ONE ～輝く季節へ～

One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e

⚡ Polarizing

Orihara Kouhei returns to his town after a long disappearance to fulfill the promises he made to several girls in his childhood. He suffered from memory loss and carries a tragic past. A strange ambience surrounds the OVA...It's almost like a dream, like memories from the past trying to come together in one piece but without being able to... (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	ONE ～輝く季節へ～ (japanese)
Romaji	ONE: Kagayaku Kisetsu e
English	One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e
Chinese	ONE～辉之季节～ (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	One: To a Shining Season

Facts

Format	OVA (home video) · 4 ep · 27 min · 2h total
Aired	2001-08-10 → 2002-05-24 (Summer 2001)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Triple X
Source	Visual novel
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Drama Romance
Themes	Episodic Heterosexual Disability Ensemble Cast Primarily Female Cast School
Streaming	OceanVeil

Reception

Community score	4.69 / 10
Bayesian score	6.90 / 10
Composite	42.1
On lists	1,617
Favourited	13 (0.8%)
Completion	76.8%
Drop rate	7.5%
In backlog	47.0%
Score spread σ	2.32

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Summer 2001	E	28 of 31
Year	2001	E	119 of 127
Source material	Visual novel	D	174 of 266
Era	Early 2000s	E	614 of 687
Format	OVA (home video)	E	804 of 944
Length	OVA / Special	E	1,111 of 1,260
Season (all years)	Summer	E	1,374 of 1,662
Genre	Romance	E	1,429 of 1,687
Genre	Drama	E	1,716 of 1,917
Origin	Japan	E	5,917 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Shigenori Kageyama
Series composition	Shigenori Kageyama
Character design	Itaru Hinoue
Original creator	Jun Maeda, Itaru Hinoue

AniList id 675 · MAL id 675 · Bangumi 5016 · record updated 2026-08-25