Reviews - Summertime Rendering, Vol. 1

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Summertime Rendering, Vol. 1

Yasuki Tanaka

3.92 AVERAGE

monchoithe's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Summertime Rendering is a story of doppelgangers and what to do when they want to take over your life. I thought the fast-paced sequences were interesting and kept the reader on their toes about what would happen next. There was definitely a lot of gore which feels as if it contradicts the cover. If I didn't know what the series was about before diving into it, I would have assumed it was about teens on a swim team. It's not if you were wondering.

The characters were all teens with complicated relationships with one another. I definitely felt weird about Mio liking her brother-like figure and also how it felt like they wanted to sexualize Mio by showing her take a shower. I think without that, the story would have been much better for me.

I'm really hoping that in the later volumes, the characters will be more fleshed out. I know it's only volume one, but I didn't really love any of the characters nor felt like I knew them. I suppose it needed to jam-pack as much information as it could while still keeping up with the fast-paced thrill of seeing people get stabbed. Regardless, I'll give the next volume a go to see if I'll be sticking with the series.

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superkamiguru's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

slasherjjk's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

jacket7227's review against another edition

4.0

funny reflective tense fast-paced

sarahc_98's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rnbhargava's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book is a good mix of slice of life, thriller and science fiction. Think of things like the shows LOST, Twin Peaks, or anything else with a somewhat geographically limited yet full of supernatural mystery type of narrative that’s not fully divorced from reality. If anything, toward the end of this initial volume some things get a little messy and confusing but I think that’s intentional as it’s a volume 1 and there’s at least 6 volumes already available in English (2 in 1 compared to the original Japanese volumes) if you get intrigued by the series. It will all mostly be explained as it progresses hopefully.

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