Kimagure Orange Road

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A touching romantic comedy Kimagure Orange Road started as a Japanese manga (comic book) by Matsumoto Izumi. It then became a TV series that lasted 49 episodes (including the pilot episode), 8 OVA's (made for video episodes) and a movie (I Want to Return to that Day).

The storyline is the basic love-triangle comedy, a boy meets two girls, can't make up his mind and trys to juggle them both. There's a lot of focus on the characters and their development. Compared to some other romantic comedies of the same vein it's a little less weird than Uresei Yatsura or Ranma 1/2, but the ESPer powers and teenage situations make it slightly less serious/realistic than Maison Ikkoku.

From the Anime Pocket Guide:

Kimagure Orange Road (FILM, OAV, TV)  Genre: Romantic Comedy
 
Cast:
  Kyosuke Kasuga ............................. Tohru Furuya
  Madoka Ayukawa ............................. Hiromi Tsuru
  Hikaru Hiyama ................................ Eriko Hara
  Manami Kasuga ........................... Michie Tomizawa
  Kurumi Kasuga .............................. Chieko Honda
  Akane ...................................... Naoko Matsui
  Shiori ("Heart On Fire" OAV) .............. Yuko Mizutani
  Mitsuru Hayakawa ..................... Yasunori Matsumoto

Anime Pocket Guide Description: Kyosuke is a new student looking about town. While counting the no. of stairs on a hill, he sees a UFO...uhh..hat and the girl it belongs to. He later finds out that the girl is Madoka, a local tough girl who can throw a mean guitar pick. Despite that, he tries to win her affections...but Hikaru-chan has latched on HIM. To make things worse, Hikaru-chan is Madoka's best friend. Kyosuke tries to pursue Madoka without hurting Hikaru-chan, and is *very* indecisive about everything. Adding to the confusion is his, and his family's secret psychic powers...though Kurumi isn't too serious about keeping the secret. A romantic comedy with a dose of nostalgia for your junior high school days. US Release by: AnimEigo (subtitled) -- FILM/OAV only Anime Pocket Guide Rating: RECOMMENDED

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