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Arakawa Under the Bridge
Synopsis
The story
Ko Ichinomiya's family motto is "Never be indebted to anyone," but after losing his pants and falling into the Arakawa River, he quickly finds himself in debt to his savior, the cutely insane Nino (who happens to live under the bridge). To repay her, he vows to help her with her desire to "experience love." Along the way he'll meet the river's other residents, including a hot-blooded kappa, a Sister in drag, and a literal rock star. Sorry, Ko—when you fell into that river, I guess you really got in over your head!
ComedyRomance
Episode guide
13 episodes
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Characters & voices
500 credited
Kou Ichinomiya
Main
Nino
Main
Hoshi
Supporting
Maria
Supporting
Village Chief
Supporting
Sister
Supporting
Stella
Supporting
P-ko
Supporting
Tooru Shirai
Supporting
Tetsurou Tetsujin
Supporting
Tetsuo Tetsujin
Supporting
Seki Ichinomiya
Supporting
Terumasa Takai
Supporting
Shimazaki
Supporting
Last Samurai
Supporting
Billy
Supporting
Jacqueline
Supporting
Amazoness
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Miyuki SawashiroTheme Song Performance (OP2)
Takahiro SeguchiEndcard (ep 7)
Kaworu WatashiyaEndcard (ep 10)
okamaEndcard (ep 6)
HiroyukiEndcard (ep 2)
Jirou SuzukiEndcard (ep 5)
Renjuurou KindaichiEndcard (ep 8)
Hekiru HikawaEndcard (ep 1)
Ken YagamiEndcard (ep 4)
Yana TobosoEndcard (ep 12)
Yukiko SumiyoshiEndcard (ep 9)
Hikaru NakamuraOriginal CreatorHikaru NakamuraEndcard (ep 13)
Akiyuki ShinbouDirectorMasakazu IshikawaAnimation Director (ep: 2, 4)
Kiyoko SayamaStoryboard (ep 8, 11)
Takahiro YoshimatsuKey Animation (OP)
Youta TsuruokaSound Director
Masaru YokoyamaMusic
Yasunori EbinaRecordingThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
Surreal ComedyTheme-Comedy93%
SeinenDemographic91%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast88%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast86%
PhilosophyTheme-Other86%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast79%
Outdoor ActivitiesSetting-Scene77%
NunCast-Traits76%
HomelessCast-Traits75%
EpisodicTechnical73%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance60%
CrossdressingCast-Traits60%
KuudereCast-Traits43%
TwinsCast-Traits40%
YakuzaTheme-Other-Organisations40%
SamuraiCast-Traits33%
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Watch status
Current3,228
Planning32,129
Completed34,351
Dropped3,485
Paused3,322
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
Strongly recommended for people who enjoy absurdity, philosophy and politics in their comedy. Not a romantic comedy.
@Bakano37/40 helpful
Love without Common Sense is Absurdity but Love is Absurdity
@Ezekiel0120/22 helpful
Area Man is forced to go through an existential crisis by his alien girlfriend.
@AnotherBadger12/13 helpful
Arakawa Under The Bridge: A bizarre masterpiece.
@hmx12multi38/40 helpful