Whereabouts of Tomorrow: Ashita no Arika (2025)
Whereabouts of Tomorrow: Ashita no Arika (2025)
In 2021, Asumi, a salesperson at Kobe Steel, was having a difficult time finding meaning in her job while she felt helpless in the face of the company’s numerous issues. Just as Asumi was about to tell her boss that she wanted to quit, a mystical ray of light came out of a corporate history book and led her to Kobe in 1905. There she encountered visionary, high-spirited people from Kobe Steel's founding period. Torasuke was among them; he was a clumsy but enthusiastic young man from the Meiji era who dreamed big and believed in the potential of industrial development. Guided by the Kobelco Group's history, two persons from different eras set out on a journey across time, from its beginning to the present. They witness people get through tough times and continue to take on challenges with hope for a better future. After coming into contact with the founders’ spirits, they each choose their own path for the future.

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Cast

Nao Nao As: Asumi Kino (voice)
Gaku Hamada Gaku Hamada As: Torasuke (voice)
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Storyline

In 2021, Asumi, a salesperson at Kobe Steel, was having a difficult time finding meaning in her job while she felt helpless in the face of the company’s numerous issues. Just as Asumi was about to tell her boss that she wanted to quit, a mystical ray of light came out of a corporate history book and led her to Kobe in 1905. There she encountered visionary, high-spirited people from Kobe Steel's founding period. Torasuke was among them; he was a clumsy but enthusiastic young man from the Meiji era who dreamed big and believed in the potential of industrial development. Guided by the Kobelco Group's history, two persons from different eras set out on a journey across time, from its beginning to the present. They witness people get through tough times and continue to take on challenges with hope for a better future. After coming into contact with the founders’ spirits, they each choose their own path for the future.


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Genres: Animation

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 02 September 2025

Country: JP

Runtime: 54m

Company Credits

Company: Trash Studio

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Cast

Nao

Nao

Asumi Kino (voice)

Gaku Hamada

Gaku Hamada

Torasuke (voice)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Hiroyuki Yatsu

Hiroyuki Yatsu

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Kaito Yamada

Kaito Yamada

Theme Song Performance

Yudai Takenaka

Yudai Takenaka

Theme Song Performance

Sojiro Oki

Sojiro Oki

Theme Song Performance

Negi

Negi

Theme Song Performance

Keigo

Keigo

Theme Song Performance

Koji Kasamatsu

Koji Kasamatsu

Sound Effects

Koji Kasamatsu

Koji Kasamatsu

Sound Editor

Takao Fukushima

Takao Fukushima

Music

Visual Effects

Yoshiharu Sato

Yoshiharu Sato

Character Designer

Yoshiharu Sato

Yoshiharu Sato

Animation Director

Camera

Takeshi Kuchiba

Takeshi Kuchiba

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Akihiko Yamashita

Akihiko Yamashita

Storyboard Artist

Shigeru Morimoto

Shigeru Morimoto

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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