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Ao Haru Ride
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Orange
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Both are shoujo romance anime with similar settings: a group of friends trying to help a boy overcome his past and to help him enjoy his present time with them.
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Recommended by Maou_heika
Both series deal with love, rivalry, grief, friendship. In both, the main heroine and her friends try to help the main male character to overcome his painful past letting him know, step by step, that they will always be there for him in any circumstances and that he must move forward to a better future
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Recommended by oOoAurorAoOo
Both shows deal with the issues of friendship, depression, self-isolation and grief. To be more specific, both stories feature a main male character who has a very sorrowful past. Their friends are trying to be helpful and supportive. The female MC is in both cases the love interest. The difference is that Ao Haru Ride is more focused on the romantic aspect while Orange gives more weight to the healing process, and as such it's more dramatic. Both are totally awesome.
There are many similarities between the two shows, but both revolve around a guy who blames himself for his mother's death and they feel guilty that they distance themselves from everyone. Then our main heroine who seemed to be filled with anxiety tries to make him open up to her and falls in love with him along the way.
Both are:
- Showing a close friendship between a peer group of classmate
- Having a main male protagonist with sorrow backstory that revealed as the story progress
- Trying to show how the group standing together to support the male protagonist
- Having a romance plot between members of said group
- Showing a bit portion of humor within their mundane everyday school life
The difference is, Ao Haru Ride choose the more standard slice of life/rom-com perspective while Orange choose to be a bit more melodramatic with the addition of time-travel related plot.
- Both have a similar character designs
- Drama and romance with a school background
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Recommended by Akashimeru
Ao Haru Ride and Orange are very similar in certain ways. First, the art does not differ too much in Orange when compared to Ao Haru Ride as it is supposed to create a warm and friendly like atmosphere as both of these animes contain elements of the shoujo genre. Both animes also involve a group of friends which surround the main characters of both series and they participate somewhat on the action. However, as far as I can tell in Orange, the group which Kakeru, the main character of Orange is with is bigger than the group of friends in Ao Haru Ride, therefore
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Recommended by adimazement
- Very similar tone , art etc
- same kind of vibe
- orange is more sad
- ao haru ride focuses more on the romance
The art style and the character designs between the main characters are very similar. The stories are set in high school, and features a cast of the main characters's friends. They are both also of the romance/shoujo genre. The feel of them are, again, very similar. While one is about a girl trying to make friends and refriend her crush (Ao Haru Ride), the other is about a girl trying to save her crush (Orange). If you liked one, then you should like the other!
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Recommended by SingleEdgedSword
Both have scatterbrained female protagonists who apart from liking the male protag have otherwise zero personalities. Both also have whiny shits as male protagonists who think being edgy is cool as fuck. The little shits even look alike.
Both shows also have incompetent and painfully drab friends who pretend like they are having the time of their lives when its clear that its dull as fuck.
Both include themes of grief over death and different ways of coping with it. In both, female leads try to make the male lead come out of their shell. The MCs all have a close group of friends they hang out with.
-both shoujo romances set in highschool
-male mc tries to overcome his past with the help of his friends
-light romance
-coping with death
-orange is more science
-similar vibe
-art is good
Honestly, I've only seen one episode, and I can already tell that this anime is a lot like Ao Haru Ride. I loved Ao Haru Ride, and when I saw Orange I was fangirling so much! The romance and cute clichés are there, plus the art style is almost exactly the same, I'm 90% sure that its the same animation company. I'm so excited for the next episode of Orange, while I pray for Ao Haru Ride season two to hopefully come out...?
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Recommended by 02animegirl
Orange is like REALLY similar to Blue Spring Ride. The 'drama' and the 'romance' sides of those animes are quite alike except for the fact that there isn't anything to do with 'letters from the future or from another dimension' in Blue Spring Ride (which I thought was what made Orange so awkward for me to watch).
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Recommended by Loren_Lauren
Both female and male protagonist have similar hair style and personality and relationship.
The male protagonist both have black hair and are in 'sad' condition because of their mother.
The female protagonist have similar hairstyle and personality and both tries to get closer to the male protagonist and both have two female best friend
This anime is similar in that it deals with the theme of regrets and second chances. It also has a similar vibe in terms of the character interactions and romance.
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Recommended by FAKECROSS97
Both anime have a guy being constantly cheered on by his friends (there's a reason). There's also romance in both of these.
Both have a slow, timid romance between the characters with a slight touch of drama, especially in Orange.
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Recommended by Luh_meneses
The story is similar. Both boy and girl MCs like one another but afraid to tell what they feel about each other. Regrets about the past.
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Recommended by Half-MagePrince
MC's Depression from losing his mother. Also is similar in the fact that the MC hadn't realized his mother's true intentions and blamed themselves for it.
Similar art style, similar characters, almost same story line . Both of them are good one time watch anime!
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Recommended by Swaraj0010
The characters for both shows feel and look very similar. They both revolve around high school romance and have very likeable characters.
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Recommended by Lemoninator
Both feature female MCs, the couples of both stories look alike due to the similar art style, both love interests deal with death and depression, both feature a love triangle and both is about a group of friends, built over the series' course, trying to save their friend. That being said, there are also a few paralels as the MC in Blue Ride is more or less a social outcast, the drama and angst in Orange is taken to a suicidal level, while Blue Ride is more of a slice of life with a more realistic approach.
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Recommended by EvilMayDie64
If you want to see more friendship watch Orange
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Recommended by BlueSwallow
If you like anime Orange you will also like Anime Ao Haru Ride why?
because both of them both offer romantic stories of youth coupled with the first problem regarding the internal condition of the main character which is then saved by the heroine.
the difference is there is a story in Anime Orange feels more serious than Ao Haru Ride
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Recommended by Artma_Desu
I get these two mixed up a lot. Very similar characters, animation, and both romances based in highschool. Even at the time of writing this, they almost have the same MAL rating by users.
Unfortunately though Ao Haru Ride is not completed in anime form, so you'll have to read the manga. Still recommend watching it atleast though!
Legit, same people, different anime istg. Orange is more about friendship (Although Naho is a selfish little b*tch and doesn't like the guy she married and had a KID with omfg) and depression that overseeks deeper aspects. Ao haru ride is your typical love story you'd find in every shounen school setting and focuses more about being yourself around the people you trust. Both are really great ngl.
In my opinion Ao Haru Ride is a straight-up better version of Orange. There's none of the time-travel, which I guess is really the entire plot, but Murao is basically a shy Chino, Kominato is a better Suwa, and Kou is a better Kakeru. Some characters are practically identical. Yoshioka, though, is very different from Naho - she's not really shy at all. Warning, though, Ao Haru Ride isn't conclusive unless you read the manga (which I recommend, but the anime is great on its own)
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Recommended by FutabaSuzumiya
I couldn't say much without spoiling just they give me the same feel
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Recommended by probablytia
Female leads, troubled male protagonists, supportive wholesome friend groups.
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Recommended by Pennyrrome
Both main girl characters try to know more about the boy main character and his issues, and the girl soon falls in love with him after realizing why they're trying so hard
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Recommended by kaylavoskanian
Both animes feature romance in high school setting. In both of them male characters struggle to communicate their feelings and feel deep loneliness until the female protagonists reach out to them without giving up. Both animes are full of misunderstandings and some sweet moments and if you like high school drama with innocent romance I would totally recommend watching them.
Both are romance and drama animes. The male protagonists are kind of similar in my opinion and both focus a lot on the friendship aspect.
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Recommended by Weinestadlinn
Both main girls fall in love with a popular handsome guy.
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Recommended by Min_Minaliski
In both cases a the female lead tries to help out psychologically distressed potential love interest male counterpart throughout the story by providing them with care & affection.
While Ao Haru ride is a bit more of a straightforwarded romcom,Orange takes a deeper dig into the characters & portrays them in a lot better & mature way with a more convincing,interesting & well-guided plotline.
- both shoujo romances that follow the love-lives of high school students
- protagonists both fall for a boy who's going through stuff due to the loss of their mother
- similar art style
- both focus on friendship (mostly orange)
- both male protagonists feel suicidal and both female protagonists try to support him and help him move on
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Recommended by kneehighsocks
The 2 sets of main characters are identical to me. Both males have black hair and "edgy" and both females are shy and desperate and the same time.
If you like seeing the heroine of the story go above and beyond for a guy she likes. A guy who is emotionally damage, who pushes everyone away and have serious mommy issues.. Then this is the anime for you.. even the MC(s) looks smiliar
You can't go wrong with this
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Recommended by Klaus_Cartoonz
If u wanna romance/school life than this is it
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Recommended by naim_nakano
If you are looking for a similar School love story, with lots of clichés and emotional rollercoaster then this is the one .No stories are not similar to each other and one would love both at the same time.
The vibes in both animes are pretty similar.
If you have watched Orange before, you'll notice a lot of similarities. The vibes of school and watching the uninterested main character slowly getting along with his friends, is amazing.
Also if you are looking through the recommendations of Orange, you'll love Ao Haru Ride :D
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Recommended by Someone_19
The animation and personalities of the characters are almost identical, so if you like Ao Haru Ride, you will almost definitely like Orange.
Both Blue spring ride & Orange has a main male character with difficult past or complicated family background.
This prevents them from realizing their love for the main female character earlier.
Both anime also have female leads which do their best to support their love.
I love romantic anime with good endings. So both have ones with nice storylines along the way.
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Recommended by BeautifulAnimes
The past stories of the main characters in both animes are massive factors affecting the leads' personalities and actions. Moreover, the main characters in both animes have found the right people or friends that would bring them happiness and lessen their sadness and agony.
Both are shoujo romance shows and main characters gives same vibes
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Recommended by Azuma_Kaito
honestly just go watch orange. its got a similar feel to ao haru ride. if u r not looking for a tear jerking show maybe dont watch orange BUT STILL ORANGE AND AO HARU RIDE IS SO GOOD!! Go watch orange NOW!!! if u want more info on orange, read the other recs on orange or just google it.
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Recommended by simplyalyssa09
they definitely don’t have a very similar story, but the characters and how the show was put together overall makes both of these anime feel very similar while you’re watching them.
I really like the two of them, and they are very similar because the two of them share some drama and romance.
"Ao Haru Ride" and "Orange" are both romance anime, but romance isn't the only plot point that's in the spotlight. Both of these anime do a great job of portraying what it means to lose those you love and how supportive friends can save you from yourself. While the two anime take different approaches in their depiction of depression, "Orange" will by no doubt feel a mix of emotions you never knew could be mixed. You may feel frustrated by decisions that are made, but not everyone makes the right choice because that's what it means to be human. But some choices are made that
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