“High schooler Kaizu Takumi realizes his romantic feelings and vows to find a girlfriend before graduation.”
_Summer
_summer [アンダーバーサマー]
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Synopsis
High schooler Kaizu Takumi realizes his romantic feelings and vows to find a girlfriend before graduation.
“Is there any girl you love?” By this word his friend asked during the school excursion, the protagonist, Kaizu Takumi, begins to aware of his interest in opposite sex. Of course, there are girls around him, for example, his childhood friend, Hatano Konami, his classmate, Ebizuka Shino, a school idol, Shimazu Kakana, etc. However, he himself hasn’t noticed his feelings until he is asked by his friend. He becomes anxious seeing his friend try to find his girl friend, and he resolves his mind to find a girl friend during the last summer of his high school life. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.80 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.50
Running avg · Aug 2007 → Jan 2024
- 9 “This short two-episode OVA delivers a relaxing, feel-good atmosphere with a fun, personality-packed cast led by the hilariously robotic Chiwa. While the story isn't original and the opening peeping...”
- 6 “The anime presents a cute, emotionally-driven story about cherishing memories with a hinted romance, but it's held back by being obviously filled with cliches and lacking any real drama despite the...”
- 5 “The character designs are satisfactory and the music doesn't detract from the experience, though both are merely adequate rather than exceptional. However, the story feels pointless with an...”
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A Ova Production
Rikuentai.- Format 2 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2006 – Jan 2007
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1539 catalog