荒川アンダーザブリッジ

Arakawa Under the Bridge

Ko Ichinomiya's family motto is "Never be indebted to anyone," but after losing his pants and falling into the Arakawa River, he quickly finds himself in debt to his savior, the cutely insane Nino (who happens to live under the bridge). To repay her, he vows to help her with her desire to "experience love." Along the way he'll meet the river's other residents, including a hot-blooded kappa, a Sister in drag, and a literal rock star. Sorry, Ko—when you fell into that river, I guess you really got in over your head! (Source: NIS America)

Names

Original	荒川アンダーザブリッジ (japanese)
Romaji	Arakawa Under the Bridge
English	Arakawa Under the Bridge
Chinese	荒川爆笑团 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

Format	TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2010-04-05 → 2010-06-28 (Spring 2010)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Shaft
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Seinen
Genres	Comedy Romance
Themes	Surreal Comedy Seinen Ensemble Cast Philosophy Male Protagonist Female Protagonist Outdoor Activities Nun Homeless Episodic Heterosexual Crossdressing
Streaming	Crunchyroll · Hulu

Reception

Community score	7.44 / 10
Bayesian score	7.45 / 10
Composite	56.9
On lists	76,044
Favourited	1,131 (1.5%)
Completion	77.4%
Drop rate	7.9%
In backlog	41.9%
Score spread σ	1.50

Score distribution

111321113271448751,31762,82676,80887,75293,961101,570

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2010	B	17 of 69
Year	2010	B	42 of 253
Studio	Shaft	C	42 of 110
Demographic	Seinen	C	245 of 775
Era	Early 2010s	B	246 of 1,627
Genre	Romance	B	380 of 1,687
Season (all years)	Spring	B	385 of 1,868
Length	Single-cour	B	633 of 2,668
Genre	Comedy	B	658 of 3,488
Source material	Manga	C	811 of 3,025
Format	TV series	C	853 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	B	1,430 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbou, Kouji Azuma, Youta Tsuruoka
Series composition	Hitomi Mieno
Character design	Nobuhiro Sugiyama
Original creator	Hikaru Nakamura