The Best Episodes of Summer Time Rendering Season 1

Every episode of Summer Time Rendering Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Summer Time Rendering Season 1!

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?

Genres:AnimationDramaMystery

Networks:BS11 Tokyo MX

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Summer Time Rendering" season 1 is "Goodbye, Summer Days", rated 8.2/10 from 550 user votes. It was directed by Shinji Matsuda and written by Hiroshi Seko. "Goodbye, Summer Days" aired on 4/15/2022 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Shadows".

8.2/10 550 votes
#1 - Goodbye, Summer Days
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2022
Shinpei returns home for his friend Ushio's funeral. She apparently drowned, but something is off.
Director: Shinji Matsuda
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.0/10 459 votes
#2 - Shadows
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2022
To find out the truth about Ushio's death, Shinpei and Mio head to Hiruko.
Director: Junichi Yamamoto
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
7.7/10 428 votes
#3 - Drifting Ashore
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2022
After being stabbed by Mio's shadow, Shinpei regains consciousness at the docks on July 22nd.
Director: Tohru Ishida
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.5/10 452 votes
#4 - Jamais-vu
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2022
Ushio's shadow appears before Shinpei at the summer festival.
Director: Ryuta Yamamoto
Writer: Hiroshi Seko

8.5/10 424 votes
#5 - Maelstrom
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2022
A giant shadow massacres everyone at the Hitogashima Summer Festival and engulfs the whole island.
Director: Shinji Matsuda
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.0/10 399 votes
#6 - Orbital Resonance
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2022
Hizuru Minakata, the woman on the ferry, returns to Hitogashima Island hoping to solve a mystery.
Director: Yoshitsugu Kimura
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.5/10 389 votes
#7 - Deadly Enemy
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2022
In order to defeat the Kobayakawa's shadows, Shinpei and Hizuru join forces with Nezu.
Director: Yu Harima
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.1/10 361 votes
#8 - Memento
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2022
Mio's shadow appears before Shinpei and threatens him with a knife.
Director: Yuri Hagiwara
Writer: Hiroshi Seko

8.6/10 380 votes
#9 - My Flowing Tears
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/10/2022
In a video, Ushio and her shadow recount their encounter up to the moment the video is recorded.
Director: Oyunam
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
7.8/10 348 votes
#10 - Into the Darkness
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/17/2022
Shinpei gains clues on Mount Takanosu since Ushio and her shadow had gone there.
Director: Junichi Yamamoto
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.1/10 335 votes
#11 - Dinner Time
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/24/2022
Ushio, Sou and Shinpei are surrounded by shadows.
Director: Tohru Ishida
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
9.1/10 475 votes
#12 - Bloody Night
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/1/2022
Tokiko, Sou's younger sister, reveals she has been offering corpses as food to Hiruko.
Director: Jun Shinohara
Writer: Hiroshi Seko

8.1/10 315 votes
#13 - Friends
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/8/2022
It is the fifth July 22nd for Shinpei. Hizuru takes time to process that Shinpei is a time traveler.
Director: Hayato Sakai
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
7.9/10 315 votes
#14 - To Be/Not to Be
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/15/2022
Shinpei finds himself in Hizuru's memories from fourteen years ago.
Director: Chika Nenbe
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
9.2/10 498 votes
#15 - Lights Camera Action
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/22/2022
Heine, who loops like Shinpei, realizes the pattern of behavior when a new loop begins.
Director: Tetsuo Yajima
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.1/10 302 votes
#16 - Original
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/29/2022
Mio proposes to turn the shadows into allies.
Director: Yoshitsugu Kimura
Writer: Hiroshi Seko

7.6/10 299 votes
#17 - Determination
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/5/2022
Shinpei hears about Shide's identity from Sou's father, Director of Hishigata Clinic.
Director: Noriko Tajiri
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
9.1/10 372 votes
#18 - Face to Face
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/12/2022
A seventy-year-old photograph reveals the truth.
Director: Junichi Yamamoto
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.3/10 304 votes
#19 - Made in Black
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/19/2022
Karikiri and Heine strike. Mio and Hizuru learn of Ushio's death.
Director: Tohru Ishida
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.8/10 360 votes
#20 - All is (not) Lost.
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/26/2022
Hizuru and Karikiri face off, while Gil and Rose enter the fray.
Director: Yu Harima
Writer: Hiroshi Seko

8.2/10 275 votes
#21 - Shinpei Ajiro's Longest Day
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/2/2022
Shinpei despairs over Hizuru's death. However, hope is on the horizon.
Director: Katsuya Oshima
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.4/10 289 votes
#22 - Return
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/9/2022
Ushio fully comes back to life. Shinpei heads to Hiruko's grotto.
Director: Oyunam
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.0/10 276 votes
#23 - Everlasting Night
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/16/2022
After slicing down Heine, Shide brings Shinpei and Ushio to her home.
Director: Hanako Ueda
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
8.7/10 359 votes
#24 - Summertime Re-Rendering
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/23/2022
After a fierce battle, Shinpei takes the place of an exhausted Ushio and confronts Shide.
Director: Jun Shinohara
Writer: Hiroshi Seko

8.4/10 338 votes
#25 - [I'm Home]
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/30/2022
Shide is gone and Ushio's final iteration must vanish. Shinpei comes to on the morning of July 22nd.
Director: Toshihiro Maeya
Writer: Hiroshi Seko