An urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up one day. When a ghost named Ayane appears, she reveals she is only visible to those "who are about to touch their death." Compelled by the ghost and her message, Tomoya begins regularly visiting the airfield to uncover the true purpose of her visits.
Direction
Loundraw's debut—every frame looks like a painting that wants to cry.
Cinematography
Light, color, and negative space used like emotional weapons.
Writing
Forty minutes, no fat, three complete character arcs. Brutal efficiency.
Director
Loundraw
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Loundraw animated this himself with a tiny team after gaining fame as an illustrator for light novels—this was his proof he could direct.
The 40-minute runtime wasn't a budget constraint; Loundraw specifically wanted theatrical audiences to experience it as a 'long music video'—ephemeral, like summer itself.
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