Waiting in the Summer Season 1 Episode 4 Senpai Was Amazing
- Not Rated
- April 9, 2012
- 23 min
The show Waiting in the Summer season 1 episode 4 named Senpai Was Amazing revolves around Kaito Kirishima's relationship with Ichika Takatsuki, his newly arrived schoolmate who turns out to be an extraterrestrial being. In this episode, Kaito and his friends decide to make a film for the upcoming cultural festival. The group gets to work but is faced with the challenge of finding someone who can play the lead role, a character who has grey hair. Kaito's friend, Tetsurou, suggests that they approach Kanna Tanigawa, the student council president, for help.
Kaito runs an errand for Kanna and meets her senior, a tall and handsome boy named Kouichi Azuma, who is known as "Senpai" among the student council members. Kaito is impressed by Senpai's personality and asks him if he would be interested in playing the lead role in their film. Senpai agrees but on one condition, which is that he wants to help them in every phase of the movie-making process.
As the group starts filming, Kaito notices that Senpai's suggestions and ideas are helping them take the movie to a new level. Senpai shares his life story with Kaito, telling him how he used to be an introvert and how he got involved in filming through the student council. Kaito is inspired by Senpai's journey and admires him. He realizes that he too wants to become a filmmaker.
Senpai and Kaito spend more time together, and the former shares tricks and tips with the latter on how to make a good movie. Kaito begins to see Senpai as his role model. On the day of the cultural festival, their film is screened, and it receives a favorable response from the audience. The movie gets even better than what they initially thought, thanks to Senpai's contribution.
As the episode draws to a close, Kaito tells Ichika about his newfound admiration for Senpai. Ichika listens to his story and praises him for being able to find inspiration in the most unexpected places. She tells him that he has the potential to become a great filmmaker, and that he only needs to keep polishing his skills.
Overall, the episode is about the group of friends making a film for the cultural festival with Kaito's admiration for Senpai as the central element. Senpai's personality and skills help the group of friends to make the movie more interesting and engaging. Kaito learns the importance of inspiration and how it can come from the most unexpected places.