Ao Haru Ride
Ao Haru Ride (Japanese: アオハライド, Hepburn: Aoharaido, alternatively titled Blue Spring Ride internationally) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka. It began serialization in the February 2011 issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret and ended in February 2015.
| Ao Haru Ride | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring one of the main protagonists, Futaba Yoshioka | |
| アオハライド (Aoharaido) | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Io Sakisaka |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher |
|
| Imprint | Margaret Comics |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Margaret |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | 13 January 2011 – 13 February 2015 |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Akiko Abe |
| Illustrated by | Io Sakisaka |
| Published by | Cobalt |
| Imprint | Cobalt Series |
| Original run | 27 December 2011 – 2 June 2015 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ai Yoshimura |
| Written by | Tomoko Konparu |
| Music by |
|
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Licensed by |
|
| Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11, TUT, GyaO! |
| Original run | 7 July 2014 – 22 September 2014 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Ai Yoshimura |
| Written by | Tomoko Konparu |
| Music by |
|
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Released | 25 August 2014 – 12 December 2014 |
| Runtime | 21 minutes |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Takahiro Miki |
| Written by | Tomoko Yoshida |
| Music by | Yuki Hayashi |
| Released | 13 December 2014 |
| Runtime | 122 minutes |
| Television drama | |
| Original network | WOWOW |
| Original run | Q4 2023 – scheduled |
| Episodes | 8 |
Ao Haru Ride received several adaptations during its run. A novelization by Akiko Abe ran in Cobalt. In 2014, a limited edition drama CD adaptation was released to promote the then-upcoming anime television series by Production I.G, which aired in July 2014. A live-action film adaptation was later released in December 2014. A live-action television drama adaptation is set to premiere in Q4 2023.
Ao Haru Ride was critically acclaimed in Japan and was consistently named one of the best series of 2014 by several manga industry professionals. The series achieved popularity among readers who strongly identified with Futaba's personal growth. The series was also one of the best-selling manga in 2013 and 2014.