Arakawa Under the Bridge
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Arakawa Under the Bridge

荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ

Shaft

Genres

  • Comedy
  • Romance

Tags

all 17
  • ComedySurreal Comedy93
  • DemographicSeinen90
  • Main CastEnsemble Cast86
  • Main CastMale Protagonist85
  • OtherPhilosophy85
  • Main CastFemale Protagonist79
  • SceneOutdoor Activities77
  • TraitsNun76
  • TraitsHomeless75
  • TechnicalEpisodic73
  • RomanceHeterosexual60
  • TraitsCrossdressing60
  • TraitsKuudere43
  • TraitsTwins40
  • OrganisationsYakuza40
  • RomanceLove Triangle33
  • TraitsSamurai33

Genres: Comedy, Romance. Tags: Surreal Comedy, Seinen, Ensemble Cast, Male Protagonist, Philosophy, Female Protagonist, Outdoor Activities, Nun, Homeless, Episodic, Heterosexual, Crossdressing.

#1865

Ranked

#729

Popularity

2.5K

Favorites

72.2K

Members

#9

This Season

Popular TV

#10

This Season

Rated TV

Episode Progress

Complete

13 / 13 episodes aired

All 13 episodes available on Crunchyroll, Hulu

TV13 / 13 epsFinished7.56
Shaft·Spring 2010
Premiered
Spring 2010
Aired
Apr 5, 2010 – Jun 28, 2010
Broadcast
Monday · 01:35:00
Duration
24 min
Time to Complete
5h 12m
Rating
PG - Children
Studio
Shaft

Alternative Titles

ja荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ

Synopsis

Kou Ichinomiya is the son of a wealthy businessman who holds a firm belief in his elite status. As such, he is determined to avoid becoming indebted to anyone; but one day, after a run-in with some mischievous kids on Arakawa Bridge, he ends up falling into the river running underneath. Luckily for him, a passerby is there to save him—but now, he owes his life to this stranger! Angered by this, Kou insists on paying her back, but this may just be the worst deal the arrogant businessman has ever made. The stranger—a stoic, tracksuit-wearing homeless girl known only as Nino—lives in a cardboard box under the bridge and wants only one thing: to fall in love. Asking Kou to be her boyfriend, he has no choice but to accept, forcing him to move out of his comfortable home and start a new life under the bridge! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Synopsis

Episode 4 of Arakawa Under the Bridge was longer than the airing block it was scheduled for, so the epilogue and opening were cut out and streamed online instead.

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Platform Scores

MAL

7.56

Canonical
Rank #1865Votes 160.4K

AniList

74 / 100

Trend 1Popularity 72.2K

Kitsu

76 / 100

Rank #2097Users 29KRuntime 5h 12m

AniList Trend

64

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Franchise Timeline

Arakawa Under the Bridge is entry 1 of 2 in the Arakawa Under the Bridge watch order — the first entry in this franchise's main story.

Essential·Core entries only — skip filler and side content

  1. 1Arakawa Under the BridgeSeason 1
  2. 2Arakawa Under the Bridge x BridgeSeason 2

Complete·Everything including OVAs, specials & side stories

  1. 1Arakawa Under the Bridge
  2. 2Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge

Episode Guide

Aired so far: 13 / 13

Main Story

13 / 13

100%

Latest Aired

Episode 13

Remaining

Fully available

Aired so far

Theme Songs

Openings

2010
1

Venus to Jesus (ヴィーナスとジーザス)

Etsuko Yakushimaru

eps 2-4, 6-132010
2010
2

Title nante Jibun de Kangaenasaina (タイトルなんて自分で考えなさいな)

Maria (Miyuki Sawashiro)

Endings

2010
1

Sakasama Bridge (逆様ブリッジ)

Suneohair

Status Breakdown

72,210users
Completed32,73445.3%
Planning30,17241.8%
Dropped3,3184.6%
Paused3,1554.4%
Watching2,8313.9%

Tags

Shows how closely each tag relates to this anime
Comedy1
Surreal Comedy
93
Demographic1
Seinen
90
Main Cast3
Ensemble Cast
86
Male Protagonist
85
Female Protagonist
79
Other1
Philosophy
85
Scene1
Outdoor Activities
77
Traits6
Nun
76
Homeless
75
Crossdressing
60
Kuudere
43
Twins
40
Samurai
33
Technical1
Episodic
73
Romance2
Heterosexual
60
Love Triangle
33
Organisations1
Yakuza
40

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