The Credits Roll into the Sea Volume 1 TPB :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics

VOLUME SYNOPSIS

For the first time in English comes the critically acclaimed manga from the author of Witch of Thistle Castle, that's perfect for fans of BL Metamorphosis and Hirayasumi ! Umiko, a grandma, realizes that she has the same desire to make movies as university student Kai—and soon she enrolls in Kai’s film school! “It’s not the movies you like…you like watching the people watching the movies.” Just what are you going to do with the rest of your life? It’s the question you’ll always have to answer, no matter your age. Umiko Chino is a 65 year-old retired woman in mourning for her late husband. Remembering how they used to watch films together, Umiko goes to the movie theater for the first time in years, where she meets Kai, an attractive, ambiguous young man who studies filmmaking at a nearby art school. They would seem to have nothing in common, except for this—both of them sometimes like to look more at the way the audience reacts to a movie than the movie itself. Kai believes Umiko has the same deep desire he possesses to experience how people respond to something they made… and challenges her to stake the rest of her life discovering that thrill. Soon Umiko surprises herself by enrolling in the same film school as Kai.…