Product Details

• Actors: Jessica Calvello, Tôru Furuya, Eriko Hara, Hiromi Tsuru, Brett Weaver
• Directors: Kunihiko Yuyama
• Writers: Izumi Matsumoto, Kenji Terada
• Producers: Chûji Nakajima, John Ledford, Kiichirou Yamazaki, Masako Fuyuko, Masamichi Fujiwara
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Adv Films
• DVD Release Date: August 21, 2001
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005LPZK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,587 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "New Kimagure Orange Road - Summer's Beginning" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally....Kimagure Orange Road on DVD!, October 13, 2001

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Dennis A. Amith (kndy) (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Kimagure Orange Road - Summer's Beginning (DVD)

This is the second movie from the popular "Kimagure Orange Road" series.

"Kimagure Orange Road" began as a 48-episode TV series which capture the hearts of many anime fans. The show features a family of ESPers: Kyousuke, the main character, his twin sisters and his non-ESPer father. The show revolves around Kyousuke's life at a new highschool and meeting two roughneck gangsters: Hikaru and her best friend (tough fighter and talented musician), Ayukuwa Madoka. Hikaru loves Kyouske who loves Ayukuwa but despite her feelings for Kyousuke, she holds her emotions because of her best friend.

Then came the six OAV's which led to the emotional rollercoaster movie where the love triangle had to come to an end.

The movie picks up years later where an older and buffer Kyousuke is a professional photographer who is nearly killed in Bosnia. Before he is hurt, he manages to warn Kyousuke (a few years younger) that he is going to get a major accident and to be careful. When the two get hurt simultaneously, the younger Kyousuke ends up in the older Kyousuke's timeline with an older Madoka and the return of Hikaru. How will Hikaru feel when she sees Kyousuke again? How will Madoka bring back the Kyousuke of the present? Also, what will be of the relationship between young-adult Kyousuke and Madoka?

For one to truly appreciate this movie, I highly recommend you watch the TV episodes or even the OAV and then the first movie. People just watching this drama may or may not enjoy it if they haven't seen the previous episodes but to truly enjoy this movie, it is recommended that you catch up on the previous episodes.

As for the DVD, I'm disappointed that ADV didn't include any extras. ADV trailers, different language tracks and menu doesn't count. Also, how about showcasing the beautiful art from KOR. They could of included a gallery.

But aside from that, if you want to watch the second movie from a popular anime called "Kimagure Orange Road", especially if you seen the previous episodes, this DVD then comes highly recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Than a Good Animated Movie, This is a GREAT Film, June 23, 2002

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Stephen M. Lerch (Elkton, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Kimagure Orange Road - Summer's Beginning (DVD)

I picked this movie up on a whim, having never seen the series before. I remember watching it and enjoying it quite a bit when I first got it last year, even without a fully developed backstory on it. Now, after having watched the TV series, I decided to watch the movie again and see if it was better/worse than what I remembered... and I must say that this movie is totally amazing, whether you've seen the TV/OVA series or not!

This is a story of young man, Kyosuke Kasuga (Kasuga Kyosuke to we English speakers), who has supernatural powers, like teleportation, along with his sisters (his father doesn't have the "power" because his wife had the power and he married into it). Something the movie doesn't explain is that they are considered ESPers (people with ESP), so if you aren't familiar with the Anime term, you may not realize EXACTLY what is going on at the end of the movie (you sort of miss a "joke" without this information). Kyosuke, Hikaru and Ayukawa have been long time friends, Kyosuke having chosen Ayukawa over Hikaru when he finally decided who he was in love with for real, I believe at the end of their Junior High School "career".

One day Kyosuke receives a phone call from someone who claims to be HIM, warning him to "watch out for the car". Heeding it no mind (as he is running late), he leaves his apartment for school. Well, as fate would have it, Kyosuke is hit by a car and sent to the hospital... in body anyway. When Kyosuke is hit by the car his "spirit" is sent forward in time 3 years, leaving just his body in '91. We learn that THIS Kyosuke is here and at the same time he was hit by the car, his self from this time (1994) was in another crisis, thus he displaced the 1994 Kyosuke.

The movie revolves around the feelings of Kyosuke, Ayukawa and Hikaru (who never really got over Kyosuke) and the crisis of returning the 1994 Kyosuke to '94 (from a pocket dimension where time doesn't exist) and the 1991 Kyosuke back to '91.

It isn't very often that a movie can touch me the way this movie, and this series, has. It shows the true power of people's feelings for each other and what they can do when motivated by these feelings. Very rarely do tears come to my eyes while watching a movie, and this is one of the few that has that much power and feeling behind it.

Of course, I only wacthed the movie subtitled, and as such, Japanese voice actors tend to REALLY play their roles as actors, not just someone supplying a voice for a lifeless cartoon (like most Anime dubs).

I really cannot recommend this movie enough. This movie is so much more than a good Animated movie, it's a GREAT film. Unless you are a hard core action movie only sort of person, you should be able to glean enough enjoyment from this movie to justify the price of purchase or rental, and if you're anything like me, MORE enjoyment than the price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the OVAs and the TV series, but love this movie more!, October 17, 2002

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I. Chan "animeaddict" (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Kimagure Orange Road - Summer's Beginning (DVD)

I've been a huge fan of KOR since college. I own the manga and DVDs of both the OVAs and the TV series. After watching this movie, I can't believe that the story can get even better. Maybe I'm just getting older, but I definitely prefer the New Kimagure over the original, which I thought was already perfect. I would strongly advise watching at least the OVAs before this movie since it would enhance your experience.