Ayaka (2023)

Original title

AYAKA ‐あやか‐

Genre

fantasy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young hikikomori with amnesia is taken in by a group of superpowered people on a coastal island. He must piece together his past while navigating threats and bonds with his new companions.

slow-burnmysteriousmelancholicwistfulaction-orientedurbancharacter-drivenatmospheric

What happens

Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds (あやか, Ayaka) is an original Japanese anime television series created and written by GoRA, animated by Studio Blanc and produced by King Records. It is directed by Nobuyoshi Nagayama, with Kana Shibue composing the music and Ryō Tanaka directing the sound at Bit Grooove Promotion. Original character designs are provided by Redjuice, while Misaki Kaneko adapts those designs for animation. It aired from July 2 to September 17, 2023, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song, "AYAKASHI", is performed by Angela, while the ending theme song, "Flashback", is performed by saji. Crunchyroll streamed the series. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific. A spin-off manga written by GoRA and illustrated by Ryo Kuroda, titled Ayaka: Muzzle Flash Back, began serialization in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum magazine on July 28, 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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