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“Shy boy's confession plans derail when summer days shuffle randomly, forcing him to fix time before it's lost.”
Sandglass of Summer Colors
夏色の砂時計
6.54
7,514 rank · 9,691 viewers · 4 favorites
Drama
Romance
Sci-Fi
Time Travel
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Synopsis
Shy boy's confession plans derail when summer days shuffle randomly, forcing him to fix time before it's lost.
Summer break is almost here, and shy Koutarou Makimura has finally resolved to tell his cheerful, popular classmate Kaho Serizawa how he feels. But a bizarre accident scatters the days of vacation like shuffled cards, hurling Koutarou into a fractured timeline where each sunrise can land him in any moment of the holiday. As the weeks loop and leap out of order, he realizes that small choices echo in unexpected ways—and that simply surviving the summer may demand more courage than any confession. To protect the future he hopes for, Koutarou must puzzle together the jumbled days before the season slips away.
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 8 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 5
σ 2.06
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.06 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Dec 2024
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Stumbled upon this two-episode gem while browsing MAL and the synopsis alone gave me thrilling chills; the show is solidly built and hides a compelling big mystery. The art looks good and the short...”
- 9 “The two-episode OVA distills a long visual novel into a surprisingly coherent, enjoyable experience, with well-realized characters and a plot that explains itself effectively. While it alters some...”
- 10 “A beautifully unique two-episode OVA whose fresh story and perfectly matched Nana Mizuki theme songs kept me hooked throughout, even though side-character depth and some animation details feel...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 38%
Long · 13%
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- Format 2 × 30′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 00m all episodes
- Aired May 2004 – Jul 2004
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0586 catalog
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- KSS Producer