls, angst, saucy cosplay, at one point the young protagonists even form a boy-girl band and perform a musical number. However, this is all held together by an interesting and dramatic story that moves along at a fair pace. There is a fair amount of comedy but also some notable surprises and twists, actual peril and heartbreak. It looks lovely, with fine artwork and animation and some imaginative imagery during the supernatural battles. Downsides? Two. One of the boys has a sister fetish and a sister - it's played for comedy but is still creepy. The other is that the female lead has been dubbed with a very squeaky voice. To my ears at least, in her more angst-ridden moments she can be a bit 'fingernails down a blackboard'. Overall, though not up there with my all time greats, this was very entertaining stuff.

Great film

Story is amazing it kept me glued just out of curiosity on what was happening, recommended this anime to anyone who is open to a bit of mystery before the plotBut in overall this anime is one to watch, I recommend to watch it all before making a jugement on this anime hope this helps

Nice story about a boy and a girl that never should have met each other,but nevertheless do.She's a warrior,that can use cursed blood,todefeat Yokai.He's a half-yokai,to be killed by her.Things get troublesome when they actually fall in love!Still a happy ending.

A really enjoyable story with some lovely characters. Has some great comic moments as well as some more sombre overtones. A bit of a different take on the relationship between demon and demon hunter.

Well worth buying from both an Anime lover's and from a customer's perspective; excellent storytelling, with a very quick delivery time