Ao Haru Ride


Blue Spring Ride

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Synonyms: Aoharaido
Japanese: アオハライド
English: Blue Spring Ride
German: Blue Spring Ride
Spanish: Blue Spring Ride
French: Blue Spring Ride
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 8, 2014 to Sep 23, 2014
Premiered: Summer 2014
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 00:00 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Production I.G
Source: Manga
Genre: RomanceRomance
Themes: Love PolygonLove Polygon, SchoolSchool
Demographic: ShoujoShoujo
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.631 (scored by 523534523,534 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #15252
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #184
Members: 983,310
Favorites: 11,079

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Synopsis

While most young girls make an effort to show off their feminine charms, Futaba Yoshioka deliberately behaves like she wants to repel anyone who might be attracted to her. Ostracized by her female classmates in middle school for being a little too popular with the boys, she desperately strives to avoid a similar situation in high school by being unnecessarily noisy and graceless.

Nevertheless, scattered among Futaba's unpleasant memories are the treasured moments with the boy she had a crush on, Kou Tanaka. Unfortunately, that spell abruptly ended on a sour note when he suddenly stopped attending school and never came back. When Futaba finds out that Kou has returned—with a different last name this time—she can already feel the butterflies in her stomach. However, Kou Mabuchi is not the warm boy that she remembers from her days in middle school; he is now taller, more charismatic and withdrawn—making him far less approachable.

Futaba believes that if she returns to her former self, Kou will begin to take notice of her again. But is she prepared to sacrifice her bubble of normalcy and risk losing her friends in the process?

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Background

Ao Haru Ride is the anime adaptation of the manga series written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka, which was serialized in the shoujo magazine Bessatsu Margaret between 2011 and 2015. It has sold over 5.84 million copies, and released in Germany, France, Italy, Taiwan and Poland. It was adapted into a live action film directed by Takahiro Miki and released on 13 December 2014. The anime is licensed for release in North America with English subtitles by Sentai Filmworks.

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"Sekai wa Koi ni Ochiteiru (世界は恋に落ちている)" by CHiCO with HoneyWorks
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Ending Theme

"Blue (ブルー)" by Fujifabric

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Reviews

Jul 11, 2025
Ao Haru Ride is a touching anime that perfectly captures the awkwardness, excitement, and pain of young love and growing up. The characters feel real and relatable, and their emotional journeys are handled with sincerity and nuance.

The animation is soft and expressive, complementing the gentle tone of the story. The chemistry between Futaba and Kou is heartfelt and believable, making their moments together truly memorable.

While the story follows familiar shojo tropes, it brings enough fresh emotional depth and character development to stand out in the genre. The pacing is smooth, and the soundtrack beautifully enhances the mood.

I gave Ao Haru Ride a 9/10 because it’s ...
Jul 5, 2025
Mixed Feelings
This anime seriously feels like it was made by two completely different people. One was trying to create a 10/10 masterpiece, and the other was just throwing random drama and bad writing in for no reason. One moment, I’m really into the story and connecting with the characters and then the next moment, everything just falls apart and the characters start acting super unlikeable.

There’s one character in particular I couldn’t stand: Yuuri Makita. She is so annoying, man. At first, I thought maybe I was being too harsh on her, but nope, she kept doing things that just made me more and more irritated. Every ...
Aug 11, 2024
FunnyFunny
I wish I knew what I was getting into before I started this anime. This anime is shoujo in the shallowest way possible.

Do not watch if you dislike when the male lead shows interest in another woman.
Do not watch if you dislike an annoying female side character that is interested in the male love interest and tries to sabotage the relationship between him and the female lead.
Do not watch if you want a happy (romantic) ending.
Do not watch if you enjoy closure.

The fact that this anime is considered shoujo is baffling. Do women enjoy love triangles centered around the male lead as opposed ...

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