Hot on the heels of two multiversal movies, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Everything Everywhere All at Once, we now have not one, but two multiversal anime films coming to theatres! And they both seem to be obsessed with romance?
Yes, that’s exactly as it sounds: two movies about an universe with romance as their main theme. The initial image for these two films should be visible side by side Below. “To All of You That I Loved” is on the right, and “To the Only Me Who Loved You” is on the left.
Both films will be released on October 7th, and, before you ask, they are related. But there’s a catch: the order in which you see the two films will have a significant impact on how you feel about them. The two films are based on two light novels with the same title. Yomiji Otono wrote both light novels. Which were published simultaneously on June 23, 2016.
You Can Watch Trailer below to know more about it.
“This story is created from my personal fantasy when I was in the second year of junior high school,” the light novel author remarked in response to the film announcement. One of the nicest futures that my vision has led me to is the one that will be made into these films, out of the limitless number of alternative worlds that exist. Two films are being released at the same time. They are designed in such a way that you can view them from either side, and the order in which you see the two videos will have a significant impact on how you feel about them. “I hope you appreciate the one-time decision of which of the two films to see first.”
Different animation studios will work on the two films! Bakken Record will produce the animation for the first film, “To All of You That I Loved”. The second film, ” To the Only Me Who Loved You” , will be animated by TMS Entertainment, which has previously worked on Dr. Stone, Rent-A-Girlfriend, and Fruits Basket.
Below you can read the synopsis for both movies. Let us know if they’ve piqued your interest! And more importantly, will you be watching?
Synopsis
The synopsis for “To All of You That I Loved” is as followed:
A world where it has been established that people routinely swing between slightly different parallel worlds…
Koyomi Takasaki, who lives with his mother following his parents’ divorce, enrolls in a local university prep school. Due to the atmosphere concentrated on studies and his social awkwardness, Koyomi is unable to make friends. One day, he is suddenly approached by his classmate Kazune Takigawa, who tells him that she has travelled from the 85th world where she and Koyomi are lovers.
The synopsis for “To the Only Me Who Loved You” is as followed:
A world where it has been established that people routinely swing between slightly different parallel worlds…
Koyomi Hidaka, who lives with his father following his parents’ divorce, meets a girl named Shiori Satou at the research institute where his father works. They both have a little crush on each other, but everything changes when their parents remarry. Koyomi and Shiori, convinced that they will never be together, try to jump into another world where they won’t be step-siblings… There’s no meaning in a world without her.
Release Date & Watching Order
As we’ve already mentioned above both movies are set to release on the same day. That day being October 7th, 2022. Currently, there is no word or announcement of an overseas release.
Knowing that the two movies are related (once again take that with a grain of salt) and releasing on the same day one might wonder, which one should I watch first? Well, the answer is… Whichever you want! The two movies both tell their own stories and aren’t connected with each other (kinda). However, with that said, it is recommended that you watch “To All of You That I Loved” first as the second film “To the Only Me Who Loved You” will make small connections to the first.
Source: Official Website
