KIRARA

Twenty-four-year-old Kirara is on her way to her wedding when she is killed in a car accident. However her love for her fiance is so strong that she is permitted to return to earth as a ghost to see him. But she is sent back 8 years in time, to when she and her fiancé first met. However her own meddling in the past may make her 16 year-old-self turn away from her would-be fiance.

Names

Original	KIRARA (latin)
Romaji	KIRARA
English	—
Chinese	再续前缘 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

Format	OVA (home video) · 1 ep · 39 min · 1h total
Aired	2000-09-21 (Summer 2000)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Ashi Productions
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Seinen
Genres	Comedy Ecchi Romance Slice of Life Supernatural
Themes	Ghost Love Triangle Seinen Female Protagonist

Reception

Community score	5.84 / 10
Bayesian score	6.91 / 10
Composite	44.8
On lists	3,160
Favourited	25 (0.8%)
Completion	85.8%
Drop rate	3.0%
In backlog	49.0%
Score spread σ	1.91

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Ashi Productions	—	12 of 15
Broadcast season	Summer 2000	—	18 of 21
Year	2000	E	78 of 92
Genre	Ecchi	C	338 of 745
Era	Early 2000s	D	529 of 687
Demographic	Seinen	D	606 of 775
Format	OVA (home video)	D	665 of 944
Length	OVA / Special	D	942 of 1,260
Genre	Supernatural	D	944 of 1,234
Season (all years)	Summer	D	1,176 of 1,662
Genre	Romance	D	1,235 of 1,687
Genre	Slice of Life	D	1,255 of 1,578
Source material	Manga	D	2,365 of 3,025
Genre	Comedy	D	2,526 of 3,488
Origin	Japan	D	5,109 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Kiyoshi Murayama, Makoto Sokuza, Shinya Takahashi
Character design	Shinya Takahashi
Original creator	Toshiki Yui

AniList id 2526 · MAL id 2526 · Bangumi 5495 · record updated 2026-08-26