A shadow cast on the island... Scenes from the first episode of "Summertime Renda," which will begin airing on April 14, are now available! You can win a script signed by Natsuki Hanae!

The TV anime "Summertime Renda," which will start airing on April 14, 2022 (Thursday), has released the synopsis of the first episode, advance scene cuts, and a promotional commercial.

Summer Time Renda" is a suspense work by Yasunori Tanaka, serialized in "Shonen Jump +" and boasts a total of 130 million PV. The main cast of the TV anime will include Natsuki Hanae.

⇒Suspense anime "Summertime Renda" will start airing on April 14! Comments from Natsuki Hanae and others, and additional cast members including Yoko Hikasa!

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The TV anime will finally start airing every Thursday from April 14, from 24:00 on TOKYO MX and BS11, and from 26:55 on Kansai Television. The first episode's synopsis and advance scene cuts have been released.

The synopsis and advance cutscenes are as follows
#01 "Good-bye Summer Day
Shinpei Ajiro returns home to "Nittogashima" in Wakayama City for the first time in two years after hearing the news of the death of his childhood friend, Kobune Ushio.
Shinpei attends the funeral and is told by his best friend, Hishigata Michino, that there is a possibility that Ushio was murdered by someone else. Furthermore, even Ushio's sister, Mio, complains that Ushio was murdered.
There is a tradition on Hitogashima that anyone who sees a "shadow" that looks like him or her will die. Before her death, Mio claims to have seen Ushio's "shadow.

Script: Koji Seko / Storyboard: Ayumi Watanabe / Director: Shinji Matsuda / Chief Animation Director: Miki Matsumoto

A 30-second commercial for the film, "Summertime Renda," is shown with the melody of the first opening theme song, "Hoshi ga Sagaru" (The Stars Swim) by Macaroni Pencil.

Promotional CM

A script signed by Natsuki Hanae will be given away!
In commemoration of the broadcast of #01, a Twitter present campaign has started. One person who follows the official Twitter ( @summertime_PR ) and RTs the campaign tweet will be selected by lottery to receive the #01 recording script signed by Natsuki Hanae, who plays Shinpei Amishiro.

Work Information
TV animation "Summertime Renda

＜Broadcast Information
Broadcasting will begin on April 14, 2022 (Thursday)!
TOKYO MX, BS11: Every week (Thursday) from 24:00
TOKYO MX, BS11: Every (Thursday) 24:00～ Kansai TV: Every (Thursday) 26:55～

<Distribution information
Exclusive distribution on Disney Plus
TVer: Unlimited viewing exclusively on Disney Plus.

<Staff> Original story: Yasunori Tanaka
Original Story: Yasunori Tanaka (Shueisha Jump Comics)
Director : Ayumi Watanabe
Series composition/Screenplay : Koji Seko
Character Design : Miki Matsumoto
Sub-designer : Hiroaki Karasu
Assistant Director: Satoshi Nakano
Art Director: Anna Akasaka, Yuki Hatakeyama
Art Setting: Shuhei Tada
Color Designer: Yuki Akimoto
Director of Photography: Toshiya Kimura
Editing: Toshihiko Kojima
Music: Keiichi Okabe, Ryuichi Takada, Keigo Hozoku
Music Production Cooperation: MONACA
Sound Director: Kisuke Koizumi
Animation Producer: Hiroaki Kojima
Animation Production: O.L.M

1st Opening Theme: Macaroni Pencil "Stars Swimming
1st Ending Theme: cadode "Kaisatsu

<Cast
Shinpei Ajiro:Natsuki Hanae
Kobune Ushio: Anna Nagase
Kobune Mio:Saho Shirasuna

Minakata Hizuru: Hikasa Yoko
Nezu Ginjiro:Urayama Susumu
Hishigata Window:Kensho Ono
Tokiko Hishigata:Maki Kawase

Hishigata Bronze：Akio Otsuka
Kobune Alan：Tetsuaki Genda
Deco Village Tetsu：Yoshi Ueda
Gankiri Masato: Konishi Katsuyuki

<Introduction
Ushio is dead..."
After hearing the news of the death of his childhood friend, Ushio Kobune, Shinpei Ajiro returns to his hometown, Hitogashima, Wakayama City, for the first time in two years.
Reunion with family and friends. The funeral ceremony goes without a hitch.
However, his best friend, Window Hishigata, tells Shinpei that there is something suspicious about Ushio's death and that there is a possibility that he was murdered by someone else.

The next day, an incident occurs in which a neighboring family suddenly all disappear.
At the same time, Shinpei hears an ominous rumor.

He hears an ominous rumor: "Anyone who sees a 'shadow' that looks just like him will die.
The shadow will kill you!

In addition, Mio, Ushio's younger sister, claims that she saw a shadow three days before her sister's death. ......
On a small remote summer island in the Kitan Strait, a science fiction suspense that spans time now opens--!

© Yasunori Tanaka/Shueisha, Summer Time Renda Production Committee