The main visual for season 3 of the TV anime " To Your Eternity, " based on the manga by Yoshitoki Oima, known for "A Silent A Silent Voice ," has been released. Season 3 marks the start of a new chapter, the "Present World Arc," and the visual depicts a warm moment of family time at the dinner table in the Aoki household in the "present world." The visual centers around the main character, Fushi, and includes Mizuha, a middle school girl who appears in the Present World Arc, as well as all of Fushi's friends from the "Previous World Arc," including March, Googoo, Bon, and the Three Immortal Warriors. When creating the main visual, Oima expressed his desire to "include everyone because I have affection for all of the characters."
Additional cast members for the "Present Life Arc" were also announced, including Aya Uchida as Hannah, Mizuha's classmate and head of the Creative Arts Club, Fukushi Ochiai, a member of the Occult Research Club who does muscle training every day, Chiharu Sawashiro as Senbasuhiko, a member of the Occult Research Club who can use the computer with ease, Aoi Koga as Yuki's younger sister Aiko, and Shoto Kashii as Kazumitsu, Yuki and Aiko's grandfather. Uchida, Ochiai, Sawashiro, and Koga will be joining the cast from the "Previous Life Arc."
Uchida commented, "The 'Present Life' arc takes place hundreds of years after the 'Previous Life' arc! It must be wonderful that Fushi met Hannah in the peaceful world that he desired and created. Please look forward to seeing what happens to the world that they saw together as Fushi, and how Hannah will be involved in the story in the new way!"
Ochiai said, "I am grateful to be able to breathe in this production, and I will cherish my daily life with my friends and Fushi. I hope you will all support me! Kazum is so cute!"
Koga said, "I was in charge of Pocoa-chan in Season 2, and I'm very happy to be able to participate in the series as Aiko-chan in Season 3. This work is set in the present world, with exquisitely realistic depictions of school scenes, familiar objects and scenery, and human relationships. Please watch until the end to see how Fushi and the others survive in this era. Thank you!"
Sawashiro commented, "I am very honored to have had the opportunity to play Suzuhiko. This work has many fans overseas, so I would be happy if more people could become aware of it! I did my best, so I hope you will all enjoy the role!"
Kashii says, "If people with different skin colors, customs, and species suddenly showed up one day, I wouldn't be able to respond the way Kazumitsu did. Can we preach not only tolerance and resistance, but also the idea of following the rules? This is consistent with the problems Japan is facing."
"To Your Eternity" began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha) in October 2016, and the final episode was aired in June this year, bringing the curtain down on the approximately eight-and-a-half-year run. The story follows Fushi, who has the ability to transform into the form of anything he is stimulated by and to regenerate even after death, as he transforms from a ball to a pebble, a wolf, and a boy, learning about life skills and emotions from the people he meets, and growing as a person.
Season 1 of the TV anime aired on NHK Educational TV from April to August 2021, and Season 2 from October 2022 to March 2023. Season 3 will be broadcast on NHK General TV from October.
