Arakawa Under the Bridge

Synopsis

Twenty-year-old student Kou Ichinomiya has always followed his elite family's motto: never be indebted to anyone. However, an unfortunate situation puts his life in danger, and he is saved by a stranger named Nino, who claims to be from Venus. As if owing someone is not bad enough, the peculiar girl wishes that he repay her deed by experiencing love together—and he must live with her under the Arakawa River bridge. Although Kou figures that he will somehow fulfill this obligation, his plans are blown away by Nino's friends: various riverside residents who seem even more eccentric than his new lover. From the Village Chief who gives Kou a new name, "Recruit," to a gentle-looking but sadistic woman managing an animal farm, one can never tell which outlandish character will next color Arakawa's bizarre life under the bridge. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Arakawa Under the Bridge was published digitally in English by Crunchyroll from October 30, 2015 to February 24, 2016. Vertical Inc. released the series in eight physical omnibuses from November 21, 2017 to November 17, 2020. The company also released the series digitally from November 16, 2021 to March 29, 2022. The manga was adapted into a Japanese live-action drama TV series directed by Ken Iizuka and Keinosuke Hara that aired on TBS and MBS from July 26 to September 27, 2011; and also into a Japanese live-action film directed by Ken Iizuka that premiered on February 4, 2012.

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