Introduction
In modern-day Japan, 13-year-old Hajime Yasaka moves to the countryside to stay with his grandfather. On the way to his new home, a lost Hajime finds himself in a cafe called Ark, where he immediately falls in love with one of the waitresses: the gorgeous Sayoko "Arashi" Arashiyama. While Arashi is initially unconcerned with the boy, her attitude quickly changes after she grasps Hajime's hand, leading her to believe they are "connected."
As it turns out, Arashi is anything but a regular teenager—in reality, she is the ghost of a girl who perished in World War II. By touching a man she connects with, she gains the ability to travel back in time. Delighted to have found someone who can unlock her powers, Arashi asks Hajime to help with her mission: to save civilians from the carnage of the war that claimed her life. Smitten with Arashi, Hajime readily agrees. But as the two get further involved with Arashi's past, they soon discover that she is not the only one able to transcend time.
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Audience reviews
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Trainter
Natsu no Arashi! is created by... Shaft - the studio that you can tell within 3 seconds of seeing a scene. Monogatari series, Madoka Magica, 3-Gatsu no Lion, A Tale of Memories,...
The film tells the daily life of Yasaka - a young inventor and Sayoko, the ghost of a girl from World War II who has the ability to travel through time. And because I can't rate Shaft's anime by normal standards, here are the reasons why you should watch (or shouldn't) this series:
Time travel in anime is simple but interesting, the souls have the ability to return to any time when they were alive but have to go through a host, I think this element is mainly to highlight the main theme of the anime which is the past and reality.
In the same studio, Monogatari is an anime reading experience, Madoka is like a d…
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Story 9/10
This anime is not an average drama/slice of life/rom-com/sci-fi, this is a masterpiece for me. The story is very unique.
The story is about a boy who meets a girl that dies in the world war and is able to travel back in time. At first, I was confused because there was no character introduction and I was shocked when they time travel for the first time. But I enjoy watching every episode of this anime.
Art 8/10
I love the old-style drawings of this anime. I like the animation it is more like the "Monogatari Series" style.
Sound 8/10
The sound effect, ost, background music, intro, and outro, was great.
Character 9/10
The character cast was excellent.
I love how they create the characters in this anime. The male protagonist is kind, hilarious, and has good decision-making, The…
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This is one of those titles that doesn't fit the three episode rule. The first few episodes give hints that the show has more to offer, but mostly feel juvenile and kind of generic. However, there is more going on than might be apparent at first glance. The story grows deeper and by the end I even appreciated the beginning for the set up that it was. I wouldn't normally say it's worth watching bad episodes to get to the good part, but the later episodes gave me a different perspective on the early ones. The last episode is a fan service episode, but done right. There are swimsuits, but the story is the real audience pleaser.
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#7
Now this is a series with an interesting start so don't be fooled, the first episode is meant to be the way it is and will make sense later. I really enjoy the focus on a time and a place that this series looks back on because history is something everyone should learn from and the obvious lesson here is that no matter where in the world you are from pain is the way for your body to tell you something is wrong, it is not a good thing and there is no way to justify it from any angle.
This series is very good at setting moods and creating unique humor with its time travel and I very much enjoyed this show because of it. I also felt they explained time travel perfectly even creating multiple examples and I really enjoyed the logical thinking behind it because even if something as fantasti…
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"Please, give them a chance to be watched!"
Before reviewing, sorry for my bad English.
For the guide before watching this : You may pass the first episode. Please begin from eps 2. The first impression of this anime is too bad, because in eps 1 it doesn't give you any background. You can say it "this is can't be called as eps 1"
This TV show is kinda.. how i can say it?
Maybe interesting?? Yeah; but i thought it can be perfectly described as 'fushigi'. It such a 'meh', freaky, but at the same time; fascinating. Actually, i got them as recommendation after watching Tasogare Otome x Amnesia. In fact, i feel disappointed because it is not what i expected, except the 'Ghost from the long-time era'. But fortunately, i love the kinda GS Mikami anime plot. therefore then, it takes not too lo…
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Over the past years, time travel has always been such a good way for the entertainment industry to get a good buck from the masses. It is interesting , yet a bit confusing.I really am worried though that time travel will become something done over and over to the point where it becomes unoriginal. You can make any story with a time travel element interesting as long as you don't buy the thing and expect it to work on it's own. Like buying bagels, the bagel is the base and what you put on it is actually what shows yourself and talents .Why am I talking about timetravel? Well this show is about timetravel and not only that but this is the one show that no one knew Akiyuki Shinbo actually directed. Sure he directed Monogatari and Madoka Magica but he did this one too sooo, Anyways.In Natsu no…
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Natsu no Arashi was a manga written by Kobayashi Jin, known for his work with School Rumble, and published by Square Enix. In 2009 it received a two series anime adaptation from Shaft. The same studio behind the Rec series and the sub-par Ef A Tale of Memories. But it's not all bad. They also did the work for Madoka and a bunch of stuff I've never seen and can't comment on. So, how does this one hold up? Let's look at the first series.
Story:
It's summer time and thirteen year old Yasaka Hajime is moving to a new area. When stopping by a small cafe he meets Arashi, an attractive older girl. While working at the cafe, Arashi is accosted by a brutish looking man in sunglasses who claims that her family hired him to bring her back, a claim that leaves Arashi visibly confused. Hajime interve…
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Natsu no Arashi! is what you get when you take an anime like Working!! and fuse it with the science of time travel, WWII and 1970's nostalgia. Adapted from a manga by School Rumble's Jin Kobayashi, this series is directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Shin Oonuma (both of SHAFT fame of course) and written by Arakawa Under the Bridge's Deko Akao and Takayama Katsuhiko who wrote Ga Rei Zero and Boku no Pico (No, seriously).
It's about a boy named Yasaka Hajime (voiced by Yuuko Sanpei) who's having the summer of his life by working in a cafe during the summer with a ghost named Arashiyama (voiced by Ryoko Shiraishi) who has the ability to time travel to the past. Both Arashiyama and Yasaka worked in the cafe with their boss Sayaka (voiced by Hitomi Nabatame), Yasaka's friend Jun (voiced by Chiaki Om…
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Another phenomenal story penned by Jin Kobayashi, the mangaka for the famed School Rumble. To be honest, I didn't know about Natsu no Arashi due to it's low popularity until I ran out of recent anime to watch! LOL. Of course, seeing how much I've enjoyed from watching School Rumble, I thought Kobayashi's new series would not disappoint, despite the rather low ratings given. Turns out, I was right! As some people would say, "don't judge a book by it's cover", the same thing sorta applies here. Don't just look at its 7.something rating score, but actually try watching/reading the series, each series will have different tastes for different people. Anyways, I'm sure you're here for the review, not me blabbing about it.
Story: 9
Soz, when I first started watching this series, I was able to b…
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When I first started watching this, I was tempted to turn it off because the animation style was very unusual and it took me a little while to get used to. I'm very glad I stuck with it, as it turned out to be quite a good watch. It's about a young boys summer adventures with a ghost from WW2. Very different from anything you would expect, and I highly recommend it.
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It’s a crime that this series seems to be so unappreciated and under viewed when clichéd garbage such as Maria Holic gets overhyped and legions of fanboys. I only bring up Maria Holic because it was made by the same studio, SHAFT, and I feel both have a kind of niche quality to them. However where Maria falls on its face, Natsu no Arashi! emerges as one of the best shows of 2009.
To sum up the storyline in a word it would be; quirky. From the beginning of the first episode and from just looking at the promotional art you might think this is just yet another school comedy romance. That wouldn’t be a big surprise since the author of the source material is Jin Kobayashi who is probably best known for creating School Rumble. However this notion of it being just a romance-comedy is quickly tur…
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Stories 9/10:
Natsu no Arashi (summer storm) is not like your average drama/slice of life series.
It started the series by some complicated things like time travel and no character introduction at all, somehow this will give 2 kind of impression for the viewer :
1. This is a "boring" anime.
2. This is interesting, must watch the other eps.
And if you choose the 2nd option (recommended by me), you will eventually enjoy the series.
There story revolves around some boy named "Yasaka Hajime" spending his summer time in his grandfather house. There he met with a sixteen years old girl name "Arashiyama Sayoko" who claimed to be a ghost. From here on the adventure between hajime who knows nothing about the world (world war, etc) and arashi who try to help the people by traveling through time beg…
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