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''Orange'' is a [[ShoujoDemographic shojo]] manga by Takano Ichigo. It started serialization in Bessatsu Margaret on March 2012, but after 9 chapters [[DevelopmentHell the author started having serious health problems and the series was left on hiatus for over a year]]. The author resumed publishing the series on February 2014, this time on the seinen magazine Monthly Action over an irregular schedule until the author was completely cured. Its serialization officially ended in August 2015 with a total of five volumes.
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''Orange'' is a [[ShoujoDemographic shojo]] manga by Takano Ichigo. It started serialization in Bessatsu Margaret on March 2012, but after 9 chapters [[DevelopmentHell the author started having serious health problems and the series was left on hiatus for over a year]]. The author resumed publishing the series on February 2014, this time on the seinen magazine Monthly Action over an irregular schedule until the author was completely cured. Its serialization officially ended in August 2015 with a total of five volumes.
volumes. After the main series ended, Takano has occasionally authored special chapters, some of them serving as tie-ins to the anime movie mentioned below.
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A LiveActionAdaptation was slated for December 2015, starring Kento Yamazaki (who also starred in the live-action adaptations of other shoujo manga such as ''Heroine Shikkaku'' and ''L-DK'') as Kakeru and Tao Tsuchiya as Naho. A 13 episode anime adaptation aired in summer of 2016. Creator/{{Funimation}} has released an English broadcast dub for this series, which began on October 24, 2016. Watch it [[http://www.funimation.com/shows/orange/videos here]].
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A LiveActionAdaptation was slated for December 2015, starring Kento Yamazaki (who also starred in the live-action adaptations of other shoujo manga such as ''Heroine Shikkaku'' and ''L-DK'') as Kakeru and Tao Tsuchiya as Naho. A 13 episode anime adaptation aired in summer of 2016.2016, with a [[CompilationMovie Compilation Movie+]] titled ''Orange: Future'' (''Orange: Mirai'') and released in December 2016 serving as its [[CreatorPreferredAdaptation author-approved]] epilogue. Creator/{{Funimation}} has released an English broadcast dub for this series, which began on October 24, 2016. Watch it [[http://www.funimation.com/shows/orange/videos here]].
* AllJustADream: [[spoiler: ''Future'' has Original!Suwa and Original!Naho wake up and share their dream of Kakeru living to the present day, lamenting how regrettable yet hopeful it is. Of course, that future may very well happen in the alternate universe, since Kakeru ''does'' survive there.]]
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Chapter 19 is the only time where Naho is not the narrator. Instead, it's Kakeru.
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent:
** Chapter 19 in the manga is the only time where Naho is not the narrator. Instead, it'sKakeru.Kakeru.
** The ''Future'' film and its manga tie-in present the story from Suwa's perspective.
** Chapter 19 in the manga is the only time where Naho is not the narrator. Instead, it's
** The ''Future'' film and its manga tie-in present the story from Suwa's perspective.
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* BabiesEverAfter: In the original timeline, Naho and [[spoiler:Suwa]] eventually got married and have a child together. Even with their regret that Kakeru is dead, they love each other and their baby, which is one thing they wouldn't change.
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* BabiesEverAfter: BabiesEverAfter:
** In the original timeline, Naho and [[spoiler:Suwa]] eventually got married and have a child together. Even with their regret that Kakeru is dead, they love each other and their baby, which is one thing they wouldn'tchange.change.
** The ''Future'' film shows [[spoiler: both the original future where Naho and Suwa marry and have a child, and the alternate future where Naho and Kakeru marry and have a child.]]
** In the original timeline, Naho and [[spoiler:Suwa]] eventually got married and have a child together. Even with their regret that Kakeru is dead, they love each other and their baby, which is one thing they wouldn't
** The ''Future'' film shows [[spoiler: both the original future where Naho and Suwa marry and have a child, and the alternate future where Naho and Kakeru marry and have a child.]]
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* HappilyMarried: Naho and Suwa are happily married in the future despite regretting that they couldn't save Kakeru. When asked if she would have married Kakeru instead if he were alive, Naho says she believes she would have still married Suwa. [[spoiler:However, since past Suwa decides not to confess to Naho and instead focus on getting Kakeru to requite her feelings, it seems she will end up with Kakeru in that iteration.]]
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* HappilyMarried: Naho and Suwa are happily married in the future despite regretting that they couldn't save Kakeru. When asked if she would have married Kakeru instead if he were alive, Naho says she believes she would have still married Suwa. [[spoiler:However, since past Suwa decides not to confess to Naho and instead focus on getting Kakeru to requite her feelings, it seems she will Naho and Kakeru do eventually end up marry each other in the alternate universe, as confirmed in the ''Future'' film.]]
* HowWeGotHere: While not a straight example due to its anachronistic order, the ''Future'' film starts withKakeru in that iteration.]]Naho hurrying for the start of her second year and discovering the letter from the future. The epilogue, meanwhile, is the scene preceding it; Naho oversleeping, her parents' attempt to wake her up, and the letter being delivered to the front door.
* HowWeGotHere: While not a straight example due to its anachronistic order, the ''Future'' film starts with
* LovingAShadow: [[spoiler: Future Suwa believes that Naho only came to love him because he consciously attempted to imitate Kakeru's persona as much as possible after his death, and thus he's being unfair for the both of them. This is one of the reasons why he tells his alternate self not to confess to Naho.]]
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: Naho and Kakeru's son in the alternate future is named Haru, which means spring in Japanese. The scene where he is introduced in is set in the spring season. Oh, his parents also first met in spring as well.]]
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: Naho and Kakeru's son in the alternate future is named Haru, which means spring in Japanese. The scene where he is introduced in is set in the spring season. Oh, his parents also first met in spring as well.]]
* POVSequel: The ''Future'' film spends 3/4 of the movie recapping the events of the anime, except with Suwa, and not Naho, as the protagonist.
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** Suwa also ships Naho/Kakeru, despite being in love with Naho himself. And not just in the alternate timeline; he attempts to make Kakeru spit it out even [[spoiler: after he already confesses to Naho.]]
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** Suwa also ships Naho/Kakeru, despite being in love with Naho himself. And not just in the alternate timeline; he attempts to make Kakeru spit it out even [[spoiler: after he already confesses to Naho.]] The ''Future'' film compounds this by revealing that [[spoiler: his original future self feels guilty of snatching Naho by channeling Kakeru's persona and considers himself unfair in the matter.]]
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** Azusa is always picking on Hagita, but it's very implied she has a crush on him. Their future selves don't seem to be together, but Hagita doesn't wear glasses, something Azusa always told him to do.
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** Azusa is always picking on Hagita, but it's very implied she has a crush on him. Their future selves don't seem to be together, but Hagita doesn't wear glasses, something Azusa always told him to do. [[spoiler: In the alternate future, however, they do end up dating.]]
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* TheReveal: The reasons for the regret are only slowly revealed throughout the manga, first by stating that Kakeru died, then clarifying that [[spoiler: he died due to a suicide.]]
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* TheReveal: TheReveal:
** The reasons for the original Naho's regret are only slowly revealed throughout the manga, first by stating that Kakeru died, then clarifying that [[spoiler: he died due to a suicide.]]
** The reasons for the original Naho's regret are only slowly revealed throughout the manga, first by stating that Kakeru died, then clarifying that [[spoiler: he died due to a suicide.]]
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* ShipperOnDeck: At first Azusa and Takako are excited about Kakeru accepting Ueno's confession, but immediately change their minds when they find out how jealous she is, and especially when they find out that Naho likes Kakeru. From then on they ship Naho/Kakeru, since they make clear that as her friends, they'd support Naho and whoever she likes. For that same reason they don't actively cheer for Suwa, who's also into Naho and is their friend, but they aren't against him confessing his feelings and actually get mad when he [[spoiler:says he'll never tell Naho how he feels]].
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* ShipperOnDeck: ShipperOnDeck:
** At first Azusa and Takako are excited about Kakeru accepting Ueno's confession, but immediately change their minds when they find out how jealous she is, and especially when they find out that Naho likes Kakeru. From then on they ship Naho/Kakeru, since they make clear that as her friends, they'd support Naho and whoever she likes. For that same reason they don't actively cheer for Suwa, who's also into Naho and is their friend, but they aren't against him confessing his feelings and actually get mad when he [[spoiler:says he'll never tell Naho how he feels]].
** At first Azusa and Takako are excited about Kakeru accepting Ueno's confession, but immediately change their minds when they find out how jealous she is, and especially when they find out that Naho likes Kakeru. From then on they ship Naho/Kakeru, since they make clear that as her friends, they'd support Naho and whoever she likes. For that same reason they don't actively cheer for Suwa, who's also into Naho and is their friend, but they aren't against him confessing his feelings and actually get mad when he [[spoiler:says he'll never tell Naho how he feels]].
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the manga and anime, out of the main gang, only Kakeru and Taka have black hair. The live-action adaptation changes Naho's chestnut hair to black as well. And of course, while they can have colorful eye colors in the manga, the palette is limited to brown in live-action for obvious reasons.
* AdaptedOut: Naho's parents and Suwa's father are not present in the live-action film. In Naho's case, it looks as if she lives alone, since the scenes where they are present in the manga (e.g. notifying her about a visiting Suwa) are not adapted.
* AdaptedOut: Naho's parents and Suwa's father are not present in the live-action film. In Naho's case, it looks as if she lives alone, since the scenes where they are present in the manga (e.g. notifying her about a visiting Suwa) are not adapted.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Taka has the trappings of one, and she can indeed be very scary if provoked, but her friends see her as nothing but nice, if a bit intimidating.
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Chapter 19 is the only time where Naho is not the narrator. Instead, it's Kakeru.
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* {{Expospeak}}: In chapter 5 Naho's teacher gives an extra lecture about how time travel could be possible, thus indirectly explaining how the letters got there.
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* {{Expospeak}}: In chapter 5 Naho's teacher gives an extra lecture about how time travel could be possible, thus indirectly explaining how the letters got there. The last chapter also has a long exposition explaining how letters could be sent from the future to the past: they travel through black holes in the Atlantic Ocean.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: Kakeru is dead in the original timeline.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: Kakeru is dead in the original timeline.
* LastNameBasis: Suwa and Hagita are always called by their friends with their last names regardless of how close they are to each other, though this can be easily explained due to habit.
* NiceGuy: Suwa. So nice that he even [[spoiler: pairs up his crush with another guy without a fuss, simply so they can be happy together.]]
* TheReveal: The reasons for the regret are only slowly revealed throughout the manga, first by stating that Kakeru died, then clarifying that [[spoiler: he died due to a suicide.]]
** [[spoiler: Naho isn't the only one to receive the letters from 10 years in the future. Suwa, Hagita, Azu, and Taka each receive them as well.]]
** [[spoiler: Naho isn't the only one to receive the letters from 10 years in the future. Suwa, Hagita, Azu, and Taka each receive them as well.]]
** Suwa also ships Naho/Kakeru, despite being in love with Naho himself. And not just in the alternate timeline; he attempts to make Kakeru spit it out even [[spoiler: after he already confesses to Naho.]]
* ShirtlessScene: Chapter 14 features a shirtless botaoshi event, of which Kakeru, Suwa, and Hagita take part.
* ShirtlessScene: Chapter 14 features a shirtless botaoshi event, of which Kakeru, Suwa, and Hagita take part.
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* TroubledButCute: Kakeru is a handsome and athletic boy with a kind personality, which makes more than one girl fall for him, but he pushes people away becaue of his guilt complex and sometimes lashes out when he gets angry.
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* TroubledButCute: Kakeru is a handsome and athletic boy with a kind personality, which makes more than one girl fall for him, but he pushes people away becaue because of his guilt complex and sometimes lashes out when he gets angry.angry.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In the original timeline, Kakeru's former classmates from Tokyo, who casually waive off the former's mother's death, leading to [[spoiler: Kakeru's first suicide attempt.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In the original timeline, Kakeru's former classmates from Tokyo, who casually waive off the former's mother's death, leading to [[spoiler: Kakeru's first suicide attempt.]]
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* WhamEpisode: Chapter 19 in the manga and the first half of Episode 12 in the anime, detailing the original timeline from Kakeru's perspective, consist of nothing but one wham moment after one wham moment, as they reveal that Kakeru's problems go ''way'' deeper, [[spoiler: he attempts suicide]] more than once, and they [[spoiler: end with his death.]]
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* StockShoujoBullyingTactics: Ueno and her girl posse resort to this type of bullying of Naho after Kakeru dumped Ueno for [[ClingyJealousGirl more publicly bullying Naho]].
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A LiveActionAdaptation was slated for December 2015, starring Kento Yamazaki (who also starred in the live-action adaptations of other shoujo manga such as ''Heroine Shikkaku'' and ''L-DK'') as Kakeru and Tao Tsuchiya as Naho. A 13 episode anime adaptation aired in summer of 2016.
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A LiveActionAdaptation was slated for December 2015, starring Kento Yamazaki (who also starred in the live-action adaptations of other shoujo manga such as ''Heroine Shikkaku'' and ''L-DK'') as Kakeru and Tao Tsuchiya as Naho. A 13 episode anime adaptation aired in summer of 2016.
2016. Creator/{{Funimation}} has released an English broadcast dub for this series, which began on October 24, 2016. Watch it [[http://www.funimation.com/shows/orange/videos here]].
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A LiveActionAdaptation was slated for December 2015, starring Kento Yamazaki (who also starred in the live-action adaptations of other shoujo manga such as ''Heroine Shikkaku'' and ''L-DK'') as Kakeru and Tao Tsuchiya as Naho. A 12 13 episode anime adaptation aired in summer of 2016.
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* AdultsAreUseless: Grown-ups such as parents, relatives, and teachers who really ought to be keeping an eye on Kakeru can't seem to notice or do anything about his problems, so it basically falls to five high school juniors to save their severely troubled friend all by themselves. The only adults who provide significant help are ''themselves'' from the future.
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* AdultsAreUseless: Grown-ups such as parents, relatives, and teachers who really ought to be keeping an eye on Kakeru can't seem to notice or do anything about his problems, so it basically falls to five high school juniors to save their severely troubled friend all by themselves. The Apparently in this case the only adults who provide significant help are ''themselves'' adult you can trust is ''yourself'' from the future.future!
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* AdultsAreUseless: Grown-ups such as parents, relatives, and teachers who really ought to be keeping an eye on Kakeru can't seem to notice or do anything about his problems, so it basically falls to five high school juniors to save their severely troubled friend all by themselves.
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* AdultsAreUseless: Grown-ups such as parents, relatives, and teachers who really ought to be keeping an eye on Kakeru can't seem to notice or do anything about his problems, so it basically falls to five high school juniors to save their severely troubled friend all by themselves. The only adults who provide significant help are ''themselves'' from the future.
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A LiveActionAdaptation was slated for December 2015, starring Kento Yamazaki (who also starred in the live-action adaptations of other shoujo manga such as ''Heroine Shikkaku'' and ''L-DK'') as Kakeru and Tao Tsuchiya as Naho. An anime adaptation was also [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-16/ichigo-takano-sci-fi-romance-manga-orange-gets-tv-anime-this-summer/.98755 announced for a Summer 2016 release]].
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A LiveActionAdaptation was slated for December 2015, starring Kento Yamazaki (who also starred in the live-action adaptations of other shoujo manga such as ''Heroine Shikkaku'' and ''L-DK'') as Kakeru and Tao Tsuchiya as Naho. An A 12 episode anime adaptation was also [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-16/ichigo-takano-sci-fi-romance-manga-orange-gets-tv-anime-this-summer/.98755 announced for a Summer 2016 release]].
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* AdultsAreUseless: Grown-ups such as parents, relatives, and teachers who really ought to be keeping an eye on Kakeru can't seem to notice or do anything about his problems, so it basically falls to five high school juniors to save their severely troubled friend all by themselves.
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* TitleDrop: The series is named after the flavor of the first juice that Kakeru bought for Naho - orange juice. Naho, who just developed a crush on him and knows what his future could be, mentions that her love is similarly bittersweet to the juice flavor. It also refers to the orange sunset on the mountaintop that Kakeru's friends wish he were still alive to see with them.
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* TitleDrop: The series is named after the flavor of the first juice ThereAreNoTherapists: There's no indication that Kakeru bought is getting professional help for Naho - orange juice. Naho, who just developed a crush on him and knows what his future could be, mentions that her love is similarly bittersweet to the juice flavor. It also refers to the orange sunset on the mountaintop that Kakeru's friends wish he were still alive to see with them.severe psychological issues.
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* TitleDrop: The series is named after the flavor of the first juice that Kakeru bought for Naho - orange juice. Naho, who just developed a crush on him and knows what his future could be, mentions that her love is similarly bittersweet to the juice flavor. It also refers to the orange sunset on the mountaintop that Kakeru's friends wish he were still alive to see with them.
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* LoveConfession: In the new timeline, [[spoiler:Naho tells Kakeru she's in love with him after the sports festival while begging him not to attempt suicide. In episode 13, Kakeru tells Naho he loves her while they're eating on the school roof]].
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* {{Bishonen}}: This being a shoujo work, a lot of the guys are handsome, but Kakeru stands out for his athletic yet slender figure, smooth face, beautiful eyes, and deep, warm voice. Suwa is a bit more manly and muscular, while Hagita is kind of a skinny nerd.
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* GrandfatherParadox: Hagita mentions it, stating that it could be that sending the letters to their past self ''does'' work and prevent Kakeru's death... but it becoming such a future would result in 'their present' to cease to exist, so that there would be no letters to warn their past selves about Kakeru, meaning he would die, which could result in sending letters back after all. Apparently he never thought there could be a StableTimeLoop
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* GrandfatherParadox: Hagita mentions it, stating that it could be that sending the letters to their past self ''does'' work and prevent Kakeru's death... but it becoming such a future would result in 'their present' to cease to exist, so that there would be no letters to warn their past selves about Kakeru, meaning he would die, which could result in sending letters back after all. Apparently he never thought there could be a StableTimeLoopStableTimeLoop.
* MyGreatestFailure: For Future Naho and her friends, it was not being able to save Kakeru. The kids in the present regret having invited Kakeru to go out with them at Opening Day, the same day his mother commited suicide.
* MyGreatestFailure: For Future Naho and her friends, it was not being able to save Kakeru. The kids in the present regret having invited Kakeru to go out with them at Opening Day, the same day his mother commited suicide.
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* MyGreatestFailure: For Future Naho and her friends, it was not being able to save Kakeru. The kids in the present regret having invited Kakeru to go out with them at Opening Day, the same day his mother commited suicide.
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* BabiesEverAfter: In the original timeline, Naho and [[spoiler:Suwa]] eventually got married and have a child together. Even with their regrets, they love each other very much and are happy together with their baby.
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* BabiesEverAfter: In the original timeline, Naho and [[spoiler:Suwa]] eventually got married and have a child together. Even with their regrets, regret that Kakeru is dead, they love each other very much and are happy together with their baby.baby, which is one thing they wouldn't change.
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* BabiesEverAfter: In the original timeline, Naho and [[spoiler:Suwa]] eventually got married and have a child together. Even with their regrets, they have a measure of happiness.
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* BabiesEverAfter: In the original timeline, Naho and [[spoiler:Suwa]] eventually got married and have a child together. Even with their regrets, they have a measure of happiness.love each other very much and are happy together with their baby.
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* AbusiveParents: Kakeru never forgave his mother for divorcing his father when he was young. [[spoiler:Her last text explains that he was an abusive man, and that she left him to protect herself and Kakeru]].
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* BungledSuicide: [[spoiler:The letter tells Naho that after the sports festival, Kakeru tried to hang himself with a towel and was rescued when his attempt failed. She and her friends manage to talk him out of this first attempt in the alternate timeline.]]
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** [[spoiler:Later, the letters explain Kakeru's death by riding his bike in the path of a truck wasn't an accident, but suicide. He first tried to hang himself after the sports festival but failed, but succeeded in his second attempt after Valentine's Day.]]
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** [[spoiler:Later, the letters explain Kakeru's death by riding his bike in the path of a truck wasn't an accident, but suicide. He first tried to hang himself after the sports festival but failed, but succeeded in his second attempt after Valentine's Day.]] What sets it off is discovering her last text message explaining her reason for killing herself, so that he feels killing himself is the only way he can apologize to her]].
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** Regrets are part of life, and sometimes you have to go on living while accepting there's something you can't go back and change. [[spoiler: Naho, Suwa, and their friends in the original timeline can't save Kakeru in their own world, and have to make the best of life without him while taking comfort that they created an alternate world where he will be happy]]. However, you should sieze the day and be brave from this moment on so that you won't regret that you didn't try your hardest, especially when you're young. [[If somehow you ''do'' get a second chance to make things right, like Naho in the past, then you should struggle with all your might [[EarnYourHappyEnding to save the person you love]]]].
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** Regrets are part of life, and sometimes you have to go on living while accepting there's something you can't go back and change. [[spoiler: Naho, Suwa, and their friends in the original timeline can't save Kakeru in their own world, and have to make the best of life without him while taking comfort that they created an alternate world where he will be happy]]. However, you should sieze the day and be brave from this moment on so that you won't regret that you didn't try your hardest, especially when you're young. [[If [[spoiler:If somehow you ''do'' get a second chance to make things right, like Naho in the past, then you should struggle with all your might [[EarnYourHappyEnding to save the person you love]]]].
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:While Naho and her friends in the original timeline can't undo Kakeru's death in their world, those in the alternate timeline have a chance to give their Kakeru a happy future. They fight, struggle, cry, and come so close to losing him forever, but finally they manage to save him, so that ten years in the future they will still be together.]]
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* HappilyMarried: Naho and Suwa are happily married in the future despite regretting that they couldn't save Kakeru. When asked if she would have married Kakeru instead if he were alive, Naho says she believes she would have still married Suwa.
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* HappilyMarried: Naho and Suwa are happily married in the future despite regretting that they couldn't save Kakeru. When asked if she would have married Kakeru instead if he were alive, Naho says she believes she would have still married Suwa. [[spoiler:However, since past Suwa decides not to confess to Naho and instead focus on getting Kakeru to requite her feelings, it seems she will end up with Kakeru in that iteration.]]
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* StepfordSmiler: Kakeru smiles while he's at school and doesn't want anyone to know he's grieving and tormented inside. For a long time he doesn't even tell his classmates that his mother killed herself. Naho's letter regrets that she didn't see through his false cheerfulness in time to save him.
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* ThroughHisStomach: Naho makes a bento lunchbox for Kakeru, which she's too shy to give him at first, but when she works up the courage it makes him very happy and she promises to keep making them for him. She stops making them when he starts dating Ueno, but after he breaks up with Ueno he tells her that he missed eating her lunches.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Suwa wants Naho to be happy even if it means letting someone else have her, [[spoiler: to the point that even his future self from the original timeline, who is married and has a child with Naho, advises Present!Suwa to let Kakeru and Naho enjoy their time together, as she only had eyes for him back then. Future!Suwa doesn't give any specific advice about the day when he confessed to her after Naho and Kakeru had a fight, but Present!Suwa decides by himself to not confess his feelings, in order to not get in the way of Naho and Kakeru from the present getting together]].
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* InformedAttractiveness: The GenericCuteness inherent in the beautiful shoujo art style means that Ueno being really hot and Naho being plain but cute has to be spelled out in the dialogue. It's hinted by details such as Ueno's makeup, but Naho's shoujo heroine character design still makes it hard to see her as "plain".
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Suwa wants Naho to be happy even if it means letting someone else have her, [[spoiler: to the point that even his future self from the original timeline, who is married and has a child with Naho, advises Present!Suwa to let Kakeru and Naho enjoy their time together, as she only had eyes for him back then. Future!Suwa doesn't give any specific advice about the day when he confessed to her after Naho and Kakeru had a fight, but Present!Suwa decides by himself to not confess his feelings, in order to not get in the way of Naho and Kakeru from the present getting together]].
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* RomanticFalseLead: Ueno manages to snatch up Kakeru before Naho can early on, but Kakeru soon regrets agreeing to go out with someone just based on looks when he realizes she has a bad personality, and it isn't long before he breaks up with her.
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** Regrets are part of life, and sometimes you have to go on living while accepting there's something you can't go back and change. [[spoiler: Naho, Suwa, and their friends in the original timeline can't save Kakeru in their own world, and have to make the best of life without him while taking comfort that they created an alternate world where he will be happy]]. However, you should sieze the day and be brave from this moment on so that you won't regret that you didn't try your hardest, especially when you're young. [[If somehow you ''do'' get a second chance to make things right, like Naho in the past, then you should struggle with all your might [[EarnYourHappyEnding to save the person you love]]]].
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* AnAesop:
** Suicide doesn't make anything better, and only causes sadness for everyone. A person who kills themself to spare their loved ones from taking care of them or being hurt by them is doubly wrong, because nothing hurts more than when the person you love leaves you alone without them.
** [[spoiler:As Naho's letter tells her, physically preventing a suicide attempt is only a temporary solution and doesn't address the underlying problem. What saves Kakeru is being loved and told that his life is precious so that he hesitates before going through with it. Everybody tries to prevent him from diving in front of the truck, but notwithstanding Hagita breaking his bike, they get there too late and it is actually Kakeru himself who jumps out of the way at the last moment, realizing that he wants to find out if he can be happy by staying alive with his friends]].
** Suicide doesn't make anything better, and only causes sadness for everyone. A person who kills themself to spare their loved ones from taking care of them or being hurt by them is doubly wrong, because nothing hurts more than when the person you love leaves you alone without them.
** [[spoiler:As Naho's letter tells her, physically preventing a suicide attempt is only a temporary solution and doesn't address the underlying problem. What saves Kakeru is being loved and told that his life is precious so that he hesitates before going through with it. Everybody tries to prevent him from diving in front of the truck, but notwithstanding Hagita breaking his bike, they get there too late and it is actually Kakeru himself who jumps out of the way at the last moment, realizing that he wants to find out if he can be happy by staying alive with his friends]].
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Ueno pretends to be cute and innocent, but she's completely self-centered and fights dirty against anyone she considers a rival.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Azusa and Takako ship Naho/Kakeru, since they make clear that as her friends, they'd support Naho and whoever she likes. For that same reason they don't actively cheer for Suwa, who's also into Naho and is their friend, but aren't against him as well.
* ShrinkingViolet: Past Naho is terribly shy, which she blames for her inability to confess her feelings to Kakeru.
* ShrinkingViolet: Past Naho is terribly shy, which she blames for her inability to confess her feelings to Kakeru.
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* ShipperOnDeck: At first Azusa and Takako are excited about Kakeru accepting Ueno's confession, but immediately change their minds when they find out how jealous she is, and especially when they find out that Naho likes Kakeru. From then on they ship Naho/Kakeru, since they make clear that as her friends, they'd support Naho and whoever she likes. For that same reason they don't actively cheer for Suwa, who's also into Naho and is their friend, but they aren't against him as well.confessing his feelings and actually get mad when he [[spoiler:says he'll never tell Naho how he feels]].
* ShrinkingViolet: Past Naho is terribly shy, which she blames for her inability to confess her feelings toKakeru.Kakeru and save him from dying in the original timeline.
* ShrinkingViolet: Past Naho is terribly shy, which she blames for her inability to confess her feelings to
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* WillTheyOrWontThey: WillTheyOrWontThey:
** The main relationship question is whether Naho will confess her feelings to Kakeru and get him to requite them.
** Azusa is always picking on Hagita, but it's very implied she has a crush on him. Their future selves don't seem to be together, but Hagita doesn't wear glasses, something Azusa always told him to do.
** The main relationship question is whether Naho will confess her feelings to Kakeru and get him to requite them.
** Azusa is always picking on Hagita, but it's very implied she has a crush on him. Their future selves don't seem to be together, but Hagita doesn't wear glasses, something Azusa always told him to do.
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* NewTransferStudent: Kakeru transferred from Tokyo. Ueda too.
* OminousMessageFromTheFuture: The letter informs Naho of Kakeru's future death.
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* NewTransferStudent: Naho's letter tells her a new student from Tokyo will transfer into her class on the first day, and this coming to pass helps prove the truth of its predictions. Kakeru transferred resented his mother for making him change schools and promise not to join any clubs, thinking it was for her own selfish reasons, [[spoiler:but he later finds out she was trying to stop him from Tokyo. being bullied]]. All his classmates are interested in making friends with the new kid or getting him to join their club, but after his mother dies he withdraws into himself. Ueda too.
is also a transfer from Tokyo, and observers think she and Kakeru might hit it off because they have that in common.
* OminousMessageFromTheFuture: The letter informs Naho of Kakeru's futuredeath.death, and how she can try and prevent it.
* OminousMessageFromTheFuture: The letter informs Naho of Kakeru's future
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* ShrinkingViolet: Past Naho is terribly shy.shy, which she blames for her inability to confess her feelings to Kakeru.
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* TitleDrop: The series is named after the flavor of the first juice that Kakeru bought for Naho - orange juice. Naho, who just developed a crush on him and knows what his future could be, mentions that her love is similarly bittersweet to the juice flavor.
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* TitleDrop: The series is named after the flavor of the first juice that Kakeru bought for Naho - orange juice. Naho, who just developed a crush on him and knows what his future could be, mentions that her love is similarly bittersweet to the juice flavor. It also refers to the orange sunset on the mountaintop that Kakeru's friends wish he were still alive to see with them.
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* AlphaBitch: Ueda is an attractive, popular girl who uses her popularity to get what she wants, and begins to bully Naho when she starts persuing Kakeru.
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* AlphaBitch: Ueda is an attractive, popular a selfish, attractive girl who uses her popularity to get what she wants, and begins to bully Naho when she starts persuing Kakeru.
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* BabiesEverAfter: In the original timeline, Naho and [[spoiler:Suwa]] eventually got married and have a child together.
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* BabiesEverAfter: In the original timeline, Naho and [[spoiler:Suwa]] eventually got married and have a child together. Even with their regrets, they have a measure of happiness.
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* BetaCouple: Hagita and Azusa: they're always arguing, making them sound like an old married couple.
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* CannotSpitItOut: [[spoiler: In the original timeline, Kakeru never told Naho his feelings. In the current timeline, however, he manages to tell her his feelings, and Suwa is the one who doesn't confess to her instead.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: Kakeru's mother. [[spoiler: Later, the letters explain Kakeru's death wasn't an accident but suicide. He first tried it after the sports festival but failed, he succeeded in his second attempt after Valentine's Day.]]
* CannotSpitItOut: [[spoiler: In the original timeline, Kakeru never told Naho his feelings. In the current timeline, however, he manages to tell her his feelings, and Suwa is the one who doesn't confess to her instead.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: Kakeru's mother. [[spoiler: Later, the letters explain Kakeru's death wasn't an accident but suicide. He first tried it after the sports festival but failed, he succeeded in his second attempt after Valentine's Day.]]
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* CannotSpitItOut: In the original timeline Naho never got up the courage to confess her love to Kakeru. [[spoiler: In the original timeline, Kakeru never told Naho his feelings. In the current timeline, however, he manages to tell her his feelings, and Suwa is the one who doesn't confess to her instead.]]
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** [[spoiler:Later, the letters explain Kakeru's death by riding his bike in the path of a truck wasn't an
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* GrandfatherParadox: Hagita mentions it, stating that it could be that sending the letters to their past self ''does'' work and prevent Kakeru's death... but it becoming such a future would result in 'their present' to cease to exist, so that there would be no letters to warn their past selves about Kakeru, meaning he would die, which could result in sending letters back after all...
* HappilyMarried: Naho and Suwa in the future.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Suwa, big time, [[spoiler: to the point that even his future self from the original timeline, who is married and has a child with Naho, advises Present!Suwa to let Kakeru and Naho enjoy their time together, as she only had eyes for him back then. Future!Suwa doesn't give any specific advice about the day when he confessed to her after Naho and Kakeru had a fight, but Present!Suwa decides by himself to not confess his feelings, in order to not get in the way of Naho and Kakeru from the present getting together]].
* GrandfatherParadox: Hagita mentions it, stating that it could be that sending the letters to their past self ''does'' work and prevent Kakeru's death... but it becoming such a future would result in 'their present' to cease to exist, so that there would be no letters to warn their past selves about Kakeru, meaning he would die, which could result in sending letters back after all...
* HappilyMarried: Naho and Suwa in the future.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Suwa, big time, [[spoiler: to the point that even his future self from the original timeline, who is married and has a child with Naho, advises Present!Suwa to let Kakeru and Naho enjoy their time together, as she only had eyes for him back then. Future!Suwa doesn't give any specific advice about the day when he confessed to her after Naho and Kakeru had a fight, but Present!Suwa decides by himself to not confess his feelings, in order to not get in the way of Naho and Kakeru from the present getting together]].
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* TheGlassesGottaGo: Past Azusa is obsessed with seeing Hagita without glasses. Future him doesn't wear them anymore.
* GrandfatherParadox: Hagita mentions it, stating that it could be that sending the letters to their past self ''does'' work and prevent Kakeru's death... but it becoming such a future would result in 'their present' to cease to exist, so that there would be no letters to warn their past selves about Kakeru, meaning he would die, which could result in sending letters back after
* HappilyMarried: Naho and Suwa are happily married in the
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* TeamMom: Naho is this to her friends, and Kakeru even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: Past Azusa is obsessed with seeing Hagita without glasses. Future him doesn't wear them anymore.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: Past Azusa is obsessed with seeing Hagita without glasses. Future him doesn't wear them anymore.
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* TeamMom: Naho is this to looks after her friends, friends as if she were their mother, and Kakeru even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: Past Azusa is obsessed with seeing Hagita without glasses. Future him doesn't wear them anymore.it.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: Past Azusa is obsessed with seeing Hagita without glasses. Future him doesn't wear them anymore.
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* ThoseTwoGirls: Takako and Azusa, Naho's friends.
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* ThoseTwoGirls: Takako and Azusa, Naho's friends.
%%*friends, do everything as a pair.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: The main explanation about the letters being sent back in time? [[spoiler: ''A black hole existing within the Atlantic Ocean'']]. Needless to say: ''That's not how [[spoiler: black holes]] work '''at all.'''''
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: The main explanation about the letters being sent back in time? [[spoiler: ''A black hole existing within the Atlantic Ocean'']]. Needless to say: ''That's not how [[spoiler: black holes]] work '''at all.'''''
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: The main explanation about the letters being sent back in time? [[spoiler: ''A black hole existing within the Atlantic Ocean'']].
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: The main explanation about the letters being sent back in time? [[spoiler: ''A black hole existing within the Atlantic Ocean'']]. Needless to say: ''That's not how [[spoiler: black holes]] work '''at all.'''''
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* YouCantFightFate: What the group is afraid of, especially Naho. When they don't follow their future selves' letters suggestions, it backfires and sets Kakeru down the path that would lead to his death. When they ''do'' follow the suggestions, they are still likely to mess up and Kakeru is still likely going to die before they finish high school.
** In the end, this becomes [[ZigzaggedTrope Zig Zagged]]. [[spoiler: Kakeru still died in the original timeline, and there wasn't any chance they would change that future. In the present timeline, however, Kakeru survives, changing their fate. As the story itself suggests the existence of parallel worlds with different timelines, the GrandfatherParadox originally suggested by Hagita doesn't exist, and now there are simply two future worlds: one with Kakeru and the other without him]].
** In the end, this becomes [[ZigzaggedTrope Zig Zagged]]. [[spoiler: Kakeru still died in the original timeline, and there wasn't any chance they would change that future. In the present timeline, however, Kakeru survives, changing their fate. As the story itself suggests the existence of parallel worlds with different timelines, the GrandfatherParadox originally suggested by Hagita doesn't exist, and now there are simply two future worlds: one with Kakeru and the other without him]].
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* YouCantFightFate: What the group is afraid of, especially Naho. When they don't follow their future selves' letters suggestions, it backfires and sets Kakeru down the path that would lead to his death. When they ''do'' follow the suggestions, they are still likely to mess up and Kakeru is still likely going to die before they finish high school.
**school. In the end, this becomes [[ZigzaggedTrope Zig Zagged]]. [[spoiler: Kakeru [[spoiler:Kakeru still died in the original timeline, and there wasn't any chance they would change that future. In the present timeline, however, Kakeru survives, changing their fate. As the story itself suggests the existence of parallel worlds with different timelines, the GrandfatherParadox originally suggested by Hagita doesn't exist, and now there are simply two future worlds: one with Kakeru and the other without him]].
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This is the situation Takamiya Naho has to confront the day she becomes a junior, when she receives a letter from herself... sent from 10 years into the future. The letter predicts everything she'll experience that day, including the transfer of Naruse Kakeru, a apparently lonely boy. The letter also tells that Kakeru will die in an accident, and that it's up to Naho to change the past and save him.
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This is the situation Takamiya Naho has to confront the day she becomes a high school junior, when she receives a letter from herself... sent from 10 years into the future. The letter predicts everything she'll experience that day, including the transfer of Naruse Kakeru, a an apparently lonely boy.boy from Tokyo. The letter also tells that Kakeru will die in an accident, and that it's up to Naho to change the past and save him.
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''Orange'' is a [[ShoujoDemographic shojo]] manga by Takano Ichigo. It started serialization in Bessatsu Margaret on March 2012, but after 9 chapters [[DevelopmentHell the author started having serious health problems and the series was left on hiatus for over a year]]. The author resumed publishing the series on February 2014, this time on the seinen magazine Monthly Action, over an irregular schedule until the author is completely cured. It's serialization officially ended in August 2015, with a total of five volumes.
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''Orange'' is a [[ShoujoDemographic shojo]] manga by Takano Ichigo. It started serialization in Bessatsu Margaret on March 2012, but after 9 chapters [[DevelopmentHell the author started having serious health problems and the series was left on hiatus for over a year]]. The author resumed publishing the series on February 2014, this time on the seinen magazine Monthly Action, Action over an irregular schedule until the author is was completely cured. It's Its serialization officially ended in August 2015, 2015 with a total of five volumes.
