Kimagure Orange Road

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1987-04-06

Last Air Date: 1988-03-07

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 48

Networks: Nippon TV

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Top Cast

Kenichi Ogata as Kyosuke's Grandfather
Hiromi Tsuru as Madoka Ayukawa
Toru Furuya as Kyosuke Kasuga
Eriko Hara as Hikaru Hiyama
Chieko Honda as Kurumi Kasuga
Michie Tomizawa as Manami Kasuga
Kei Tomiyama as Takashi Kasuga
Keiichi Nanba as Seiji Komatsu
Naoki Tatsuta as Kazuya Hatta
Yasunori Matsumoto as Mitsuru Hayakawa

Seasons

Specials (1989)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: White Lovers (1989-03-01)

The gang visits Kyosuke's grandparents in northern Japan for a skiing vacation, but an ancient curse causes an avalanche of trouble.
Ep. 2: Hawaiian Suspense (1989-04-01)

A Hawaiian vacation goes awry when Hikaru is mistaken for an heiress and kidnapped! When Madoka and Kyosuke try to rescue her, things quickly get out of hand.
Ep. 3: I Was a Cat, I Was a Fish (1989-12-27)

A magical rope causes Kyosuke to swap souls, first with the family's pet goldfish, and then with Jingoro, their cat! When he's found by Madoka and Hikaru, he gets a private lesson on how girls behave when they're alone.
Ep. 4: Hurricane! Akane the Shape-changing Girl (1990-02-01)

Kyosuke's tomboy cousin Akane, who has the power to impersonate anyone, comes to visit -- and falls in love with Madoka!
Ep. 5: Stage of Love = Heart on Fire! (Spring is for Idols!) (1990-05-01)

Hayakawa, a famous singer, comes to town to host a battle of the bands. An accidental head-on collision with Kyosuke results in the two swapping bodies, and Hayakawa wastes no time puting the moves on Hikaru and Madoka!
Ep. 6: Stage of Love = Heart on fire (Birth of a star!) (1990-07-01)

Kyosuke tries to convince Hayakawa not to talk about his experience and races to find Madoka and get her to the contest on time. Fortunately, he can teleport...
Ep. 7: An Unexpected Situation (1991-04-01)

Akane suckers Kyosuke into pretending to be her boyfriend so she can impress her friends.
Ep. 8: Message in Rouge (1991-04-01)

Madoka runs away from home because she believes her father is cheating on her mother. What will Kyosuke do when she asks to stay the night?