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Refrain Blue

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A trip to the beach turns out to be more than expected for two people who are mourning the losses of their beloved. Perhaps a mysterious girl known as the "Umi Warabe" can help them to heal their wounds and move on with their lives. Yoshihiro Matsunaga is the chaperone for a group of high-school students on a summer trip to the beach. One night he saves one of the students, Nao Morisawa, as she attempts to drown herself. She had been on this same trip a year ago, with her fiancee, who was later killed in a plane crash. As these two get to know each other, we find that Yoshihiro also has a painful secret from his past. Watching over everything is a mysterious young girl who somehow is always there at decisive moments. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

OriginalRefrain Blue (latin)
RomajiRefrain Blue
English

Facts

FormatOVA (home video) · 3 ep · 30 min · 2h total
Aired2000-06-23 → 2000-10-27 (Summer 2000)
StatusFINISHED
StudioPink Pineapple
SourceVisual novel
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresDramaEcchiRomance
ThemesMale Protagonist

Reception

Community score5.30 / 10
Bayesian score— / 10
Composite
On lists1,115
Favourited5 (0.4%)
Completion77.8%
Drop rate7.6%
In backlog47.9%
Score spread σ2.23

Score distribution

11421132745856465172789971026

Key staff

DirectorMayumi Watanabe
Series compositionTakao Yoshioka
Character designMayumi Watanabe
Original creatorKabushigaisha ELF

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