Review of Waiting in the Summer

Relationships are strong bonds which will never be broken. Even at large distances, the strong bonds that were built will always be there. Ano Natsu de Matteru is an anime largely about relationships between high school friends. As they develop and change, the relationships get stronger, and the friends understand each other more. Just from reading the synopsis it helped me see that this anime wouldn't just be another alien, romance, comedy. It is much more realistic and thought out than other anime with similar genres. I knew that this would be a more drama filled show than comedy. The comedy is lightly put in, andthe hurdles that are overcome between the friends are what makes it different. It shows real life situations instead of ones that are only created for the laughs.

The story portrays the relationships of the friends being built through trials. The romance is well put out. It isn't just one relationship, or a harem, or a love triangle. Love is found and lost with all the characters. Confessions are made throughout, and it isn't only just a one time confessions at the end, with the main couple getting together. I found the story really amazing. It made me think about relationships with others, and it wasn't all just straightforward. The relations are realistic and they portray the creation of friendships and relationships very well.

For art, it was a very vibrant and light colored show. Everything about it was bright, and colorful. The dark nights would be lighted by bright lights, stars, and the characters who were drawn very exuberantly. I received a warm feeling from watching this, and it made me wish for summer to come soon.

The background sounds help show the time of summer. The starting of the end song before the credits came gave the ending more feeling. Most of the endings of the episode would be something alarming happening, and a new trial would begin, or be completed. In the end, the feeling that we should be getting from the end is helped with the end song.

I loved all the characters. They all had flaws. They all had emotions. None of them were dumb characters who were only there to make things funny. They all had a purpose in increasing the strength of the bonds, and helped make the show more interesting when a new character arrived, causing emotions to run wild and problems to rise. The characters were fun, and very interesting to watch whenever they interacted with the others.

I highly enjoyed this anime. It reminded me a lot of Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai, or AnoHana for short. It was about friends and their relationships with one another. Trials were overcome, and in the end, the friends become closer to one another.

I believe anyone who likes Slice of Life, Drama, Comedy, and Romance would love this anime. The light-heartedness of this anime is very calming and tranquil. The emotions received makes one think a lot about life. This anime was much better than I expected. I was still expecting something very good, but It wasn't all comedic and fake like I thought it would be. The realism greatly impacted me and made the show much better.

Friends are your life, and they will always be there to support you when something happens.