KEY POINTS

  • "Summer Time Rendering" Episode 5 is airing Thursday
  • The episode will be out on Disney+
  • The anime is based on the original work by Yasuki Tanaka

The woman from the ferry has shot Mio's shadow, and it begins to disintegrate. The new episode is titled "Maelstorm."

The official website has released the synopsis and spoiler stills of "Summer Time Rendering" Episode 5. Just when Mio's shadow is about to kill Shinpei, the mysterious woman appears in front of Shinpei again, and she saves his life this time.

Shinpei recalls that she met her in the past. The woman introduces herself as Nagumo Ryuunosuke and says she has come to save him from the shadows.

It turns out that Nagumo knows a lot about shadows and how they function and kill others. She says their true form is a flat shadow cast upon the ground and they get agitated when someone steps on their true form.

Meanwhile, in "Summer Time Rendering" Episode 5, a massacre happens at the summer festival, and a shadow is responsible for it. Shinpei attempts to help but his friends get killed one after another. Eventually, the shadow swallows the people of the island.

"Upon hearing of Ushio's death, Shinpei returns to his hometown of Wakayama City on Hitogashima and reunites with his childhood friend's family. The funeral goes smoothly, but under the surface, something strange is brewing on the island. What mysteries await him on this secluded summer island?" the official synopsis of "Summer Time Rendering" manga read, according to Manga Plus.

The cast of the anime includes Anna Nagase as Ushio Kofune, Natsuki Hanae as Shinpei Ajiro, Maki Kawase as Tokiko Hishigata, Saho Shirasu as Mio Kofune, Tesshō Genda as Alain Kofune, Yōji Ueda as Tetsu Totsumura, Yōko Hikasa as Hizuru Minakata, Akio Ohtsuka as Seido Hishigata, Jin Urayama as Ginjiro Nezu, Katsuyuki Konishi as Masahito Karikiri and Kensho Ono as So Hishigata.

"Summer Time Rendering" anime is based on the original story by Yasuki Tanaka. Ayumu Watanabe is directing the anime series, while Hiroshi Seko is credited for the series composition and scripting.

The opening theme song of "Summer Time Rendering," titled "Hoshi ga Oyugu," is performed by Macaroni Enpitsu. The closing theme song, titled "Kaika," is by cadode.

"Summer Time Rendering" Episode 5 is scheduled to release Thursday. Fans in the U.S. can watch the anime on Disney+. The episode will stream in Japanese with English subtitles.

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