“Futaba, once boy-averse, falls for Kou, but faces romantic rivalry at a summer festival.”
Blue Spring Ride OVA
アオハライド OAD
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Synopsis
Futaba, once boy-averse, falls for Kou, but faces romantic rivalry at a summer festival.
Unwritten Junior high student Futaba Yoshioka has always despised boys—she thinks they are all way too rowdy and annoying. The only exception is a boy in the class next to hers, Kou Tanaka, who seems different from the others. Through frequent encounters, Futaba and Kou exchange shy glances and awkward words with one another. Having had no experience in romance prior, Futaba has no idea what her growing feelings for Kou are supposed to imply. Page.13 During their second year of high school, Futaba and her friends go to a summer festival together. While the other girls decide not to wear yukatas, Yuuri Makita does as she is determined to get closer to Kou. Caught off guard, Futaba can only watch from afar as Yuuri and Kou seem to grow more and more intimate. At this rate, will Futaba be able to make progress with Kou?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.49 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.40
Running avg · Sep 2014 → May 2024
- 8 “The OVA effectively answers pressing questions from season 1's cliffhanger, with episode 2 being particularly crucial viewing. However, it creates another frustrating cliffhanger with no season 2...”
- 7 “I have watched both Ao Haru Ride and the OVA, and although it was good and interesting to watch, I didn't like the end that much. I would suggest you watch Episode 1 of Ova and then start the...”
- 7 “The Ao Haru Ride OVA features charming characters and delivers heartwarming moments with plenty of laughs, making it cute and sweet entertainment. However, the plot frustratingly spins its wheels...”
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- Format 2 × 21′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 42m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2014 – Dec 2014
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-9061 catalog
Produced by
- TOHO animation Producer