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TV series

Orange

2016TV-PG1 season8.0 / 10

One day, Naho Takamiya receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Kakeru Naruse. The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she wants to fix these by making sure the Naho from the past can make the right decisions—especially regarding Kakeru. What's more shocking is that she discovers that ten years later, Kakeru will no longer be with them. Future Naho asks her to watch over him closely.

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Synopsis

One day, Naho Takamiya receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Kakeru Naruse. The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she wants to fix these by making sure the Naho from the past can make the right decisions—especially regarding Kakeru. What's more shocking is that she discovers that ten years later, Kakeru will no longer be with them. Future Naho asks her to watch over him closely.

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Cast

Kana HanazawaNaho Takamiya (voice)

Seiichiro YamashitaKakeru Naruse (voice)

Makoto FurukawaHiroto Suwa (voice)

Natsumi TakamoriAzusa 'Azu' Murasaka (voice)

Kazuyuki OkitsuSaku Hagita (voice)

Rika KinugawaTakako 'Taka' Chino (voice)

Kikuko InoueNaho's Mother (voice)

Tomohiro TsuboiNaho's Father (voice)

Credits

Written by: Yuko Kakihara, Mariko Kunisawa, Ayumu Hisao

Production details

Status: Ended
Series type: Scripted
Episodes: 13
Original language: Japanese

Networks & production

AT-XJapan
Tokyo MXJapan
Telecom Animation FilmJapan
DAX ProductionJapan
TOHOJapan
TMS EntertainmentJapan

Themes

angstanimebased on mangadeathdeath of a classmatefatehigh schoolmessage from the futureromanceschoolschool lifeshoujosuicidetime travel

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

LETTER 01

Jul 4, 201624m6.0 / 10

It’s the spring of Naho’s second year in high school, and Naho receives a letter from herself, 10 years in the future. The letter accurately depicts what’s about to happen, including details on a transfer student from Tokyo, Kakeru Naruse, who ends up sitting beside her in class. On top of that, the letter also begs Naho not to invite Kakeru out with her group of friends on that day alone, but why?

Directed by Kazuhiro OzawaWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Kikuko Inoue, Tomohiro Tsuboi, Junta Terashima, Daisuke Motohashi, Akina, Kei Akizuki, Sari Kojima, Shuusaku Shirakawa

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Episode 2

LETTER 02

Jul 11, 201624m6.0 / 10

Kakeru enters the soccer club as a provisional member, just as the letter says. When the topic of lunches comes up after practice, Kakeru jokingly asks Naho to make lunch for him as well. Naho finds herself bewildered by his words, but feels pushed to act by the letter from herself 10 years in the future, which tells Naho that she wishes she had made lunch for Kakeru.

Directed by Takayuki KuriyamaWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Kikuko Inoue, Tomohiro Tsuboi, Kentaro Tone, Asuka Yuki, Honoka Kuroki, Yuu Asakawa, Haruo Satou, Keiichi Takahashi

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Episode 3

LETTER 03

Jul 18, 201624m6.0 / 10

In the letter, it says Kakeru won’t join the soccer club, but in reality, he does. This difference between the letter and reality fills Naho with hope, as she believes it may mean that the future is starting to change for the better. But just as she begins to think that, she has to deal with the letter detailing how Kakeru and Ueda-senpai begin to date...

Directed by Taku YamadaWritten by Mariko KunisawaGuest stars Kikuko Inoue, Tomohiro Tsuboi, Junta Terashima, Daisuke Motohashi, Kei Akizuki, Shuusaku Shirakawa, Asuka Yuki, Ayane Sakura

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Episode 4

LETTER 04

Jul 25, 201624m6.0 / 10

Naho is so concerned about Kakeru’s date with Ueda-senpai over the holidays, she can’t help but seem preoccupied and unable to focus on her friends’ conversations. Ever since Kakeru started dating Ueda-senpai, Naho has found it difficult to have a proper conversation with him. Naho regrets not directly telling Kakeru how she really felt the day Ueda-senpai asked him out, but what will she do now?

Directed by Takanori YanoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Junta Terashima, Daisuke Motohashi, Akina, Kei Akizuki, Shuusaku Shirakawa, Rina Kitagawa, Ayane Sakura, Gara Takashima

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Episode 5

LETTER 05

Aug 1, 201624m6.0 / 10

Kakeru gives Naho a hairpin. And on the weekend, Kakeru invites Naho to study with him for the upcoming exams. As the pair begin to grow closer together, Naho gets up the courage to invite Kakeru to see the fireworks together with her at the end of the school festival.

Directed by Nobukage KimuraWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Junta Terashima, Daisuke Motohashi, Kei Akizuki, Kentaro Tone, Yuu Asakawa, Ayane Sakura, Saori Goto, Arisa Sakuraba

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Episode 6

LETTER 06

Aug 8, 201624m6.0 / 10

It's the last day of the school festival. Naho and Kakeru have promised to watch the fireworks together. However, just before they start, Ueda-sama gets in Naho's way. Will Naho get to experience watching the fireworks with Kakeru like her future self did?

Directed by Taku YamadaWritten by Mariko KunisawaGuest stars Junta Terashima, Akina, Ayane Sakura, Gara Takashima, Naomi Ohzora, Rina Kitagawa, Mami Uchida, Kodai Sensaki

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Episode 7

LETTER 07

Aug 15, 201624m6.0 / 10

The letter from the future details the regret felt by everyone for being unable to celebrate Kakeru's birthday. As such, high school Naho and the gang pester Kakeru about what he wants until the big day. On the other hand, 26 year-old Naho and the gang gather at the late Kakeru's grandmother's house to celebrate his birthday, like they had promised in the past.

Directed by Toshihiro KikuchiWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Ayane Sakura, Akane Fujita, Gara Takashima, Mamiko Noto, Hiromu Mineta, Misaki Yoshimori, Asuka Shioiri

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Episode 8

LETTER 08

Aug 22, 201624m6.0 / 10

Up until now, Naho had been doing everything the letter from the future had told her to do, but is the letter always right? The letter from the future asks Naho to make sure Kakeru doesn't run the relay race at the athletic festival, but what does Naho decide to do?

Directed by Ryuta Kawahara, Takahiko KyougokuWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Junta Terashima, Daisuke Motohashi, Akina, Kei Akizuki, Shuusaku Shirakawa, Hiromu Mineta, Misaki Yoshimori, Yuri Katou

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Episode 9

LETTER 09

Aug 29, 201624m6.0 / 10

Naho feels relieved now that she has the support of all her friends. On top of that, Kakeru and Naho begin to get even closer. Finally, the day of the athletic festival comes. What do Naho and the gang do to insure Kakeru can enjoy the festival from the bottom of his heart?

Directed by Hideki TonokatsuWritten by Mariko KunisawaGuest stars Kikuko Inoue, Gara Takashima, Yoshino Aoyama, Yuka Iwakami, Asuka Yuki, Minoru Hirota, Hisao Egawa, Kyouko Yamaguchi

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Episode 10

LETTER 10

Sep 5, 201624m6.0 / 10

It's the athletic festival. Kakeru hurt his ankle during the pole-toppling game, and hid that fact from everyone else. Kakeru tries to keep his suffering to himself, when Suwa and the gang call out to him. Met with everybody's kindness, Kakeru begins to tell them what he's been keeping pent up inside. And then, the class relay begins.

Directed by Takanori YanoWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Junta Terashima, Daisuke Motohashi, Shuusaku Shirakawa, Yuu Asakawa, Shoya Ishige, Gara Takashima, Yoshino Aoyama, Asuka Yuki

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Episode 11

LETTER 11

Sep 12, 201624m6.0 / 10

Naho got into a fight with Kakeru on New Year's Eve, and never managed to apologize to him before he passed away. At least, that's what the letter from the future says. However, Naho now believes that she's capable of dealing with whatever may come up, and faces New Year's Eve head-on.

Directed by Hideki TonokatsuWritten by Mariko KunisawaGuest stars Junta Terashima, Daisuke Motohashi, Shoya Ishige

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Episode 12

LETTER 12

Sep 19, 201624m6.0 / 10

Kakeru moves to Matsumoto with his mother mother after she decides to move there for her own reasons. When she passes away on the first day of school after Kakeru transfers, Kakeru blames himself and thus refuses Suwa's invitation to join the Soccer club. Kakeru sees some old classmates from Tokyo, but none of them understand what Kakeru is going through. In the end, Kakeru becomes so distressed that he feels that he has no way out.

Directed by Takahiro Tamano, Nobuo TomizawaWritten by Ayumu HisaoGuest stars Yuu Asakawa, Gara Takashima, Mamiko Noto, Hiromu Mineta, Toshiyuki Hara, Shoya Ishige, Takumi Kamada, Takehiro Sato

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Episode 13

LETTER 13

Sep 26, 201638m6.0 / 10Finale

Naho can't give her Valentine's Day chocolate to Kakeru. Ever since what happened on New Year's Eve, Kakeru keeps putting distance between Naho and himself. But, through all the hardships, Naho refuses to give up and fully intends to tell Kakeru how she feels. And so, the time comes for everyone to face the fateful day outlined in the letters from the past, "Kakeru's Final Day."

Directed by Keiko Oyamada, Yuichiro YanoWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Junta Terashima, Daisuke Motohashi, Akina, Kei Akizuki, Sari Kojima, Yuu Asakawa, Ayane Sakura, Saori Goto

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