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| Japanese | 新きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード ～ そして、あの夏のはじまり | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Shin Kimagure Orange☆Road: Soshite, Ano Natsu no Hajimari | |
| Also known as | New Kimagure Orange Road: And Then The Beginning of That Summer | |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Ecchi, Shounen | |
| Type | Film | |
| Based on | Manga — Izumi Matsumoto, Kenji Terada | |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama | |
| Character design | Takayuki Gotou | |
| Music by | Yuki Kajiura | |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot | |
| Released | November 2, 1996 | |
| Running time | 95 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Fall 1996 | |
| Age rating | R – 17+ | |
| Score | ★ 7.38 | |
| On users' lists | 2,763 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning (Japanese: 新きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード ～ そして、あの夏のはじまり, Hepburn: Shin Kimagure Orange☆Road: Soshite, Ano Natsu no Hajimari) is a 1996 Japanese anime film based on the manga series by Izumi Matsumoto and Kenji Terada. It is animated by Studio Pierrot and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. The film was released on November 2, 1996.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Kurumi Kasuga · Madoka's Sister · Shuri Anzai · Seiji Komatsu · Master
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 | English |
|---|---|---|
| Madoka AyukawaMain | Hiromi Tsuru | – |
| Hikaru HiyamaMain | Eriko Hara | Jessica Calvello |
| Kazuya HattaSupporting | Naoki Tatsuta | – |
| Manami KasugaSupporting | Michie Tomizawa | Tiffany Grant |
| Kurumi KasugaSupporting | Chieko Honda | Kira Vincent-Davis |
| Seiji KomatsuSupporting | Keiichi Nanba | – |
| MasterSupporting | Yuusaku Yara | – |
All languages (4)
| Character | Japanese | English | French | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madoka AyukawaMain | Hiromi Tsuru | – | Valérie Nosrée | – |
| Hikaru HiyamaMain | Eriko Hara | Jessica Calvello | Isabelle Volpe | Laura Lenghi |
| Kazuya HattaSupporting | Naoki Tatsuta | – | – | – |
| Manami KasugaSupporting | Michie Tomizawa | Tiffany Grant | – | Ilaria Latini |
| Kurumi KasugaSupporting | Chieko Honda | Kira Vincent-Davis | – | – |
| Seiji KomatsuSupporting | Keiichi Nanba | – | Isabelle Volpe | – |
| MasterSupporting | Yuusaku Yara | – | – | – |
Production
Key staff
Izumi MatsumotoOriginal Creator
Kenji TeradaOriginal Creator
Kunihiko YuyamaDirector
Takayuki GotouCharacter Design
Yuki KajiuraMusicNoriyoshi MatsuuraSound Director
Shichirou KobayashiArt Director
Studio PierrotStudioStaff
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Izumi Matsumoto, Kenji Terada |
| Director | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Character Design | Takayuki Gotou |
| Music | Yuki Kajiura |
| Sound Director | Noriyoshi Matsuura |
| Art Director | Shichirou Kobayashi |
| Producer | Mitsuru Ooshima |
Music
| Composer | Yuki Kajiura |
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Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch906
- Watching25
- Completed685
- On hold56
- Dropped79
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 | Shin Kimagure Orange Road (Light novel) |
|---|---|
| Prequel | Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (Film, 1988) |
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- “Shin Kimagure Orange☆Road: Soshite, Ano Natsu no Hajimari”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Shin Kimagure Orange☆Road: Soshite, Ano Natsu no Hajimari”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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