[Digital] Natsu no Arashi Episode #08

[Chris Beveridge]

Review by Chris Beveridge

Mania Grade: C-
* Audio Rating: NA
* Video Rating: NA
* Packaging Rating: NA
* Menus Rating: NA
* Extras Rating: NA
* Age Rating: 13 and Up
* Region: All Region DVD
* Released By: Crunchyroll
* Running time: 24
* Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen
* Disc Resolution: 480i/p
* Disc Encoding: MPEG-2
* Series: Natsu no Arashi

In Summary:
Eight episodes in and Natsu no Arashi is still kind of just there. At times it moves quickly with a lot of things going on but then it will slow down to a crawl. An exchange of stupidity in this episode highlights this as you have Kaya and Arashi arguing over taking some expired milk back in time so it would be good again. Kaya wants to scream and I echo that sentiment as I wanted to bang my head against the wall for even having to listen to the conversation. Very little about Natsu no Arashi is amusing but I do like the character designs and some of the quirky background moments of it. I want to see the guy get his salt and I’ll be upset if it doesn’t happen in the last scene of the series. I’ll even boldly state that if they make a second season and he doesn’t get salt before it, I won’t watch it. But that may be the case anyway because I can’t find the rhyme or reason for this series yet.