The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window

Alternate Titles

さんかく窓の外側は夜
Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru

Synopsis

Kosuke Mikado is a bookstore clerk who has the ability to see ghosts and spirits. One day, his ability is discovered by an exorcist named Rihito Hiyakawa, and he is forced to team up with him to form a psychic detective duo. Rihito becomes obsessed with Kosuke, and Kosuke can’t leave the dangerous Rihito alone. As they solve cases, the truth about their fate is revealed...

Background

The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window began as a manga series written and illustrated by Tomoko Yamashita that was serialized in the Boys’ Love manga magazine Magazine Be x Boy from March 2013 to December 2020. The manga was later released in collected tankobon volumes by Libre under their Kurofune Comics imprint, with the 10th and final volume released in March 2021. It has sold more than 1 million copies in Japan as of January 2020. The manga has been licensed for English release in North America through Viz Media, who have published 8 of the 10 volumes as of March 2021.

A live-action film adaptation was announced in June 2020 and is directed by Yukihiro Morigaki and written by Tomoko Aizawa. The main cast includes Jun Shison as Kosuke Mikado, Masaki Okada as Rihito Hiyakawa, and Yurina Hirate as Erika Hiura. The film was originally scheduled to be released in October 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It instead premiered in Japan on Jan. 22, 2021.

An anime adaptation was announced in the January 2021 issue of Magazine Be x Boy. It is being produced by Zero-G (Battery the Animation, DIVE!!, High-Rise Invasion) and features Daiji Iwanaga (Hajimete no Gal, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Animation) as chief director with Yoshitaka Yasuda (Fighting Spirit, Libra of Nil Admirari, Tsugumomo 2) as director and character designer, Ayumi Sekine (Fate/Apocrypha, IDOLiSH7, Magical Girl Site) handling series composition, and Evan Call (Appare-Ranman!, Muv-Luv Alternative, Violet Evergarden) composing the music. The anime’s opening theme song is "Saika" by Frederic, and the ending theme song is "Breakers" by Wataru Hatano. The anime will premiere in Japan on Oct. 3, 2021 on Tokyo MX and other channels. It will be streamed through Crunchyroll as it airs in Japan.

Characters

Kosuke Mikado (Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki)
A bookstore clerk who has the ability to see ghosts and spirits. When he meets Rihito, he sees it as his destiny to become his assistant. He has lived with his mother since he was a child.

Rihito Hiyakawa (Voiced by: Wataru Hatano)
He uses his experience and information online to perform exorcisms. He also helps the police with unsolved cases. Due to his Japanese vocabulary being limited, his communications skills are problematic.

Keita Mukae (Voiced by: Soma Saito)
A fortune teller who is popular with women. He also gives advice as a psychic. He has good communication skills and is a good listener.

Erika Hiura (Voiced by: Chika Anzai)
Though she appears to be just a high school girl, she works for her father creating curses. An incident leads Kosuke and Rihito to learn her name.

Hiroki Hanzawa (Voiced by: Satoshi Mikami)
A homicide detective. He is an ultimate realist who doesn’t believe in spirits. He is also someone who knows about Rihito’s past.

Kazuomi Sakaki (Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe)
A bodyguard who protects Erika. He used to be a thug, so he has a tough exterior. He is slow on the uptake when it comes to spiritual things.

Music

• Opening Theme Song: "Saika" by Frederic
• Ending Theme Song: "Breakers" by Wataru Hatano

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• Original Creator: Tomoko Yamashita
• Chief Director: Daiji Iwanaga
• Director/Character Design: Yoshitaka Yasuda
• Series Composition: Ayumi Sekine
• Art Director: Masazumi Matsumiya
• Art Setting: Kiya Hirayoshi
• Color Design: Akira Hashigami
• CGI Chief: Tomohiko Kan
• Director of Photography: Tomomi Saitou
• Editing: Masaki Utsunomiya
• Sound Director: Ryousuke Naya
• Music: Evan Call
• Animation Production: Zero-G