Series synopsis
Blue Spring Ride, also known as アオハライド is a Japanese animation comedy drama television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 8, 2014. It ended on September 23, 2014. It stars Maaya Uchida, Yuki Kaji, Ai Kayano and KENN.
At the end of her first year of high school, Futaba Yoshioka suddenly has a chance encounter with her first love, Kou Tanaka. Three years ago, he transferred schools before she was able to say how she felt about him. After meeting each other again, Futaba realizes that he has gone through many changes. He acts more cool and even had his last name changed to Mabuchi. Gradually the two rekindle their love while piecing together what had happened in the time that they were apart.
Premise
At the end of her first year of high school, Futaba Yoshioka suddenly has a chance encounter with her first love, Kou Tanaka. Three years ago, he transferred schools before she was able to say how she felt about him. After meeting each other again, Futaba realizes that he has gone through many changes. He acts more cool and even had his last name changed to Mabuchi. Gradually the two rekindle their love while piecing together what had happened in the time that they were apart.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Maaya Uchida as Futaba Yoshioka (voice)
- Yuki Kaji as Kou Mabuchi (voice)
- Ai Kayano as Yuuri Makita (voice)
- KENN as Aya Kominato (voice)
- Mikako Komatsu as Shuuko Murao (voice)
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Youichi Tanaka (voice)
Guest cast
- Umeka Shouji as Female Teacher (voice)
- Tomohisa Aso as Teacher (voice)
- Tetsuo Sakaguchi as Peach-sensei (voice)
- Naomi Shindo as Young Youichi (voice)
- Takuya Kirimoto as Doctor (voice)
- Hideyuki Tanaka as Kou's Father (voice)
- Hiroko Ushida as Old lady (voice)
- Ryoko Shiraishi as Chie (voice)
- Kimiko Saito as Old lady (voice)
- Kouji Kawakami as Schoolboy (voice)
- Marina Inoue as Asumi (voice)
- Sohta Arai as Homeroom Teacher (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | August 25, 2014 | December 12, 2014 |
| Season 1 | 12 | July 8, 2014 | September 23, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unwritten Bundled with the 11th volume of the Ao Haru Ride manga. An episode about Futaba and Kou in middle school. Based on the chapter called "Unwritten." also known as chapter 0 or Prologue. |
August 25, 2014 |
| 2 |
Page 13 Bundled with the 12th volume of the Ao Haru Ride manga. An episode that continues the story after the recent television anime's 12th and final episode. |
December 12, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Page. 1 At the end of her first year of high school, Futaba has a fateful reuion. Tanaka Kou, her first love -- who transferred without warning and disappeared from her life in middle school -- appears before her for the first time in three years. |
July 8, 2014 |
| 2 |
Page. 2 Motivated by painful memories of middle school, Futaba has taken on superficial friendships in high school. Kou refers to them as "friends-in-name-only." One day, Futaba encounters a classmate, Makita Yuuri, who is shunned by the other girls for putting on a "cutesy girl act," eating lunch alone. |
July 15, 2014 |
| 3 |
Page. 3 Futaba asks about Kou's family when she learns that Tanaka-sensei is actually Kou's older brother. She also learns the real reason Kou didn't meet her for the summer festival back in middle school. As her 2nd year begins, Futaba vows to start from scratch in her new class... which for some reason includes Kou, despite the fact that he's supposed to be in advanced classes. |
July 22, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 8, 2014 |
| Last aired | September 23, 2014 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 00:00:00 |