Kimagure Orange Road (1987): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1987, Kimagure Orange Road is an animation, comedy and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. It can be hard moving to a new school, and fifteen-year-old Kyosuke has it harder than most. He’s fallen head over heels for his classmate Madoka, a girl who won’t even give him the time of day, and unintentionally ended up dating her best friend, Hikaru, instead. Worst of all, Kyosuke and his family have amazing supernatural powers, but he has to keep them hidden from the rest of the world! How is Kyosuke ever going to balance the affections (or lack thereof) of two girls, schoolwork, and his secret abilities all at the same time?

Who’s in it. Kimagure Orange Road stars Hiromi Tsuru as Madoka Ayukawa, Toru Furuya as Kyosuke Kasuga, Eriko Hara as Hikaru Hiyama and Chieko Honda as Kurumi Kasuga, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, Kimagure Orange Road has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and RetroCrush Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kimagure Orange Road page.

If you liked it. Fans of Kimagure Orange Road tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.