Summer is the season for adventure!　Adventure anime where encounters change your life!

Each season has its own anime that can be enjoyed only at this time of year!　Here, anime writers introduce good new and old works related to seasonal topics.

Once the rainy season is over, summer will finally arrive. And with summer comes adventure!　Everyone has memories of experiencing a different lifestyle during the limited time of summer vacation when they were children. Perhaps that is why summer adventure stories attract us so much. Why don't you experience the heart-stirring moments in anime?

Tsurikyu" (aired in 2012)

A fishing adventure that begins with an encounter with fishing. Summer is for the sea! This is a coming-of-age story about youth at the seaside. The story takes place on Enoshima Island in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Yuki Sanada is a boy who transfers to a high school in Enoshima and has a hard time communicating with other people and is easily distracted. He is invited by a mysterious classmate, Haru, who calls himself an "alien," and is awakened to the joys of fishing. He is taught by Natsuki Usami, a blunt local boy. Akira Agarkar Yamada, a mysterious Indian man with a duck, also joins the group. What awaits the four as they enjoy their leisurely, sparkling days is a crisis on earth. ......

The first half of the film, which depicts how the four become friends, is comical, yet has the flavor of an authentic sporting story. Even those who are not familiar with fishing or the sea will be drawn into the story.

The story of how Yuki and Natsuki face and overcome their complexes while enjoying fishing is heartwarming. The second half of the story takes a serious turn. Four people with different personalities and positions who are united by the idea of "having fun fishing" unite to face a crisis, and the story takes an unexpectedly tense turn. You will definitely want to fish after watching this film!

Summer Wars" (released in 2009)

An electronic adventure that begins when you meet a big family. It is truly a summer vacation story!

Kenji Koiso, a shy high school sophomore who is good at math and mathematical analysis, is approached by Natsuki Shinohara, a senior whom he admires, and together they go to his parents' house for a "part-time job. What awaited them was a large family of 26 people. Kenji happens to pretend to be Natsuki's fiancee.

However, when Kenji solves a mysterious string of numbers sent to his cell phone, the virtual world of Oz on the Internet is taken over by the mysterious artificial intelligence Love Machine. Led by Natsuki's great-grandmother, 89-year-old Sakae Jinnai, the Jinnai family, including Kenji, join forces to confront the global crisis and chaos caused by the computer virus.

The weapons of this large rural family are analog manpower, the Internet, and the wisdom of old people. The gap between the two is a delightful combination.

Ueda City in Nagano Prefecture, where the film takes place, is a castle town centering on Ueda Castle, built by the Sanada clan during the Warring States period. Since the scenery in the anime can be seen here and there, many fans visit the area as part of a "sacred land tour. Perhaps the anime is a good starting point for a trip to the area.

Digimon Adventure" (broadcast in 1999)

A 54-episode TV series that ran for a year. The TV series, which ran for 54 episodes and spawned numerous sequels, all began with a summer camp attended by seven elementary school students in different grades.

Taichi Yagami and his friends witness the Northern Lights, which they were not supposed to see in Japan, and are transported to an unknown world called "Digital World. The seven met their one-on-one partner digimon (digital monsters) and decided to travel through the Digital World together with their partner digimon in order to return to their original world alive. Eventually, the children learn that distortions in the digital world affect the real world as well.

It is the growth of the children's minds that evolves their partner Digimon. While it is a monster battle story, it is also a story of children's growth as they face real-life issues, and that is what made the viewer's hearts soar. It is also a story of ordinary children drifting in a world without beds or showers, and they are faced with the reality of whether or not they can return to their original world alive, which made me quite nervous.

The sequel " Digimon Adventure tri. " featuring Taichi and his friends now in high school is scheduled to begin showing in theaters on November 21, 2015 with the first chapter "Reunion. Whether you missed the previous film or haven't seen it yet, you are guaranteed to enjoy it even more if you watch it before the screening!

Summer Vacation with Coo the Kappa (2007)

A nature experience adventure that begins when you meet a kappa. Recommended for those who want to experience an adventure that will change their everyday life.

Koichi Uehara, a slightly cold boy in the 5th grade of elementary school, finds a child kappa in a state of suspended animation in a large stone. The kappa child, whom he names Coo, becomes a member of the Uehara family. At first Coo is wary of humans, but gradually comes to believe that "not all humans are scary. Koichi is also influenced by Coo's old-fashioned and polite behavior, and begins to think about various things.

During the summer vacation, Koichi and Coo spend time together in the Tono region of Iwate Prefecture, where the legend of kappa remains. However, modern society is still a harsh environment for kappa to live in. Coo gradually loses his vitality after appearing on TV and being bombarded by the mass media.

The key point of this work is that Coo is not very cute. At first impression, Cu looks a little creepy. But the more you look at them, the cuter and cuter they become.

You can say that yokai such as kappa, zashiki-do, and kijimuna are a glimpse of the rich nature that once existed. It makes you want to trace the legends of yokai around you.

Invasion of Ika Musume" (broadcast in 2010) Ika Musume" (broadcast in 2010)

A heartwarming beach house adventure that begins with an encounter with an invader. Summer is for the sea!　I want to go to the beach! but this is a slapstick comedy recommended for those who want to laugh and relax. The second season of " Invasion! Ika Musume " (broadcast in 2011).

Ika Musume is an "invader" who comes from the sea to invade the terrestrial world in order to punish the humans who have been polluting the sea. However, Ikamusume is unable to conquer even the first invasion base, the beach house "Lemon," and is forced to work there. Which day is tomorrow for Ika Musume, who gradually becomes less and less aware of her role as an invader?

In the anime, Ika-chan is just so cute and charming. The arrow-shaped tentacles on her head also move happily!　The line "~Ika?" The ending of the line "~geso" was very popular on the Internet when the first season aired.

The ED is slightly different for each episode, so please compare them.

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. (Broadcasted in 2011)

A nostalgic summer adventure that begins with an encounter with a ghost. Recommended for those who want to cry comfortably.

Jintan Shukai (Jintan) and the other six were childhood friends who formed the "Chouheiwa Busters" when they were in elementary school and played together at a secret base. However, after Meiko Honma (Menma) was killed in an accident, the remaining five became distant from each other, and now that they have entered high school, they have grown apart. One day, Menma in her old form appears as a ghost in front of Jintan, who has been absent from school. Jintan asks his old friends to help him fulfill Menma's "request" for her, as she seems to have regrets about something.

Each of the five characters has their own regrets and attachments to Menma, and as the story depicts how each of them faces up to themselves and overcomes their past, it is, how to say it, heartbreaking. The viewers, too, are likely to remember their own emotional scars and weaknesses that are unique to adolescence and feel a sense of dokiri. So much so, that when each emotion blows up and tears overflow in the scene, our tear glands will break down as well. ...... The climax is the fireworks episode.

The movie " We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day" (released in 2013) depicts the five characters one year after the TV series and their respective recollections, and is recommended without question to those who have seen it. For those who have not seen it yet, it is a little difficult to understand without seeing the TV series.

We Still Don't Know the Names of the Flowers We Saw That Day!" is scheduled to be dramatized by Fuji Television in 2015. In addition, a new animated film, " Kokoro ga Yakutatte Gatteiru Nattereru" (The Heart Wants to Cry), which will be produced by the anime staff of this film again and set in the same Chichibu area, is scheduled for September 19, 2015. is scheduled to be released on September 19, 2015. It is a masterpiece that can still be enjoyed even if you watch it now.

These are six films that offer a taste of a magical one-summer adventure.

To make the limited time of summer meaningful, you must first encounter something. Otherwise, you will not be able to change yourself or grasp something. We tend to think that adventures can only be had by going to the sea or to the mountains, but they may start surprisingly close to home.

(Text by YAMAYU)