Arakawa Under the Bridge: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in Arakawa,Tokyo, the series entails the story of Kou Ichinomiya, a man who has accomplished everything by himself. Ever since he was little, his father has taught him one rule: to never be indebted to another person. One day by accident, he falls into the Arakawa River and almost drowns. A homeless girl, Nino, rescues him and, in return, he owes her his life. Unable to accept the fact that he is indebted to her, he asks her about a way for him to repay her. In the end, she tells him to love her, beginning Kou's life of living under a bridge (Arakawa Bridge). However, as Kou starts to learn, Arakawa is a place full of weirdos and all of the people living under the bridge are what society would call "denpa-san".

Series details

• Title: Arakawa Under the Bridge
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2010-04-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-12-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6711
• IMDb ID: tt1639471
• TVDB ID: 143271

Cast and credited roles

• Maaya Sakamoto — Nino
• Hiroshi Kamiya — Kou Ichinomiya
• Chiwa Saito — Stella
• Keiji Fujiwara — Sonchou
• Takehito Koyasu — Sister
• Chiaki Omigawa — P-ko
• Miyuki Sawashiro — Maria
• Tomokazu Sugita — Hoshi
• Ryouko Shintani — Tetsujin Kyoudai Tetsurou
• Yuko Sanpei — Tetsujin Kyoudai Tetsuo

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-04-04; final listed air date 2010-06-27; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-10-03; final listed air date 2010-12-26; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

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