Whereabouts of Tomorrow: Ashita no Arika
Ashita no Arika / KOBELCO 120th Anniversary AnimationSummary
“Ever since that day...I lost hope for the future.”
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.
(Source: Official KOBELCO Site)
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Details
- Format
- ONA
- Number of Episodes
- 1
- Episode length
- 54 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 54 min (1 × 54 min)
- Season
- Summer 2025
- Start date
- September 2, 2025
- End date
- September 2, 2025
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Original
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Trash Studio
- Romaji title
- Ashita no Arika
- English title
- Whereabouts of Tomorrow: Ashita no Arika
- Native title
- あしたのありか
- Other titles
- KOBELCO 120th Anniversary Animation
Characters 2
Main characters
- Asumi Kino木野明日実Main
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Chouhei Asada浅田長平Main
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Yoshiharu SatouCharacter design
- Yoshiharu SatouChief animation director
- Shigeru MorimotoArt director
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- Akihiko YamashitaStoryboard
- Hiroyuki YatsuScript
- Tatsuo YanaginoAnimation Director
- Takayo NishimuraKey Animation
- Yoshiharu SatouKey Animation
- Hideaki YoshioKey Animation
- Makoto TanakaKey Animation
- Yuuki NishideKey Animation
- Atsushi YamagataKey Animation
- Nobuyuki MitaniKey Animation
- Tomoko HanamuraColor Design
- Takeshi KuchibaDirector of Photography
- Mutsuko KajigayaIn-Betweens Check
- Masami OotaKey Animation
- You KonnoKey Animation
- Yuuichirou YamadaKey Animation
- Hisako YajiIn-Betweens Check
- Tatsuo YanaginoKey Animation
- Youhei NakanoIn-Betweens Check
- Ayaka KimuraIn-Betweens Check Assistance
- Aya TakahashiIn-Betweens Check
- Kokoro TakemotoKey Animation