Synopsis

About to enter junior high school, Karada Iokawa is a cheerful and reliable girl, who hates being treated as a child more than anything. After her parents' deaths, her older brother, Hiro, comes back from studying abroad to take care of her. His ex-girlfriend Shouko Nogami, a composed yet sometimes childish and stubborn young woman, follows him to Japan in order to find out why he left her. Between the two girls, the atmosphere is tense, which eventually leads to Shouko calling Karada childish. Later, Karada stands before a shrine praying to grow up. Little does she know that the shrine wishing stone would grant her wish. As Karada grows older, at the same time, Shouko, who happens to be nearby, finds herself a child once again. With their ages now reversed, Shouko and Karada must come to terms with one another and ultimately themselves. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Episodes

12 episodes
  1. 12 Being Here 22 Dec 2006
  2. 11 The 'Now' That Is There 15 Dec 2006
  3. 10 Real Name 8 Dec 2006
  4. 9 Guide 1 Dec 2006
  5. 8 A Direction Of The Day After Tomorrow 24 Nov 2006
  6. 7 The Moment Between Them 17 Nov 2006
  7. 6 Summer's Eternity 10 Nov 2006
  8. 5 A Place To Return To 3 Nov 2006
  9. 4 Please Believe 27 Oct 2006
  10. 3 A New Life 20 Oct 2006
  11. 2 Chance Encounter 13 Oct 2006
  12. 1 Wishing Stone 6 Oct 2006

Characters & Staff

Amino, Harue
Supporting
Fumi Oda
Isogai, Tadashi
Supporting
Takuma Suzuki (Japanese)
Okudera, Masao
Supporting
Tadahisa Saizen
Yoshimura, Takumi
Supporting
Jin Domon (Japanese)

Information

Japanese あさっての方向。
Studios J.C.Staff
Source Manga
Licensors Sentai Filmworks
Rating 7.0
Broadcast Fridays at 01:55 (JST)
Aired 06 Oct 2006 – 22 Dec 2006
Synonyms A Direction of the Day After Tomorrow, Towards the Day After Tomorrow

Last updated: 04 Sep 2026