Natsu no Arashi!


Natsu no Arashi! is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi, who is known for his previous work School Rumble. The manga started serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Wing shōnen manga magazine on August 25, 2006, and seven bound volumes have been released in Japan as of March 2010. Natsu no Arashi! was also adapted into two anime television series by Shaft under the direction of Akiyuki Shinbo, Shin Ōnuma, and Ken'ichi Ishikura and broadcast in Japan from April 5, 2009 to December 27, 2009. Maiden Japan licensed the series for US release on November 12th, 2019 on Blu-ray.

Plot

Thirteen-year-old Yasaka is a boy staying at his grandfather's house during his summer vacation. One day he entered a store and met Arashi, a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl working there. After trying to protect her from a man who claims to have been hired by her family to take her back by force, Yasaka ran away with her and now she stays at his grandpa's place with him. It didn't take much time for Yasaka to figure out that his new friend is far from an ordinary girl, as she possesses mysterious powers. The plot thickens when he finds a sixty-year-old picture of Arashi and another girl named Kaja, and to the surprise of all Kaja suddenly appears, and just like Arashi, her appearance hasn't changed at all since then.
Two other characters introduced so far are the place's owner, a woman whose name is still unrevealed and rumored to be a high level con artist, and Jun Kamigamo, a student of Yasaka's age whom he met at the store, and works there with him since then. Despite being a girl, she keeps dressing and addressing herself as a boy to the other characters. So far only Kaja and Arashi know her secret.

Characters

;Hajime Yasaka
;Sayoko Arashiyama
;Kaja Bergmann
;Jun Kamigamo
;Sayaka
;Hideo Murata
;Yayoi Fushimi
;Kanako Yamazaki
;Takeshi Yamashiro
;Shioya
;Kazuo Sogoru
;Yoko Himekawa
;Kyoko Kamigamo
;Yoshimi Anamori
;Umeyashiki

Anime

On November 2008, an anime adaption of Natsu no Arashi! was announced. The anime series was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, Shin Ōnuma, and Ken'ichi Ishikura, Katsuhiko Takayama oversaw the script, the character design was done by Kazuhiro Ota and was produced by Shaft. The series was broadcast from April 5, 2009, it had a total of 13 episodes.
Four pieces of theme music are used during the first season—one opening theme, one closing theme and two special closing themes for episodes six and eleven. The opening theme is by Omokage Lucky Hole and the closing theme is by Ryōko Shiraishi. For episode six, the closing theme is by Ryōko Shiraishi and the closing theme for episode 11 is by Yui Horie.
A second season, called Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū was announced on June 2009. Two pieces of theme music were used during its broadcast. The opening theme is by Etsuko Yakushimaru and the closing theme is by Ryōko Shiraishi, Kaori Nazuka, Ai Nonaka and Yui Horie
Both seasons were simulcasted to English language audiences by the video streaming website Crunchyroll.

Season one episode list

Season two episode list