Kimagure Orange Road OVA
- OVA
- Winter 1989
- 8 episodes
- 26 min
- Studio Pierrot
- Manga
- R-17+
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- School
- Shounen
Contents
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| Japanese | きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Kimagure Orange☆Road OVA | |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance, School, Shounen | |
| Type | OVA | |
| Based on | Manga — Izumi Matsumoto | |
| Directed by | Takeshi Mori, Naoyuki Yoshinaga | |
| Written by | Kenji Terada | |
| Character design | Katsumi Aoshima, Akemi Takada | |
| Music by | Shirou Sagisu | |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot | |
| Original run | March 1, 1989 – January 18, 1991 | |
| Episodes | 8 | |
| Episode length | 26 min | |
| Total running time | 3 hr 28 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Winter 1989 | |
| Age rating | R – 17+ | |
| Score | ★ 7.39 | |
| On users' lists | 2,074 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll | |
| Manga · Kimagure Orange Road | ||
| Written by | Izumi Matsumoto | |
| Published in | Shounen Jump (Weekly) | |
| Demographic | Shounen | |
| Original run | March 13, 1984 – September 14, 1987 | |
| Volumes | 18 | |
| Chapters | 156 | |
Kimagure Orange Road OVA (Japanese: きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード, Hepburn: Kimagure Orange☆Road OVA) is a 1989 Japanese anime original video animation based on the manga series by Izumi Matsumoto. It is animated by Studio Pierrot and directed by Takeshi Mori and Naoyuki Yoshinaga. It aired from March 1, 1989 to January 18, 1991, with 8 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Manami Kasuga · Madoka's Sister · Chie · Yuusaku Hino · Akane Kasuga · Takashi Kasuga · Madoka's Father · Michi · Shiori Shimazu · Shuu · Umao · Ushiko · Yukari
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | French |
|---|---|---|
| Madoka AyukawaMain | Hiromi Tsuru | Dorothée Jemma |
| Hikaru HiyamaMain | Eriko Hara | Susan Sindberg |
| Kurumi KasugaSupporting | Chieko Honda | – |
| Manami KasugaSupporting | Michie Tomizawa | – |
| Akane KasugaSupporting | Naoko Matsui | – |
All languages (4)
| Character | Japanese | French | Spanish | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madoka AyukawaMain | Hiromi Tsuru | Dorothée Jemma | Maria Rosa Guillén | – |
| Hikaru HiyamaMain | Eriko Hara | Susan Sindberg | Carmen Ambrós | – |
| Kurumi KasugaSupporting | Chieko Honda | – | Ana María Camps | – |
| Manami KasugaSupporting | Michie Tomizawa | – | – | – |
| Akane KasugaSupporting | Naoko Matsui | – | – | Dania Cericola |
Production
Key staff
Izumi MatsumotoOriginal Creator
Takeshi MoriDirector
Kenji TeradaSeries CompositionKatsumi AoshimaCharacter Design
Shirou SagisuMusicNoriyoshi MatsuuraSound DirectorSatoshi MiuraArt Director
Studio PierrotStudioStaff
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Izumi Matsumoto |
| Director | Takeshi Mori, Naoyuki Yoshinaga |
| Series Composition | Kenji Terada |
| Script | Kenji Terada, Isao Shizuya |
| Character Design | Katsumi Aoshima, Akemi Takada |
| Music | Shirou Sagisu |
| Sound Director | Noriyoshi Matsuura |
| Art Director | Satoshi Miura |
| Chief Animation Director | Masako Gotou |
| Theme Song Performance | Cristina D'Avena, Meiko Nakahara, Yuiko Tsubokura |
Music
| Composer | Shirou Sagisu |
|---|
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Aired | |
| 2 | — | Aired | |
| 3 | — | Aired | |
| 4 | — | Aired | |
| 5 | — | Aired | |
| 6 | — | Aired | |
| 7 | — | Aired | |
| 8 | — | Aired |
Where to watch
Streaming services that list Kimagure Orange Road OVA. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch579
- Watching18
- Completed507
- On hold34
- Dropped73
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
Related works
| Original work | Kimagure Orange☆Road (Manga) |
|---|---|
| Parent story | Kimagure Orange Road (TV series, 1987) |
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- “Kimagure Orange☆Road OVA”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Kimagure Orange☆Road OVA”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Kimagure Orange Road OVA”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q122382381”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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