Name: Orange
Genre: 現代, 校園, 黑暗/悲劇, 超自然, 劇情
Released: 2016

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PremiereSummer 2016

Original Work (Author)Ichigo Takano

DirectorHiroshi Hamasaki

Series CompositionYuuko Kakihara

Character DesignNobuteru Yuuki

MusicHiroaki Tsutsumi

Episodes13 Episodes

Animation StudioTelecom Animation Film

Opening Theme (OP)TBD

Ending Theme (ED)TBD

Orange is a TV anime produced by Telecom Animation Film and directed by Hiroji Hamasaki, based on the manga by Ichigo Takano. The series blends drama, romance, and supernatural intrigue as Naho Takamiya receives a letter from her future self, urging her to protect the irreplaceable Kakeru Naruse from a fate she could not prevent. Alongside close friends Hiroto Suwa, Azusa Murasaka, Saku Hagita, and Takako Chino, Naho navigates heartfelt choices that ripple across time. With series composition by Yuko Kakihara faithfully adapting Takano's emotionally rich source material, Orange delivers a poignant story of friendship, love, and second chances.

What if a single letter could change everything? Orange is set in an ordinary high school where sixteen-year-old Naho Takamiya suddenly finds herself at the center of something extraordinary. One morning, she receives a letter that claims to have been written by her future self—a twenty-seven-year-old woman looking back on her teenage years with a heavy heart. The letter carries a specific message: a boy named Kakeru Naruse will soon transfer into her class, and she should pay close attention to him. Faced with a mysterious warning she can barely believe, Naho must wrestle with a profound question—is this letter real, and if so, what does it mean for the choices she makes each day? Blending the quiet rhythms of youth with the weight of time and regret, Orange invites viewers into a story about friendship, connection, and the moments we wish we could hold onto forever.