Kimagure Orange Road S1E40 — First Dream of the New Year / Giant Monster Jingoro's Counterattack

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Kimagure Orange Road•Season 1•Episode 40

First Dream of the New Year / Giant Monster Jingoro's Counterattack

5.8/10 · 8 votesJan 11, 198825 min

Ranked #24 of 24 in Season 1•−1.7 vs season avg

New Year's Special. The KOR characters play various roles in this parody of "Top Gun" and Toho monster films.

Directed byMinoru Shinbayashi

Written byKenji Terada

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Season 1 Episodes48

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First Dream of the New Year / Giant Monster Jingoro's Counterattack

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Cast18

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Madoka Ayukawa

Toru Furuya

Toru Furuya

Kyosuke Kasuga

Eriko Hara

Eriko Hara

Hikaru Hiyama

Chieko Honda

Chieko Honda

Kurumi Kasuga

Michie Tomizawa

Michie Tomizawa

Manami Kasuga

Kei Tomiyama

Kei Tomiyama

Takashi Kasuga

Keiichi Nanba

Keiichi Nanba

Seiji Komatsu

Kenichi Ogata

Kenichi Ogata

Jingoro

Naoki Tatsuta

Naoki Tatsuta

Kazuya Hatta

Yasunori Matsumoto

Yasunori Matsumoto

Mitsuru Hayakawa

Yusaku Yara

Yusaku Yara

Master

Masami Kikuchi

Masami Kikuchi

Yūsaku Hino

Crew12

Masami Shimoda

Masami Shimoda

Key Animation

K

Kenji Terada

Writer

Masayuki

Masayuki

Key Animation

Y

Yuri Chiaki

Key Animation

K

Katsuichi Nakayama

Key Animation

Y

Yoshiharu Fukushima

Key Animation

M

Minoru Shinbayashi

Director

I

Issei Kume

Key Animation

M

Minoru Shinbayashi

Storyboard Artist

K

Koichi Chigira

Animation Director

S

Susumu Nishizawa

Key Animation

S

Satoshi Miura

Art Direction

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Episode Summary

"First Dream of the New Year / Giant Monster Jingoro's Counterattack" is episode 40 of Kimagure Orange Road season 1. It scored 5.8/10 from 8 votes, ranking #24 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Minoru Shinbayashi and written by Kenji Terada, it aired on January 11, 1988.

Next: E41 · Immobilized Madoka / Kyosuke's Mysterious Watch Best of Season 1