The Stranger by the Beach

AnimeDramaRomance
Year2020
Duration5h

Shun's heart gravitates towards Mio, a guy who often sits by the beach or walks around with a long face. Three years after an abrupt goodbye, when they meet again, love's beautiful tapestry binds them anew.

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Cast

Akiyo Ôhashi

Director

YA

Yurina Amami

Female Customer

BA

Bryn Apprill

Suzu

JB

Justin Briner

Mio

Jessica Cavanagh

Auntie

Amber Lee Connors

Sakurako

SG

Steph Garrett

Young Mio

YG

Yûko Gibu

Okinawan Granny

Josh Grelle

Shun

EI

Eri Inagawa

Mio's Mother

KI

Kanae Itô

Eri

Brittney Karbowski

Mio's Mom

WK

Wataru Kato

Male Customer

KK

Kentarô Kumagai

Wada

Morgan Laure

Eri

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Mio Chibana

Brandon McInnis

Wada

SM

Saku Mizuno

Female Customer

Mary Morgan

Young Shun

KK

Kanna Kii

Writer

Akiyo Ôhashi

Writer

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Comments

10 Comments

S MMay 15, 2026

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الحميرة الإسلامDec 5, 2025

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Sally SoweAug 28, 2025
Talia OlooAug 25, 2025

it doesn't have an english subtitle

darkovibesJun 26, 2025

Such a brilliant film! Definitely do yourself a favor & watch it. It's a beautiful story, with lovely characters, & honestly unbelievably gorgeous artwork & animation. As others said in the reviews I love how it depicts a healthy relationship between two males without it being exaggerated or over-sexualized as often happens in anime. I just wish it was a bit longer. For those also wondering where it can be watched, I found it on Funimation in the USA. Though I'm sure you could find copies online for free please try to watch it through a service & support these types of films! It's made by a pretty new animation studio called Blue Lynx out of Japan that's specializing in Yaoi/BL... So excited to see more of their work & more films/shows like this being made!

ñđēýëJun 26, 2025

I don't think i can use words to describe the feelings that i got watching this movie . The aesthetics are out of this world , their love is so pure , everything is dreamlike .

Mahi GebreJun 26, 2025

Even though the story was a bit fast paced with the sudden time skips, I really enjoyed it. Really nice and realistic situations of lgbtq community. The art and animation was really aesthetic and visually pleasing. Highly recommended<33.

user9327435708565Jun 26, 2025

Incredible story of gay love. Since there is not a lot of representation for LGBT in my favorite genre (Anime) I seek out all shows that have Queer characters. This particular anime is very different from usual BL/Yaoi shows/manga its a story that hits home for a lot of queer people especially those coming into adulthood. This show will make you feel every type of emotion just like a real 1st relationship does happiness, sadness, fear, anxiety, excitement and if you are looking for a good cry session this is it. Nothing more beautiful than a 1st love story, recommend to everyone not just lgbt family but straight audiences should view as well 10/10.

KIDIJun 26, 2025

This is really a good BL anime movie , the plot is interesting and also touching .Its not like those creepy animes , you're gonna love it, it's cute ~ ^_^

Sidoine EttienJun 26, 2025

The anime was so good and I like how u can watch it anywhere.