18. Summer Time Rendering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js9ZHbAH3bE
Release Year: 2022
Genre: Drama, Supernatural
Studio: OLM
Why It Rocks: While Summer Time Rendering is yet another time-traveling murder mystery show, it arguably stands as one of the best anime to come out of the genre. The show follows Shinpei Ajiro as he uses his numerous deaths, which cause his day to restart at random intervals, to prevent a cataclysmic disaster from overtaking his seaside hometown. At his side is his childhood friend and crush, Ushio Kofune. Each twist and turn of Summer Time Rendering’s unraveling storyline is filled with heart-sinking revelations, agonizingly painful deaths, and fulfilling victories. It also makes for a curiously gory selection amid Disney+’s otherwise squeaky-clean banner.
