“Clumsy transfer student Asuka joins her school's Flying Circus club to chase dreams of aerial sport glory.”
Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue
蒼の彼方のフォーリズム
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Synopsis
Clumsy transfer student Asuka joins her school's Flying Circus club to chase dreams of aerial sport glory.
With the invention of anti-gravitational shoes known as Grav-Shoes, the ability to fly freely has become an everyday experience for the people inhabiting a four-island archipelago south of Japan. This invention has brought the people new ways of living and also a new sport known as "Flying Circus," where participants gain points by either touching floating buoys or their opponent's back. The gullible and clumsy Asuka Kurashina, newly transferred to Kunahama High School, enters this world of flight unknowingly when she is able to pull off a difficult maneuver the first time she participates in a Flying Circus match. Eventually, this leads her to join her school’s Flying Circus club. Led by their coach, Masaya Hinata, their members consist of the experienced Misaki Tobisawa and her overprotective friend, Mashiro Arisaka. Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm follows this rookie group soaring high above the skies and toward their dreams, armed only with their unwavering passion against an uncertain future.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 54 sampled reviews
What 54 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.14 · split reception
4.5 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.4
↓ 0.81
Running avg · Mar 2016 → Aug 2025
- 8 “So I really liked this anime, it was very entertaining and the characters were really fun. I could really enjoy these epic battles, and the last episode made me really emotional, it is truly a...”
- 8 “I found Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm strangely intriguing as I watched everything unfold. It really turned into a sports anime of sorts as all the action focused around their sport of choice FC or...”
- 10 “Since this anime was one of the highlights of the animes I've watched this season, I guess it would be right to write a review. Even though the story used common characters (air head, childhood...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2016 – Mar 2016 Winter 2016
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-9736 catalog
Produced by
- MediaNet Producer
- AT-X Producer
- DLE Producer
- NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Producer
- Docomo Anime Store Producer
- bilibili Producer
- Kanon Sound Producer
- Hobibox Producer
- Pony Canyon Enterprises Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Crunchyroll Licensor