Alternative Titles
natsuiro; Sandglass of Summer Colors
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Type: OVA
Episodes: 2
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: May 21, 2004 to Jul 23, 2004
Duration:
30 min. per episode Rating:
PG - Children
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StatisticsScore: 6.971 (scored by 607 users)
Ranked: #16052
Popularity: #1166
Members: 1,112
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SynopsisMakimura Koutarou has made up his mind: during the summer vacation, he is going to confess his love to the seemingly unapproachable Serizawa Kaho. Yet, on the night before, he has a run-in with a strange girl - an encounter which propels him into the future. There, he learns that not only has Kaho-chan become his girlfriend, but she has also died in a tragic accident. Returning to his own time, Koutarou sets out to change the future and save his love. (source: Anime News Network.com) |
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Two romantic comedies that deals with the main character traveling through time to alter future events.
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Reviews
| Overall |
10 |
| Story |
10 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
9 |
| Character |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
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Jul 3, 20082 of 2 episodes seen 7 of 10 people found this review helpful Yeah~ I gave this a 10 ^^ I haven't played the game so I don't know if this OVA does it justice or not, but I enjoyed it anyway.
Story
I've never seen anything quite like it. I will not go into what the story is about because it's in the summary up at the top, but it's very different from all those other 2-3 episode long OVAs out there. It is beautiful and different and is very well presented, even though there was only 2 episodes to work with. If it were t...o become a proper TV series then I'm sure it would be popular :3
Animation
Not particularly outstanding. Like most other short OVAs it had rather beautiful art, but it wasn't that amazing. Some of the characters could have done with a bit more detail here and there to make them pretty much perfect.
Sound
The opening song is by Nana Mizuki, and I know this is slightly biased but that automatically made me give the sound a 8/10. My score was then pushed up to a 9/10 because the OP and ED are beautiful, and I know I say this in every review, but they fit so well with the series. They really did.
Character
Not enough character development for some of the characters. However, the main couple and Ai were filled out nicely and weren't boring standard 2D characters. They had a personality and were different from the other usual OVA characters. Nicely done development for those two, but not really for anyone else unfortunately. If there had been more episodes then I'm sure all the characters' personalities would have filled out more.
Enjoyment
I always skim-watch through short OVAs like these because I just know they're going to be a repeat of all the others and will be boring. This one, however, is a stand-alone decent OVA. It kept me interested the entire time and I didn't keep looking at how long it had left, thinking "just hurry up and end". I was really sad when it finished and I wanted more! Absolutely loved it ♥ read more
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
6 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
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Nov 7, 20082 of 2 episodes seen 2 of 4 people found this review helpful Story: The story was good, but compared to the game it was rushed. If it had more episodes I believe it could have been much better. Also, some of the events are out of order and others have been changed.
Art: The art was good. Kotaro looked slightly different in the game, but I actually liked the way he was in the anime. The opening song animations were done nicely too.
Sound: Just to confirm, the voice actors are in fact the same as the game. I enjoyed the songs u...sed, especially for the opening. Nothing too outstanding for me though.
Character: Personality-wise, they are very similar, if not the same as from the game. Some of them were drawn differently such as the stalker. Kotaro was also drawn differently but only slightly. I don't think these changes have much of an effect on the story itself, however.
Enjoyment: Compared to the game, there seems to be more humor in the anime. This added to my enjoyment, but may not for those who prefer a more serious take on the events. I feel the humor was added as comic relief.
Overall: It was nice, but compared to the game itself, it does not bring it justice.
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Opening Theme"Drive away dream" by Mizuki Nana
Ending Theme"Hajimete no Natsu" by UNDER17
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