On very rare occasions-generally, when Madoka is directly threatened-his power has taken the form of raw energy that can shatter concrete walls or short out every light in a disco. Kyōsuke is also rarely shown to use his powers to temporarily amplify his speed and strength. He can direct his powers to his ears to amplify his hearing and he has also demonstrated a hypnotism power as evidenced when he hypnotized himself to be more decisive. He can alter mechanical devices such as elevators and traffic lights. Kyōsuke's esper powers include teleportation, telekinesis, and "time-slipping" (a kind of time travel) while falling from heights such as stairs. They are forbidden from using their powers in public, lest they be discovered and exploited. He and his siblings have supernatural powers and are described as espers in the series. Likewise, Madoka has feelings for Kyōsuke which she masks with her capricious nature for fear of hurting her friend Hikaru.Ĭharacters Kyōsuke Kasuga ( 春日 恭介, Kasuga Kyōsuke, voice: Tōru Furuya (Japanese), Yuu Mizushima (1985 Shonen Jump Special) ) Kyōsuke is the male protagonist in the love triangle. Kyōsuke ends up dating Hikaru while constantly struggling with his feelings for Madoka due to his indecisiveness. Their underclassman (and Madoka's best friend), Hikaru Hiyama, sees Kyōsuke use his powers to sink an impressive basketball shot and falls in love with him. On the first day of school he learns this girl is his junior high classmate Madoka Ayukawa, who, contrary to his initial impression, is feared as a tough and no-nonsense delinquent. Upon settling for the seventh time, Kyōsuke briefly meets a pretty girl who gives him her straw-hat and falls in love with her on sight. Kyōsuke Kasuga and his family had to move several times after being seen using their esper powers. The anime's Christmas episode also featured an early use of the time loop plot device. It was also an archetypal shōnen romantic comedy, a genre which it had a major influence on, and the character Madoka is considered to be a root of the tsundere archetype. It is credited alongside Dragon Ball for introducing an entire generation of Europeans to anime and manga. Kimagure Orange Road was a highly influential series, with sales of over 20 million copies in Japan alone. The anime series is currently licensed by Discotek Media. The anime television series, second film, and original video animation series were all released in North America by AnimEigo, while the third film was licensed by ADV Films. The manga has been released in English digitally by Digital Manga Guild. In the mid-1990s the series was novelized as well. Two more films were released in 19, as well as an original video animation series that began in 1989. The story follows teenage esper Kyōsuke Kasuga and the love triangle he gets involved in with Madoka Ayukawa, a young heroine with a reputation for being an unpopular loner and delinquent, and her best friend Hikaru Hiyama.įollowing a 1985 film pilot (Shonen Jump Special), Toho and Studio Pierrot created an anime television series that was broadcast on Nippon Television from 1987 to 1988. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from 1984 to 1987, with the chapters collected into 18 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Kimagure Orange Road ( Japanese: きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード, Hepburn: Kimagure Orenji Rōdo, "Capricious Orange Road" ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Matsumoto.
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