When you consider how much has already happened, it's remarkable that we're only two episodes into a 25 episode series. Read more
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Summertime Render – 02
「影」 (Kage) "Shadow" When you consider how much has already happened, it’s remarkable that we’re only two episodes into a 25 episode series.
Summertime Render – 02 – Taking a Step Back
At night I’m driving in your car Pretending that we’ll leave this town We’re watching all the street lights fade And now you’re just a stranger’s dream I…
Summertime Render – 18
「対面」 (Taimen) "Meeting" The hits keep right on coming.
Summertime Render – 12
That was a hell of a dark ride. Read more
Summertime Render – 24
OK, I admit I'm a little confused by what happened at the end there. Read more
Summertime Render – 05
「渦」 (Uzu) "Vortex" My natural pessimism is running headlong into the sheer appeal of Summertime Render, which is thus far showing no cracks in the facade.
Summertime Render – 11
「食餌の時間」 (Yami no Naka e) "Feeding Time" So many notes, so many…
Summertime Render – 23
「常夜」 (Tokoyo) "Eternal Night" I really feel like Summertime Render would have been a massive, massive hit in the West if Disney hadn’t completely sabotaged it.
Summertime Render – 07
「仇敵」 (Kyuuteki) "Enemy" Butterflies everywhere!
Summertime Render – 04
「未視感(ジャメヴ)」 (Mishikan (jamevu)) "Jamais vu" So many questions…
Summertime Render – 09
「流れよ我が涙」 (Nagareyo waga namida) "Let the Tears Flow" Well, that seemed to raise a lot more questions than it answered.
Summertime Render – 08
「メメント」 (Memento) "Memento" Waiting a few days for Summertime Render was annoying, but in a way it was quite nostalgic.
Summertime Render – 06
「軌道共鳴」 (Kidō Kyoumei) "Orbital Resonance" A show like this, if it's going to work, has to be smart.
Summertime Render – 22
It'll be interesting to see not just what happens in the last two episodes, but what happens after that as well. Read more
Summertime Render – 20
「All is (not) lost.」 "All is Not Lost" Everything seems to be coming back to that third loop.
Summertime Render – 06
A show like this, if it's going to work, has to be smart. Read more
Summertime Render – 25
「ただいま」 (Tadaima) "I'm Home" I’ve been waiting for a show like Summertime Render for a long, long time.
Summertime Render – 24
「Summertime re-rendering」 OK, I admit I’m a little confused by what happened at the end there.
Summertime Render – 15
「ライツ カメラ アクション」 (Raitsu Kamera Akushon) "Lights, Camera, Action" This was, frankly, a bomb.
Summertime Render – 12
「血の夜」 (Chi no yoru) "Bloody Night" That was a hell of a dark ride.
Summertime Render – 19
「メイドインブラック」 (Meidoinburakku) "Made in Black" Gainax is back!
Summertime Render – 22
「帰還」 (Kikan) "Return" It’ll be interesting to see not just what happens in the last three episodes, but what happens after that as well.
Summertime Render – 17
「決断」 (Ketsudan) "Decision" More calm, but one suspects this will be a hell of a storm.
Summertime Render – 20
Everything seems to keep coming back to that third loop. Read more
Summertime Render – 10
「闇の中へ」 (Ya I no Naka e) "Into the Darkness" Now that was the real shadows house.
Summertime Render – 05
My natural pessimism is running headlong into the sheer appeal of Summertime Render, which is thus far showing no cracks in the facade. Read more
Summertime Render – 01
「さよなら夏の日」 (Sayonara natsu no hi) "Goodbye, Summer's Day" Supernatural thrillers are such a natural fit for anime, but my hunger for a truly great one is forever unsated.
Summertime Render – 16
「オリジナル」 (Orijinaru) "Original" The way this series manages pacing is truly brilliant.
Summertime Render – 21
「網代慎平の一番長い日」 (Ajiro Shinpei no ichiban nagai hi) "Shinpei Ajiro's Longest Day" Three Shinpeis, no waiting.
Summertime Render – 13
「トモダチ」 (Tomodachi) "Friend" No beats skipped here.
Summertime Render – 14
「to be/not to be」 "to be/not to be" So much happens in this series, my goodness.
Summertime Render – 03
「漂着」 (Hyouryuu) "Drifting" Damn, this series makes me take a lot of notes.
Summertime Render – 17
More calm, but one suspects this will be a hell of a storm. Read more
Unpopular Opinion: Summertime Render
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Summertime Render MBTI Types
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Summertime Render Review (Spoiler Free)
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After his parents died, Shinpei went to live with the Kofune family on Hitogashima Island. After leaving for school in Tokyo he has not been back since,
Summertime Render – 03 – Mesopotamian Culture
Having watched footage of her own shadow on Shin’s phone, Mio believes the next step should be to help Kobayakawa Shiori. But when Shin goes to Shiori’s house,…
Summertime Render – 04 – Ushio Deux
Last week Shinpei encountered Ushio on the beach, dramatically backlit by the festival fireworks. But it’s only this week that she says anything, and actually tackles Shinpei. Nagase Anna…
Summertime Render – 22 – Red-Eye
Ushio returns better than ever, and demonstrates how her hair-blades can erase Shide’s armor, leaving his inner body vulnerable. But while Shinpei appreciates her enthusiasm, Shadow Mio stops…
Summertime Render – 24 – Everything Mattered
Ryuu and Shinpei are able to catch Ushio before she falls to her death, and she’s reverted to a child since her hair wasn’t quite enough to fully…
Summertime Render – 08 – Curry Rhythm
Shinpei finds himself in a similar situation as Akari in Virgin Road—his loops aren’t as repetitive as he expected. New and unexpected things are happening, which means the…
Summertime Render – 05 – Now She Rises
The bespectacled lady with the shotgun manages to save Shinpei’s life (and her own) not by shooting Shadow Mio, but by shooting her shadow, which is its true…
Summertime Render – 18 – Final Fantasy MDCCXXXII
Hizuru tells the story of a famine in 1732 that threatened to wipe out Hitogashima’s population, until a whale washed ashore. The whale was a shadow, and it…
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Summertime Render – 21 – Everything Ends Tomorrow
The OP of STR’s Spring cour features a shot of Ushio looking alone and forlorn, which stands to reason: she started out the show having already died. But…
Summertime Render – 12 – The Kitchen’s Closed
Tokiko reveals Hiruko no Mikoti, Mother of Shadows and God of Hitogashima, also known as Haine, the form of the first human Hiruko copied. To the outrage and…
Summertime Render – 11 – Prelude to Feeding
Shinpei, Sou, and Ushio with her nifty Shadow powers are looking like a great team against their Shadow adversaries…at first. As they go deeper into Shadow territory they find…