Umi ga Hashiru End Roll

Umiko Chino, a 65-year-old widow, has no noteworthy hobbies to speak of. When her VCR stops working, Umiko decides to pay a visit to the cinema, like she once did with her husband on their first date. However, instead of focusing on the movie, her gaze is fixed upon the audience—and on one young-looking person in particular.

After the credits roll, the mysterious person introduces themself to Umiko as Kai Hamauchi—a male college student majoring in film. Umiko asks him to fix her VCR, and Kai obliges. Yet, before Kai leaves, he asks Umiko a question that changes the course of her life: would she like to make a movie with him?

Umi ga Hashiru End Roll was nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Award in 2022. In the same year, the series ranked first in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Female Readers division; in 2023, it ranked sixth in the same category.

The series has been published in English as The Credits Roll into the Sea by Dark Horse Comics since July 7, 2026. It has also been published in French as Ocean Rush by Akata since May 11, 2023, and in Spanish as Ocean Endroll by Milky Way Ediciones since June 28, 2023.