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Hopefully this review can convince you to give this anime a chance, despite its low rating. Natsuiro Kiseki is a combination of my favorite genres: slice of life and supernatural. It deals with a story of friendship, and this circle of four girls experiences a tremendous amount of growth and maturation throughout their summer adventures. The story is amazing. I would even dare to say that it parallels that of Anohana. These four girls all start their journey as a circle of friends, but really not more than that. They have fun together, but they also argue and disagree on many things. Throughout the course of theirlast summer vacation together, they experience a wide variety of supernatural occurrences that causes them to become even closer friends. They grow up from acting like children and transition into adulthood, with a mindset of understanding and acceptance. Some may argue that the story isn't well written, due to the second half of episode two (you'll know it when you get there), and several other awkward developments. However, I believe that the values of friendship that this anime teaches far overrides those scenes. I am judging the anime holistically, so I can only speak for the overall effect of the story, which was amazing. These scenes were not bad either; they added weight to the importance of friendship, and increased the connection between the watcher and these four girls. As a whole, this anime taught a profound lesson about friendship and selflessness that is far greater than a few weird scenes. The art for this anime is absolutely stunning. I mean, completely brilliant. Every little detail in the art is picked up and magnified even further. The dancing scenes, the flowing hair, the magic-- it all just works beautifully and harmoniously. Everything is smooth, and the art style is great; everyone and everything is properly proportioned, and looks normal. The sound is just as incredible as the art. Just search up the OP or ED! The soundtracks are all beautiful, and the amount of background music in this anime is appropriate. It always matches the mood, and serves to intensify the situation, and not distract from it. I am especially obsessed with the OP because it is just amazing. The ED is just as breathtaking, if not more. The character development is definitely where this anime shines. Each girl is unique, so much so that they don't really fit into a category at all. They each have their own special quirks and personalities. It just goes to show that best friends don't have to all be the same. As the story progresses, they all become closer, but at the same time, their characters become more and more different. They mature in their own directions. I thoroughly enjoyed this anime. It dealt with issues in friendship that I'm sure a majority of us can relate to. From a few naive girls in the beginning to a close-knit group of best friends in the end, the characters completely transform. This anime truly was a Summer-Colored Miracle.

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Friendship and miracles. Most have them, some treasure them, though four tell a story of them. Natsuiro Kiseki shocked me in all honestly. People have told me this series was average, weak characters, could get corny. Well, a miracle happened everyone. After finishing this series, I could feel chills around my body that was once experienced by having the pleasure of watching Aria the Origination. Natsuiro Kiseki is a gem, a gem that will be forgotten by the majority if not already, but for me it will be a long lasting memory, a memory much like the four girls in Our Summer Color Miracle hadthrough hardships and bonds. This is Natsuiro Kiseki, a Summer Colored Miracle: Right away, Natsuiro Kiseki drew me in. It has an opening that I'd say is one of my favorites of all time and it had a feeling of greatness. The story of friendship is honestly not a new theme, but it is also very relatable. Through our lives, we make friends and sadly we lose friends. No, you haven't clicked on the Anohana page by mistake because this is exactly what the story of Natsuiro Kiseki is, a story of friendship. Meet Natsumi, Yuka, Rinko Saki. Natsumi is best friends and next door neighbors with Saki and is also gifted in Tennis. Yuki is an enthusiastic girl who loves idols and is best friends with Rinko. Rinko is the reserved type who has a recipe for a great future when you look at her. Saki also is great at Tennis, though is forced to move away from her friends once the Summer comes to an end. Though, it develops into one crazy summer when the four friends are forced to say goodbye and even crazier when they stumble across a stone that contains the power to grant miracles to those and touch and wish for them. Saying goodbye is painful, but saying goodbye is needed for that moment to become a memory. Memories themselves are miracles, miracles of life. The art in Natsuiro Kiseki was really good, not jaw-dropping or stunning, but it surely was appealing. With appealing art luckily comes an appealing soundtrack. The Opening itself is fantastic, though the soundtrack itself delivers. If you like good art or a fine soundtrack, this anime is for you. Now, the characters in Natsuiro Kiseki might be hit or miss. Some may find them generic, while others might be drawn to them and the miracles they have. I happen to be the latter with my favorite character being Rinko, though all of them were worthy of being called good. I feel they represent real girls with real hardships and real dreams, so girls or even guys with friends may relate. Did I enjoy Natsuiro Kiseki? Certainly. While you could argue it isn't groundbreaking, though it was still very enjoyable and had me interested from start to teary finish. Overall, watch Natsuiro Kiseki if you adore slice of life or sad while happy stories. Who knows? Maybe you'll create a memory? Maybe this anime will create, a miracle.