Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Koi wa Amaagari no You ni, Love is Like after the Rain, KoiAme Japanese: 恋は雨上がりのように English: After the Rain German: After the Rain Spanish: Después de la Lluvia French: Après la Pluie More titles InformationType: TV Episodes: 12 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Jan 12, 2018 to Mar 30, 2018 Premiered: Winter 2018 Broadcast: Fridays at 00:55 (JST) Producers: Aniplex, Dentsu, Fuji TV, DMM pictures Licensors: Sentai Filmworks Studios: Wit Studio Source: Manga Genres: Drama, Romance Theme: Workplace Demographic: Seinen Duration: 22 min. per ep. Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older StatisticsScore: 7.481 (scored by 127,356 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #19802 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #802 Members: 315,770 Favorites: 1,650 Available AtResources |
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Apr 3, 2018 Veronin Recommended Anyone who has not already given After the Rain a go will more than likely have some serious reservations about watching an anime apparently centered upon some middle-aged dude getting with a high school girl. A glance at the premise and a quick 'no thank you', most people's experience with this anime will be a few seconds at best. True, even when one puts aside the moral implications of such a romance, these sorts of encounters are often left to erotic fiction (the sort people would do their best to enjoy in complete and utter secrecy) and rarely depicted or even acknowledged in any serious ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 29, 2018 Stark700 Recommended Human feelings are complicated. It’s hard to fully understand anyone except yourself. That might not even be a case if you find yourself attracted to someone. Yes, I’m talking about the type of person that you can’t get off of your mind. I’m talking about the type of person that makes your heart pound the moment you see him or her. When I began watching Koi wa Ameagari no You ni (After the Rain), it felt like taking a test that challenges human feelings. It accomplished that with such impact that by the time I finished watching this series, I was in awe. Based ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 29, 2018 brainiac1530 Recommended [Indirectly spoils the ending, and possibly other elements of the show. This is the sort of thing that's hard to avoid in reviews, and which I don't think should necessarily be avoided. Consider yourself forewarned.] Today, I want to write about love. It's no coincidence that this show is about love and writing, and the love of writing, among other things, because I don't often write in the first place. From time to time, I find that there are some shows which evoke certain feelings, or thoughts, that I have to write about them. This is one of those shows. There are ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 30, 2018 fastghosthunter Mixed Feelings After the Rain, an anime full of imagery, symbolism, a mildly controversial plot, and hot track anime girls... I mean, two characters at the crossroads of their lives. After the Rain could have stood to be more ambitious. It plays it so safe and measured that for long stretches of time I was asking myself why I was watching this, or why anyone was watching it. The premise can be a little dicey and most of the fan dialogue around this show will mostly be concerning "the implications of dating someone old enough to be your parent", The protagonist/MC: Akira Tachibana, is in a bit of a ... Read more Open Gift Report
Feb 1, 2018 LonelyLittleStar Recommended Preliminary (4/12 eps) It all started with a broken ankle and faithful encounter over coffee. Story: (9/10) This blissful story follows our main protagonist, Akira Tachibana, through her life as a 17 year old high school student. Though she used to be the top athlete in track and field at her school unfortunately after an injury she no longer runs. This has changed her high school life as she overcomes broken relationships and creates new ones. During a faithful encounter on a rainy day, Kondou meets Tachibana and it gives ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 29, 2022 Uji_Gintoki_Bowl Recommended Koi wa Ameagari no You ni, or After the Rain, is a wonderful coming of age drama that's been regarded in a problematic light all too often. Of course, it's not without reason: Akira is a 17 year old former track star that was forced to quit due to an achilles injury. Having withdrawn from those around her, she currently works a part time job at a family restaraunt, harboring a one sided crush on her manager at work: Kondou Masami, age 45. Now, seemingly immoral as the premise may be, After the Rain handles its tension with tact and sensitivity. The "pedophile bait" tactic that ... Read more Open Gift Report
Feb 24, 2018 Eolithist Recommended Preliminary (7/12 eps) I don't even care that this review is short and unstructured; Koi wa Ameagari no You ni is freakin' phenomenal, and I had to let people know. If you're looking for a more mature romance story that highlights the true complexities of people, relationships and being in love, you're more than covered here. It's visually stunning, chock-full of beautifully deep imagery and metaphors, hits you right in the feels, and does wonders towards a realistic depiction of the forbidden love high-school student Akira Tachibana has for her restaurant manager, Kondou. I'd even compare it to 3-gatsu no Lion, it's that good. Read more Open Gift Report
Feb 26, 2018 Down4daFall Recommended Preliminary (7/12 eps) I'm generally not one to offer review of anything prior to its conclusion since you usually end up with egg on your face, however, I feel the need in this case since it seems that Koi wa ameagiri has not been given a fair shake by the wider community. Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 29, 2018 Adanedhel70 Recommended After the Rain takes the idea of slice of life and romance to a very different, analogous level. You have two people adrift in the world disconnected from their passion, if not obsession, in life. The story is as much about the intense, irrational emotions of youth as well as the surrender of dreams. It is two unlikely people connecting in the face of similar despair with young love as the rocket fuel catalyst. Two people who find they need each other in unexpected ways. The shaping of the characters is one of my favorite subtleties of this series. Akira is single minded, intense and down ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 21, 2019 Unkindd Not Recommended I'm not someone that is an anime fanatic or an actual reviewer, so take my rant with a grain of salt. In return, I'll write something that isn't a nine-page essay. After the rain was an anime so poor in it's Story and Character Design I had to put into type exactly how much it was bad. For someone like me, that has never made a review, to say it's bad, is saying something. The story begins as a slightly pervy romantic tale of a girl trying to get with a guy double or triple her age, if the premise wasn't cringing enough, don't worry, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 12, 2018 SingleH Recommended I’m feeling particularly listless approaching this review, as this show took every pleasure in building up and subsequently breaking down my expectations by showing me in intimate detail the assembly of its ingredients, ingredients I thought to be everything necessary to cook up a masterpiece, only for the final product to come out of the oven burnt to imperfection. Age-gap romances are usually squandered by the author’s fearful inability to commit to the taboo, but seeing as this was based on a manga written by a woman, my hopes were set sky high by my knowledge women usually tend to script their stories more shamelessly ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 7, 2024 Isabellaelena Recommended Regardless of the age gap between the characters, their relationship is portrayed in a way that is emotionally captivating. The longing and unrequited love makes it difficult for you to look away. With each episode, you will find yourself feeling more and more for these characters and their relationship. It is a mixed emotion, but one that keeps you invested in the show. Read more Open Gift Report
May 18, 2018 KaguyaSenshi Recommended I was a teenage girl very recently. And based on my own experience, this is the most honest portrayal I've ever seen of what it's like to be a teenage girl in love. It portrays quite openly all the weirdness, misplaced lust, and slight insanity of a young heart's growing pains. (Maybe it's also a good portrayal of what it's like for all people in general. Or maybe it's not a very good reflection of the majority of people's experience at all. But I just wanted to start off this review by pointing out that I could definitely relate.) Story: 9 Despite the fact that the main storyline ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 11, 2018 Watashi_kun Recommended Let's forget about Vladimir Nabokov. After the Rain is a literary masterpiece. The saying, "Love knows no boundaries," is often used to justify love between two people separated by age. After the Rain speaks to something similar, but in an unexpected way. I'll say it now, I loved this anime. Contrary to what others are saying, this anime is very much a romantic one. Youth is a large theme in this show. Through Tachibana, Kondo rediscovers pieces of his youth. Previously bright hopes and dreams that were shunned and broken throughout the course of his life. ... Read more Open Gift Report
May 3, 2018 jackiezalace Recommended The synopsis of this is a little misleading. It's not just a 12 episode typical love anime. Each character has so much depth. I'll admit, I was a little apprehensive about reading that it followed a 45 year old man and a 17 year old girl, but this show does an amazing job of not making it weird. The animation is also AMAZING. Tachibana's eyes are gorgeous. The rain scenes aren't just randomly added in, they usually happen when something emotional is going on, and watching the rain is so comforting. Overall, I think it's a nice slice of life anime and even though I was ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 10, 2020 m1dKn1ght22 Not Recommended Informative First, let me state what I appreciated of this anime. As per usual, Wit Studio made a wonderfully animated series. The characters and scenes are all beautifully drawn and, to me, this was the primary (if not only) well done aspect of the show. Despite the appeal of its aesthetics I had to force myself through this series. Superficially it is supposed to entice with its provocative scenario, but its really just another story of adolescent angst. Now, stories like these aren't inherently bad to me but I think this show could have done much MUCH more with its story. To be honest, if it wasn't ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 31, 2018 Activelee Recommended When I look back on this show after everything has concluded, I find my thoughts to be at odds. On one hand, I really loved the way Akira and Kondou’s relationship was handled and developed over the season. On the other, I felt as if the show lost momentum when it focused on their interactions with the supporting cast. For those of you expecting a straight age gap romance plot, I’m here to tell you now you’re going to be disappointed. The romance ends up being the lens through which to tell a story about two people confronting their inner struggles and how those inevitably ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 11, 2019 Tia22 Mixed Feelings It was just too boring. Too slow. Hard to watch. Visuals are great though. However, not a lot is really there to see in way of the relationship between the two MCs. It was just mostly awkward staring on the girls part. slightly a waste of energy to be honest. Also, the fixation on rain is really much. Basically every other minute of the frame looks the same. Rain and water everywhere lol. The female character is not much of a character really. I found her a bit awkward. Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 6, 2018 bakaojisan Mixed Feelings This is my first review, so have patience. Warning: spoilers ahead. I think this anime is very polarizing. Some will love its visuals, which are very good, and its shift away from a controversial subject that makes them uncomfortable. Others will see it as a disjointed, poorly plotted story that loses its way after episode 7. The story advertises itself as a romance between a 17 year old girl and a 45 year old man. It's clear both from the OP and ED that this is the main audience draw. The story starts with a depressed Akira, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Dec 25, 2018 dazedspectator Recommended Well, for being a romance story between a 45 year old man (Kondo) and a 17 year old girl (Akira), it didn't come off as creepy as I had thought it'd be. I suppose I don't have much moral qualms with it though since 17 is legal in a lot of places... barely. Anyways, I absolutely adored the art style. It's just so pretty, and well executed. I adore all the facial expressions the some of the characters make. I did think some of the pacing is kind of rushed. I did read the first volume of the manga series before this, and it's a ... Read more Open Gift Report More Reviews |
