Arakawa Under the Bridge (荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ) is an anime adaptation of the manga of the same name which was written by Hikaru Nakamura. The anime adaptation was announced in August 2009, and aired on TV Tokyo between April 4, 2010, and June 28, 2010. A second season, titled Arakawa Under the Bridge 2 (荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ2), aired in Japan between October 3, 2010, and December 26, 2010. The first season was directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto and Akiyuki Shinbo, with series composition and screenplay written by Deko Akao, music composed by Masaru Yokoyama, and characters designed by Nobuhiro Sugiyama (Shaft). Sugiyama served as chief animation director for all of the episodes. About half of the series was co-produced with Diomedéa: episodes 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, and 13, which also had Kazuhisa Kosuge as a second chief animation director alongside Sugiyama. Five episodes were outsourced otherwise: episodes 3, 7, and 10 to Silver Link; episode 5 to Marvy Jack; and episode 8 to Studio Pastoral. The first season has three theme songs, two opening themes and one ending theme.. The main opening theme is "Venus & Jesus" (ヴィーナスとジーザス) by Etsuko Yakushimaru and its ending theme "Upside-down Bridge" (逆様ブリッジ) by Suneohair, which is also the ending theme for episode 13 of the second season. The opening theme was released as a single on May 26, 2010, and the ending theme on June 23, 2010. The opening theme for episode five is "Think up a title yourself" (タイトルなんて自分で考えなさいな) performed by Miyuki Sawashiro. The second season features returning staff. However, Diomedéa is replaced as a partial co-producer by Marvy Jack in episodes 2, 4, 6, 8–9, and 12. Kosuge is also replaced as a second chief animation director by Kazuhiko Tamura. Seven episodes were outsourced otherwise: episodes 2 and 7 Diomedéa; episode 3 to White Fox; episodes 4, 7, and 11 to Tezuka Productions; and episode 8 to Magic Bus. The second season has three theme songs, two opening themes and one ending theme. The main opening theme is "Cosmos vs. Alien" by Yakushimaru while the ending theme is "Red Coat" (赤いコート) by Suneohair. The opening theme for episode 10 is "Kou-sama☆GO! Summer!! Well, Let's go to Venus (行様☆GO!Summer!!〜いや、行くのは金星だから〜) by Chō.

Arakawa Under the Bridge

Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge