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Kimagure Orange Road (OAV)

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Alternative title:
Capricciosa Orange Road (Italian)
Capricious Orange Road
È quasi magia Johnny (Italian)
きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード (Japanese)
古靈精怪 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: The love triangle continues in this series of episodes: Kyosuke exchanges body/mind with his fish and cat Jingoro, the three goes on a Hawaiian vacation and Hikaru gets kidnapped, Akane gets her cousin Kyosuke to pretend to be her boyfriend in front of her friends, Kyosuke swaps body with a pop idol, and Ayukawa is confused about men because she thinks her father is having an affair.
User Ratings: 337 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 46 votes (sub:39, dub:2, edit.dub:2, raw:1, ?:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Excellent: 77 votes (sub:71, dub:4, raw:1, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Very good: 98 votes (sub:84, dub:7, raw:3, ?:1, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 70 votes (sub:61, dub:4, raw:1, others:4
1 Italian subtitled
1 French dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Decent: 32 votes (sub:27, dub:1, others:4
2 Italian dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
)
 So-so: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Weak: 6 votes (sub:5, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 644 users, rank: #1768 (of 9585)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.926 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.4689, rank: #790 (of 9708)
Weighted mean: 7.819 (Very good−), rank: #886 (of 9708) (seen all: 7.86 / seen some: 7.46 / won't finish: 4.49)
Bayesian estimate: 7.805 (Very good−), rank: #659 (of 7289)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 8
Episode titles: We have 8
Vintage: 1989-03-01
Release dates: We have 9
Opening Theme:
#1: "鏡の中のアクトレス (Kagami no Nakano Actress; Actress in the Mirror)" by Meiko Nakahara (eps 1-2)
#2: "チューズ・ミー (Choose Me)" by Yuiko Tsubokura (eps 3-8)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Dance in the Memories" by Meiko Nakahara (eps 1-2)
#2: "ときどきブルー (Tokidoki Blue; Sometimes Blue)" by Yuka Tachibana (eps 3-6)
#3: "もうひとつのイエスタデイ (Mou Hitotsu no Yesterday; One More Yesterday)" by Kanako Wada (eps 7-8)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Kimagure Orange Road - The Complete OVA Series & Movie (Sub.Blu-ray) 2019-08-27 (from $49.15)
DVD (Region 1)
    Kimagure Orange Road - OVA / Movie Box Set (DVD) 2004-01-20 (from $53.95)
    Kimagure Orange Road (DVD 1) 2004-04-06 (from $9.99)
    Kimagure Orange Road (DVD 2) 2004-04-06 (from $5.96)
LaserDisc
    Kimagure Orange Road [Sub] (LD 1) 1993-07-08
    Kimagure Orange Road [Sub] (LD 2) 1993-09-08
VHS
    Kimagure Orange Road (Sub.VHS 1) 1994-05-25
    Kimagure Orange Road (Sub.VHS 2) 1994-05-25 (from $6.00)
    Kimagure Orange Road (Sub.VHS 3) 1994-05-25
    Kimagure Orange Road (Sub.VHS 4) 1994-05-25 (from $24.00)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Music: Shirō Sagisu
Original Manga: Izumi Matsumoto
Character Design: Akemi Takada
Art Director: Satoshi Miura
Chief Animation Director: Masako Gotō
Translation: Michael Schlesinger
Sound Director: Noriyoshi Matsuura
Director of Photography:
Hitoshi Kaneko
Toshikazu Komatsu
Producer:
Haruo Sai (Toho)
Hideo Kawano (Toho)
Reiko Fukakusa (Studio Pierrot)
Yasushi Shibahara

Artboard: Masahiro Satō
Assistant producer: Masako Fukuyo
Literature: Isao Shizuya
Planning Assistant: Toru Horikoshi
Production Desk: Michiyuki Honma
Sound Effects: Katsumi Itō
Special Effects: Kenji Ikeda
Technical Director: Tomonobu Kohgo
Theme Song Lyrics: SHOW (OP 2)
Theme Song Performance:
Kanako Wada (ED #3)
Meiko Nakahara (OP #1, ED #1)
Yuiko Tsubokura (OP #2)
Yuka Uchiyae (ED #2)
Title Animation: Takayuki Goto
Title Animation Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Eriko Hara as Hikaru Hiyama
Hiromi Tsuru as Madoka Ayukawa
Tōru Furuya as Kyosuke Kasuga

Chieko Honda as Kurumi Kasuga
Kei Tomiyama as Takashi Kasuga
Kenichi Ogata as Jingoro
Masami Kikuchi as Yusaku Hino
Michie Tomizawa as Manami Kasuga

Ai Orikasa as Michi (Unexpected Situation)
Eiko Yamada as Yukari
Hideyuki Umezu as Madoka's Father
Kenichi Ogata as Kyosuke's grandfather
Maria Kawamura as Madoka's Sister
Mayumi Shō as Girl (White Lovers)
Naoko Matsui as Akane
Satomi Koorogi as Chie (Unexpected Situation)
Tomoko Maruo as Reiko Fukami (Message in Rouge)
Yasunori Matsumoto as Mitsuru Hayakawa (Heart on Fire!)
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Madoka's Mother
Yūko Mizutani as Shiori (Heart On Fire!)
Japanese companies
Film Developing: Tokyo Laboratory
Finish Animation Assistance:
Hitomi Production (eps 1-2)
Kyoto Animation (eps 1-2)
Studio Dub (eps 1-2)
T. Nishimura (eps 1-2)
Yamato Production (eps 1-2)
In-Between Animation:
Ajiado (eps 3-4)
Kyoto Animation (ep 2)
Studio Jungle Gym (ep 2)
Music Production: Toshiba EMI
Paint:
FAI (eps 3-4)
Hitomi Production (eps 3-4)
Kyoto Animation (eps 3-4)
Photography: Tokyo Animation Film
Production:
Pierrot
Shueisha
TOHO
Production Cooperation: Kyoto Animation (eps 7-8)
Recording Studio: Seion Studio
Sound Effects: Swara Pro
Sound Production: Gen
Titles: AZ Staff
English staff
English companies
Executive producer: Robert J. Woodhead

Assistant producer: Sara Rouse (1-8)
Production Assistant:
Nikki Zeldin (1-8)
Paul Laughter (1-8)
Distributor: Cinedigm
Internet Streaming:
Crunchyroll (via Discotek Media)
RetroCrush
Tubi TV
Licensed by:
AnimEigo (Expired)
Discotek Media (2018)
English cast
(none)
French staff
French cast
ADR Director:
Eric Peter (2nd dub; eps 1-2)
France Rombaut (3-8)
Caroline Beaune as Sabrina (1st dub; eps 1-2)
David Lesser as Max (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Dorothée Jemma as Madoka (eps 3-8)
Eric Etcheverry as Kyosuke (eps 3-8)
Joelle Guigui as Pamela/Hikaru (1st dub eps 1-2; eps 3-8)
Pascale Chemin as Madoka (2nd dub; eps 1-2)
Suzanne Sindberg as Hikaru (2nd dub; eps 1-2)
Taric Mehani as Kyosuke (2nd dub; eps 1-2)

Caroline Beaune as Manu (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Déborah Perret as
Fantôme (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Grand Mère (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Dorothée Jemma as Manami (eps 3-8)
Emmanuel Curtil as
Isidore (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Marc (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Eric Etcheverry as Grand Père (2nd dub; eps 1-2)
Jean-Claude Montalban as
Grand-père (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Père (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Joelle Guigui as
Fanny (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Soeur de Madoka (eps 3-8)
Lionel Tua as
Alex (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Patron de l'ABCD (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Marjolaine Poulain as
Akane (eps 3-8)
Kurumi (eps 3-8)
Shiori (eps 3-8)
Nathalie Bleynie as
Kurumi (2nd dub; eps 1-2)
Yusaku (2nd dub; eps 1-2)
Olivier Korol as
Hatta (eps 3-8)
Komatsu (2nd dub; eps 1-2)
Père de Madoka (eps 3-8)
Philippe David as
Komatsu (eps 3-8)
Mitsuru Hayakawa (eps 3-8)
French companies
Distributor:
KAZÉ
Manga Power (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Dubbing:
Film France Productions (2nd dub; eps 1-2)
François Avisse vidéo (eps 3-8)
SOFI (1st dub; eps 1-2)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Dubbing Director: Maria Rosa Guillén (Catalan dub)
Translation: Yasuko Tojo (Catalan dub)
Executive producer:
José Luis Puertas (Jonu Media)
Luis de Val (Manga Films)

Dubbing Assistant: Ernest Rusinés (Catalan dub)
Insert Song Performance:
Ailyn (Spain dub; as Madoka Ayukawa; ep 6)
Carmen Calvell (Catalan dub; as Yukari; ep 5)
Lydia Cuestas (Spain dub; as Yukari; ep 5)
Maria Rosa Guillén (Catalan dub; as Madoka Ayukawa; ep 6)
Mixing:
Ferrán Mosquera (Catalan dub)
Raúl Echeverría (Catalan dub)
Music Director: Jordi Vila (Catalan dub)
Screen Inserts: Ramón Rocabayera (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Theme Song Performance:
Lydia Cuestas (ED-3, INSERT SONG)
Marta Mateo (OP-1 & 2, ED 1 & 2)
Meritxell Sota (OP, ED2, Catalan dub)
Carles Lladó as Kyosuke Kasuga (Catalan dub; new dub - 2005; Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Carmen Ambrós as Hikaru Hiyama (Catalan dub; new dub - 2005; Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Chelo Molina as Rosa (Hikaru Hiyama) (Spain dub; Telecinco; eps 1-2)
Eduardo Gutierrez as Johnny (Kyosuke Kasuga) (Spain dub; Telecinco; eps 1-2)
Iván Jara as
Johnny (Spain dub ; OVAs 3-8)
Johnny (Kyosuke Kasuga) (Spain dub; Telecinco; eps 3-8)
Maria Rosa Guillén as Madoka Ayukawa (Catalan dub; new dub - 2005; Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Maribel Casas as Sabrina (Madoka Ayukawa) (Spain dub; Telecinco; eps 1-2)
Pilar Coronado as
Teresa (Hikaru Hiyama) (Spain dub; Telecinco; eps 3-8)
Teresa (Rosa) (Spain dub ; OVAs 3-8)
Yolanda Mateos as
Sabrina (Spain dub ; OVAs 3-8)
Sabrina (Madoka Ayukawa) (Spain dub; Telecinco; eps 3-8)

Adelaida López as Manami Kasuga (Spain dub; Telecinco; eps 3-8)
Albert Trifol Segarra as Yuusaku Hino (Catalan dub)
Aleix Estadella as Kazuya Hatta (Catalan dub)
Alex De Porrata as Kazuya Hatta (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Ana María Camps as Kurumi Kasuga (Catalan dub; Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Anna Orra as Manami Kasuga (Catalan dub; Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Daniel Albiac as Seiji Komatsu (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Enrique J. Lles as Kazuya Hatta (Spain dub; Telecinco; eps 3-8)
Fernando Hernández as Takashi Kasuga (Spain dub; Telecinco; eps 3-8)
Hernán Fernández as Seiji Komatsu (Catalan dub)
Jorge Saudinós as Seiji Komatsu (Spain dub; Telecinco; eps 3-8)
Lydia Cuestas as Yukari (singing - new dub - 2005)
Manuel Gimeno as Yuusaku Hino (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Ramón Rocabayera as Takashi Kasuga (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Raquel Martín as Kurumi Kasuga (Spain dub; Telecinco; eps 3-8)

Antonio Pujós as
Hayakawa (Catalan dub)
Mitsuru Hayakawa (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Takashi Kasuga (Catalan dub)
Azucena Díaz as
Hikaru's Mother (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Madoka's Mother (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Sra. Ayukawa (Catalan dub)
Carmen Calvell as Michi (Catalan dub)
Carmen Consentino as Akane Kasuga (Spain dub; Telecinco)
Elisa Beuter as Shiori (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Elvira García as Ghost (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Eva Lluch as
Akane (Catalan dub)
Michi (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Francesc Alborch as Avi (Catalan dub)
Francesc Rocamora as Madoka's Father (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Francisco Alborch as Grandpa (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Jordi Pineda as
Shu (Catalan dub)
Shuichi Sawada (Spain dub)
Julia Chalmeta as
Àvia (Catalan dub)
Grandma (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Reiko Fukami (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Yukari (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Mar Nicolas as
Madoka's Sister (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Ushiko (Spain dub)
Marta Covas as Akane Kasuga (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Miriam Valencia as Michi (Spain dub; Telecinco)
Pilar Gimenez as Madoka Ayukawa (singing - new dub 2005) 
Pilar Morales as
Esperit de la neu (Catalan dub)
Shiori (Catalan dub)
Ramón Hernández as Sr. Ayukawa (Catalan dub)
Roser Vilches as Chie (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Salvador Campoy as
Master (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Umao (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Sandra Jara as Chie (Spain dub; Telecinco)

Francesc Rocamora (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Jordi Pineda (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Julia Chalmeta (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Luis Grau (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Mar Nicolas (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Oriol de Balle (Catalan dub)
Salvador Campoy (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: K3 (Televisió de Catalunya)
Distributor: Manga Films (Spain; VHS eps 1-2)
Dubbing Studio:
Cinearte (Madrid ; Spain dub)
Dubbing Films (Catalan dub)
Licensed by:
Jonu Media (Spain; 2005)
Selecta Visión (Spain; 2023)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director:
Aldo Stella
Donatella Fanfani (TV ed.)
Federico Zanandrea (epp 1-2)
Massimo Di Benedetto (epp 1-2)
Translation: Ruben Baita (epp 1-2)

Dubbing Assistant: Cristina Minoja (epp 1-2)
Dubbing Engineer:
Andrea Alesci (epp 1-2)
Camillo Pellegrino
Synchronization: Giancarlo Martino (TV ed.)
Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena (TV ed.)
Transcription: Marco Sestan (TV ed.)
Cinzia Massironi as Tinetta (Hikaru Hiyama, TV ed.)
Davide Garbolino as
Johnny (Kyosuke Kasuga, TV ed.)
Kyosuke Kasuga
Elisabetta Spinelli as Hikaru Hiyama
Marcella Silvestri as
Madoka Ayukawa
Sabrina (Madoka Ayukawa, TV ed.)
Marina Massironi as Tinetta (Hikaru Hiyama, TV ed.)

Debora Magnaghi as Kurumi Kasuga
Emanuela Pacotto as Manami Kasuga
Gianfranco Gamba as Sergei (Takashi Kasuga, TV ed.)
Giorgio Bonino as Takashi Kasuga
Marco Benedetti as Yusaku Hino
Massimiliano Lotti as Renato (Yusaku Hino, TV ed.)
Stefano Dondi as Ercole (Jingoro, TV ed.)

Aldo Stella as Hatta
Alessandra Karpoff as Shiori
Antonio Paiola as Kyosuke's grandfather
Beatrice Caggiula as Spirito delle nevi (ep 1)
Dania Cericola as Akane Kasuga
Daniela Fava as Madoka's sister
Donatella Fanfani as Aldo (Ushiko, TV ed.)
Felice Invernici as Komatsu
Gabriele Calindri as Mitsuru Hayakawa
Maddalena Vadacca as Akane Kasuga (TV ed.)
Marco Pagani as Madoka's father
Paola Tovaglia as Kazuya (TV ed.)
Roberta Gallina as Kurumi Kasuga (TV ed.)
Stefano Albertini as
Luigi (Master, TV ed.)
Umao (TV ed.)
Stella Bevilacqua as Reiko Fukami

Ezio Vivolo (ep 2)
Italian companies
Broadcaster: Italia 1 (from 1994)
Distributor: Yamato Video
Dubbing:
Merak Film (TV ed.)
Raflesia srl
X-trim Solutions (epp 1, 2)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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