New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning
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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.
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Part of Kimagure Orange☆Road Collection
4 films
Cast
43 people
Toru Furuya
Kyosuke Kasuga (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Saint Seiya
Eriko Hara
Hikaru Hiyama (voice)
Known for
Slam Dunk
Venus Wars
Jessica Calvello
Hikaru
Kunihiko Yuyama
Also in
The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis
Shichirou Kobayashi
Masamichi Fujiwara
Izumi Matsumoto
Hiromi Tsuru
Madoka Ayukawa (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Dragon Ball Z
Kenji Terada
Yasue Funami
Marcie Corder
Grandma
Reiko Fukakusa
Kunihiko Yuyama Director · Kenji Terada Screenplay Izumi Matsumoto Story
United States release April 17, 1996 · Produced in Japan · Production Pierrot, VAP
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Pierrot
Production
VAP
Production
Video Audio Project (VAP)
Production
Japan
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Original title
新きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード ～ そして、あの夏のはじまり
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
United States · April 17, 1996
Japan · November 1, 1996
Theatrical
Australia
November 1, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
January 1, 1999 · Physical
Spain
January 1, 1999 · Theatrical
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