Arakawa Under the Bridge

Arakawa Under the Bridge

TV-14 2010 · 2 seasons · 26 eps · ★ 6.7 · Animation, Comedy

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Ko Ichinomiya's family motto is "Never be indebted to anyone," but after losing his pants and falling into the Arakawa River, he quickly finds himself in debt to his savior, the cutely insane Nino who happens to live under the bridge. To repay her, he vows to help her with her desire to "experience love." Along the way he'll meet the river's other residents, including a hot-blooded kappa, a Sister in drag, and a literal rock star.

Directed by Nobukage Kimura

Network: TV Tokyo

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Hiroshi Kamiya Kou Ichinomiya (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto Nino (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara Village chief (voice)
Takehito Koyasu Sister (voice)
Chiaki Omigawa P-ko (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro Maria (voice)
Tomokazu Sugita Hoshi (voice)
Chiwa Saito Stella (voice)
Cho Terumasa Takai (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki Billy (voice)
Hochu Otsuka Toru Shirai (voice)
Rie Tanaka Shimazaki (voice)

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