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-'''Ai Yori Aoshi''' is an anime from 2002. It means Bluer Than Indigo but the kanji of ai translates it to True Blue Love. The anime follows Kaoru and Aoi. The two were engaged in childhood, but when Kaoru leaves his powerful family, the engagement is called off after he left to live on his own. Aoi still wants to marry him after not seeing him for over 16 years and runs off to Tokyo to find him.Then Aoi's mother and father agree to let them live in their western style summer home.There is a catch,to avoid a scandle Aoi is the land lord of the house,Miyabi is the manager,and Kaoru is a tenant.At first Aoi doesn't like the idea but eventually kinda warms up a little about it.They gain new tenants to the house throughout the series and they all belive aoi is the land lord,miyabi the manager,and kaoru a tenant.All the wonderful ladies they gain as tenants in the house all have a crazy adventure with kaoru and aoi and all seem to fall in love with kaoru throughout the series.'''Bold text'''(caution spoiler) At the end Aoi says she is going to give up her name as a Sakura member.Then she returns to the house with kaoru and tells them that they are engaged to be married. In the end they end up married and living together happy as anyone could ever wish for.There is a sequel to 'Ai Yori Aoshi' called, 'Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi'. Enishi is a word translated as Bond, whereas all the members to the Sakuraba family hotel and in the anime as stated below, all share a special bond in which they are all different yet all the same. The sequal itself deals with more of the minor characters than Aoi and Kaoru themselves. Throughout Enishi, they all become more and more bonded together than they were in the first series.+ title_name=Ai Yori Aoshi
 + |image=AiYori.jpg
 + |caption=Ai Yori Aoshi
 + |ja_name=藍より青し
 + |ja_name_trans=Ai Yori Aoshi
 + |genre=[[Harem anime]], [[Romance novel|Romance]]
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Manga
 + |title=Ai Yori Aoshi
 + |author=Kou Fumizuki
 + |publisher={{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hakusensha]]
 + |publisher_other={{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[Tokyopop]]<br/>{{flagicon|France}} [[Pika Édition]]<br>{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Egmont Manga and Anime|EMA]]<br>{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Jonesky]]<br>{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Grupo Editorial Vid]]<br>{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Daiwon CI]]<br>{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Norma Editorial]]<br>{{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Ever Glory]]
 + |demographic =[[Seinen]]
 + |serialized=[[Young Animal]]
 + |first_run=[[1998]]
 + |last_run=[[2005]]
 + |num_volumes=17<ref>{{Ann manga|2581}} Accessed [[2006-11-30]].</ref>
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Anime|
 + title=Ai Yori Aoshi
 + |director=Masami Shimoda
 + |studio=[[J.C.Staff]]
 + |licensor={{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Geneon]]
 + |network={{flagicon|Japan}} [[Fuji TV]]<br>
 + |network_other= {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Anione]]
 + |first_aired=[[April 11]] [[2002]]
 + |last_aired=[[September 26]] [[2002]]
 + |num_episodes=24<ref>{{Ann anime|833}} Accessed [[2006-11-30]].</ref>
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Anime|
 + title=Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi
 + |director=Masami Shimoda
 + |studio=[[J.C.Staff]]
 + |licensor={{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Geneon]]
 + |network={{flagicon|Japan}} [[Fuji TV]]
 + |first_aired=[[October 13]] [[2003]]
 + |last_aired=[[December 29]] [[2003]]
 + |num_episodes=12<ref>{{Ann anime|2568|title=Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi}} Accessed [[2006-11-30]].</ref>
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Game
 +| title = Ai Yori Aoshi
 +| developer = [[KID corp|KID]]
 +| publisher = {{flagicon|Japan}} KID<br>
 +{{flagicon|United States}} [[Hirameki International]]
 +| genre = [[Visual novel]]
 +| ratings = [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: T (Teen)
 +| platforms = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[PlayStation 2]]<br>
 +{{flagicon|United States}} [[Windows 98]]
 +| release_date = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[20 March]] [[2003]]<br>
 +{{flagicon|United States}} [[29 September]] [[2005]]<ref>''[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/930598.html Ai Yori Aoshi entry on GameFAQs]''. Accessed [[2006-11-30]].</ref>
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Game
 +| title = Ai Yori Aoshi shunka
 +| publisher = [[J.C.Staff]]
 +| genre = [[Visual novel]]
 +| ratings =
 +| platforms = [[Windows 98]]
 +| release_date = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[20 May]] [[2004]]
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Game
 +| title = Ai Yori Aoshi shuutou
 +| publisher = [[J.C.Staff]]
 +| genre = [[Visual novel]]
 +| ratings =
 +| platforms = [[Windows 98]]
 +| release_date = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[24 June]] [[2004]]
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Game
 +| title = SuperLite 2000 adventure Ai Yori Aoshi
 +| developer = [[KID corp|KID]]
 +| publisher = SUCCESS Corporation
 +| genre = [[Visual novel]]
 +| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]
 +| release_date = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[23 June]] [[2005]]
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
 +{{nihongo|'''''Ai Yori Aoshi'''''|藍より青し}} is a [[manga]] by [[Kou Fumizuki]], originally serialized in 1998 in [[Hakusensha]]'s ''[[Young Animal]]'', a magazine for young men. The original manga series ended its run in 2005.
 + 
 +The title is taken from a quote from the [[China|Chinese]] philosopher [[Xun Zi]]: {{nihongo|"Blue comes from indigo, yet is bluer than indigo"|青は藍より出でて藍より青し|Ao wa ai yori idete ai yori aoshi|青出於藍而勝於藍 ''Qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán'' in Traditional [[Chinese language|Chinese]])}}. The phrase is used in both Chinese and Japanese to mean that, although people are molded by their teacher, they surpass that teacher through their own efforts. The name of the main character, {{nihongo|Aoi|葵}}, is pronounced the same way as a ''ao(i)'', a version of ''ao'' "blue".
 + 
 +''Ai Yori Aoshi'' was made into an [[anime]] in 2002 and video games were released for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Windows 98]]. The anime series, directed by [[Masami Shimoda]] and animated by [[J.C.Staff]], was completed when its second season, under the title {{nihongo|'''''Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi'''''|藍より青し ～縁～}}, was completed in 2003. The anime was released in [[North America]] by [[Geneon]] and in [[Singapore]] by [[Odex]]. The manga was released in [[English language|English]] by [[Tokyopop]]. Also, a drama CD series was produced, with slight differences in the voicing cast as compared to the anime.
 + 
 +The series is sometimes referred to as a halfway point between a [[harem anime]] and a [[magical girlfriend]] story. It is also referred to as {{nihongo|"Japanese Love Hina"|和製 ラブ ひな|Wasei Rabu Hina}} as the story is similar to ''[[Love Hina]]'', but in a more traditional Japanese style.{{fact|date=May 2007}}
 + 
 +==Story==
 +Kaoru Hanabishi appears to be an average university student, but in actuality, he's the eldest son of Yūji Hanabishi, the head of the Hanabishi Zaibatsu, and was set to take over the [[zaibatsu]] after his father retired. His mother, Kumi Honjō, and his father never married, making life difficult for both him and his mother. Kaoru's father died when he was five years old. Since then, Yūji's grandfather, Gen'ichiro Hanabishi, took Kaoru under his wing and began educating him for the eventual succession. Yet Kaoru never felt at home in the Hanabishi family and left to live by himself after his mother died. Day by day he felt alone, thinking that he was living life with no reason pushing him on.
 + 
 +There was, however, someone who loved Kaoru so much that she'd do whatever was necessary to be with him.
 + 
 +Her name is Aoi Sakuraba. Aoi is the only daughter of the owner of the Sakuraba Kimono (Dry Goods in the manga) Store (later renamed to Sakuraba Department Store). Kaoru's family and Aoi's family had agreed for Kaoru to wed Aoi, but after Kaoru walked out, the marriage was canceled. Both families had a friendly relationship and Aoi had been in love with Kaoru from the start, which Kaoru was unaware of. The Sakuraba family had already been searching for someone suitable, but Aoi was unwilling to marry someone else and walked out, chasing Kaoru.
 + 
 +Both were freed from their families' affairs, but didn't know how to make their living. Miyabi Kagurazaki, who had been looking out for Aoi, offered the two a way. Aoi and Miyabi would live together in a grand western style summer house owned by the Sakuraba family and Kaoru would live in a house for servants next to it. This would prevent a scandal, much like the one that had made Kaoru's life difficult, as the two would be living separately. But soon, Kaoru's friends, who just happen to be attractive females, took residence in the house, and it quickly became a dormitory. Very soon, Aoi became a landlady of the dormitory.
 + 
 +The first season ends when Aoi's father decides to arrange her marriage with another man, but she refuses, and is locked up. She manages to escape with the help of Miyabi and Aoi spends a day together with Kaoru. Rather than doing what Miyabi expects and eloping, they confront her father the next day and manage to get her father to agree to their relationship. Kaoru's best point in his argument with Aoi's father is the fact that, after having lost his family and enduring the pain of that loss, he doesn't wish to see the same thing happen to Aoi. Her father grudgingly accepts Aoi's choice in order to maintain his relationship with his daughter.
 + 
 +A best effort to map the story elements of the anime to the manga shows that the anime covers between one and two years in the lives of the characters.
 + 
 +==Enishi==
 +{{nihongo|'''''Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi'''''|藍より青し ～縁～}} is the second season of an animated television series based on the manga ''Ai Yori Aoshi''. The anime is distributed in DVD format by Geneon in North America. It was originally aired in Japan in 2003. ''Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi'' takes place two years after episode one of ''Ai Yori Aoshi''. ''Enishi'', as stated by Aoi, are the bonds that tie people to one another. Kaoru is now a graduate student, and Chika is now a high school student. The other characters are a year further along in the same positions that they were in in ''Ai Yori Aoshi''; it has been two years since the first episode of ''Ai Yori Aoshi''. The series is somewhat devoted to slice-of-life episodes for all the characters, whilst the relationship of the two leads, Kaoru and Aoi, is still further developed. Many of the later episodes are used to develop Tina Foster's character. The end of the final episode includes brief glimpses at the near-term futures of the show's characters following the series' end. There is a total of twelve episodes in this season.
==Characters== ==Characters==
-===Main Characters===+{{main|List of Ai Yori Aoshi characters}}
-;[[Kaoru Hanabishi]]+<!-- Should be a *short* list/summary here. -->
-;[[Aoi Sakuraba]]+ 
-;[[Miyabi Kagurazaki]]+==Media==
-===Minor Characters===+===Episodes===
-* Tina Foster+<div style="width:48%; float:left">
-* Taeko Minazuki+====''Ai Yori Aoshi''====
-* Chika Minazuki+# {{nihongo|"Fate"|縁|Enishi}}
-* Mayu Miyuki+# {{nihongo|"Supper"|夕餉|Yūge}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Separation"|別離|Wakare}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Living Together"|同棲|Dōsei}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Old Friend"|朋友|Hōyū}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Family Tradition"|家道|Kadō}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Spiritual Illusion"|幻妖|Gen'yō}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Cherished Treasure"|愛玩|Aigan}}
 +# {{nihongo|"One Night"|一夜|Hitoyo}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Place of Learning"|学舎|Manabiya}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Debutante"|子女|Shijo}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Kiss"|接吻|Seppun}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Star Festival"|星祭|Hoshimatsuri}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Servant"|賄|Makanai}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Feelings of the Heart"|胸懐|Kyōkai}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Shores"|渚|Nagisa}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Waves"|漣|Sazanami}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Bedsharing"|同衾|Dōkin}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Lap Pillow"|膝枕|Hizamakura}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Cure"|癒|Iyashi}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Influenza"|風気|Fūki}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Going Home"|帰省|Kisei}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Determination"|決意|Ketsui}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Aoi"|葵}}
 +</div>
 +<div style="width:48%; float:right">
 + 
 +====''Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi''====
 +<ol start="0"><li>"Beautiful Snow"</li></ol>
 +: This episode was a preview for the series.
 +# {{nihongo|"Spring Blossom"|桜春|Ōshun}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Friends"|友垣|Tomogaki}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Tennis"|庭球|Teikyū}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Phantom"|怪|Mononoke}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Piano"|洋琴|Yōkin}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Journey"|道程|Dōtei}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Summer Resort"|避暑|Hisho}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Fish and Water"|水魚|Suigyo}}
 +# {{nihongo|"White"|白妙|Shirotae}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Bathrobe"|湯帷子|Yukatabira}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Moonlight"|月光|Gekkō}}
 +# {{nihongo|"Bonds"|絆|Kizuna}}
 +</div>
 +{{-}}
 + 
 +===Manga===
 +Besides sharing many similarities in the storyline with the two anime series, the manga also expands on parts not covered in the anime, such as Kaoru's younger brother, and Miyabi's past.
 + 
 +*Volume 1 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13371-4; English Edition: ISBN 1-59182-645-4) From about February of Kaoru's 2nd year in college to three months later.
 +*Volume 2 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13372-2; English Edition: ISBN 1-59182-646-2) From the end of Volume 1 to fall.
 +*Volume 3 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13373-0; English Edition: ISBN 1-59182-647-0) From early Christmas season to Cherry blossom time in the second year.
 +*Volume 4 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13374-9; English Edition: ISBN 1-59182-648-9) From April to early May.
 +*Volume 5 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13375-7; English Edition: ISBN 1-59182-649-7)
 +*Volume 6 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13376-5; English Edition: ISBN 1-59182-650-0)
 +*Volume 7 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13377-3; English Edition: ISBN 1-59532-370-8) Mostly during summer break in the second year.
 +*Volume 8 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13378-1; English Edition: ISBN 1-59532-371-6) From late in the second year to celebrating Kaoru's admission to graduate school early in the third year.
 +*Volume 9 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13379-X; English Edition: ISBN 1-59532-372-4)
 +*Volume 10 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13440-0; English Edition: ISBN 1-59532-373-2)
 +*Volume 11 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13441-9; English Edition: ISBN 1-59532-374-0)
 +*Volume 12 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13442-7; English Edition: ISBN 1-59532-375-9)
 +*Volume 13 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13443-5; English Edition: ISBN 1-59532-376-7)
 +*Volume 14 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13444-3; English Edition: ISBN 1-59816-201-2)
 +*Volume 15 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13445-1; English Edition: ISBN 1-59816-202-0)
 +*Volume 16 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13446-X; English Edition: ISBN 1-59816-838-9)
 +*Volume 17 (Japanese Edition: ISBN 4-592-13447-8; English Edition: ISBN 1-59816-839-8)
 + 
 +===Video games===
 +KID Corp. published a [[Playstation 2]] video game based on the series in 2003, and was released in English for Windows PCs by [[Hirameki International]]. That game was re-released in 2005 by SUCCESS Corporation with bonus footage and mini-games.
 + 
 +J.C.Staff published 2 games on Windows 98, which were separated into 2 titles based on seasons. Each title comes with voice and [[screen saver]] collection.
 + 
 +===Theme songs===
 +;''Ai Yori Aoshi''
 +Opening theme:
 +*{{nihongo|"Eternal Flower"|永遠の花|Towa no Hana}} by [[Yoko Ishida]]
 +Ending theme:
 +*{{nihongo|"Na mo Shirenu Hana"|名も知れぬ花}} by [[The Indigo]]
 +*"I'll Be Home" by [[Satsuki Yukino]] (Ep. 18)
 +;''Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi''
 +Opening theme:
 +*{{nihongo|"Treasure"|たからもの|Takaramono}} by [[Yoko Ishida]]
 +Ending themes:
 +*"I Do!" by [[The Indigo]]
 +*"Presence" by [[The Indigo]]
 + 
 +==References==
 +{{reflist}}
 + 
 +==External links==
 +*[http://www.aiyoriaoshi.com/ Japan Ai Yori Aoshi page]
 +*[http://aiyori.pioneeranimation.com/ Geneon's Ai Yori Aoshi page]
 +*[http://www.hirameki-int.com/appc/products/ai/index.html English version PC game website] - includes downloadable trial version
 +*[http://www.jcstaff.co.jp/sho-sai/ais-shokai/ais-index.htm J.C.Staff PC game site]
 +*[http://www.success-corp.co.jp/software/sl2000/aiyoriaoshi/index.html Success Corp game]
 + 
 +[[Category:Anime of 2002]]
 +[[Category:Manga of the 1990s]]
 +[[Category:Romance anime and manga]]
 +[[Category:Tokyopop titles]]
 +[[Category:Seinen]]
 +[[Category:Visual novels]]
 +[[Category:Geneon]]
-==Links==+[[ca:Blau (manga)]]
-*[http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/aiyoriaoshi Ai Yori Aoshi Lyrics]+[[de:Ai Yori Aoshi]]
-*[http://anime.akichigo.org/aiyoriaoshi/ Ai Yori Aoshi Screencaps Gallery]+[[es:Ai Yori Aoshi]]
-[[Category:Anime Series]]+[[fr:Bleu indigo]]
-[[Category:Manga Series]]+[[it:Ai Yori Aoshi]]
 +[[ko:쪽빛보다 푸르게]]
 +[[ja:藍より青し]]
 +[[pl:Ai Yori Aoshi]]
 +[[pt:Ai Yori Aoshi]]
 +[[ru:Ai Yori Aoshi]]
 +[[fi:Ai yori aoshi]]
 +[[zh:青出於藍 (動畫)]]

Revision as of 22:36, 5 May 2008

Ai Yori Aoshi
Image:AiYori.jpg
藍より青し
(Ai Yori Aoshi)
Genre Harem anime, Romance
Manga: Ai Yori Aoshi
Written byKou Fumizuki
PublisherTemplate:Flagicon Hakusensha
DemographicSeinen
Original run1998 – 2005
Volumes17<ref>Template:Ann manga Accessed 2006-11-30.</ref>
Anime : Ai Yori Aoshi
Directed by Masami Shimoda
Animation by {{{animator}}}
Music by {{{composer}}}
Script by {{{writer}}}
Studio J.C.Staff
Network Template:Flagicon Fuji TV
Other networks:
Original run April 11 2002 – September 26 2002
No. of episodes 24<ref>Template:Ann anime Accessed 2006-11-30.</ref>
Anime : Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi
Directed by Masami Shimoda
Animation by {{{animator}}}
Music by {{{composer}}}
Script by {{{writer}}}
Studio J.C.Staff
Network Template:Flagicon Fuji TV
Original run October 13 2003 – December 29 2003
No. of episodes 12<ref>Template:Ann anime Accessed 2006-11-30.</ref>
Game: Ai Yori Aoshi
Developer KID
PublisherTemplate:Flagicon KID
Template:Flagicon Hirameki International
Genre Visual novel
RatingESRB: T (Teen)
Platform Template:Flagicon PlayStation 2

Template:Flagicon Windows 98

Released Template:Flagicon 20 March 2003

Template:Flagicon 29 September 2005<ref>Ai Yori Aoshi entry on GameFAQs. Accessed 2006-11-30.</ref>

Game: Ai Yori Aoshi shunka
Developer {{{developer}}}
PublisherJ.C.Staff
Genre Visual novel
Platform Windows 98
Released Template:Flagicon 20 May 2004
Game: Ai Yori Aoshi shuutou
Developer {{{developer}}}
PublisherJ.C.Staff
Genre Visual novel
Platform Windows 98
Released Template:Flagicon 24 June 2004
Game: SuperLite 2000 adventure Ai Yori Aoshi
Developer KID
PublisherSUCCESS Corporation
Genre Visual novel
Platform PlayStation 2
Released Template:Flagicon 23 June 2005

Ai Yori Aoshi (藍より青し?) is a manga by Kou Fumizuki, originally serialized in 1998 in Hakusensha's Young Animal, a magazine for young men. The original manga series ended its run in 2005.

The title is taken from a quote from the Chinese philosopher Xun Zi: "Blue comes from indigo, yet is bluer than indigo" (青は藍より出でて藍より青し Ao wa ai yori idete ai yori aoshi?, 青出於藍而勝於藍 Qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán in Traditional Chinese)). The phrase is used in both Chinese and Japanese to mean that, although people are molded by their teacher, they surpass that teacher through their own efforts. The name of the main character, Aoi (葵?), is pronounced the same way as a ao(i), a version of ao "blue".

Ai Yori Aoshi was made into an anime in 2002 and video games were released for the PlayStation 2 and Windows 98. The anime series, directed by Masami Shimoda and animated by J.C.Staff, was completed when its second season, under the title Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi (藍より青し ～縁～?), was completed in 2003. The anime was released in North America by Geneon and in Singapore by Odex. The manga was released in English by Tokyopop. Also, a drama CD series was produced, with slight differences in the voicing cast as compared to the anime.

The series is sometimes referred to as a halfway point between a harem anime and a magical girlfriend story. It is also referred to as "Japanese Love Hina" (和製 ラブ ひな Wasei Rabu Hina?) as the story is similar to Love Hina, but in a more traditional Japanese style.Template:Fact

Contents

Story

Kaoru Hanabishi appears to be an average university student, but in actuality, he's the eldest son of Yūji Hanabishi, the head of the Hanabishi Zaibatsu, and was set to take over the zaibatsu after his father retired. His mother, Kumi Honjō, and his father never married, making life difficult for both him and his mother. Kaoru's father died when he was five years old. Since then, Yūji's grandfather, Gen'ichiro Hanabishi, took Kaoru under his wing and began educating him for the eventual succession. Yet Kaoru never felt at home in the Hanabishi family and left to live by himself after his mother died. Day by day he felt alone, thinking that he was living life with no reason pushing him on.

There was, however, someone who loved Kaoru so much that she'd do whatever was necessary to be with him.

Her name is Aoi Sakuraba. Aoi is the only daughter of the owner of the Sakuraba Kimono (Dry Goods in the manga) Store (later renamed to Sakuraba Department Store). Kaoru's family and Aoi's family had agreed for Kaoru to wed Aoi, but after Kaoru walked out, the marriage was canceled. Both families had a friendly relationship and Aoi had been in love with Kaoru from the start, which Kaoru was unaware of. The Sakuraba family had already been searching for someone suitable, but Aoi was unwilling to marry someone else and walked out, chasing Kaoru.

Both were freed from their families' affairs, but didn't know how to make their living. Miyabi Kagurazaki, who had been looking out for Aoi, offered the two a way. Aoi and Miyabi would live together in a grand western style summer house owned by the Sakuraba family and Kaoru would live in a house for servants next to it. This would prevent a scandal, much like the one that had made Kaoru's life difficult, as the two would be living separately. But soon, Kaoru's friends, who just happen to be attractive females, took residence in the house, and it quickly became a dormitory. Very soon, Aoi became a landlady of the dormitory.

The first season ends when Aoi's father decides to arrange her marriage with another man, but she refuses, and is locked up. She manages to escape with the help of Miyabi and Aoi spends a day together with Kaoru. Rather than doing what Miyabi expects and eloping, they confront her father the next day and manage to get her father to agree to their relationship. Kaoru's best point in his argument with Aoi's father is the fact that, after having lost his family and enduring the pain of that loss, he doesn't wish to see the same thing happen to Aoi. Her father grudgingly accepts Aoi's choice in order to maintain his relationship with his daughter.

A best effort to map the story elements of the anime to the manga shows that the anime covers between one and two years in the lives of the characters.

Enishi

Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi (藍より青し ～縁～?) is the second season of an animated television series based on the manga Ai Yori Aoshi. The anime is distributed in DVD format by Geneon in North America. It was originally aired in Japan in 2003. Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi takes place two years after episode one of Ai Yori Aoshi. Enishi, as stated by Aoi, are the bonds that tie people to one another. Kaoru is now a graduate student, and Chika is now a high school student. The other characters are a year further along in the same positions that they were in in Ai Yori Aoshi; it has been two years since the first episode of Ai Yori Aoshi. The series is somewhat devoted to slice-of-life episodes for all the characters, whilst the relationship of the two leads, Kaoru and Aoi, is still further developed. Many of the later episodes are used to develop Tina Foster's character. The end of the final episode includes brief glimpses at the near-term futures of the show's characters following the series' end. There is a total of twelve episodes in this season.

Characters

Main article: List of Ai Yori Aoshi characters

Media

Episodes

Ai Yori Aoshi

  1. "Fate" (縁 Enishi?)
  2. "Supper" (夕餉 Yūge?)
  3. "Separation" (別離 Wakare?)
  4. "Living Together" (同棲 Dōsei?)
  5. "Old Friend" (朋友 Hōyū?)
  6. "Family Tradition" (家道 Kadō?)
  7. "Spiritual Illusion" (幻妖 Gen'yō?)
  8. "Cherished Treasure" (愛玩 Aigan?)
  9. "One Night" (一夜 Hitoyo?)
  10. "Place of Learning" (学舎 Manabiya?)
  11. "Debutante" (子女 Shijo?)
  12. "Kiss" (接吻 Seppun?)
  13. "Star Festival" (星祭 Hoshimatsuri?)
  14. "Servant" (賄 Makanai?)
  15. "Feelings of the Heart" (胸懐 Kyōkai?)
  16. "Shores" (渚 Nagisa?)
  17. "Waves" (漣 Sazanami?)
  18. "Bedsharing" (同衾 Dōkin?)
  19. "Lap Pillow" (膝枕 Hizamakura?)
  20. "Cure" (癒 Iyashi?)
  21. "Influenza" (風気 Fūki?)
  22. "Going Home" (帰省 Kisei?)
  23. "Determination" (決意 Ketsui?)
  24. "Aoi" (葵?)

Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi

  1. "Beautiful Snow"
This episode was a preview for the series.
  1. "Spring Blossom" (桜春 Ōshun?)
  2. "Friends" (友垣 Tomogaki?)
  3. "Tennis" (庭球 Teikyū?)
  4. "Phantom" (怪 Mononoke?)
  5. "Piano" (洋琴 Yōkin?)
  6. "Journey" (道程 Dōtei?)
  7. "Summer Resort" (避暑 Hisho?)
  8. "Fish and Water" (水魚 Suigyo?)
  9. "White" (白妙 Shirotae?)
  10. "Bathrobe" (湯帷子 Yukatabira?)
  11. "Moonlight" (月光 Gekkō?)
  12. "Bonds" (絆 Kizuna?)


Manga

Besides sharing many similarities in the storyline with the two anime series, the manga also expands on parts not covered in the anime, such as Kaoru's younger brother, and Miyabi's past.

Video games

KID Corp. published a Playstation 2 video game based on the series in 2003, and was released in English for Windows PCs by Hirameki International. That game was re-released in 2005 by SUCCESS Corporation with bonus footage and mini-games.

J.C.Staff published 2 games on Windows 98, which were separated into 2 titles based on seasons. Each title comes with voice and screen saver collection.

Theme songs

Ai Yori Aoshi

Opening theme:

  • "Eternal Flower" (永遠の花 Towa no Hana?) by Yoko Ishida

Ending theme:

Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi

Opening theme:

Ending themes:

References

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