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Blue Spring Ride

Name: Blue Spring Ride
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama

TV·2014–2014·1 season, 12 episodes·Tokyo MX·Animation, Comedy, Drama·23m·8.4

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At the end of her first year of high school, Futaba Yoshioka suddenly has a chance encounter with her first love, Kou Tanaka. Three years ago, he transferred schools before she was able to say how she felt about him. After meeting each other again, Futaba realizes that he has gone through many changes. He acts more cool and even had his last name changed to Mabuchi. Gradually the two rekindle their love while piecing together what had happened in the time that they were apart.

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01Page. 3S01E03 · 6.5Futaba asks about Kou's family when she learns that Tanaka-sensei is actually Kou's older brother. She also learns the real reason Kou didn't meet her for the summer festival back in middle school. As her 2nd year begins, Futaba vows to start from scratch in her new class... which for some reason includes Kou, despite the fact that he's supposed to be in advanced classes.
02Page. 4S01E04 · 6.5Futaba has volunteered to be class representative for her new class, and so has Kou. They're all set to participate in an overnight leadership workshop with event representatives Yuuri, Murao Shuuko, and Kominato Aya. However, a troubled start to their morning foreshadows anxieties down the road, and a bad vibe hangs over the team...
03Page. 6S01E06 · 6.5Yuuri reveals to Futaba that she's in love with Kou. Futaba's feelings about her long-awaited friendship struggle against her budding feelings of love. Futaba decides to suppress her feelings for Kou so as not to lose her friend, but class representative work puts her alone together with Kou.

Cast

Maaya UchidaFutaba Yoshioka (voice)

Yuki KajiKou Mabuchi (voice)

Ai KayanoYuuri Makita (voice)

KENNAya Kominato (voice)

Mikako KomatsuShuuko Murao (voice)

Daisuke HirakawaYouichi Tanaka (voice)

Episodes by season

Season0112Episodes2014Aired 6.2Season avg

S01E01Page. 1July 8, 2014 6.0At the end of her first year of high school, Futaba has a fateful reuion. Tanaka Kou, her first love -- who transferred without warning and
S01E02Page. 2July 15, 2014 6.0Motivated by painful memories of middle school, Futaba has taken on superficial friendships in high school. Kou refers to them as "friends-i
S01E03Season's bestPage. 3July 22, 2014 6.5Futaba asks about Kou's family when she learns that Tanaka-sensei is actually Kou's older brother. She also learns the real reason Kou didn'
S01E04Page. 4July 29, 2014 6.5Futaba has volunteered to be class representative for her new class, and so has Kou. They're all set to participate in an overnight leadersh
S01E05Page. 5August 5, 2014 6.0Futaba has begun to develop feelings for Kou, and Yuuri happens to learn about Shuuko's pining over Tanaka-sensei. As they bear under the we
S01E06Page. 6August 12, 2014 6.5Yuuri reveals to Futaba that she's in love with Kou. Futaba's feelings about her long-awaited friendship struggle against her budding feelin
S01E07Page. 7August 19, 2014 6.5Futaba realizes that she likes Kou, and makes up her mind to tell Yuuri about it. But a chance encounter with an old friend from middle scho
S01E08Page. 8August 26, 2014 6.0Futaba resolves to tell Yuuri about her feelings for Kou. After class, she tells Yuuri and Shuuko how she feels. On the way back, Futaba hap
S01E09Page. 9September 2, 2014 6.0Futaba tells Yuuri and Shuuko about Kou's words: "Caring for things brings a lot of trouble." Futaba and Yuuri's worries about Kou deepen wh
S01E10Page. 10September 9, 2014 6.0Futaba notices a change in the vibe between Kou and Yuuri during the study meeting. She really wants to ask Kou about it, but ends up skirti
S01E11Page. 11September 16, 2014 6.0While Kou was going to middle school in Nagasaki, he lost his mother to an illness. Futaba finally realizes the pain Kou feels over that sen
S01E12Page. 12September 23, 2014 6.0Futaba sees Kou's vulnerability for the first time, then sends him home to where his brother and father are waiting. As the three of them si

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