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

★ 5.2/10 100 min Animation Japan Japanese
Screenplay by: Kenji Terada
Original Story: Izumi Matsumoto
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Toru Furuya
Toru Furuya Kyosuke Kasuga (voice)
Eriko Hara
Eriko Hara Hikaru Hiyama (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Hiromi Tsuru Madoka Ayukawa (voice)
Chieko Honda
Chieko Honda Kurumi Kasuga (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Kenichi Ogata Grandpa (voice)
Michie Tomizawa
Michie Tomizawa Manami Kasuga (voice)
Reiko Suzuki
Reiko Suzuki Grandma (voice)
Yasunori Matsumoto
Yasunori Matsumoto Mitsuru Hayakawa (voice)

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