Summer Wars

Anime

Release date:  

01.08.2009 - Movie
15.02.2011 - North America (Blu-ray, DVD) - Movie

The anime film Summer Wars was created by studio Madhouse, with a team that reunites the director (Mamoru Hosoda), screenwriter and character designer of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo) anime film. The story begins with Kenji, a timid math prodigy who seems better suited for virtual worlds than his more intimidating high school. When class cutie Natsuki asks Kenji to accompany her on a family trip to celebrate her great-grandmother's 90th birthday, he instantly agrees, not realizing she intends to present him to her family as her fiance - a ruse that forces Kenji, who hides behind an avatar online, to role-play in the real world as well. The plot thickens after Kenji solves a math riddle that inadvertently brings a worldwide social networking site to its knees and throws the real world into confusion. Suddenly, this large family in rural Japan must work together to stave off a world crisis.

The anime film Summer Wars was created by studio Madhouse, with a team that reunites the director (Mamoru Hosoda), screenwriter and character designer of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo) anime film. The story begins with Kenji, a timid math prodigy who seems better suited for virtual worlds than his more intimidating high school. When class cutie Natsuki asks Kenji to accompany her on a family trip to celebrate her great-grandmother's 90th birthday, he...Full description »