Imagine
constantly dreaming about a boy you've never met and, when you finally find the
place where you saw him, end up traveling more than a hundred years into the
past. Well, that will be the peculiar experience of Hina Katagiri, the
protagonist of Rainy Day Serenade, whose anime has just presented its
first trailer and promotional image. The adaptation of Haruka Kawachi's
romantic manga will premiere in April 2027, taking viewers to early
20th-century Japan.
The trailer
presents us with the first animated scenes of Hina and Takaaki, the
protagonists of this story that mixes romance, mystery and time travel.
Meanwhile, the promotional illustration shows the two walking down a Meiji
period street, while the reflection of the water reveals a garden and two
children who seem to be related to their memories. A rather appropriate image
for a story where the past and the present are more connected than it seems.
A
journey to 1907 that begins with an unexpected engagement
The story
follows Hina Katagiri, a high school student who has a recurring dream
whenever it rains. In it appears his childhood version playing with a child in
a garden he does not recognize. However, one day he ends up finding that same
place in reality and, before he understands what is happening, he appears in
Japan in 1907.
There she
meets Takaaki Hongo, a young heir to a wealthy family who, to Hina's
surprise, mistakes her for his fiancée, Hinako. The boy is so convinced that he
has found her that he decides to accompany her to her supposed home, but the
situation becomes complicated when the protagonist discovers that there is
another girl practically identical to her.
Now Hina
will have to discover why she ended up traveling to the past, what relationship
exists between her dreams and that mysterious young man, and how to return to
her own time. Although, considering that Takaaki seems to have memories of a
girl he met years ago, perhaps the answer is more complicated than he imagines.
As for the
voice cast, Yume Miyamoto will play Hina Katagiri, while Takeo Otsuka
will voice Takaaki Hongo. The new trailer allows you to hear both
characters for the first time, showing part of the strange relationship that
will begin to develop between them.
The
animation will be in charge of Tezuka Productions, with Takashi Kamei
directing, Yoko Yonaiyama responsible for the composition of the series and
Nobuteru Yuki in character design. The latter also made the first promotional
image, which is committed to a delicate aesthetic and a setting in line with
the period in which a large part of the story takes place.
It should
be remembered that Rainy Day Serenade, known in Japan as Namidaame to
Serenade, began publication in November 2014 within Kodansha's Kiss
magazine. The manga concluded in November 2025, after eleven years of
serialization, and has 14 compilation volumes. In addition, the
franchise will have a spin-off story whose publication will begin on November
25 in Japan.
For now,
the production has only confirmed the premiere of the anime for April 2027,
without revealing the exact day or the platforms that will distribute it
internationally. In the meantime, the first trailer already leaves us with a
rather interesting question: what would you do if you traveled to the past and
discovered that someone has been waiting for years for a person identical to
you?
