On July 23, the official YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World anime website update updated with a new key visual for the show’s first compilation special. The image features the main cast, ready for battle as a figure looms behind them.
The special will air on July 30 on Tokyo MX, AT-X, ABC, Me TV, and ABC. The feature will recap the events of the show’s first 18 episodes.
Konomi Suzuki will perform opening theme song Mother, while Asaka will perform closing theme Kami no sūshiki (God’s Formula).
Tetsuo Hirakawa (Grimoire of Zero, Hori-san to Miyamura-kun) was tapped to direct the Yu-No anime at studio feel., with Mai Otsuka (Non Non Biyori, Shakugan no Shana) providing character designs. Studio GENCO is listed as producer.
Crunchyroll streamed Yu-No as part of their Spring 2019 simulcast lineup. They describe the title as:
During the summer, Takuya Arima receives a package—from his missing father—detailing the existence of parallel universes. He investigates further and soon realizes that he’s been given the key to cross-dimensional time travel. Now, Takuya is forced to use this newfound tech to unravel the mystery of his father’s whereabouts and find out why those closest to him are keeping secrets. less
Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shōjo YU-NO was first released on the PC-98, where it received critical acclaim. 5pb. later ported the title to the Sega Saturn in 1997, followed by a PC release in 2000.
The title received a remake by MAGES and 5pb., which hit Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Vita in March. The remake saw both the PS4 and Vita SKUs land on the Media Create charts in its début week. The PS4 version of the game took top honors at 13th place, with 9,629 units sold. The Vita version wasn’t far behind, though, and placed at 15th with 8,858 sales. Combined the two SKUs shifted 18,487 copies.
In 1999, the game was adapted to an adults-only (read: hentai) OVA series in 1999. The title, which was produced by Pink Pineapple, ran for four episodes. NuTech Digital released the title in the west.
Source: Comic Natalie
