Twilight Out of Focus
| Company type | Magazine |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | June 2018 |
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Products | Manga (Boys' love genre) |
Twilight Out of Focus is a Japanese manga series created by Jyanome, which has been serialized since June 2018 in Kodansha's digital boys' love magazine Honey Milk. The narrative is divided into five segments—comprising three main arcs and two spin-off stories. An anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen was broadcast between July and September 2024.
Plot
Mao Tsuchiya and Hisashi Otomo, second-year high school students sharing a room, sustain a delicate balance governed by three unspoken agreements: Mao will not disclose Otomo's sexual orientation or their relationship; Otomo agrees not to develop romantic feelings for Mao; and both will honor each other's need for privacy. This fragile arrangement is tested when their school's film club initiates a boys' love project.
Otomo takes on the role of a rebellious character opposite the class president, while Mao directs the film's romantic sequences. As Mao's feelings for Otomo intensify, it complicates both the filmmaking process and their personal dynamics. Facing escalating tension in their collaboration and private lives, Mao is compelled to address his emotions head-on.
Characters
Manga
Jyanome writes and illustrates Twilight Out of Focus, which appears in Kodansha's digital BL magazine Honey Milk. The initial segment was serialized from June 2018 through March 2019 and compiled into a single tankōbon volume released in June 2019. The second installment, titled Twilight Out of Focus 3: Overlap, continued from May 2019 until August 2020 and was collected in one volume in August 2020. Serialization of the third part, Twilight Out of Focus 5: Long Take, commenced in August 2022, with two volumes available as of May 2024.
A spin-off series, Twilight Out of Focus 2: Afterimages in Slow Motion, ran between December 2019 and May 2020, later compiled into one volume published in July 2020; its sequel began serialization in June 2024. Another spin-off, Twilight Out of Focus 4: The Evening Monologues, was serialized from December 2020 until June 2021 and also collected into one volume.
Kodansha USA acquired the rights for English digital distribution in March 2022 and revealed plans for print publication at Anime Expo 2022.
Anime
The anime television adaptation was announced in July 2023. Produced by Studio Deen, the series was directed by Toshinori Watanabe with Yoshimi Narita overseeing series composition. Character designs were crafted by Yoko Kikuchi, while music composition was handled by Satoshi Hōno and Kaori Nakano. The show aired from July 4 to September 19, 2024, on Tokyo MX and additional channels. The opening theme song "Crank Up" was performed by Ikusaburo Yamazaki, with the ending theme "Unchain×Unchain" by Amber's. Streaming rights were secured by Crunchyroll, while Medialink licensed the series for East and Southeast Asia through Ani-One Asia's YouTube platform.
Episodes
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Controversy
To mitigate the spread of negative feedback, Crunchyroll, which possesses the international simulcast rights for the anime, decided to disable comment sections across its platform. This action was likely a reaction to extensive review bombing targeting the series.
External links
- ↑ "Terebi Anime "Tasogare Autofōkasu" Koshiki Saito | Sutōrī" >TVアニメ「黄昏アウトフォーカス」公式サイト | STORY [TV Anime "Twilight Out of Focus" | Story]. tasogare-anime.com (in 日本語). Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Twilight Out of Focus - Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Terebi Anime "Tasogare Autofōkasu" Koshiki Saito | On'ea" >TVアニメ「黄昏アウトフォーカス」公式サイト | On Air [TV Anime "Twilight Out of Focus" | On Air]. tasogare-anime.com (in 日本語). Retrieved July 4, 2024.