Imagine a blend of romance, friendship, and the melody of tradition through modern life. Ai Yori Aoshi is definitely a feel-good, cosy anime if you are looking for one of that kind.
Ai Yori Aoshi isn’t just a harem anime or manga series, this anime throughout its one season and one sequel season with a total of 36 episodes, and two OVAs beautifully explores the delicate balance between love, duty and freedom.
This anime lets you unpack the bonds of the past and the possibilities of the future. Now let’s get into the watch order.
1. How to Watch Ai Yori Aoshi in Order?
The recommended way to watch Ai Yori Aoshi is by following its release order:
# | Title | Type | Air Date |
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1 | Ai Yori Aoshi: Yumegatari (OVA) | OVA | 04/01/2002 |
2 | Ai Yori Aoshi | Season | 04/11/2002 |
3 | Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi | Season | 10/13/2003 |
4 | Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi – Miyuki (OVA) | OVA | 12/31/2003 |
Ai Yori Aoshi could be a little bit confusing if you are watching it by its release order. However, I would still recommend you to watch the release order since it offers fewer spoilers and the flow of the story is more consistent.
2. How to Watch Ai Yori Aoshi in Chronological Order?
Here’s the recommended order for Ai Yori Aoshi:
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Ai Yori Aoshi (2002)
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Ai Yori Aoshi: Yumegatari (OVA) (2002)
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Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi (2003)
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Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi – Miyuki (OVA) (2003)
3. Where to Watch Ai Yori Aoshi with English sub and dub?
Unfortunately, everything related to anime isn’t readily available for streaming since it’s not mainstream. I know, bummer. You can find the full streaming list here:
Title | Where to stream with Eng subs? | Where to stream with Eng dub? |
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Ai Yori Aoshi | Apple TV | Apple TV |
Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi | Apple TV | Apple TV |
Ai Yori Aoshi: Yumegatari | Apple TV | Apple TV |
Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi – Miyuki | Apple TV | Apple TV |
4. Where to Watch Ai Yori Aoshi Outside the US?
Title | Canada | UK | Japan | Australia |
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Ai Yori Aoshi | Apple TV | N/A | Prime Video | N/A |
Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi | Apple TV | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ai Yori Aoshi: Yumegatari | Apple TV | N/A | Prime Video | N/A |
Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi – Miyuki | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
5. Can you download and watch Ai Yori Aoshi offline?
Currently, Ai Yori Aoshi is not available for watching offline.
If Ai Yori Aoshi anime isn’t available on any streaming website in your area, you can use a VPN to bypass the geo-block. Some of the top VPN service providers in the game are ExpressVPN, Nord VPN, Proton VPN, Cyberghost, and Private Internet Access, to name a few.
All you have to do is connect to a country where your preferred anime is streaming, and voila, you can now watch the anime even if it is unavailable in your region.
There are many unpaid VPN services at hand or free browser extensions. However, low-tier VPN providers might decrease your speed and block you from streaming services. Connection drops and unsecured encryption are also other disadvantages.
The important thing is that Ai Yori Aoshi is available on several streaming services, so set your VPN to a suitable location to access the anime from anywhere.
7. How much time will it take to complete Ai Yori Aoshi?
It’ll take approximately 14 hours and 7 minutes (847 minutes) to watch Ai Yori Aoshi anime including the two OVAs. You can read the volume one of the manga within 20-30 minutes.
Here is the runtime of each instalment of Ai Yori Aoshi:
Title | Time |
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Ai Yori Aoshi | ~9 hours 12 minutes |
Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi | ~4 hours 36 minutes |
Ai Yori Aoshi: Yumegatari | 4 minutes |
Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi – Miyuki | 15 minutes |
About Ai Yori Aoshi
A college student named Kaoru Hanabishi lives alone and is a wealthy family man with a shadowy past life. One day he meets Sakurabara in a kimono at a train station, who is also from a wealthy family.
He guided her to an address she was looking for which turned out to be an empty place. Kaoru, who didn’t know what to do invited her over and eventually got to know that Sakuraba was his childhood friend with whom his wedding was fixed. Even though Kaoru’s childhood betrothal was arranged by both families, he has no memory of it.
Community QnA
Q. Is Ai Yori Aoshi a harem anime?
Ai Yori Aoshi is a romance anime between two adults which could be flagged as a harem anime.
Q. Does Ai Yori Aoshi have any spin-offs?
The seinen manga Ai Yori Aoshi finished its release in 2005 with 17 volumes. Also, the anime ended in 2003. However, currently, the manga and anime both, do not have any spin-offs. 🙁