>aired somewhere between 2008-2014
>takes place in small mountain village (based on some unknown real town somewhere)
>beautiful nature everywhere
>naive teen girl
>school starts tomorrow
>(nostalgic upbeat bgm)
>ittekimasu
>i hope we are in the same class
>supernatural spirit loli or something shows up
>friends hanging out in some rundown old building
>somebody stirs up stupid drama
>reminds you of similar situation in the past making you more emotional than it should
>how could you, hidoi!
>(girls act emotional and the boys act rational and stubborn)
>make up, everything is all good again
>tragedy or sad past appears
>(nostalgic sad piano+violin music+rain)
>friend appears
>but it's all right because hora, genki dashite
>overnight onsen party to cheer up
>everyone is extremely skinny and flat (except for the oppai girl) because it's still 2010
>cultural festival
>hanabi da!
>sad thing comes back
>i have something important to do (barges out)
>don't stay out too late! (haaai)
>girl starts crying (you want to hug her so bad)
>miracle vision appears, confronts final thing
>(nostalgic piano bgm with magical chimes)
>things resolved all by itself and spirit loli was totally unnecessary but still nice
>because my taisetsuna tomodachi
>life in small town continues, life is simple, outside world doesn't even exist

I have an unhealthy obsession with these. The latest one I watched was Sora no Method, the plot wasn't even that good but it hit all the same, there's just something about this era, a comfort in the normalcry that you can't find anymore.

>>280921457 (OP)
Ticks all the boxes
Also mention the classic japanese summer tropes and it's perfect

>>280921457 (OP)
>piece of shit on the turd
No wonder nobody gave a shit about this shitshow