Top 10 Anime Like Sandglass of Summer Colors (Natsu-iro no Sunadokei) [2024 List]

Natsu-iro no Sunadokei

Makimura 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.

Sandglass of Summer Colors has finished airing and it has 2 Episodes. It is also Known as: 夏色の砂時計, Hourglass of Summer Colours, Natsuiro no Sunadokei

Genres: Romance , Japan , Earth , Asia , Time Travel , Plot Continuity , Present , Science Fiction

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10. Kakyuusei 2: Hitomi no Naka no Shoujo-tachi

Kakyuusei 2: Hitomi no Naka no Shoujo-tachi

Many people have fond memories of meeting a certain teenage boy in their younger years. However, their ages vary widely, and each remembers him as a teen. This story follows the intricate intertwining of their various stories and how this young man, who apparently lives outside of time, has affected each of them.

Kakyusei 2 has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 下級生2 ~瞳の中の少女たち~, Kakyuusei 2: Hitomi no Naka no Shoujo-tachi

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9. Kimi ga Nozomu Eien

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien

At first, Takayuki Narumi is befriended by Mitsuki Hayase only because Mitsuki's best friend, Haruka Suzumiya has a crush on him; however since then, Takayuki, his pal Shinji Taira, and Mitsuki have grown to be the best of friends. Then one day, Haruka confesses to Takayuki her love for him. Not wanting to hurt her feelings, Takayuki agrees to go out with her. After a few incidents, their relationship gets intimate, even while Takayuki and Mitsuki begin to realize their feelings for each other. But when tragedy strikes, things are never the same for these four friends again.

Rumbling Hearts has finished airing and it has 14 Episodes. It is also Known as: 君が望む永遠, The Eternity You Wish For, KimiNozo

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8. Elf-ban Kakyuusei: Anata dake wo Mitsumete...

Elf-ban Kakyuusei: Anata dake wo Mitsumete...

High school students Mizuho Yuuki and Miko Kamiyama are best friends. Miko likes fellow classmate Tohru Nagase. Mizuho is determined not to get in the way of their budding relationship. But underclassmate Ai Minamizato also likes Tohru. Tohru must decide which girl he likes the most.

Elf-ban Kakyuusei: Anata dake wo Mitsumete... has finished airing and it has 4 Episodes. It is also Known as: エルフ版 下級生 あなただけを見つめて…, Kakyuusei: Elf Version

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7. Fire Tripper

Fire Tripper

It was just another ordinary afternoon for our heroine Suzuko when she suddenly got caught in a giant gas explosion. Instead of getting killed, Suzuko wakes up some 500 years in the past during the Civil War era of Japan.
After being saved from a fate worse than death by a handsome, somewhat overbearing young man, Suzuko learns to adapt to the strange realm where she now resides. Along the way, Suzuko finds out more about her mysterious and spotty past. As clues begin to click into place, though, the village is attacked, and Suzuko finds herself travelling through time AGAIN, this time to the present. Will she solve the mystery regarding her origin and where she belongs?

Fire Tripper has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 炎トリッパー, Rumic World 1

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6. _Summer

_Summer

“Is there any girl you love?”
By this word his friend asked during the school excursion, the protagonist, Kaizu Takumi, begins to aware of his interest in opposite sex. Of course, there are girls around him, for example, his childhood friend, Hatano Konami, his classmate, Ebizuka Shino, a school idol, Shimazu Kakana, etc. However, he himself hasn’t noticed his feelings until he is asked by his friend. He becomes anxious seeing his friend try to find his girl friend, and he resolves his mind to find a girl friend during the last summer of his high school life.

_Summer has finished airing and it has 2 Episodes. It is also Known as: _summer [アンダーバーサマー], Underbar Summer

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5. Boku dake ga Inai Machi

Boku dake ga Inai Machi

When tragedy is about to strike, Satoru Fujinuma finds himself sent back several minutes before the accident occurs. The detached, 29-year-old manga artist has taken advantage of this powerful yet mysterious phenomenon, which he calls "Revival," to save many lives.
However, when he is wrongfully accused of murdering someone close to him, Satoru is sent back to the past once again, but this time to 1988, 18 years in the past. Soon, he realizes that the murder may be connected to the abduction and killing of one of his classmates, the solitary and mysterious Kayo Hinazuki, that took place when he was a child. This is his chance to make things right.Boku dake ga Inai Machi follows Satoru in his mission to uncover what truly transpired 18 years ago and prevent the death of his classmate while protecting those he cares about in the present.

ERASED has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 僕だけがいない街, The Town Where Only I am Missing, BokuMachi

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4. Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete

Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete

The astronomy club consists of Sou Akiyama, Kaori Sasaki, Airi Hasekura, Eitarou Osafune, and Nagisa Hanamiya. Though they say they spend their time studying the stars, certain members of the club have also been studying Sou.
This potential high school romance gets sidetracked as an increasingly bizarre series of events start happening in the soon-to-be-old school building. Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete finds the Astronomy Club of Uchihama Academy dealing with the appearances of ghosts, quelling civil unrest among different student clubs, coping with tragic accidents, and investigating an odd, relic-like cube. But perhaps the biggest task of all is unraveling the circumstances surrounding the sudden appearance of a transfer student named Yui.

In Search of the Lost Future has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 失われた未来を求めて, Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete, À la recherche du futur perdu, Waremete

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3. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Season 2

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Season 2

Kyon has found himself dragged through many adventures as of late—all because of the SOS Brigade club and its excitable leader, Haruhi Suzumiya. He has stopped believing in the supernatural long ago, but after being forced to join this club based solely on that, he has seen things that cannot be explained logically.

Joining Kyon on his various misadventures is the shy and soft-spoken Mikuru Asahina, the bookish Yuki Nagato, and the ever-cheerful Itsuki Koizumi. Whether it is summer vacation or a school festival, things involving their club and Haruhi herself always end up becoming strange.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Season 2 has finished airing and it has 14 Episodes. It is also Known as: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (2009), 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu (2009), Endless Eight, The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya

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2. Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary

Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary

Naoki Kuzumi, a junior in high school, had lost his parents in an accident five years ago, and is living with his aunt, uncle, and cousin Matsuri. He always thought his life was ordinary, besides the fact that he can't remember what happened in his youth. One sunny day as he is taking a nap on a bench, a redheaded girl -- Mikoto -- literally falls on him from the sky. For some reason, she thinks he's her younger brother. Naoki's time period is a temporal shelter for those in the future, when many are suffering from an incurable disease. When she heard her younger brother Yuusuke had been taken to Naoki's time, Mikoto herself had gone back in time.

Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 月は東に日は西に〜Operation Sanctuary〜, Hani Hani: Operation Sanctuary, The Moon is East, The Sun is West: Operation Sanctuary

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1. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Makoto Konno is in her last year of high school, but is having a hard time deciding what to do with her future. In between enduring the pressure of her teachers and killing time with her best friends, Makoto's life suddenly changes when she accidentally discovers that she is capable of literally leaping through time.Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo follows Makoto as she plays around with her newfound power. However, she soon learns the hard way that every choice has a consequence, and time is a lot more complicated than it may seem.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, 時をかける少女, Toki wo Kakeru Shojo, TokiKake, Toki o Kakeru Shojo, The Girl Who Cut Time, The Little Girl Who Conquered Time

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