is a Japanese
sci-fi light novel series written by
Mizuhito Akiyama with illustrations by
Eeji Komatsu that centers on the relationship between Kana Iriya, a high school girl who has to fight alien invaders, and Naoyuki Asaba, a member of the school newspaper club and one of her few friends. There were four light novels published by
MediaWorks under their
Dengeki Bunko imprint; the series was once nominated for the
Seiun Award. Later, a six-episode
original video animation adaptation was created based on the novels; the DVDs were released in Japan between February 25 and July 29, 2005. Two
sound novel video games for the
Nintendo DS were released in Japan; the first in January 2007 and the second in October 2007. A
manga series illustrated by
Tōko Kanno was serialized in
ASCII Media Works'
seinen manga magazine
Dengeki Maoh between the October 2007 and March 2009 issues.
Plot
Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu 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, either directly or indirectly. 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. However, upon arrival at the pool, he meets the mysterious Kana Iriya, who is there for the same reason. However, she doesn't know how to swim, so Naoyuki offers to teach her how to swim. During this private lesson, a group of people show up in...
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