What is this genre all about? At least one of the episodes takes place in summer. Think oppressively warm weather, summer vacation, summer school, summer festival, or a visit to the beach.
We present you the list of Summer anime you should watch right now.
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Top 16 Summer anime you should watch right now. [2024 List]
- 16. Grand Blue
- 15. Ano Natsu de Matteru
- 14. Dagashi Kashi
- 13. Squid Girl
- 12. Harukana Receive
- 11. Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz!
- 10. Demi-chan wa Kataritai: Demi-chan no Natsuyasumi
- 9. Squid Girl 2
- 8. Nerawareta Gakuen
- 7. Non Non Biyori Movie: Vacation
- 6. Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
- 5. Non Non Biyori: Okinawa e Ikukoto ni Natta
- 4. Deji Meets Girl
- 3. Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu: Owarenai Natsuyasumi
- 2. Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi!
- 1. Island
16. Grand Blue
After moving out on his own to a seaside town, Iori Kitahara makes a college debut he never anticipated. A new chapter of his life unfolds, full of diving with beautiful girls and shenanigans with a gaggle of lovable bastards! Idiot-expert Kenji Inoue and au naturel authority Kimitake Yoshioka bring you a glorious college tale filled with booze-fueled antics!
Grand Blue Dreaming has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ぐらんぶる, Grand Blue
15. Ano Natsu de Matteru
While testing out his camera on a bridge one summer night, Kaito Kirishima sees a blue light streaking across the sky, only to be blown off the railing seconds later. Just before succumbing to unconsciousness, a hand reaches down to grab ahold of his own. Dazed and confused, Kaito wakes up the next morning wondering how he ended up back in his own room with no apparent injuries or any recollection of the night before. As he proceeds with his normal school life, Kaito and his friends discuss what to do with his camera, finally deciding to make a film with it over their upcoming summer break. Noticing that Kaito has an interest in the new upperclassmen Ichika Takatsuki, his friend Tetsurou Ishigaki decides to invite her, as well as her friend Remon Yamano, to join them in their movie project.
In what becomes one of the most entertaining and exciting summers of their lives, Kaito and his friends find that their time spent together is not just about creating a film, but something much more meaningful that will force them to confront their true feelings and each other.
Waiting in the Summer has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: あの夏で待ってる, Ano Natsu de Matteru
14. Dagashi Kashi
Out in the countryside stands a sweet shop run by the Shikada family for nine generations: Shikada Dagashi, a small business selling traditional Japanese candy. However, despite his father's pleas, Kokonotsu Shikada, an aspiring manga artist, adamantly refuses to inherit the family business.
However, this may start to change with the arrival of the eccentric Hotaru Shidare. Hotaru is in search of Kokonotsu's father, with the goal of bringing him back to work for her family's company, Shidare Corporation, a world famous sweets manufacturer. Although the senior Shikada initially refuses, he states that he will change his mind on one condition: if Hotaru can convince Kokonotsu to take over the family shop. And so begins Hotaru's mission to enlighten the boy on the true joy of delicious and nostalgic dagashi!
Dagashi Kashi has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: だがしかし, Dagashikashi
13. Squid Girl
From the depth of the seas rises an evil monster, bent on taking over the human world: Ika Musume. She's ruthless. She's menacing. She's... an adorably non-threatening little girl who makes an awesome squid-ink spaghetti?
Ika Musume has come out of her home in the ocean on a quest to punish humanity for polluting her waters. With squid tentacles for hair and some pretty useful ink-spitting skills, Ika Musume is sure she'll have no trouble invading Earth. What she didn't account for were the Aizawa sisters, rough and tumble Eiko and deceptively mellow Chizuru, who immediately bully her into working as a waitress in their seafood restaurant by the shore.
Ika Musume decides to take this chance to learn more about the human world, having silly adventures, meeting lots of strange characters, and never once letting world domination out of her sights. Will Ika Musume be able to exact her revenge on the human race that had wronged her? Or will she learn to enjoy the company of these foolish air-breathers and let bygones be bygones?
Squid Girl has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: Shinryaku! Ika Musume, 侵略!イカ娘, The Invader Comes From the Bottom of the Sea!
12. Harukana Receive
Oozora Haruka is a high school second-year who's just moved to Okinawa. Haruka is generally cheerful and optimistic, but there's one thing she feels insecure about: she's taller than most other girls. Higa Kanata, her cousin of the same age who meets her at the airport, also has one hang-up: she had to quit her beloved beach volleyball in the past because she was too short. Through some twist of fate, these mismatched cousins find themselves paired up as a beach volleyball team. How will this duo play together in a sport where the presence of one's teammate is more important than anything?!
Harukana Receive has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: はるかなレシーブ, Harukana Receive
11. Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz!
Based on the Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei! manga by Hiroshi Hiroyama, which is a spin-off of the Fate/stay night erotic visual novel by Type-Moon.
Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2Wei Herz! has finished airing and it has 10 Episodes. It is also Known as: Fate/kaleid liner プリズマ☆イリヤ ツヴァイ ヘルツ！, Prisma Illya 2wei! Herz
10. Demi-chan wa Kataritai: Demi-chan no Natsuyasumi
Episode 13 of Demi-chan wa Kataritai (Interviews with Monster GIrls)
Interviews With Monster Girls: The Demi-chans' Summer Break has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 亜人ちゃんは語りたい 亜人ちゃんの夏休み, Demi-chan no Natsuyasumi, Demi-chan wa Kataritai Episode 13
9. Squid Girl 2
The nefarious Squid Girl is back to continue her self-appointed mission to invade the surface world. Or that's what she would do, if she could just stop getting distracted by squidding movies, reading squidly manga, and making friends as only a squid could make them. Squid Girl must overcome not only danger found at every turn, but her own squidly good nature as well.
Squid Girl 2 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: Shinryaku!? Ika Musume, 侵略!?イカ娘, The Invader Comes From the Bottom of the Sea!, Shinryaku! Ika Musume 2
8. Nerawareta Gakuen
Kenji Seki's daily routine was set in stone. Every morning he walks his dog at the beach to get a glimpse of his crush, Kahori Harukawa, as she rides the waves on her surfboard, and walks to school together with his childhood friend, Natsuki Suzuura. Everything changed on a sunny spring morning when he stumbled across Ryouichi Kyougoku, a handsome new transfer student who claims to be a psychic, musing about how amazing it was that he was finally on Earth…Nerawareta Gakuen tells the relationship-driven story of how Ryouichi's presence sets the wheels of fate in motion for Kenji. Not only are his ordinary days challenged by growing jealousy from seeing Kahori falling for the young psychic, but his friend Natsuki seems to be troubled by problems of her own. And then he still has to deal with whatever plans Ryouichi has in store for him.
Psychic School Wars has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ねらわれた学園, Nerawareta Gakuen
7. Non Non Biyori Movie: Vacation
Summer vacation is drawing to an end. When Suguru wins a free trip to Okinawa, all of the five students of Asahigaoka branch school are excited to end their vacation with a bang. Along with Hikage, Konomi, and their teacher and the candy store owner, everyone goes to Okinawa for a fun three-day trip. There, Natsumi makes friends with Aoi, the girl who helps out at the hotel they stay in.
Non Non Biyori Movie: Vacation has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 劇場版 のんのんびより ばけーしょん, Non Non Biyori Movie: Vacation
6. Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
"This is the last time I’m going to practice…
Natsuki Enomoto, a third-year student at Sakuragaoka High School, has feelings of unrequited love for her childhood friend, Yu Setoguchi.
Unable to be true to her own feelings, Natsuki tells Yu that she is merely using him as a stand-in to practice confessing her love to.
As Natsuki continues to pretend not having any feelings for Yu, her classmate Koyuki Ayase asks her out on a date.
Will Natsuki ever be able to stop “practicing” and actually confess her love to Yu?"
I've Always Liked You has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ずっと前から好きでした。～告白実行委員会～, I've Liked You Since Long Ago, I've liked you for a long time.: Confession Committee, I've had feelings for you since a long time ago.: Executive Confession Committee, HoneyWorks: I've Liked You Since Long Ago
5. Non Non Biyori: Okinawa e Ikukoto ni Natta
An OVA bundled with the 7th manga volume.
Suguru Koshigaya, the brother of Komari and Natsumi, wins the grand prize in a lottery draw. The prize appears to be a ticket for four to Okinawa. As the girls are nervous for their trip, they prepare for their journey.
Non Non Biyori: Okinawa e Ikukoto ni Natta has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: のんのんびより 沖縄へ行くことになった, Non Non Biyori OVA
4. Deji Meets Girl
The wondrous story is set in motion one summer when Maise Higa, a listless first-year high school girl who works part-time at the front desk of her family's hotel in Okinawa, meets an "Ichirou Suzuki," a mysterious youth who came alone from Tokyo as a hotel guest. Since Suzuki's arrival, "deji" things have been happening around Maise, like fish swimming around the room or a giant banyan tree smashing through the hotel ceiling. ("Deji" is an Okinawan word that means "totally" or "very.")
"Deji" Meets Girl has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: でーじミーツガール, Deji Meets Girl
3. Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu: Owarenai Natsuyasumi
Extra episode of Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu bundled with the limited edition of the 9th manga volume.
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan: I Cannot Let Summer Break End has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 長門有希ちゃんの消失 第17話「終われない夏休み」, Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu OVA, The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan OVA
2. Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi!
Upon finding some camping equipment in the clubroom, the Amusement Club decide to go camping together for summer vacation, with the student council deciding to tag along. After spending the day making curry, the girls form pairs to go on a test of courage before hitting a bathhouse together.
Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi! has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ゆるゆり なちゅやちゅみ！, Yuru Yuri OVA, YuruYuri Nachuyachumi!, Yuru Yuri Summer Vacation!
1. Island
The island of Urashima sits on the ocean far, far away from the mainland. The island is so lush and beautiful that one might mistake it for paradise, but the people there are trapped by a complex past and long-established traditions. Long since abandoned and all but forgotten by the mainland, the people of the island are ready to give up hope. But then, a young man named Setsuna who calls himself a "time traveler" washes up on the island. Setsuna has lost all of his memories except for a certain mission that he must fulfill. On Urashima he meets three girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, and begins.
Island has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ISLAND, Island
