New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning
新きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード ～ そして、あの夏のはじまり
The Kimagure Orange Road series centers on a teenage romantic triangle: Hikaru and Madoka were best friends until they fell for Kyosuke, an understated hero with psychic powers. In 1991, the 19-year-old Kyosuke is struck by car and propelled three years into the future, where he tries to understand the changes that have taken place in his world. Madoka and Hikaru have grown up to become a promising songwriter and a student of drama and dance, respectively; the older Kyosuke is a student-photographer on assignment in Bosnia. The problem of two Kyosukes coexisting is played for laughs, including a sequence where the 22-year-old Kyosuke counsels his younger self. The filmmakers expect the viewer to know the characters from the OAVs, although designs have been changed. The result is a Pax-style romantic fantasy, rather than a sci-fi adventure.
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Cast
Chieko Honda
as Kurumi Kasuga (voice)
Reiko Suzuki
as Grandma (voice)
Keiichi Nanba
as Seiji Komatsu (voice)
Maria Kawamura
as Madoka's Sister (voice)
Urara Takano
as Shuri Anzai (voice)
Yusaku Yara
as Master (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
as Grandpa (voice)
Michie Tomizawa
as Manami Kasuga (voice)
Yasunori Matsumoto
as Mitsuru Hayakawa (voice)
Hiroko Konishi
as Girl at Abcb/Receptionist (voice)
Toru Furuya
as Kyosuke Kasuga (voice)
Eriko Hara
as Hikaru Hiyama (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
as Madoka Ayukawa (voice)
Isshin Chiba
as Man A/New Abcb Master (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
as TV Announcer (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta
as Kazuya Hatta (voice)
