Arakawa Under the Bridge

Arakawa Under the Bridge ·荒川アンダーザブリッジ

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.

Animation

Comedy

Arakawa Under the Bridge ·荒川アンダーザブリッジ

Animation

Comedy

Created By: Hikaru Nakamura
First Aired on: Apr 05, 2010
Popularity: 37.6253: 35 votes
Networks: (JP)
Production: SHAFT (JP)AT-X (JP)TV Tokyo (JP)Square Enix (JP)TV Osaka (JP)TV Setouchi Broadcasting (TSC) (JP)TV Aichi (JP)King Records (JP)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 26 episodes

Season 1

Aired 15 years ago

13 Episodes

Episode 1Bridge24 min
Falling off a bridge while trying to get his pants back Ichinomiya Kou is saved by a woman named Nino. Desperate to live up to his family motto of never being indebted to anyone he tries to pay Nino off only to find that she is completely uninterested in his riches and prefers living under the bridge. Desperate to the point of panic to be rid of his debt to her he asks if there is anything she wants. "Could you fall in love with me," she responds and so Kou ends up living under the bridge as well doing his best to fall in love with her.
Episode 22 Bridge24 min
Recruit is introduced to the other people living under the bridge. He finds out from Sister that the rest of the inhabitants want to kick his ass for being Nino's lover.
Episode 33 Bridge24 min
Rec is interrogated by Sister and Hoshi about how far he has actually gone with Nino. To their frustration he admits that absolutely nothing has happened. Realizing that to pay off his debt to Nino he has to do more to act as here lover he decides to take her out on a date, using all of his rich guy power to impress her.
Episode 44 Bridge24 min
Riku and Nino go on their first date. Later Stella the little orphan girl arrives and challenges Riku to a game of play fighting. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of Stella Riku and Sister go to see Maria the riverside farmer.
Episode 55 Bridge24 min
After discovering Sisters one fatal weakness Riku meets P-Ko the resident vegetable farmer and local clutz. Afterwards the bridge holds a welcoming party for Stella and Riku tries to convince the mayor to give Stella a new name in a bid to reveal her true nature.