Summer Time Rendering, Vol. 1

サマータイムレンダ [Summer Time Render] #1

by Yasuki Tanaka

Shinpei, cresciuto sull'isola di Hitogashima, vive a Tokyo da quando ha finito le scuole medie. Un giorno però riceve una triste notizia: Ushio, sua grande amica d’infanzia, è scomparsa improvvisamente per un incidente in mare. Tornato sull'isola per assistere al funerale, il giovane, a contatto con la piccola e chiusa comunità da cui si era allontanato, sarà costretto a fare i conti con le ombre che si stagliano sulla gente dell’isola. Ma circostanze misteriose cominceranno a emergere riguardo alla morte di Ushio, e – col verificarsi di inspiegabili eventi – Shinpei si troverà precipitato in una spirale oscura e drammatica. Fra colpi di scena, suspense e atmosfere inquietanti, si snoda la trama di uno dei thriller a fumetti più coinvolgenti degli ultimi anni, una storia che vi farà saltare sulla sedia a ogni pagina e che ha entusiasmato addirittura Kohei Horikoshi, il celebre autore di My Hero Academia!

Genres: Manga, Mystery, Horror, Fantasy, Thriller, Supernatural, Time Travel

208 pages, Paperback

First published February 2, 2018

About the author

TANAKA Yasuki
Name (in native language): 田中靖規

Zodiac: Scorpio

Blood Type: O

Reviews

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this earlier today while looking through the list of underrated manga; it was described as being mysterious and gory, which is precisely what I prefer. I enjoy the artwork since it is roomy and takes less time to read. The narrative genuinely interests me, and I want to learn more.

[Donatella Principi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recensione su Chibiistheway
Era da tempo che non rimanevo così rapita da un manga di questo genere! I colpi di scena in questo fumetto non mancano e rendono la storia più movimentata e originale, non sai mai cosa aspettarti. Anche l'unione di drammi umani con elementi sovrannaturali l'ho trovata vincente perché rende più credibile la storia.

[Tomoe Hotaru · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a rating and review of the entire series.

Story: ☆☆☆
Art: ☆☆☆☆

A pretty solid series. I liked it. The idea was what got me interested, but it was the characters who got me hooked and added the extra star at the end.

I mean, hurray for female manga characters who aren't useless dolts! I can't believe I found a manga where I didn't actually hate a single one of its female characters! But I have to say, while Shadow Ushio is kick-ass and all, it's Hizuru who wins my heart.

Anyway. This manga has ultra Erased vibes, which I loved, and since I went into this manga not knowing anything about it, it was a pleasant surprise.

Shinpei returns to his hometown only to discover that shadow-creatures are on the verge of taking over his entire island. Like their name suggests, these Shadows are dopplegangers of existing villagers, flashing into creation with the exact same bodies and memories as their "real" counterparts. Their sole purpose, it seems, is to murder and thereafter take over the lives of their human. And so begins Shinpei's story as he gathers friends and strangers alike to form an alliance against the Shadows.

Sounds pretty straightforward so far, right? Wrong. Time and time again Shinpei loses the battle, all leading to the final war where the Mother of Shadows annihilate everyone and everything he knows.
Time and time again Shinpei dies; but he wakes up right where he started: On the boat sailing towards his hometown.

Turns out somewhere, somehow, he was given the gift to wake up in the past upon death. Now he has the opportunity to change the future.

The only catch is, everytime he dies, he wakes up a little closer in time to the Final War. He will thus eventually run out of time, and so he must use his ability and knowledge wisely in order to defeat the shadows once and for all.

Beyond its intriguing premise, this manga also wrapped things up very nicely. I can't say I enjoyed every aspect of its story--certainly there were times things got a little confusing--but everything was explained neatly by the end, including how/where Shinpei acquired his ability, and thus why he was the only one who could "save the world". It's not so much a "Chosen Hero" trope than it is a time paradox, and that's a nice change.

Our characters aren't perfect, indestructible heroes; they don't always outwit their enemies; and they occasionally make the wrong decisions, so it was always a ride reading. Like I said, ultimately this was a pretty solid read.

[Keiko, the manga enthusiast ♒︎ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shinpei went back to the countryside for his childhood friend, Ushio's funeral. After a horrible and deadly afternoon on July 23rd, he woke up and realized that the terrible events that took place were only a dream or a nightmare. Little did he know that he was in for a July 22nd time travel in order to save his little sister Mio from getting attacked by a doppelgänger or a shadow as they call it that could also be his childhood friend's murderer.

This is so interesting, I never knew I needed this! I wasn't prepared for what I was going to get! I was only hoping for an Anohana vibe but it became so dark suddenly! I'm in love with this! You can definitely see why my jaw was hanging and why I devoured this shit for an instant. Not once a boring panel, although, I can't help but be offended by the unwanted fanservice. And this series actually reminds me of the 1993 American movie, Groundhog Day which I tell you is a freaking masterpiece in its time and in my notes.

By the way, Shinpei's visual reminds me of Mio from Seaside Stranger!

[Kamons · Rating 4 out of 5]

โอ้โห สนุกมาก เป็นเล่มที่มีคนมารีวิวแล้วบอกว่าสนุกกว่าหน้าปก อย่าให้ชื่อเรื่องกับปกมาหลอกให้หยุดอ่าน พอลองอ่านแบบชิมนิด ๆ หน่อย จบช่วงแรก แบบ ว้าววว~ อ่านจบแล้วอารมณ์มันแบบ ตู้ม-ตู้ม-ตู้ม ซื้อหมดครบชุดมาอ่านเลย

[Sean O'Hara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is basically Erased meets Umi no Misaki meets Higurashi, but not nearly as good as any of them.

[Frédéric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intriguing fantasy thriller wich looks like Invasion of the body snatchers meets Groundhog day so far. It’s reasonably bloody with some bursts of violence and kinda succeeds in installing a stressful ambiance.
I’m not certain the probable romance will bring much to the plot but I’m pretty sure the panties and girl's bottoms shots won’t. These are thankfully scarce.

Art and storytelling are good, clean and dynamic.

So far, so good.

[Waldkauzz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A mystery-murder thriller with a taste of grief and time travel. It is terribly interesting, but the author has to remind the reader maybe every other chapter that the girls are still wearing panties and other women still have breasts... This last one is tested with the main character's face.

Also, fun fact, the manga makes use of pixels for shading. But, because I had read the first chapters from an excerpt, I was at first convinced my chapters were censored :')
 

[Guguk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aku ketinggalan baca manga sebagus ini... ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ
Bisa dibaca di MangaPlus dengan lengkap!
Misteri!
Supernatural!!
Masa remaja yang manis-asam-pahit~

Gambarnya keren sekali, bukan cuma gambar saat pertarungannya, tapi juga saat tenang dan teduh.
Ceritanya ... dengan jujur kuakui kadang otakku keteteran ミヽ(。＞＜)ノ wkwkk, tapi misteri dan aksinya seru sekali, sih! Hal-hal yang membingungkan terpaksa aku "nanti dulu"-kan, karena butuh waktu agak lama buatku untuk mencerna teori saat time-loop ke-berapa-kali-nya dan pengaruhnya atas apa yang terjadi di dimensi yang terbaru, sementara tokoh jahatnya sangat cepat, sangat jahat! 'ndak mau nungguin aku yang berpikir pelan-pelan ヽ(>_<ヽ)

Beberapa kali rasanya jantung *makdheg!* karena perkembangan ceritanya yang ngga disangka-sangka. Beberapa kali, ketika 'suasana'-nya bagus, aku panik melihat jumlah bab yang masih banyak. "Woyyy, cepetan tamat mumpung 'menang', nihh!" demikian pikiranku yang pendek dan sotoy.

Mendekati akhir **SANGAT SPOILER**
aku udah putus asa karena lawan kelewat kuat. Udah pasrah dengan tragedi yang bakal menyambut di ending.

~tapi...

TAPI!

...ini... apakah ini MIMPI?! Σ(°ロ°) //kumatlebaynya

Di satu sisi aku pingin bilang "Curang!" ke mangaka-nya. (Padahal tuduhan ini gak berdasar.)

Tapi di sisi lain, dengan penderitaan sedalam itu, dengan kepedihan sebanyak itu, aku diliputi rasa bahagia ngeliat Shinpei dkk bisa mendapatkan apa yang seharusnya mereka dapatkan. Ya, termasuk Ryuunosuke juga (つω`｡)


Sangat berharap manga ini diterbitkan di sini. Baca online bikin aku susah nyari-nyari "oh adegan ini! petunjuknya sudah muncul di.. di...di mana yaa?!" karena susah scroll-scroll dan pindah bab. Kalau buku fisik buatku lebih mudah nyarinya (^///^;)>

Mungkin 'kendala' bahasa juga jadi alasan buatku untuk ingin manga ini diterbitkan versi bahasa Indonesianya. Ini pemikiranku aja (yang bisa jadi salah), tapi mungkin di versi aslinya menggunakan aksen penduduk pulau, jadi di terjemahan bahasa Inggrisnya pakai semacam aksen selatan USA(?) (・_・;) <-- *kurang paham juga, aslinya* Tapi terasa kurang nyaman dibacanya~ (^_^;)>
Pokoknya kalau diterjemahkan ke bahasa Indonesia, aku pinginnya pakai aksen Madura! (╯✧▽✧)╯

5☆ untuk rasa pahit, pedih, dan manisnya masa remaja di musim panas~

[Nali's Shelter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recensione presente anche sul blog - https://nalisshelter.blogspot.com/
Voto: 4.5 stelle
Post Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/BzhqXQrIoQB/

Messo in wl sin dal suo annuncio, non potevo lasciarmi scappare Summer time rendering, una storia che aveva il mio nome stampato sopra. Ieri ho finalmente letto il primo volume e me ne sono innamorata!

Summer time rendering inizia con la morte di Ushio, amica di infanzia di Shinpei, il quale torna alla sua isola natale per partecipare ai funerali. Strane cose inizieranno a succedere a Shinpei che, ben presto, si troverà inviaschiato in un mistero spaventoso e molto più pericoloso di quanto si fosse immaginato.

Non vi dico altro sulla trama perchè è un volume che va scoperto leggendolo. E' misterioso e oscuro ha elementi che richiamano la tradizione giapponese e che vengono rivisitati in chiave thriller/horror.

Sapevo che sarebbe stata una lettura molto bella, ma non mi aspettavo a tal punto. Sono rimasta incollata alle pagine e ho finito il volume in pochissimo tempo. E' una storia che... CONTINUA A LEGGERE QUI -> http://bit.ly/2XpZsdj

[Olly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Non leggevo un primo volume così promettente da parecchio tempo.
Storia inquietante che gira attorno la morte di una ragazzina e che va a finire nel sovrannaturale.
Tutti gli elementi sono dosati bene e nulla risulta esuberante.
Azione, mistero, violenza e fan service sono accompagnati da un disegno molto chiaro e dolce che fa contrasto con tutti gli elementi angoscianti.

[Hal Incandenza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inizio pazzesco, questa serie promette benissimo!!!

[karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Started off very strong, almost akin to that of Steins;Gate, but veered very slightly off course towards the end.

[Liz Weasleyhead · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, ich bin ein wenig überwältigt 😱
Eigentlich hatte ich nur zu dem Manga gegriffen da er eine Zeit lang in aller Munde war und weil das Cover mich an eine Fear Street Geschichte erinnert hatte, die ich früher sehr gern mochte.
Ich hatte also so gut wie keine Erwartungen oder Vorstellungen was die Story angeht und wurde umgehauen 😊
Die Story beginnt so rasant, dass man direkt bei den Geschehnissen drin ist. Dabei wird nur das grundlegende erklärt und alles weitere ergibt sich mit dem voranschreiten der Geschichte. Die Atmosphäre auf der Insel ist zu Beginn schon sehr düster und mysteriös.
Mehrmals hatte ich einen wtf Moment und konnte einfach nicht aufhören zu lesen. Selbst als ich unterbrechen musste (Als Erwachsener muss man ja doch mal zu arbeit und geld verdienen) habe ich noch mitgerätselt und an die Story gedacht.
Die Geschichte wird so rasant erzählt, wobei sich die Ereignisse regelrecht überschlagen und dadurch diesen Sog erzeugen, dass ich durch diesen ersten Teil nur so geflogen bin. Aufgrund dieser schnellen Erzählweise bleiben die paar Charaktere irgendwie noch recht blass und außer der Namen und ihres Aussehens gibt es nichts woran ich sie unterscheiden könnte. Ich hoffe das gibt sich mit den weiteren Bänden 🤓

[Ester · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un primer tomo muy interesante donde el autor, además de introducir a los personajes y la trama, lo hace con gran acierto ya que el suspense y la intriga están presentes.
Tal vez sobran algunas escenas muy fanservice (no sé qué pasa últimamente con eso que hay fanservice gratuito en todos los shonen de los últimos años) pero no quita que la premisa sea interesante.
Con ganas de leer el segundo.

[Sanemsrgz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shinpei, çocukluk arkadaşının ölüm haberini alınca eskiden birlikte yaşadıkları adaya dönüyor ve olağanüstü olaylara şahit oluyor.
Anlaması zor bir mangaydı. Dikkat istiyor. Bana okuduğum Our Summer Love adlı mangayı hatırlattı. İkisi de bir ada üzerinde geçiyor ve boğulan bir karakter var ikisinde de. Devamını okumak isterim çünkü bunda herşeyi tamamen anlayamadık bile.

[Sascha Adriana · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 stars! I finished my first german manga and I am kinda proud😎

[sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would be having a much better time if they stopped with the weird incest-y/pedo vibes between the lead and Mio yikes

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

L'histoire est sympa, on est projetés dans un univers où on comprend pas tout au début puis ça se développe de manière inattendue. Je trouve l'enchaînement des scènes trop rapide, ce qui peut mener a une certaine incompréhension au départ. Mais la suite est prometteuse :)

[Nomad nimrod · Rating 3 out of 5]

I might continue this series if I get my hands on volume 2.

[Yuu Sasih · Rating 4 out of 5]

This rating and review are for the ongoing series.

Finished catching up in Mangaplus, Shueisa's free official mangareader app. It's a very tight mystery and horror that keep me on the edge of my seat.

Ajiro Shinpei came back from Tokyo to his island village to attend the funeral of Fumino Ushio, a girl that was his childhood friend and later his adopted sister when Shinpei was taken in to the family after his parents died in a boating accident. People said that Ushio died because of drowning while tried to save Shiori, a little girl in their neighborhood that came with her to a beach picnic. But suspicion came from the children present in the day Ushio died, because they believed they saw that there's a strangulation mark on Ushio's neck.

Mio, Ushio's little sister, told Shinpei that shortly before she died, Ushio saw her lookalike. She then proposed the legend of their village about how someone would die if they'd ever cross path with their doppleganger called "shadows" and believed that Ushio was killed by one. And so begin Shinpei's struggle to uncover the real reason of Ushio's death and the existence called the "shadows" that plagued the island.

[Bexa · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

Shinpei is visiting his childhood home, which is on an isolated island in Japan. He's traveling back because a close childhood friend, who he hasn't seen in two years, has died mysteriously. They claim she drowned, but why are their strangle marks on her neck. Ushio's family had taken him in and treated him as family when his own parents died, and now he keeps having dreams that he needs to protect Ushio's younger sister Mio. After the funeral, something strange happens, and Shinpei is having serious dejavu. There's lots of violence and blood, and a deep dark sense of foreboding. The characters are very one sided, so I don't really connect with them, but I love the unknown element of the plot and want to know more about the strange shadows. I do plan to read the rest of the series when it comes out mostly because I want to understand the story, not because I care about the characters.

[Soobie is expired · Rating 3 out of 5]

Warum auf Deutsch? Weil die italienische Ausgabe ausverkauft ist und ich konnte den ersten Band nirgendwo finden.

Ich wollte diese Serie lesen, weil das Cover so schön ist. Wie gewöhnlich wusste ich gar nicht, worum es geht.

Es geht um Mord. Ein Mädchen ertrinkt, während sie ein anderes Mädchen versucht zu retten. Der Bruder kommt auf der Insel zurück und er träumt von seiner Schwester, die ihn bitte, die kleine Schwester zu schützen. Aber die Situation auf der Insel ist sehr, sehr, sehr bizarr.

Uh, es gibt eine Art Zeitreise. Ich muss unbedingt Band 2 kaufen.

[Eva · Rating 3 out of 5]

La historia y su intriga, con las Sombras y los asesinatos me han dejado bastante impactada y pegada al manga. Me ha parecido súper original usar a los doppelganger como eje conductor. Lo único que no me ha gustado mucho es recurrir al viejo truco del día de la marmota, pero por lo demás es bastante intrigante. El dibujo es muy bonito, también.

Para quien le guste la intriga y las historias de la vida, adelante.

[Pauline (Kiriiti's Blog) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un mangas mélangeant habilement fantastique, folklore japonais et enquête, le tout, se passant sur une petite île japonaise afin de rajouter un côté huit-clos à l'histoire. L'intrigue se déclenche vite et est plutôt bien menée. Cependant, malgré tout ces bons points, je n'ai pas trop accroché à cette série et je ne pense pas continuer.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read the whole series in like 2 days, I feel like at the beginning the series doesn’t set itself apart from others in this genre (very similar to erased, re:zero, high rise invasion type of series) not to say it isn’t good since I like all of the comps. Later on tho the series sets itself aside as a bit more original so worth checking out for like a thriller time travel type of read

[Ren]

Intrigued by this but once again annoyed by Japan love for the sexualization of schoolgirls (or basically every female in the story, really). Also unsure if I will enjoy the rest because of the time travel thing but I want to know what happens next!

[Denaiir · Rating 3 out of 5]

an ok story so far, a little bit thriller-y, a little bit fantastical and horror-y. I'm not a huge fan for the moment but it's still intriguing and depending on where they go with it it could be pretty good.

[Dine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich mag wissen wie es weiter geht.
Sehr interessanter Plot. Ein bisschen von "täglich grüßt das Murmeltier".

[lauras_garden_of_books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ein Mystery-Thriller à la „Täglich grüßt das Murmeltier“.
Ich bin super gespannt wie es weitergeht! Ich tendiere zu 4,5 Sternen.