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“Ordinary student discovers mysterious girl Iriya hides dark secrets beneath their seemingly normal world.”
Sky of Iriya, Summer of UFO
イリヤの空、UFOの夏
6.94
5,552 rank · 27,611 viewers · 72 favorites
Drama
Romance
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Ordinary student discovers mysterious girl Iriya hides dark secrets beneath their seemingly normal world.
Asaba Naoyuki is an ordinary high school student. As a member of his school's press club, he's just spent the summer camping outside the local military base, in hopes of seeing the UFOs that are secretly kept there, according to local legend. Returning to school, he meets a strange girl, Iriya Kana, and gradually comes to realize that she is more than merely strange - and that a dark secret lies beneath the world that he knows. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 11 viewers settled on.
73%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 4
σ 1.95
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.95 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.1 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Mar 2008 → Sep 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The story starts out like most other fantasy animes, in something reminiscent of Eureka 7, but as the story progresses,see how the characters affect each other on such a deep emotional level,...”
- 9 “Overall: Iriya no Sora, was a very touching anime, albeit short with only 6 episodes. I enjoyed watching this series very much. Story: Its a sci-fi kind of romance story, that I dig, so some people...”
- 7 “Sky of Iriya: Summer on a UFO In the distant future, the Earth is at war with aliens. Iriya is considered the greatest hope for victory, but she lacks the most important factor: Motivation. So she...”
Verbosity
Short · 27%
Medium · 55%
Long · 18%
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- Format 6 × 27′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 42m all episodes
- Aired Feb 2005 – Jun 2005
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-0335 catalog
Produced by
- Happinet Pictures Producer