The first episode of the anime aired on 7 April, 2025.
The romantic anime series Summer Pockets, adapted from the visual novel game of the same name, just released its first episode. It was also announced that a manga adaptation of the anime will start publishing soon. This news came out on the first day of AnimeJapan 2025.
Summer Pockets manga adaptation details
According to the announcement, the new manga is titled Summer Pockets - Natsu no Takaramono. Wogura is adapting the manga from the original visual novel. It will be serialised on Shueisha’s Tonari no Young Jump website in May 2025. The manga author announced the news on their official X (formerly Twitter) account. The game already has a manga spin-off by Yūnon Nagayama, titled Summer Pockets Mugyu Days: Tsumugi no Shima Sanpo. This spin-off centers around Tsumugi Wanders and is being published on Kadokawa’s KadoKomi website.
Adapted from the popular visual novel game by Key, the Summer Pockets anime tells the story of a young boy named Hairi Takahara. When the protagonist visits Torishirojima—a lone island— to take care of his deceased grandmother’s belongings, he meets a mysterious and beautiful white-haired girl. Hairi’s stay there seems to be getting more interesting as he meets several beautiful girls who seem to take an interest in him. The anime series is produced by Feel.
