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星を追う子ども

Children who Chase Lost Voices

Strange sounds in the darkness... Unearthly music from an old crystal radio... These are all the warning Asuna Watase has before a simple walk to her clubhouse catapults her into a nightmarish adventure that will take her beneath the Earth to a lost land beyond the realm of legend! Attacked by a strange monstrous creature, rescued by a mysterious stranger and pursued by a relentless enemy, Asuna finds herself enmeshed in a centuries old mystery that will bind her to a strange young defender and lead her inevitably, towards a secret that may hold the key to life itself! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Names

Original星を追う子ども (japanese)
RomajiHoshi wo Ou Kodomo
EnglishChildren who Chase Lost Voices
Chinese追逐繁星的孩子 (unknown · via wikidata)
Also known asChildren who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below · Journey to Agartha · Viaje a Agartha · Csillaghajsza · Voyage vers Agartha · Die Reise nach Agartha · Viaggio verso Agartha · I bambini che inseguono le stelle

Facts

FormatFeature film · 1 ep · 116 min · 2h total
Aired2011-05-07 (Spring 2011)
StatusFINISHED
StudioCoMix Wave
SourceOriginal work
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresAdventureDramaFantasyRomance
ThemesMythologyLost CivilizationGodsPhilosophyFemale ProtagonistRuralMagic
StreamingNetflix · Criterion Channel

Reception

Community score7.24 / 10
Bayesian score7.26 / 10
Composite54.2
On lists55,599
Favourited654 (1.2%)
Completion94.2%
Drop rate1.0%
In backlog44.8%
Score spread σ1.68
MyAnimeList7.50 / 10

Score distribution

112521693350465551,37662,66575,31485,15392,771101,489

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
StudioCoMix WaveB7 of 32
Broadcast seasonSpring 2011B19 of 86
Year2011B58 of 305
EraEarly 2010sB339 of 1,627
Source materialOriginal workB411 of 1,732
FormatFeature filmC416 of 997
LengthMovieC416 of 997
GenreAdventureC481 of 1,534
GenreRomanceC504 of 1,687
Season (all years)SpringC537 of 1,868
GenreFantasyC650 of 2,142
GenreDramaC847 of 1,917
OriginJapanC1,921 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorMakoto Shinkai, Takumi Tanji
Character designTakayo Nishimura
MusicTenmon
Original creatorMakoto Shinkai

AniList id 9760 · MAL id 9760 · record updated 2026-08-27