Anime: Ao Haru Ride - アオハライド

January 29, 2015





Hey lovely people on the internet! It's me Jenny!

"The scent of air after the rain...
I heard your pulse, I saw the light."

Well, I'm extremely obsessed with the manga 'Ao Haru Ride', also known as 'Blue Spring Day' and its anime version! I finished watching the anime in 1  day (yeah in only 1 day!) and I finished reading the manga in 1 day, too!! #nosociallife

I fell in love with it! It's one of my favorite animes! It is such a cute love story, which is packed with drama and tears. Plus, I love how 'unsocial' people find true friendship and how Kou (the male lead) deals with his past experiences.
Chiba Youdai as Touma Kikuchi *o*

Well, there is a movie adaption, too! full package  (*-*) But one thing I don't like is that Kou's actor is so old!! -.-  He's 26 and plays a 16-year-old boy o.o wtf... In my opinion he isn't suited to play Kou, but he is still a great actor!! They should have casted someone else, because Kou is my hero! BUT  Touma is such an eye candy in the movie! He is freaking handsome!!






Plot: (9/10)
The girl on the left is Yoshioka Futaba.
The blonde boy is called Touma Kikuchi.
The black haired one is Kou.


Yoshioka Futaba has a few reasons why she wants to "reset" her image and life as a new high school student. Because she's cute, she was ostracized by her female friends in junior high, and because of a misunderstanding, she couldn't get her feeling across to the one boy she has ever liked, Tanaka-kun.

Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won't be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but now things can never be the same again. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?




Well, the story caught me, because I'm the typical shoujo lover. Love Triangle, Drama, Friendship and Comedy = my perfect combination.

It may sound ordinary, but this story is packed with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. A great thing is that you can see how true friendship works and how to deal with bad past experiences. The characters face a lot of issues, which a lot of people can relate to. It has got a lot of funny and sad scenes, which made me laugh out loud or cry my heart out! 
The creators made a great anime adaption. I've read the manga until 48 and the manga will end soo. I think the last chapter will be published in March! my heart isn't ready!! 




Art (10/10):
Well, they did a perfect job!!  The colors are the best! My eyes were mesmerized with the beauty of this anime! They look exactly like in the manga, but they still have got their anime style features! 
PERFECTION
Just watch the opening theme and you will agree with me 100%!



Music ( 10/10):
HEAVEN- only one word to describe it! It enhaces every moment in the anime perfectly! The opening, which is named ' Sekai wa Koi ni Ochiteiru', is a bright and catchy song! btw it's my new ringtone lol
Plus, the soundtrack ' I Will' makes me cry everytime I hear it. It's touching and full of emotions! 


Characters: (9/10)
Each character was unique in its own way and I love how they had a different story and love route. As I said twice, it's nice to see the characters develop so much.
My favorite character is probably Kou! I don't know why, but I can't get over him lol  MY FEELS




Overall:

You definitely need to watch/read it! I can't let go of it and I keep rewatching and rereading it! :) It hit me right in the feels haha! still drowning in feels
It is a wonderful and touching story!


Question: What do you think of 'Ao Haru Ride'?
Much love, Jenny

51 comments:

  1. That's an interesting story :)

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  2. I love Ao Haru Ride! I've only read the manga though and it's so cute.

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    1. Yes it is freaking adorable! :) You should watch the anime, too! :) So addictive!

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  3. Ahhhhh I've been on the look out for the movie ever since! Watched the anime and read the manga. Where is the eng sub live movie?!

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    1. I saw only the trailer for it *cries* I'm waiting for the eng subs!!! Let's pray that it will come soon! XD

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  5. This is my first time hearing about it! I really get into shoujo as well haha and YES WHEN ACTORS ARE PLAYING CHARACTERS THAT ARE LIKE. 10+ YEARS YOUNGER. It's like WHAT . but they can pull it off looking hot anyway... like they always do :p
    ~Weng wengiful

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    1. I was so confused lol! :DD I dislike that the actor looks too old for Kou! But the funny thing is that Touma's actor is 26, too, but he looks underage hahahahah!!!

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  6. I watched the anime recently and loved it :D I've yet to read the manga, do you know which chapter the anime ends from? or should I just read from the beginning? xD
    I think Ao Haru Ride is one of my favs next to Kimi No Todoke. I live for Slice Of Life animes lmao. Awkward moment when Slice Of Life animes have better lives than you. :( hahaha

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    1. Chapter 15 :) Awww I love Kimi No Todoke, too!
      Well, I want to have a love story like those in the shoujo animes lol

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  7. loving your blog!
    follow for follow?? :)

    http://emiri-desu.blogspot.com.au
    x

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    1. Thanks!! :)
      Sure! I followed you on bloglovin~

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  8. omg i freaking love this, the drama, anime and manga >.< <3

    A C Y H O Z - blog

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  9. Never heard of it before sorry haha :P Sounds great though!

    http://floralsandsmiles.blogspot.ca/
    twitter.com/floralandsmiles

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  10. You don't need to be sorry^^ Glad to hear~

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  11. You don't need to be sorry^^ Glad to hear~

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  12. Sounds like a very promising manga. Thanks for stopping by & can you please click on the
    sheinside links in my latest post. It would mean the world to me!



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  13. Visited you with a smile, nice blog and sharing, wishing you to have a happy day~ =D

    Regards,
    (A Growing Teenager Diary Malaysia)

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    1. Thanks a lot! :) I wish you a happy day, too!!

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  14. *-* Holyyy the actor who is playing Touma looks like him ♡♡♡ I started reading Ao Haru Ride when it first came out, but I lost track of where I left of, so I need to catch up.

    I love strobe edge (another manga but from the same mangaka) but for both stories the artwork is so cute.

    xx Courtney

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    1. I totally agree!! The actor looks so cute and handsome! He caught my eyes!! :DD (plus my heart lol)
      What?! You should start again, because it's perfection!! :D

      I haven't read strobe edge yet, but I will soon~ Thanks for the tip!!

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  15. HEY DEAR
    THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS
    U HAVE AMAZING BLOG
    FOLLOWED U
    KEEP IN TOUCH

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  16. Oh this anime is food,
    Thanks for sare
    xx

    www.sakuranko.com

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  17. Oh! That's a cute story Jenny! :) I'm a huge fan of manga and anime back then. I'll watch this for sure :) by the way! You're really cute on your youtube channel :) keep 'em comin'!

    xx
    Rica
    www.switbbydoll.com

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    1. I agree with you~ Glad to hear that you are going to watch it! :)
      Aww thanks a lot for your support!! :) ♥

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  18. Nice blog, I love it ! <3
    would you like to follow each other on GFC and Bloglovin ? :)
    http://blog017.blogspot.com/2015/02/ikea-inspires-me-every-time.html

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  19. I love Ao Haru Ride ♥ And want to watch the live action so badly!

    http://nyan-dany.blogspot.mx/

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    1. Same here~~~♥ Me,too!! I'm waiting for the eng subs!! *cries*

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  20. OMG! I missed watching anime or reading manga! T_T thanks for sharing these.

    xx,
    Jewel
    www.jewelclicks.com

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    1. You're welcome! It makes me happy to see it c:

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  21. Nice post dear, I'll watch the anime for sure :)

    http://imaginarymi.blogspot.com/

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  22. ok, i have a frnd who never lets me rest.. always talking abt a manga called naruto.. it can be so annoying a times.. wah... he is obsessed and sure if he finds your blog, you both will make perfect manga partners. lol
    check out my new post http://melodyjacob1.blogspot.com/2015/02/whatsblog.html
    thank you

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    1. Hahah sounds good! :) I think my best friend can relate to you keke!! I talk too much about these stuff and she is sometimes pretty annoyed^^
      Yeah sure! :)

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  23. Looks awesome! I might watch it!

    http://floralsandsmiles.blogspot.com

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  24. Sounds interesting! I'm not the type of person who watches a lot of anime, but this is something worth checking out. I'll tell my brother too! He's a huge fan of animes :D

    www.jhanzey.net

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  25. I remember reading some of it and it's just so ANNOYING but it's SO GOOD! I really need to watch the anime! lol :L But I really need to 'feel' it to watch it lol D:

    www.nolifelifelife.blogspot.com

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  26. This sounds like an awesome anime!! I love shoujo anime/manga too hehe so this will definitely be interesting...^^

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    1. It's perfection! A dash of reality, drama and love!! You should definitely watch it! :)

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  27. Which chapter did the quote "The scent of air after the rain" come from? I don't remember reading it ohno T.T

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    1. Omg!! Sorry for the late reply!! I'm really sorry!! :/
      Anyway, I don't really know .-.

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  28. I haven't seen the live action yet but loving the anime much!

    http://marvelikalife.blogspot.com

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    1. I love it, too!! :) I can't wait for the live action!!

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