I can't help but feel bitter-sweet about this film. I'm entering my last year of highschool and I'm so scared of what my future holds, and what will happen to all the relationships I've built over the years. I understand Ren's fear of losing his friends, but I admire the fact that he accepts that may come to pass and instead appreciates the time he spent with them. I hope that I can enjoy this year with my friends, and create memories I can fondly look back on. Edit: I'm graduating in a week! It hasn't quite hit me yet though, but I'll update you all once the day arrives!

I really loved this, amazing work!

Lyrics 5:08 Summer feels like forever The sun on my forehead like a fever Play the soundtrack to my memories All the perfect times are stuck on repeat But the sun is already low And I’m afraid it’s time to go The sun is already low Summer is already gone The sky is clear as I move on Summer is already gone (Yeah,Yeah)

I love how the title of the film can be interpreted as “last year’s summer” and “the last summer we will be together” Pretty sick

This short film made me cry and so emotional. I’m a musician who recently had to leave his best friends and bandmates to move to another country and there isn’t a single day that I don’t think about the last time we played together, or the last festival that we were part of. I thank the creator for making this beautiful art piece.

I NEED the whole song! The song, story and vibe are just it!! As a newly started art student this feels so familiar!

Last Summer's a favourite short of mine. It's the first of this year's collection of shorts, and it's an instant favourite. I love everything about it, the cute art style, vibrant colour, pleasant plot, endearing characters and fantastic music. I like how you can tell Ren feels destroyed about disbanding through his miserable expression. He cherishes his friends and the band they established.

0:36 the way the flower blooms when she smiles....

This is an incredible short film, within just under seven minutes you managed to perfectly characterize everybody, showed off some beautiful animation skills, had some pretty solid voice acting, and overall told an incredibly compelling story. It left me not only wanting more, but shocked that it was already over. Simply fantastic.

I wish I could listen to the whole song. But I love the animation, the art style is incredible. The story was relatable to me because as a perfectionist and a musician, it's hard to get stuff down. Thanks for the awesome short film Gobelins!!!

wasn’t expecting to start crying but this beautiful film got me. I’ve never been in a band but Ren’s story is heavily relatable..the way he’s staying while everyone around him is changing and moving on + the overwhelming sadness of not wanting your loved ones and the good times to go. this month one of the scariest changes is about to happen and I’m terrified, I can’t imagine the grief I’ll feel if things go wrong but it’s also making me cherish every moment I have with my loved one for the rest of the month. I don’t want the metaphorical endless summer to end either, but what’s meant to happen will happen

Okay, but why does this song remind me of Island In The Sun?? 😅

I wish this was a 2 hours long film is perfect. I love the atmosphere and the landscapes, the lightning is beautiful too and the story bittersweet and very real probably one of my top favorite shorts from this channel.

C'est incroyable!! L'animation, les couleurs, les persos ultra attachants, la musique, les grenouilles, y a toutes les bonnes vibes de l'été c'est magnifique

THE SOUND DESIGN OF THIS IS SO ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS??????? OMFG????????? AND OFC THE ART AND EVERYTHING AND AAAHH OH MY GODDDDDDD

this feels so bittersweet, I'm in my last year of highschool and gonna have my finals in may .after that me and my friends will go on our separate ways... we tell eachother that we're going to be in touch but deep down all four of us know that can't be the case, we're going to get so busy studying and obviously moving on and making new friends that with time we're not gonna miss eachother with that intensity anymore... watching this has made me realize how the future is going to be and how I'll have to just let the past go whether i want to or not and its just kinda sad...

i dont comment on youtube videos very often, but this is honestly the best short film ive ever watched. i felt like i knew the characters so well in such a short amount of time, and i had that immediate connection with them. the background art and character design is some of the most beautiful ive seen, and the animation is smooth and beautiful that it all flowed together perfectly. as someone trying to teach myself how to animate, this is so inspiring. i hope that one day i can create something half as beautiful

This was such an incredible watch! Felt so connected to the characters in such a short amount of time! Music was great too :)

about to graduate high school, and I'm in that phase where all my friends are growing up and no longer able to have these moments, I was watching the video and feeling completely normal and then the final last summer shows and I'm just hit with a wave of emotion, like I've never felt before. this is truly art. thank you. I had almost forgotten what those memories meant to me, the emotion around them, and the value they hold. I can't tell if its good or not that I've realized it again, but all I know is that its making me cry.

This is amazing! I love how nostalgic the aesthetics and acoustics of the film are, from the visuals to the music, feels right out of a 90’s teen movie! The environments are so cozy, and the character acting is subtle but powerful, perfect for the film! Keep up the great work guys :D

GOBELINS and these student illustrators are THE reason I'm learning French and animation. Les étudiants qui réalisent ces films sont tellement inspirants, j'ai hâte de réaliser mon propre film !!

a year later and I'm still waiting for the full song to come out. Got me in the feels with nostaglia 💜

I’m literally Ren. Finished my senior year of high school, been playing for three years with these people and now they’re leaving to study abroad. this stinks.

This was beautifull, love the colors, the simple caracther desing, it's like I was living the summer right there with the aesthetic. Also the history its relatable to me since despite all my friends have gone away for college never gonna be forgeted. This is my favorite short film from this year so far.

oh my god, I wasn't expecting such a bittersweet story. My friends and I all recently moved to different places for college, and so this packs an extra special punch for me as our last summer together made us all real nostalgic. Your team did an amazing job 👏

3:38 not the sky dimming as they get sadder. wtf im obsessed already

I come back to this short film every now and then. The simple yet appealing artsyle, the nostalgic lighting and backgrounds, the music, the imagery, the vibes, and especially the story make this so special. Last summer, the idea of my friends drifting away crossed my mind a lot, but I often just pushed those thoughts aside since they’re, well... scary thoughts. We had two years of quarantine and online school in my country. In a time where a kid couldn’t feel anymore alone, they kept me from falling into that. I bet we all kept each other from falling into that. I still feel like two entire years of my youth were taken away just like that, but my friends kind of alleviated that loss for me. These guys were a constant for me. We’d hang out in VC all day everyday playing games or just talking after (or during lmao) class. We wouldn’t even have to ask each other to join the call. One of us hops in VC, everyone else comes in. I remember laughter, so many inside jokes, and feeling carefree. It’s gonna sting so much when I lose this, and I think it’s starting to happen. We all go to different schools and some of us are in entirely different cities. So it’s a no brainer that when physical classes finally returned this year, we’d hang out less. We still hang out from time to time, but it’s gotten less frequent. As we near the last years of high school, work gets heavier and time lessens. One of them even left without a word to keep up with these things. I understand that building up your future is important and I very much wouldn’t like to interfere with that, but I’m just upset that they didn’t say anything before leaving. But I’m rambling at this point. I know friends naturally come and go and that I already have been miraculously making new friends, but making new friends doesn’t necessarily take away the sting from losing them. It’s so, so very difficult for me to talk to and connect with people for a natural lack of social skill, so it just sucks so much to lose people that I so quickly connected with. It takes so much for me to build up relationships. I’m gonna try to make the most of what time we have left to be kids together. I’m gonna miss these guys so much. Cattleyans, I know we’d never, ever say this type of thing to each other’s faces, but I love you guys.

this is just what i'd wish happened in our band, sometimes you let time pass and then the music, the band, dies. i cried watching this, it's honestly beautiful

The singer of the song, Bartholomew, is in a band called Mandelbro. They've got a bunch of great stuff with a similar vibe to the song in this short film!

this gives a nostalgic, before-my-life-shattered vibe

Sometimes I’ll replay this song when undergoing my procrastination. It always brings back my high school memories and gives me a sense of comfort. Well done! The vibe, colors, characters and animation are amazing ❤

This felt like a 20 minutes episode, it was AMAZING!!!!!

CONGRATS TO EVERYONE (but especially to my dearest of friends, Nicola - so proud of u buddy), looks 🔥🔥🔥

I can't believe this got me to cry 2:30 into a 6 minute short, that's amazing. I love this animation style, it's strangely minimalist but incredibly expressive and they don't make the mistake that many youtube animators do of over-animating their characters' movements. It's subdued and subtle but still fluid and doesn't cut corners by only animating parts of the characters at a time, like anime often does. Great vibe, great little story, great characters and incredibly well done overall!

It's so crazy, because as a musician that did not have a band before leaving for college I can't relate to Ren, but as a college student in a music school I can relate to him in the feeling of falling behind and not being able to complete the song because it just does not feel right, until the deadline is up and you have to just do it. Crying. It's beautiful.

Vous avez fait fort cette fois ci, l'esthétique des années 70 rend vraiment l'idée d'un dernier été nostalgique que l'on retrouve dans tout les détails avec le grain de l'image, les casettes, le style vestimentaire jusques dans le style de la musique ! Un très bel hommage à toute une époque

I would do anything to see how this was made behind the scenes. The lighting and art style looks absolutely stunning I could look at this forever

This animation hit hard, in the middle of high school I had to move away from my home town and leave my friends behind. When I left I was told everything started falling apart. We usually all get in a call every few months

i just got that when ren splits the popsicle its and then looks really down its cause usually they’d buy two and split between the four of them so he’d give the other one to the piano kid, but he was already gone at that point

having friends like that is a childhood dream of mine that I never got to exprience

I love all the Ghibli homages in this! That one shot of the road with the sunflower in the foreground is right out of Totoro

Looks amazing! Congrats to the whole crew! I always look forward to these awesome animations and this one definitely didn’t disappoint!

I'm happy to say me and my best friend from high school are still best friends and play in a band together (it's not the same band we had in high school but still). I'm grateful we've been able to stay close for this long and I hope we keep making music together. Sometimes that once a week practice is all that keeps me together.

I don’t know if it was intentional but the part that hit me the hardest was when he stopped smiling as soon as she stopped looking at him 3:10 because I do that a lot.

Literally. I mean LITERARLLY, my best animation all year even though this is just October 2022, because of how it has touched my heart. I find it relative. Thank you for creating this. I have nothing but love and appreciations. ♥️♥️♥️

i'm convinced that this one, and the other Gobelin's animation Sundown and Golden Hour is set in the same universe. same vibes, same time setting, same conundrum (finding lyrics, finding the actor, finding the performer/or yearning for perfection), and all have amazing music! they are all beautiful

I had a band back home, and they became the closest people to me in my life. I had to move to the other side of the world. These are recent events, so this short film is ATTACKING ME rn. So beautiful in every possible way

i love how "we're not going to sing about frogs again" implies that they've done it before

Great piece! The art style is adorable; the vibes fuzzy and warm.

perfectly captures the summer heat, energy of youth, and bittersweet goodbyes, amazing animation! 👏👏👏

This is now officially my favorite short film ever. You captured the feeling of summer so well i felt like I was there. The atmosphere, characters, and bittersweet ending evoked such a strong sense of nostalgia in me. You're incredible ❤

This video just perfectly sums up what I fear the most when thinking about my current friendships, I know we all grow up eventually and that our paths may just be different but it still hurts to accept that people that you've known for so long just dissapear out of your life cause you are hundreds of miles away from them be it cause of school work or wathever life has to offer

CARA QUE ANIMAÇÃO SENSACIONAL. O JEITO QUE A GENTE SE CONECTA COM OS PERSONAGENS EM SÓ 6 MINUTOS. OS CENÁRIOS. PORRRRRAAA BOM DEMAIS

Man, how can I tear up and almost cry for characters that I've only know for about 5 minutes... Amazing work, beautiful animation and wonderful song! Looking forward to listening to the full song soon!

3:38 hello?? HELLO??????? is nobody gonna talk about how pretty that background was

I've never been in a band, but I've had friends that I'm super close with. This situation feels a lot like my current one and I can really empathize with the characters. My roommates (we live in a college dorm together), left for the Summer a few weeks ago and I've been struggling with feeling disconnected from them and feeling like I'm the only one who cares so much; however, my roommates make it known that they miss me too in their own ways. I shed a lil tear while watching it and really enjoyed the animation.

i love the way the instruments are so accurately animated. drums, bass, guitar and keys - all look realistic! thats so rare

man i felt this as a musician leaving for college and saying goodbye to all my friends. It really hurts. BUT this film is incredible, from the acting to the visuals to the music its incredible. I can't wait to see more

God, this hurt me. I’m graduating senior high and all my friends are moving to other parts of the country for college, while I’m studying in my home city. It’s not that I want them to go, because I love them and I know that our separation was inevitable. It’s just bittersweet, spending the days of our last summer together.

Graduation is on the horizon for me and I really feel the characters emotions. Such a great short film.

This is so vibe-y and absolutely STUNNING, the design is so beautiful, the background, the music, the lighting. What a way to start off with the Gobelins shorts this year!!

this leaves me with such a summer-sweet feeling!! I'm stuck on the scene with the popsicle sticks that split into four and three people remaining. There's something about it that feels so bittersweet and tender. I loved this!!

As a musician that’s Been in 3 bands and found my circle (recording out first single right now!!!) this really hit

If a full song was released I'll be stuck for hours listening to it on repeat, everything about this short film is fantastic.The art,the music and the story is just amazing great work 👍 As always!!!

as someone who moved away from home 2 months ago for college for animation, this hits so damn hard and is beautifully made, great work :]

This beautiful short Film invoked so many more feelings in me than most netflix series could ever 😭 what a beautifully drawn (the warm sunset colors makes this so gorgeous AND sad), great voice acting, moody tunes.... such a great short!!!

this made me emotional becauase this is exactly what i went thru. was part of a band (indie alt.) that broke up because we all started college this year. i feel like i was the only one trying to save the band now and i dont enjoy college. im just mad depressed now.

Man this is awesome and it hits hard. One of my best friends is moving to the other side of the world, the other just announced their engagement and out of state move. Tonight was one of our timed last hang-outs, we've been friends for over a decade, best friends, childhood friends, I'm beyond happy for them, though, I'll miss it, I'll miss us but like Ren, I accept it and now nothing left to do but smile at it all. It was a good ride. Fantastic work guys.

this resonated so much with what is happening in my life tf I cried really pretty and the global mood is awesome!

This whole thing slaps. Definitely see the passion, effort, and inspiration that went into it. Amazing animation! You should totally get that whole song published though it has such a feeling to it

This video has been popping out on my feed for a while now, I watched a bit of it back then but never finished it because I felt it would leave a bittersweet feeling on me, it did I can't help but wonder what would have happened to my circle of friends if it didn't dissolve the way it did, having the same friends since kindergarten all the way to junior high made me unaware of how much I sucked at MAKING friends, looking back, my friends probably had other friends outside of our own circle, and I didn't, so I never thought about what would happen once we all parted ways, once it did, I don't know what happened. High school went by fast and I ended up on my own, I feel weird whenever I recall someone from my past and I haven't had "that type" of friends anymore, seeing or hearing about the strong friendship stories make me mourn over the friendships I lost in a blink of an eye, but something about the beauty of strong friendships make me feel euphoric, I hope I don't grow old fast enough to miss on the opportunity for interactions like these, I would like to experience it for myself at least once

I've watched this several hundred times, and it never aged to me. still the best short animation to listen to

L'histoire, l'animation, et la musique originale sont tellement bien réalisées c'est impressionnant ! Rien que le cadrage de chaque scène, la lumière, la palette et les bruitages rendent le court métrage tellement immersif ! Un grand bravo à toutes les personnes qui ont travaillés dessus ça laisse bouche bée !

The art style is incredible. The music is beautiful. The creator is irreplaceable. The characters are amazing. The visuals are stunning. The frogs with backpacks are hilarious- I love them. 🐸🎒

I come back many times watching this short film and I can't help but liking it more and more, but most of all understanding it even better and have a deeper thought about it and the characters. Through this story, the protagonist spend the time with their lifetime friends, chilling and having a good time (summer feels like forever); but the conflict is told really naturally and instead of start is something that was already implicitly happening, which is the separation of the group. The protagonist is so homesick and just want the good times to keep happening and stay like that (all the perfect times are stuck on repeat). But this is what life is about, a journey where you find good friends but at the end of the day no one stay still. We all have to move to continue living, from the biologically to the most spiritual sense, and that's ok. At the end, the protagonist finally understands and that last breeze is the representation of how he is finally aware of it.

Watched this at the Animation Volda Festival today, absolutely love it

this was a such a lovely and well crafted film! the mood of summer is captured so well with the different tones, weather, and animals that appear throughout. the art direction is so beautiful, amazing work from the team!!!

I just… WOW. The story telling, the animation, the backgrounds, the character design, the sound effects, the way it switches aspect ratios. WOW! It’s just WOW! The way you captured their personalities through their designs, the way every bandmate is distinctly different from each other, it’s fantastic! And the vibe, the aura, the hot son beating down on the characters, it feels just like summer! I heavily related to the vibes of moving on and getting to a new stage in your life and having to leave people behind, and it made the story 10x better. I just, this is so good, wow!

I've probably watched this a million times by now. i just love it so much; how it encapsulates the feeling of getting left behind. How being young can feel so long when you ARE young, but be over in a blink of an eye. I had my last summer during quarantine, so this short really gave me that catharsis.

This left a bittersweet feeling in me knowing that this is the last summer of my high school life.

I love everything about this animation - the style, the story, music really good, backgrounds is amazing

Would love to see this released as a real song 😃

I, I in myself have fear to lose people as time pass by. I'm afraid to be left over. I'm afraid that all of my friends will leave and I'll be alone again. But that's life, people will come and will go. But the memories we made with them will never go. Thanks for this video for making me realise that even though my friends and I, walk in different path. I still have memories of them.

Acho que todos somos ele em algum momento da vida..

J'ai hâte !

this animation is very heartfelt, and you can feel the nostalgia and care put into every frame! bravo to everyone involved, i just wish that i could listen to this song on repeat!

I feel like if this was a mini series ren would be the main character, Buck would be the comic relief, the guy with the glasses would be the smart one, and the brown haired girl would be the artsy love interest

I will do anything to watch this for the first time again

AMAZING TEAAAAAAAAAAAM ❤❤❤❤❤❤ 😭😭😭😭

this is awesome! the art, the music it just gives off such a mellow and indie vibe. you can really feel what the characters are feeling though out their facial expressions and body language! props to the artists and animators. overall, this should totally be a movie !! just such a mood bravo!!

NOT THIS APPEARING A WEEK BEFORE MY GRADUATION .

This was genuinely one of the greatest things I’ve watched all year. It’s speaks so much truth to people my age who feel like the future is catching up to us. I’m nearing the end of my youth having felt like I’ve done nothing and experienced nothing thanks to the world situation and all of my previous friendships have stagnated but this short film.. made me hopeful, somehow. Thanks for that

Such a strong start to this year’s collection! As obviously the art, colour, cinematography, music and animation are incredible, I’d also like to say that the use of the black bars when going in and out of music-mode were super cool - almost cinematic!! Also, the frogs 🥺

This animation is beautiful. I love the colors, the artstyle, and the music. It deserves a lot more views!

Dude this made me feel... things..? I think bitter-sweet is one way to put it.

This is amazing. It's so emotional, and I love the art style. It feels really retro, and I love how it's a little grainy and the colors are really cool. The animation was perfect, and the characters were amazing, along with the fact the story was really good and I could feel what Ren was feeling. As an animator, keep up the good work!

Wowww nice pacing 💖🤧 life happens but music can still bring you together at some way or another :))) very noice

C’est absolument merveilleux,ça m’a fait l’effet d’un films de 1:30 en juste 6 min Les personnages sont super attachants et on perçoit tt de suite leurs personnalités et leurs relations Et la vibe de l’été fait tellement plaisir C’est juste incroyable !!!

the special thanks i can't thank you mom, dad and BTS !

I can’t express fully how beautiful this short is. The story is so compelling and emotional despite only being 6 minutes. Truly a masterpiece. This is what animation and film is all about. Shed a tear frfr