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Summer Time Rendering (2022)

Action · Drama · Mystery · Supernatural · Thriller

A sci-fi, summer story filled with suspense set on a small island with Shinpei Aijiro, whose childhood friend Ushio Kofune died. He returns to his hometown for the first time in two years for the funeral. Sou Hishigata, his best friend, suspects something's off with Ushio's death, and that someone can die next. A sinister omen is heard as an entire family next door suddenly disappears the following day. Furthermore, Mio implicates a "shadow" three days before Ushio's death. (Source: Disney+)

Parent Guide

  • Violence Moderate
  • Sexual Content Mild
  • Language Mild
Themes to be aware of:
  • death and murder
  • body horror
  • cosmic horror
  • amnesia and memory loss
  • family trauma
  • child death
  • psychological horror
  • shapeshifting horror
  • alternate reality trauma

Summer Time Rendering is a supernatural thriller with moderate violence, horror imagery, and disturbing themes including deaths of young characters and body horror elements. The complex time-loop narrative involving murder mysteries and cosmic horror may be psychologically intense for younger teens. While not explicitly adult-oriented, the combination of gore, psychological themes, and dark tone makes it more suitable for ages 16+.

16+

Anime Themes

Time Manipulation Urban Fantasy Time Loop Primarily Teen Cast Shapeshifting Super Power Reincarnation Coastal Mythology Rural Tragedy Alternate Universe