The House of the Lost on the Cape
is a Japanese novel written by Sachiko Kashiwaba. It was initially serialized in the Iwate Nippo daily newspaper from May 10, 2014, to July 4, 2015. Kodansha later published the novel in print with cover art by Yukiko Saito on September 11, 2015. An anime film adaptation by David Production premiered in Japan on August 27, 2021. The anime is part of the "Zutto Ōen Project 2011 + 10...", commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The English translation of the book was published by Restless Books in September 2023 and translated by award-winning translator Avery Fischer Udagawa. On the depiction of tragedy and hope within the story, Udagawa says, "I believe young people can all benefit from these portraits of hanging on when hope is in extremely short supply." Characters Synposis Yui and Hiyori have lost their families and are picked up by the elderly and kind Kiwa from a protective shelter after a devastating tsunami catastrophy. Kiwa becomes their adoptive grandmother. They move into a large, old house located behind a forest on a cape. There the zashiki warashi takes care of them. Kiwa is in touch with a number of kindly kappa who further help them. With the aid of various, powerful yōkai, two protective komainu from the devastated local shrine, and mighty ojizōsama they are able to confront and defeat the mighty demon serpent that feeds on people's fears and sadness, and restore hope and a future to the destroyed region. Media Book Film An anime film adaptation was announced on November 5, 2020. David Production produces the film, with direction by Shinya Kawatsura, screenplay written by Reiko Yoshida and music composed by Yuri Miyauchi. The film was released on August 27, 2021, receiving the Best Animation Film Award at the Mainichi Film Festival. Eleven Arts announced at their panel at the A-Kon event on June 4, 2022 that they has licensed the film and will bring both an original Japanese version and a new English dub for the North American theatrical release in partnership with AX Cinema Nights on September 7. Notes Reception The novel won the 54th Noma Children's Literature Award in 2016. References External links 「岬のマヨイガ」 by Kodansha Book Club (in Japanese) The House of the Lost on the Cape English edition by Restless Books 2014 Japanese novels 2015 Japanese novels 2021 anime films 2021 films Aniplex David Production Japanese novels adapted into films Japanese serial novels Kodansha books Yōkai in anime and manga