Arakawa Under the Bridge

Season 1

TV-14

Ko Ichinomiya's family motto is "Never be indebted to anyone," but after losing his pants and falling into the Arakawa River, he quickly finds himself in debt to his savior, the cutely insane Nino who happens to live under the bridge. To repay her, he vows to help her with her desire to "experience love." Along the way he'll meet the river's other residents, including a hot-blooded kappa, a Sister in drag, and a literal rock star.

Where to Watch Season 1

13 Episodes

Bridge
E1
BridgeFalling off a bridge while trying to get his pants back Ichinomiya Kou is saved by a woman named Nino. Desperate to live up to his family motto of never being indebted to anyone he tries to pay Nino off only to find that she is completely uninterested in his riches and prefers living under the bridge. Desperate to the point of panic to be rid of his debt to her he asks if there is anything she wants. "Could you fall in love with me," she responds and so Kou ends up living under the bridge as well doing his best to fall in love with her.
2 Bridge
E2
2 BridgeAs Rec strolls down memory lane, the story pushes ahead with more and more Arakawa residents making their debuts. And just to be clear, the fluctuation in the heights of the Tetsujin Twins is intentional. It's definitely not a mistake.
3 Bridge
E3
3 BridgeRec is interrogated by Sister and Hoshi about how far he has actually gone with Nino. To their frustration he admits that absolutely nothing has happened. Realizing that to pay off his debt to Nino he has to do more to act as here lover he decides to take her out on a date, using all of his rich guy power to impress her.
4 Bridge
E4
4 BridgeRiku and Nino go on their first date. Later Stella the little orphan girl arrives and challenges Riku to a game of play fighting. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of Stella Riku and Sister go to see Maria the riverside farmer.
5 Bridge
E5
5 BridgeAfter discovering Sisters one fatal weakness Riku meets P-Ko the resident vegetable farmer and local clutz. Afterwards the bridge holds a welcoming party for Stella and Riku tries to convince the mayor to give Stella a new name in a bid to reveal her true nature.
6 Bridge
E6
6 BridgeRic discovers that he is actually quite good at teaching, at least in comparison to Nino's "advanced" swim lesson. He decides to make his official job teaching so that he can "correct" the inhabitants under the bridge and escape back to the sane world.
7 Bridge
E7
7 BridgeRic starts his first day as a teacher. Nino and the helmet brothers show up for class, but everyone else thinks up a way to get away from Ric's "helpful" instruction. Stella tries to muscle Ric out of her territory as the day progresses.
8 Bridge
E8
8 BridgeRic is visited by his secretary from his outside job. Thinking quickly he comes up with an elaborate lie about why he is under the bridge only to have it fall apart within minutes. Later he shares his first kiss with Nino. Unbeknownst to Ric his father is aware that he is living under the bridge and sees his actions as a affront to the family name.
9 Bridge
E9
9 BridgeRiku learns more about the past life of Star. Stella discovers that Sister is in love with Maria and a battle of epic proportions ensues.
10 Bridge
E10
10 BridgeAll you kappa fans out there, thanks for your patience. The Chief is finally front and center in 10 BRIDGE. How will he deal with the surprise fire drill, and the shocking invasion of Rec's dad's underlings?!
11 Bridge
E11
11 BridgeSure now that his father is behind the plan to evict the residents under the bridge, Ric decides to launch his own counter proposal and turn the area into a park so the resident can stay. However his fathers reputation and the "help" the residents scare away Ric's contractor. At the same time the "horrifying" weakness of his father is revealed, will Ric discover it in time?
12 Bridge
E12
12 BridgeHas the Arakawa crisis finally come to an end? Who is that man in the shadows who swooped in to save the day? Mysteries abound! Meanwhile, Rec's determination to stand up against his father has brought him and Nino even closer.
13 Bridge
E13
13 BridgeRic plans on building an amusement park for Stella and the metal brothers to go to and nearly kills himself coming up with a plan. In the mean time the residents build one themselves with "realistic" life threaten situations included. Ric and Nino continue to work on the puzzle of "you and me".