Kimagure Orange Road
1987 1 season · 48 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Kimagure Orange Road

きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード

Synopsis

きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード

Kyosuke Kasuga, fifteen, moves to a new city and falls for Madoka Ayukawa. She's friendly when they're alone, but acts like a delinquent when in front of others. Kyosuke meanwhile struggles not to break the heart of Hikaru Hiyama, who fell in love after seeing him make an impossible basketball shot. To add the cherry to this particular sundae, Kyosuke and his family (sisters, grandfather, and cousins) all have various powers. And while Kyosuke's desperate to keep those powers a secret, his younger sisters (among others) aren't quite as concerned about it.

The 1986–1988 Japan Window

99 Japan seriess released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kimagure Orange Road sits at position #50.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988

  2. The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
    #2

    The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  3. Silver Fang
    #3

    Silver Fang

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988

  5. Saint Seiya
    #5

    Saint Seiya

    ★ 8.5 · 1986

  6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    #6

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    ★ 8.3 · 1986

  7. Dragon Ball
    #7

    Dragon Ball

    ★ 8.2 · 1986

  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

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Also On Nippon TV

Other series that aired on Nippon TV.

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kimagure Orange Road premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 6, 1987
Last Air Date
March 7, 1988
Broadcast Span
11 months
Total Episodes
48 across 1 season
Total Runtime
≈ 20 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,619 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,733 of 2,532 (top 68%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Pierrot, Shueisha
Series Type Scripted
Seasons / Episodes 1 / 48
Release Date April 6, 1987

Questions Answered

Who created Kimagure Orange Road?

Kimagure Orange Road was created by Izumi Matsumoto.

When did Kimagure Orange Road end?

Kimagure Orange Road finished its run with its final episode airing on March 7, 1988.

Where did Kimagure Orange Road air?

Kimagure Orange Road aired on Nippon TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.