Iriya no Sora: UFO no Natsu Review by Simon Taylor
English name:Iriya’s Sky, Summer of the UFOs
Genre:Romance, Sci-Fi, Drama
Length:6 Episodes (OVA) 24+ Minutes Each Episode
Rating:9/10
about: Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu is a show that evolves around 2 main characters, Naoyuki Asaba and Kana Iriya. This is a story revolving around a secret war that has been going on below the public’s eye since 1947 and a group of people involved in the war. The main protagonist is a young high school student named Naoyuki Asaba who, on the last day of summer break, sneaks into the school at night to swim in secret. When he sneaks to his surprise he finds a girl though who turns out to be Kana Iriya. He finds out that she is there because she does not know how to swim so he teaches her. The next day to Asaba’s surprise Iriya tranfers to his school and class. Asaba devolops a crush on Iriya which she reciprocates. Little does Asaba know that Iriya is and expert fighter pilot and the last hope of saving the earth from an alien invasion. And so beings there trials together.
Review:I really enjoyed this anime. It goes pretty in depth towards the students relationship. I wish the anime was a little longer considering the manga is still ongoing and the ending needs to be explained more because its like a massive twister. If you love deep romances then im sure you will like this anime. This anime sometimes causes confusing as well.
Characters:
Naoyuki Asaba
Naoyuki Asaba is the one of the main characters in this series. He is a quiet guy who spends alot of close time with his friends. He is a member of the newspaper club and spent his previous summer looking for UFO’s at the local military base. At the beginning of the new school year he meets Kana Iriya and almost instantly falls in love with her. Naoyuki usually tries his best to be assertive when needed, but is also very sensitive and cries several times throughout the series.
Kana Iriya
Kana Iriya is the other main character in this series. She transfers to Asaba’s school at the end of the summer break and beginning of the new school term. She has no social skills and only really talks to Asaba. Because of this she has no friends and everyone is mean or rude towards her. One thing they dont know is the Iriya is the worlds only chance at survival. In order to save the world she must pilot a super advanced aircraft called “Black Manta”. But when piloting this aircraft it causes immense strain on her body. Soon after transfering to school, she meets Asaba and quickly falls in love with him, and because fo this she joins the newspaper club.