New Summer Time Rendering Trailer Highlights Opening Song

The upcoming Summer Time Rendering anime has received a new trailer that highlights its first opening song, “Hoshi ga Oyogu” by Macaroni Empitsu. The two-cour anime is set to premiere on April 14 on Japanese TV.

The show will also be available for worldwide streaming (sans mainland China) on Disney+.

Summer Time Rendering is based on the manga by Yasuki Tanaka, which ran from 2017 to 2021 with 13 tankoubon volumes. The manga was serialized on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ and is published under the Jump Comics label.

Manga Plus describes the story as: 

Upon hearing of Ushio’s death, Shinpei returns to his hometown of Wakayama City on Hitogashima and reunites with his childhood friend’s family. The funeral goes smoothly, but under the surface something strange is brewing on the island. What mysteries await him on this secluded summer island?

The anime’s previously revealed staff includes Ayumu Watanabe (Children of the Sea) as director, Satoshi Nakano (Pokémon Journeys: The Series Opening 1 and 2 director and storyboarder) as assistant director, Hiroshi Seko (Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan Final Season) as series composer and scriptwriter, and Miki Matsumoto (Angels of Death) as character designer.

Other staff include Anna Akasaka (Non Non Biyori the Movie: Vacation) and Yuuki Hatakeyama (Misaki no Mayoiga) as art directors, Yuki Akimoto (For Whom the Alchemist Exists: The Movie) as color designer, Toshiya Kimura (Girlfriend, Girlfriend) as photography director. Keiichi Okabe (NieR series). Meanwhile, Ryuichi Takada and Keigo Hoashi (Frame Arms Girl) as music composers. OLM is the animation production company.

As for the cast, it includes Natsuki Hanae as Shinpei Ajiro, Anna Nagase as Ushio Kofune, Saho Shirasu as Mio Kofune, Youko Hikasa as Hizuru Minamikata, Jin Urayama as Ginjiro Nezu, Kensho Ono as Sou Hishigata, and Maki Kawase as Tokiko Hishigata. 

Source: JUMP COMICS CHANNEL