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蒼の彼方のフォーリズム

AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue

The story is set on an archipelago of four islands far south of Japan or even the South Seas. It is all but a different world from modern Japan. From the discovery of anti-gravitons came the dream invention of anti-graviton shoes that let people fly the skies. They introduce people to a new realm by enabling flight with just one's own body strength, without feathers or engines. This led to the rise of the sport of "Flying Circus". The protagonist who once hoped for a future in this sport suffered a setback due to an overwhelming defeat, and withdrew from the sport for this and some other reason. However, he met the transfer student Asuka Kurashina, and in teaching her to fly the skies, the old passion returned. He takes part in the Flying Circus again. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original蒼の彼方のフォーリズム (japanese)
RomajiAo no Kanata no Four Rhythm
EnglishAOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue
Chinese苍之彼方的四重奏 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known asAoKana

Facts

FormatTV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired2016-01-12 → 2016-03-29 (Winter 2016)
StatusFINISHED
StudioGONZO
SourceVisual novel
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresDramaSci-FiSports
ThemesAthleticsCoastalSchool ClubAviationSchoolOjou-samaFemale ProtagonistPrimarily Female CastKuudereMale Protagonist
StreamingCrunchyroll

Reception

Community score6.41 / 10
Bayesian score6.53 / 10
Composite42.6
On lists35,183
Favourited388 (1.1%)
Completion76.4%
Drop rate12.5%
In backlog28.2%
Score spread σ1.83
MyAnimeList6.64 / 10

Score distribution

119022143528492951,92962,90073,50481,982995810616

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonWinter 2016D65 of 92
StudioGONZOE91 of 111
Source materialVisual novelD159 of 266
Year2016D309 of 418
GenreSportsE376 of 447
GenreSci-FiE1,151 of 1,409
Season (all years)WinterD1,235 of 1,557
EraLate 2010sD1,423 of 1,863
GenreDramaE1,698 of 1,917
LengthSingle-courD2,053 of 2,668
FormatTV seriesE2,686 of 3,322
OriginJapanE5,793 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorFumitoshi Oizaki, Makoto Ujiie, Takeo Ogiwara
Series compositionReiko Yoshida
Character designSuzumori, Keiya Nakano
Original creatorNachi Kio, Suzumori

AniList id 21319 · MAL id 28391 · Bangumi 117601 · record updated 2026-08-27