Summer Pockets Anime Airs for Consecutive Half Year – News

Voice actress and singer Konomi Kohara posted on Instagram her photos at the “Summer Pockets Prologue Party” livestream event on Sunday, and stated that the anime of Visual Arts/Key‘s Summer Pockets visual novel will air in 2025 for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year). Kohara voices the character Shiroha Naruse in both the game and anime.

The game’s insert song artist YURiKA also stated on a post on her X/Twitter account that the anime will run for two consecutive cours:

The anime will debut in 2025.

The staff had revealed in December 2021 that an anime was “in the works.”

The anime will star:

Additional cast announced during the event on Sunday are:

Tomoki Kobayashi (Akame ga KILL!, sola, Takunomi.) is directing the anime at studio feel. Keiichirō Ōchi (Adachi and Shimamura, Hinamatsuri, Go, Go, Loser Ranger!) is overseeing the series scripts and Mai Otsuka (Tearmoon Empire, Non Non Biyori) is designing the characters. Composers include Shinji Orito, Jun Maeda, Donmaru, Tomohiro Takeshita, Ryō Mizutsuki, and Shūhei Ōhashi. Konomi Suzuki, who performed the game’s theme songs, is performing the anime’s opening theme song “ALKA TALE” and the ending theme song “Lasting Moment.”

Additional staff includes:

Summer Pockets originally launched for PC in June 2018 in Japan. Visual Arts/Key and Prototype launched the game’s Nintendo Switch version digitally and physically in Japan in June 2019. Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, an updated version of the game, launched for PC in Japan in June 2020. The new version has since launched on mobile devices, Switch, and PlayStation 4.

The game’s English version launched for PC via Steam in February 2020.

The game takes place in a rural district of a certain isolated island. The story focuses on “one nostalgic summer.”

Jun Maeda (Kanon, AIR, Clannad, Angel Beats!) is credited with the original concept. Na-Ga (Angel Beats!, Little Busters!, Charlotte), Tsubasu Izumi (Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka, Mashiroiro Symphony – The color of lovers), Yūnon Nagayama (Angel Beats!), and Fumuyun are credited with providing the original illustrations and character designs.

Yū Niijima (Koi x Shin Ai Kanojo, Majo Koi Nikki), KAI (Clannad, Rewrite, Harmonia), and Hasama (Tokyo Babel, Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi.) wrote the scenario. Maeda composed the music with Shinji Orito (Angel Beats! Harmonia), Donmaru (planetarian, Little Busters!, Giniro, Haruka), and Tomohiro Takeshita (planetarian, Angel Beats!, Harmonia).

Sources: Konomi Kohara‘s Instagram account, YURiKA‘s X/Twitter account via Yaraon!