With the heat waves upon us and summer giving the murga, we only want to be in the pool or on the beach… But if unfortunately it is not so easy to escape, we still have the option of a good fan and several anime series and movies with the best vibes of the summer and that we can see directly in streaming.
‘Free!’
If we already feel like swimming, ‘Free!’ it will leave us with even more. This anime series follows the Iwatobi High School Swim Club and it focuses on four friends who competed together in primary school but who over time have put swimming aside and have grown apart.
When one of them returns from Australia and starts competing for a rival high school, his old friends form a new club together with another classmate and they begin to rekindle their enthusiasm for the sport.
‘Words that fizz like soda’
yui sakura (also know as Cherry, for his friends) is a very shy boy who loves to write haikus and works in a day center for the elderly during his summer vacations. His bland summer changes when he meets Yukiwho is known as Smile on social networks and uses a mask to cover his teeth because his size and his brace make him very embarrassed. Soon, the two set out to find a lost vinyl record to restore hope to one of the elderly Cherry works with.
‘Words that fizz like soda’ It is a very tender romantic comedy, with beautiful colors, and it is full of summer flavor.
‘Squid Girl’
‘Squid Girl’ it is also an ideal anime series for the season and gives us a light and charming comedy. The series follows Squid Girl, a creature that comes from the ocean and wants revenge on humans for polluting it.
What happens is that she decides to start her world domination plan, causes damage to a beach restaurant and the owners force her to work as a waitress to pay for the damage. Little by little, Squid Girl is discovering what life is like beyond the sea and learning to deal with her new day to day life.
‘cat love’
This anime movie is another romantic comedy with fantastic touches, very soft and keeping your heart warm. The plot follows Miyo “nule” Sasaki who has been in love with her partner Kento Hinode for a long time. One day, Miyo finds a strange mask that allows her to turn into a cat, so she uses her new powers to get closer to her beloved and spend time with him.
‘Josee, the tiger and the fishes’
East romantic anime follow Josee, who has been in a wheelchair for years and lives a very reclusive life, with which he has always taken refuge in his own world. One day he falls down a slope and a boy Tsuneo he saves her just in time from an accident, so Josee’s grandmother hires him to take care of her and cheer her up a bit.
Tsuneo is a marine biology student who dreams of seeing a fish that lives only in the waters of Mexico, and little by little he is taking Josee out of her shell to enjoy life more.
‘Non Non Biyori’
East slice of life It has all the spirit of summer, and precious attention to detail to capture nature. ‘Non Non Biyori’ follows a group of teenagers as they go about their daily lives in the small rural town of Asahigaoka.
Although her little town is a small paradise, she also misses the comforts of the big cities, and when Hotaru Ichijō he moves new, the change is not easy at all.
‘My Neighbor Totoro’
many movies of Studio Ghibli They have that cozy summer feeling… And a beautiful setting that makes you want to jump straight onto the grass for a good nap in the shade. Without a doubt, ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ is a perfect movie for the summer, so full of color and taking us by the hand on a magical adventure.
The plot follows Satsuki and Mei, two sisters who have just moved with their father to a house in the country to be closer to the hospital where their mother is admitted. Exploring the surroundings they discover that the area is inhabited by friendly spirits and they become friends with totorothe guardian of the forest.
‘OnePiece’
Okay, this is a bit of a tricky extra, but ‘One Piece’ is also a perfect anime for summer and has very strong Caribbean Mix vibes from the early 2000s, especially with the first chapters.
The series follows Monkey D Luffy and his crew of pirates as they travel from island to island in search of the famed treasure known as One Piece. So yes, we have summer islands, and a lot of sea ahead… so if you have plenty of time to kill during the hotter months, catching up on anime is a good challenge.