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New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning (1996)

5.3 | Nov 01, 1996 (JP) | Animation | 01:40

The Kimagure Orange Road series centers on a teenage romantic triangle: Hikaru and Madoka were best friends until they fell for Kyosuke, an understated hero with psychic powers. In 1991, the 19-year-old Kyosuke is struck by car and propelled three years into the future, where he tries to understand the changes that have taken place in his world. Madoka and Hikaru have grown up to become a promising songwriter and a student of drama and dance, respectively; the older Kyosuke is a student-photographer on assignment in Bosnia. The problem of two Kyosukes coexisting is played for laughs, including a sequence where the 22-year-old Kyosuke counsels his younger self. The filmmakers expect the viewer to know the characters from the OAVs, although designs have been changed. The result is a Pax-style romantic fantasy, rather than a sci-fi adventure.

Featured Crew

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Original Music Composer
Art Direction
Screenplay
Executive Producer
Sound Director
Director of Photography
Producer
Editor

Cast

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Toru Furuya
Kyosuke Kasuga (voice)
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Eriko Hara
Hikaru Hiyama (voice)
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Hiromi Tsuru
Madoka Ayukawa (voice)
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Chieko Honda
Kurumi Kasuga (voice)
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Kenichi Ogata
Grandpa (voice)
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Michie Tomizawa
Manami Kasuga (voice)
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Reiko Suzuki
Grandma (voice)
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Yasunori Matsumoto
Mitsuru Hayakawa (voice)
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Hiroko Konishi
Girl at Abcb/Receptionist (voice)
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Isshin Chiba
Man A/New Abcb Master (voice)

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Reviews

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Andres Gomez
9 | Apr 01, 2013
Nice ending for the magnificent anime series "Kimagure Orange Road". A must for any fan of this series.