Summer Time Rendering

Summer Time Rendering (Japanese: サマータイムレンダ, Hepburn: Samā Taimu Renda) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuki Tanaka. It was serialized on Shueisha's digital magazine Shōnen Jump+ from October 2017 to February 2021. An anime television series adaptation by OLM premiered in April 2022. A live-action adaptation and a real escape game have also been announced.

Summer Time Rendering
Cover of the first manga volume
サマータイムレンダ
(Samā Taimu Renda)
Genre
Manga
Written byYasuki Tanaka
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 23, 2017 – February 1, 2021
Volumes13
Anime television series
Directed byAyumu Watanabe
Written byHiroshi Seko
Music by
StudioOLM
Licensed byDisney Platform Distribution
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, Kansai TV
Original run April 15, 2022 – present
Episodes25

Synopsis

Following the death of his parents, Shinpei Ajiro grew up with the Kofune sisters Ushio and Mio. In adulthood, Shinpei lives in Tokyo, until he hears the startling news that Ushio passed away by drowning. He returns to the isolated island town, but becomes suspicious when he notices that Ushio's body has marks around her neck; implying that she was strangled. Now haunted by her ghost and assisted by Mio, Shinpei tries to find the answers to what really happened to Ushio and possibly save the residents from a strange dark enigma.

Characters
Shinpei Ajiro (網代 慎平, Ajiro Shinpei)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[4]
Ushio Kofune (小舟 潮, Kofune Ushio)
Voiced by: Anna Nagase[4]
Mio Kofune (小舟 澪, Kofune Mio)
Voiced by: Saho Shirasu[4]
Hizuru Minamikata (南方 ひづる, Minamikata Hizuru) / Ryūnosuke Nagumo (南雲 竜之介, Nagumo Ryūnosuke)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa[5]
Ginjirō Nezu (根津 銀次郎, Nezu Ginjirō)
Voiced by: Jin Urayama[5]
Sō Hishigata (菱形 窓, Hishigata Sō)
Voiced by: Kensho Ono[5]
Tokiko Hishigata (菱形 朱鷺子, Hishigata Tokiko)
Voiced by: Maki Kawase[5]
Seidō Hishigata (菱形 青銅, Hishigata Seidō)
Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka[6]
Alan Kofune (小舟 アラン, Kofune Aran)
Voiced by: Tesshō Genda[6]
Tetsu Totsumura (凸村 哲, Totsumura Tetsu)
Voiced by: Yōji Ueda[6]
Masahito Karikiri (雁切 真砂人, Karikiri Masahito)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[6]
Shiori Kobayakawa (小早川 栞, Kobayakawa Shiori)
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[7]
Aka Hiruko / Haine (別名ヒルコ / ヘイネ, Hiruko Aka)
Shidehiko Hishigata (菱形秀彦, Hishigata Shidehiko)
Ryuunosuke Minamikata (南方竜之介, Minamikata Ryuunosuke)
Asako Isokane / Asako Kobayakawa (磯ヶ根麻子 / 小早川麻子, Isokane Asako / Kobayakawa Asako)
Tatsuo Kobayakawa (小早川達夫, Kobayakawa Tatsuo)
Chitose Hishigata (菱形千歳, Hishigata Chitose)

Media

Manga

Summer Time Rendering is written and illustrated by Yasuki Tanaka. It was serialized in Shueisha's digital magazine Shōnen Jump+ from October 23, 2017,[8] to February 1, 2021.[9] The series was also simultaneously published on the app and website Manga Plus.[10] Shueisha collected its chapters in thirteen individual tankōbon volumes, released from February 2, 2018,[11] to April 2, 2021.[12] The manga will be published in print in English by Udon Entertainment in a six-volume omnibus edition.[13][14]

Japanese release
No. Release date ISBN
1 February 2, 2018[11]978-4-08-881339-4
2 June 4, 2018[15]978-4-08-881554-1
3 September 4, 2018[16]978-4-08-881606-7
4 December 4, 2018[17]978-4-08-881654-8
5 February 4, 2019[18]978-4-08-881753-8
6 May 2, 2019[19]978-4-08-881837-5
7 August 2, 2019[20]978-4-08-882024-8
8 October 4, 2019[21]978-4-08-882126-9
9 January 4, 2020[22]978-4-08-882191-7
10 May 13, 2020[23]978-4-08-882291-4
11 August 4, 2020[24]978-4-08-882403-1
12 November 4, 2020[25]978-4-08-882513-7
13 April 2, 2021[12]978-4-08-882612-7
English release
No. Release date ISBN
1 May 31, 2022[14]978-1-77294-238-5
2 May 31, 2022[14]978-1-77294-239-2
3 May 31, 2022[14]978-1-77294-240-8
4 August 2, 2022[14]978-1-77294-241-5
5 August 2, 2022[14]978-1-77294-242-2
6 August 2, 2022[14]978-1-77294-243-9

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced at the end of the series' 139th and final chapter in February 2021.[26] It was later confirmed to be a 25-episode television series.[27] The series is produced by OLM and directed by Ayumu Watanabe, with Hiroshi Seko overseeing the series' scripts, Miki Matsumoto designing the characters, and Kusanagi handling the art. Keiichi Okabe, Ryuichi Takada, and Keigo Hoashi are composing the music at MONACA.[28][29] It premiered on April 15, 2022, on Tokyo MX, BS11, and Kansai TV.[1][5][lower-alpha 1] The first opening theme is "Hoshi ga Oyogu" (The Stars Swim) by Macaroni Enpitsu, while the first ending theme song is "Kaika" by cadode.[30][6] Disney licensed the anime.[31]

Episode list
No.Title [32]Directed by [32]Written by [32]Storyboarded by [32]Original air date [33]
1"Goodbye, Summer Days"
Transcription: "Sayonara Natsu no Hi" (Japanese: さよなら夏の日)		Shinji MatsudaHiroshi SekoAyumu WatanabeApril 15, 2022 (2022-04-15)
Shinpei has a dream of childhood friend Ushio telling him to protect her sister Mio. As he awakens on the ferry he accidentally falls into a woman’s breasts. Shinpei is travelling home to Hitogashima Island for Ushio’s funeral. Sou, another friend, reveals Ushio drowned saving young girl Shiori. That night Mio is seen outside, staring vacantly until a relative named Tetsu, Hitogashima’s only police officer, comes along. Sou tells Shinpei that marks on Ushio’s neck suggest she was strangled, and yet witnesses saw her drown. Mio gives Shinpei Ushio’s seashell necklace. Tetsu reveals Shiori and her family have gone missing overnight. Mio reveals a week before Ushio’s death Shiori claimed to have seen a clone of herself. Nezu, the island’s hunter, calls this Shadow Sickness, a disease that causes a person’s shadow to come alive before killing them and their relatives. Mio claims before Ushio died they had both seen a shadow of Ushio. As the disease could supposedly be cleansed at Hito Shrine they head there only to see a shadow resembling Shiori. Hearing a gunshot they find the woman from the ferry bleeding, she attempts to speak but is shot again by a shadow of Mio who shoots Mio and Shinpei, killing them both. Shinpei suddenly awakens back on the ferry falling into the woman’s breasts again.
2"Shadows"
Transcription: "Kage" (Japanese: 影)		Jun'ichi YamamotoHiroshi SekoJun'ichi YamamotoApril 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)
Shinpei convinces himself it was a nightmare. However, upon arriving at the island he finds the day plays out exactly like before and notices the sound of a camera at Ushio’s funeral. This time Shinpei is present when Mio stares vacantly at the house, and when Tetsu arrives he sees her murder Tetsu, causing him to realise she is Shadow Mio, and she replaces Tetsu’s corpse with a Shadow Tetsu. The sound of the camera is actually the Shadow’s disintegrating their victim’s body into dust. Shinpei is found and stabbed by Mio. As he dies, Ushio’s spirit again tells him to save Mio. He awakens again this time having already gotten off the ferry onto the islands dock. With a clearer memory this time he is able to stop Mio from falling off the dock due to the brakes on her bike being tampered with. The ferry woman is shown observing the events on the island and sending a report to someone unknown. Shinpei lodges a fake police report to keep Tetsu away that night and leaves his phone hidden to record Shadow Mio staring vacantly. He also notices one of his eyes has changed colour. He shows the recording to Mio as proof Shadow Sickness is real and her shadow intends to kill her. Mio realises Ushio must have been murdered by Shadow Ushio.
3"Drifting Ashore"
Transcription: "Hyōchaku" (Japanese: 漂着)		Nobu IshidaHiroshi SekoKeita NagaharaApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)
Mio decides they should save Shiori. At Shiori’s home Shinpei finds dust piles proving Shiori’s parents were killed after the funeral, and that Shiori who attended the funeral was Shadow Shiori, suggesting Shiori had been killed before Shinpei arrived on the island. He attempts to trace the woman from the ferry but is unsuccessful. Tetsu, having been away on Shinpei’s fake police report, isn’t killed and so Shiori’s disappearance is investigated properly and a detective is invited from the mainland. He also gives Shinpei Ushio’s phone, which she had given to Tetsu the day before she died; insisting Shinpei would know why. Needing more help Shinpei tells Sou everything and Sou suggests if Shadows can be photographed they have physical bodies and can be killed. Mio suggests asking priest Hiruko at the shrine but Shinpei delays this until tomorrow since it was at the shrine where Shadow Mio killed them. Like the previous day, Mio gives Shinpei Ushio’s necklace again. The next day the island holds its annual festival. Shinpei realises Sou has a crush on Mio and after a silly confrontation Shinpei only admits to liking Mio as a sister, which seems to disappoint her. Shinpei sees what appears to be Ushio’s ghost and chases her to the beach where she watches the fireworks.
4"Jamais Vu"
Transcription: "Jame Vu" (Japanese: 未視感（ジャメヴ）)		Ryūta YamamotoHiroshi SekoRyōta AikeiMay 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)

Live-action

A live-action adaptation was announced at the end of the series' 139th and final chapter in February 2021.[26]

Real escape game

A real escape game was announced at the end of the series' 139th and final chapter in February 2021.[26]

Reception

Kōhei Horikoshi, My Hero Academia's author and Tanaka's ex-assistant, made positive comments about the series.[3]

In a review of the first volume, Erica Friedman, writing for Anime News Network called the series a "can't-put-down kind of read", praising its art and story, adding as well that it has a "nice balance between the people, the setting, the action, and the horror." Friedman, however, stated that the fanservice can be distracting.[34]

Notes
  1. Tokyo MX lists the series premiere at 24:00 JST on April 14, 2022, which is effectively April 15 at midnight.

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