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The correct title of this article is _Summer. The substitution or omission of an _ is due to technical restrictions.

_Summer

アンダーバーサマー (Andābā samā)
Genre	Drama, Harem, Romance
Game
Developer	HOOK
Genre	Dating sim, Visual novel
Rating	Ages 18 and up
Platform	PC
Released	July 15, 2005
Game: _summer##
Developer	GN Software
Genre	Dating sim, Visual novel
Rating	Ages 12 and up
Platform	PlayStation 2
Released	August 24, 2006
OVA
Directed by	Takahiro Okao
Studio	Rikuentai
No. of episodes	2
Released	October 27, 2006 January 26, 2007
Runtime	24 minutes

_Summer (アンダーバーサマー, Andābā samā^?) is a Japanese adult dating sim self-described as a "laid-back school romance love comedy adventure game" (まったり純恋学園ラブコメＡＤＶ^?), released by HOOK on July 15, 2005 for the PC. A PlayStation 2 port of the game, with the title _summer## was released on August 24, 2006 by GN Software. An OVA is also available, with the first DVD having been released on October 27, 2006. The second was released on January 26, 2007.

1 Plot
2 Characters
3 Media
- 3.1 Video game
- 3.2 OVA
  - 3.2.1 Episodes
  - 3.2.2 Theme songs
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

Takumi Kaizu is a normal high school student enjoying his final year in school with the rest of his friends. Over the years, he's made good memories with these friends of his, most of whom are girls, though apparently still have no overt feelings of attraction towards any of them. When asked by his best male friend Osamu Funada if he likes anyone, Takumi starts to think about it though is still confused on what to do next. With his last summer in high school quickly approaching, Takumi decides to find someone to like by the end of summer vacation.

[edit] Characters

The seiyū listed are from the PS2 and OVA adaptations which were done by the same cast.

Takumi Kaizu (海津匠, Kaizu Takumi^?): Takumi is the protagonist of the story. He is a high school student who enjoys the time he's been spending with his close friends and wants it to last as long as it can. Despite having many beautiful girls as good friends, Takumi still has no attraction towards any of them, though when his friend Osamu Funade asks him if there's anyone he likes, he decides to try to find an answer to that question by the end of the next summer vacation which is right around the corner.

Konami Hatano (波多野小奈美, Hatano Konami)^?, (Seiyū - Natsumi Yanase): Konami is the main heroine who usually has a quiet, timid personality, though is also very helping. She is the childhood friend of Takumi and even goes as far as to go over to Takumi's house every morning and make him breakfast.

Konami Hatano

Shino Ebizuka (海老塚信乃, Ebizuka Shino)^?, (Seiyū - Mahiru Kaneda): Shino is Konami's closest female friend who has a tough personality. She often acts in ways to defend Konami or react strongly on her behalf when she will not speak up over certain matters. She has shown herself to have a temper and often will get angry at Osamu's repeated perverted actions, which often earns him a beating on Shino's behalf.

Sana Kaizu (海津沙奈, Kaizu Sana)^?, (Seiyū - Junko Kusayanagi): Sana is Takumi's younger step-sister by one year who lives with him, though there is no blood relation between them. She most often has an active personality when awake, though still has problems getting up for school during the week despite now being in high school. Her best friend is Chiwa Amano who hangs out with her constantly.

Chiwa Amano (天野千輪, Amano Chiwa)^?, (Seiyū - Minami Hokuto): Chiwa is Sana's best friend who has an odd personality. She always speaks with a silent tone and will often point the obvious during times relating to something perverted that either Takumi or Osamu have done. She will usually do certain things that give her a creepy visage and is known to be unpredictable.

Wakana Shimazu (島津若菜, Shimazu Wakana)^?, (Seiyū - Yukari Aoyama): Wakana is a very beautiful girl who is one year above Takumi. She seems to have a crush on Takumi, of which he is unaware of. At school, Yuno Kawakami will often follow her around either helping her out with simple things or by fending off pushy guys with a wooden sword.

Yuno Kawakami (川上由乃, Kawakami Yuno)^?, (Seiyū - Megumi Kobayashi): Yuno is a second-year girl who will follow Wakana around school, protecting her with a wooden sword from pushy guys or just helping her with simple things like purchasing meal tickets at the cafeteria. She has a forceful personality which helps whenever she is protecting Wakana, whom she addresses while adding the Japanese honorific sama (さま, sama^?) to the end of her name as a sign of intense respect.

Hinako Nanao (七緒日向子, Nanao Hinako)^?, (Seiyū - Mia Naruse): Hinako is Takumi's homeroom teacher. She is apparently hooked on buying strange and often useless mail-order products with the money she earns in her job. Since most of her money is spent in this fashion, she is usually found wandering the halls of the student cafeteria during lunchtime in hopes of getting free food.

Osamu Funade (船田治, Funada Osamu)^?, (Seiyū - Kenji Nojima): Osamu is Takumi's best male friend who has a bold personality, often not turning up the chance to peek at a girl changing her clothes or is otherwise partially or completely naked. Shino will attempt to beat him to persuade him otherwise, though despite this he still finds some way to get around her onslaughts. Due to this personality, it can be said that he has perhaps a higher than average liking to the opposite sex, something Takumi himself has noted. His nickname is Funamushi, meaning sea slater.

[edit] Media

This series first began in the form of a video game which was later adapted into an OVA.

[edit] Video game

The _Summer visual novel video game was first released in Japan on July 15, 2005 and was developed by HOOK. It is notible for being for an adult audience and was playable on the PC. Later, a second version of the game with all hentai content removed was developed by GN Software entitled _Summer## (アンダーバーサマー　ダブルシャープ, Andābā Samā Daburu Shāpu^?, read as Underbar Summer Double Sharp) and was released on August 24, 2006.

[edit] OVA

The first episode of the _Summer Original Video Animation, otherwise known as OVA, was first released on October 27, 2006 by the animation studio Rikuentai. There will be at least two episodes, though it is unsure on how many episodes it will be in total. The second episode was released on January 26, 2007 and included a short bonus episode after the ending credits of the episode.^[1]

[edit] Episodes

Title	Original release date	#

"Is there anyone you like?" "Suki Nayatsu, Inaino ka?" (好きなやつ、いないのか？)	October 27, 2006	01
Takumi Kaizu has just returned from a trip to the hotsprings and now summer vacation is almost here, however first comes the Tanabata festival. When asked by his best friend if he likes anyone, Takumi is unsure on how to respond.
	January 26, 2007	02