Summer Rain

## Video

* Ver. 1
* Ver. 2

**Summer Rain (**夏の雨, *Natsu no ame*) (stylized as **Summer rain**) is the opening theme for the *Cross Game* anime. It is sung by Japanese band Kobukuro.

#### Characters

* Kou Kitamura
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima
* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Nomo
* Seiji Tsukishima
* Akane Takigawa
* Osamu Akaishi
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Keiichirou Senda
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Kensaku Kitamura (Ver. 1)
* Kimie Kitamura (Ver. 1)
* Sentarou Maeno (Ver. 1)
* Hiroko Oukubo (Ver. 1)
* Matsushima (Ver. 2)
* Takurou Oikawa (Ver. 2)
* Keitarou Mishima  (Ver. 2)
* Tadashi Shimano (Ver. 2)

#### Lyrics

* TV English
* Full Romaji
* Full Kanji
* Full English
Yozora wo yusaburu natsu no inabikari
Obieru kimi wo aoku terasu SUMMER RAIN
Muimina kasa ni kakure tachisukumu futari
Gottakaesu hitogomi kakiwake hashiridasu
Purasichikku no totte ni gyutto te to te wo kasaneteta
Kumo ga todoku tabi ni kowabaru yubi
Ima kimi to ame ni utare ano natsu wo arainagasu
Boku no naka tsumoru suna no youna omoide

Ima kimi to ame ni utare dare no koto omoidashiteiru no?Futari no kasa ni nagareru SUMMER RAINSummer lighting shakes the night sky
As you become frightened, "Summer rain" illuminates you in blue
Standing under a meaningless unbrella, two stand petrified
Then they start running, plowing their way though the crowd
We put our hands together on the plastic handle
Each time the clouds roared, our fingers stiffened
Now pelted by the rain together, with you, will wash that summer away
Even as sand like memories accumulate in me
Now, as you are pelted by the rain, who are you remembering?

"Summer rain" flows down our umbrella.Yozora wo yusaburu natsu no inabikari
Obieru kimi wo aoku terasu SUMMER RAIN
Muimina kasa ni kakure tachisukumu futari
Gottakaesu hitogomi kakiwake hashiridasu
Purasichikku no totte ni gyutto te to te wo kasaneteta
Kumo ga todoku tabi ni kowabaru yubi
Ima kimi to ame ni utare ano natsu wo arainagasu
Boku no naka tsumoru suna no youna omoide
Ima kimi to ame ni utare dare no koto omoidashiteiru no?
Futari no kasa ni nagareru SUMMER RAIN
Koi wo suru tabi ni subete wo nugisari
Atarashii jibun ni kikaeteta tsumori
Sonna kiyouna mon janai kokoro kimagure
Tatta sanbyou mae mo ayashigena kotoba de kimi wo
Okorasete wa nagusameteta [chigau yo...!] tte kakimawasu
Koohiikappu ni karada suikomaresou
Nanairo no niji ga kakatta kono machi de kimi to deai
Ikutsu no kisetsu ni namida somaru no darou?
Yuugure no kaze makase kami hodoku nareta shigusa
Mata kimi ni hikareteru sadame
Mangetsu sae shizumisouna suiheisen
Akari no nai yoru wo sagashi kaabu nuketa nara
Ima hitori hadaka ni natte sugita natsu umi ni nagasu
Mada kimi wa fuku kita mama de hoshi hirou hamabe no fearii
Ima kimi to ame ni utare ano natsu wo arainagasu
Boku no naka kieta suna no youna omoide
Hachigatsu no ame ni utare odoru kasa mo hourinagete
Nureta karada yosete senaka ni kisu wo shita natsu no yume
Yawarakana SUMMER RAIN
Samenai natsu no yume

Credits: Animelyrics.com夜空を揺さぶる 夏の稲光
怯える君を 青く照らす Summer rain
無意味な傘に隠れ 立ちすくむ二人
ごった返す人ごみ 掻き分け走り出す
プラスチックの取っ手に ぎゅっと手と手を重ねてた
雲が蠢く度に こわばる指
今 君と雨に打たれ あの夏を洗い流す
僕の中 積もる 砂のような想い出
今 君と雨に打たれ 誰の事 思い出しているの?
二人の傘に流れる Summer rain
恋をする度に 全てを脱ぎ去り
新しい自分に 着替えてたつもり
そんな器用なもんじゃない 心 気まぐれ
たった三秒前も 怪しげな言葉で君を
怒らせては慰めてた「違うよ‥!」って 掻き回す
コーヒカップに 体 吸い込まれそう
七色の虹が架かった この街で君と出逢い
幾つの季節に 涙 染まるのだろう?
夕暮れの風に任せ 髪ほどく 慣れた仕草
また君に惹かれてる サダメ
満月さえ 沈みそうな水平線
灯りの無い夜を探し カーブ抜けたなら
今 一人 裸になって 過ぎた夏 海に流す
まだ君は服来たままで 星拾う 浜辺のフェアリー
今 君と 雨に打たれ あの夏を洗い流す
僕の中 消えた 砂のような想い出
8月の雨に打たれ 踊る 傘も放り投げて
濡れた体 寄せて 背中にキスをした 夏の夢
柔らかな Summer rain
覚めない 夏の夢

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## Trivia

* The clover leaf representing Wakaba Tsukishima is faded out in the opening theme from episodes 2-49. It's filled in again in episode 50
* Over the course of its run, Summer Rain becomes an example of evolving credits.
	+ Version 1: Plays from episode 1 to episode 26
	+ Version 2: Plays from episode 27 to episode 50
* Clover leaves at the end of the theme song signifies the relationships among the characters
	+ First Clover Leaf has Kou and Aoba
	+ Second Clover Leaf has Yuuhei looking at Aoba and Akane looking at Kou
	+ Third Clover Leaf has Osamu looking at Akane and Akane looking at Kou