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Twilight Out of Focus

Twilight Out of Focus (黄昏アウトフォーカス) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jyanome. It began serialization on Kodansha's digital BL magazine Honey Milk in June 2018. The series consists of five parts, three of which are part of the main story, and the other two parts being spin-off content. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired from July to September 2024.

Plot

Despite a rocky start to their relationship, second-year high school students Mao Tsuchiya and Hisashi Otomo have managed to find a way to coexist in their dorm room for another year. The roommates swear to abide by three simple promises: Mao must refrain from outing Otomo as gay and having a boyfriend; Otomo, in turn, must not fall in love with Mao; and the two must respect each other's privacy when one of them "needs time to himself". While these are simple asks, the school's film club's new project suddenly puts them at risk.

The club's short film for the year is a boys' love story between a class president and a delinquent—a role for which Otomo is considered the perfect fit. As the principal photographer in charge of composing every scene, Mao oversees all of the intimate moments between the leads, and though he wishes he could deny it, his growing attraction to his roommate is affecting the movie's production. But as things start to intensify—both in the film and in his personal life—Mao is soon forced to confront these complex emotions head-on.

Characters

  • Mao Tsuchiya (土屋 真央)
  • Hisashi Otomo (大友 寿)
  • Jin Kikuchihara (菊地原 仁)
  • Giichi Ichikawa (市川 義一)
  • Rei Inaba (稲葉 礼)
  • Shion Yoshino (吉乃 詩音)
  • Runa Kagari (加賀利 ルナ)
  • Teru Kagari (加賀利 テル)
  • Yukitaka Honjō (本條 雪孝)
  • Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実)
  • Isao Tsuchiya (土谷 功緒)
  • Rudy (ルディ)
  • Kirito Kujō (九条 桐斗)

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Jyanome, Twilight Out of Focus is serialized on Kodansha's digital BL magazine Honey Milk. The first part, Twilight Out of Focus, was serialized from June 10, 2018, to March 10, 2019. It was collected in a single tankōbon volume in June 2019. The second part, Twilight Out of Focus 3: Overlap, which continues the story in the first part was serialized from May 10, 2019, to August 10, 2020. It was collected in a single tankōbon volume in August 2020. The third part, Twilight Out of Focus 5: Long Take, began serialization on August 10, 2022. It has been collected in two tankōbon volumes as of May 2024.

A spin-off manga, titled Twilight Out of Focus 2: Afterimages in Slow Motion was serialized between December 10, 2019, and May 10, 2020. It was collected in a single tankōbon volume in July 2020. A second part began serialization on June 10, 2024.[3]

Another spin-off manga, titled Twilight Out of Focus 4: The Evening Monologues, was serialized between December 10, 2020, and June 10, 2021. It was collected in a single tankōbon volume in June 2021.

In March 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English digital publication.[4] At Anime Expo 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English print publication.[5]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in July 2023.[20] It is produced by Studio Deen and directed by Toshinori Watanabe, with Yoshimi Narita in charge of series composition, Yoko Kikuchi designing the characters, and Satoshi Hōno and Kaori Nakano composing the music.[21] The series aired from July 4 to September 19, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Crank Up" performed by Ikusaburo Yamazaki, while the ending theme song is "Unchain×Unchain" performed by Amber's.[22] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[23] Medialink licensed the series for streaming in East and Southeast Asia on its Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[24]

Episodes

Episodes

Controversy

Crunchyroll, the streaming service that carries the international simulcast rights to the anime series, removed its comment section across the entire platform to "reduce harmful content", presumably in response to the heavy review bombing the anime was receiving.[28][29]

External links

References

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