Bluer Than Indigo English Sub & Dub

About Bluer Than Indigo

Bluer Than Indigo (Ai Yori Aoshi) blends comedy, romance and slice of life by J.C.Staff (2002). Below is a fresh retelling of what the story is about. The premise: Kaoru Hanabishi, a college pupil who lives alone, met a beautiful but bewildered girl dressed in a kimono at a train station. He volunteered to guide her way to the address she was looking for, which happened to be in his neighborhood, but turned out to be an empty lot.

Beyond that: Not knowing what to do next, Kaoru invited the devastated girl to his apartment and asked for any additional clues to her destination. She supplied him with a photo of two children whom Kauru immediately identified as himself and Aoi Sakuraba, his childhood friend. It turned out that the girl in front of him is Aoi Sakuraba herself, his betrothed fiancee who came all the way to Tokyo to marry him.

As a comedy title, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. This one is best suited to viewers who want something light between heavier series.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by J.C.Staff, so the studio's house style defines how Bluer Than Indigo looks and moves on screen. The comedy focus matters here: timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. At 7.2/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. Released in 2002, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.