Waiting in the Summer (Season 1)

Waiting in the Summer (あの夏で待ってる, 2012) — watch this Japanese romance anime online on iFILM. Directed by Kaoru Suzuki, the series opens with high schooler Kaito Kirishima filming on a bridge late at night, where he witnesses something he can't explain. He wakes up the next morning unharmed and with no clear memory of what happened.

Then a new girl transfers into his class. Red hair. Something about her is familiar. His friend Tetsurou, completely unaware of any of this, pulls the group together to shoot a movie over summer break — giving everyone an excuse to spend time around each other without having to say why. Haruka Tomatsu and Nobunaga Shimazaki voice the leads. The romance is light but the ending quietly earns its emotion in a way the setup doesn't quite prepare you for. Watch Waiting in the Summer online on iFILM.