Although nothing says this rule is absolute, if you throw it into the dumpster after the first couple of episodes, you need to use another method to make for its absence.

Summer Time Render breaks this rule very early by showing its two main antagonists and revealing some of the most important secrets of shadows. If we can't see the scary monster that tries to catch the main characters, we start to feel uneasy and almost feel like we are in the same story as those characters. Why? It's simple, due to the nature of the mind, we fear the unknown. In horror/thriller works, if a horrifying monster is way more powerful than the main characters is present, there's a crucial rule about not showing the monster. The first major problem: Breaking the 'Don't Show the Monster' rule show turned into a mindless action where you can't get the intensity. So, what happened? How this propitious thriller The main plot was like a knock-off mix of Higurashi and Steins Gate but still gripping, and most importantly, you could feel the thriller. The art style was great for the most part. With the first minutes of Shinpei's journey, I quickly sold out for the series. It ticked all the boxes I sought-a murder mystery in a rural town with time travel, scary monsters, two-cour without any prequel and sequel, and good production values. After getting heavily disappointed with the latest Higurashi titles-Gou and Sotsu-I was very excited about Summer Time Render.

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