The Stranger by the Shore
海辺のエトランゼ
“Abandoned gay novelist Shun falls for orphaned Mio; after 3-year separation, Mio returns to confess love.”
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Synopsis
Abandoned gay novelist Shun falls for orphaned Mio; after 3-year separation, Mio returns to confess love.
Shun Hashimoto is an openly gay aspiring novelist living in Okinawa who was abandoned by his parents after coming out to them. Mio Chibana is a reserved, orphaned high school student, often found spending his time by the sea. One day, the two meet on the beach, and Shun is instantly captivated by Mio. The days fly by as they slowly begin to grow closer until Mio suddenly announces that he has to leave for the mainland. Three years pass before a 20-year-old Mio returns to Okinawa to confess his love to Shun. However, in those three years, Shun's life has changed. Will he be able to accept Mio's feelings and make such a commitment?
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What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 90 sampled reviews
7.2/10
What 90
viewers
settled on.
84% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 2.07 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.9 ptsRecommenders 8.4 · others 3.5
Yes
8.4
No
3.5
Score over time
0.19Verbosity
Short · 43%
Medium · 40%
Long · 17%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8/10 “This movie is a very cute and enjoyable experience, featuring beautiful, soft art and a soundtrack that perfectly fits a romance story. However, the pacing feels unnecessarily rushed and confusing,...”
- 8/10 “Loved the story and found the side characters interesting; the concept had enough depth to fuel an entire season. Felt rushed when squeezed into a single one-hour movie, leaving questions like Shus...”
- 8/10 “The film is visually stunning, featuring beautiful animation and a meticulous attention to detail in the scenery and food that clearly reflects the love put into the project. However, the narrative...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — The Stranger by the Shore begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-15811
- Format
- 1 × 58′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 0h 58m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
- Summer 2020
- Source
- Movie
- media type
- Rated
- R+
- Mild Nudity
- Ref.
- BS-15811
- catalog