Kimagure Orange Road - Embrace That Sky

Embrace That Sky - by Wada Kanako
This is the main song to KOR's first movie, "I Want To Return To That Day".
Translation was slightly modified to make it flow better in English.
Enjoy :)

[@mindslash79]

My wife doesn't know and my kids don't know. But this song holds special place in my heart and makes me cry EVERY TIME I secretly listen

[@bztheman]

Hope you can share this with them someday :) they're missing out!

[@tinman7249]

Your comment struck me in so many ways. KOR as a whole holds a special place in my heart.

[@lennahc6189]

@@bztheman I shared it with my daughter. Guess what? she said kids who like k pops and j pops are loners and weirdos, lol. Kids these days….Anyway, I have been watching this video over and over again over the years. I will take this song to my grave. Holding so much memory of this song and KOR.

[@ceppeenne4082]

I guess this makes you think of another woman you met in your youth. It happens, we just have to try to leave it behind.

[@genzkie2082]

It must feel so good to hear something from your childhood. Im 15 and I feel the same way everytime I hear or see something from my kid days when I didn't have any worries.

[@akasaru8]

これぞきまぐれオレンジロードの真のエンディング。 輝いた青春時代や親しき人達との別れ・悲しみ・淋しさがありながら、それぞれが新しい道を見出して歩いて行く。 まさに人生の生き様及び教本とも言えるとても深い物語。

[@jucheoneom1001]

한 35년전쯤 들었는데 아직도 잊지 않는다 비디오로 보고 테이프로 노래만 녹음해서 테이프 씹힐때까지 듣곤 했었는데 그 시절 애니 노래가 이렇게 수준이 높다니 2024년이 다 되어가는데 놀라울따름이다

[@stevess7777]

This is maybe the tenth time I've listened to this song, and out of nowhere, I just started crying. I see what people mean now.

[@bayufebianto]

Wada Kanako is such an underrated artist. From 'Sunday Brunch' to this song... What a talent!

[@TheHoth1]

The older you get, the more it resonates with you.

[@abo35]

This is my favorite song from Kimagure Orange Road. The first movie always makes me so sad and this song is a perfect representation of Hikaru's feelings.

[@GFLKtextureHack]

RIP Hiromi Tsuru, the voice of Madoka. This seemed like a fitting song to listen to.

[@bztheman]

Hope she's happy somewhere, knowing that her work made a big impact on millions of people :) RIP

[@ums4777]

Spiris I Lost my voice 😭

[@MrKmoconne]

I wish we could keep the good people in our lives who make us happy .....it doesn't seem fair.

[@rikustorm13]

Yeah... thanks for reminding me... ;_;

[@SubaruMorton]

I cried. this song is art.

[@toadmojo6278]

A masterpiece that I will always listen to. After so many years this video is still on. That's awesome.

[@rikustorm13]

I don't often cry at movies but this song broke me...

[@stefanoberetta8134]

Amazing singer, Amazing voice, Amazing song and ... Amazing anime!

[@MrKmoconne]

This is the most emotional, romantic song ever made. I cry every time I hear it. Thanks for posting.

[@bztheman]

John Doe Yeah, it's definitely up there and underrated. Thanks for your comment.

[@MrKmoconne]

bztheman For some reason I usually think of Madoka when I hear this song, but really, it's a song that applies to Hikaru. It's a song she might sing when she is 29 and still not married or married to the wrong person. She had the most to loose when that friendship ended.

[@gianoyson8538]

bztheman tnx for the upload..its been my fav anime in my highschool days..feel sorry for hikaru shes a martyr and a very persistent woman.. but kyosuke shud have embraced her before he said gudbye hehehe rather han ignoring hikaru's crying emotion....yah this song is very touching u can almost cry specially when ur watching the movie together with the song..great anime good to hear it again after 17 yrs! Tnx more power

[@bztheman]

+Gian Oyson Yeah it seemed cruel what kyosuke did, but if you've ever been in a similar situation, you'd realize that if he embraced her then he would give her hope. I think by saying a firm goodbye, he made it easier for her to move on and not wonder "what if a part of him still likes me?".

[@necrogirl666]

I feel you man, This song is real super emotion I heard it 1st time when see KOR special movie part 1 this song show in the last ending... It's so beautiful song ever.

[@mpm1125]

This made me cry. It's been so many years since I heard this song. It means even more to me know. God bless you.

[@bztheman]

Your comment alone made it worth the time to make this so many years ago. Thank you :)

[@mpm1125]

Thank you. I appreciate it!

[@vincentxia7748]

I hear this song again and again as my memories flashed back to the time when I was in high school.

[@Martynde]

How does this song know exactly how to reach into my eyes and pull out my tears every time I hear it?

[@aikohtori]

Koi ni ochita toki koi o nakushita toki namida miageteta yureru buranko no sora Tsuyoku kogidaseba ano sora ni todoite aoku kagayaku to hateshinaku shinjita Hold me again toki wa watashi o mattanai yobitomete mo sugite-yuku kumo no you ni itsu no hi mo Hold me again sorezore ni nagasarete mo watashi wa mou wasurenai ano hi no sora kono mune ni daite Sukoshi kyuukutsu-na buranko de yurashita sukina ano sora wa hidoku chiisakatta Hold me again toki ni oikosarete-yuku sumikitta kokoro made mo ubainagara itsu no hi mo Hold me again donna ni kageridashite mo ano hi no mabushii sora o wasure wa shinai kono mune ni daite Ano sora ni hold me again

[@amendachou6466]

This song really touched me at that time, the old days when I was young...20 years agod I guess

[@amendachou6466]

BTW, I never think I can hear this romantic song again. It calls me much memory, thanx for posting.

[@bztheman]

Amenda Chou glad i helped you rediscover this gem :) and 20 years ago doesn't make you old!

[@gadnerbhan164]

This song still is very touching for me...and i'm over 40 years old, so yeah, quite an emotional song. I do feel old though haha, the vibrant youth days are long gone. But the memories and emotions last forever.

[@GIACOMO-LEVI]

戀に落ちた時 戀を失くした時 淚見上げてた ゆれる ブランコの空 つよく こぎだせば あの空に とどいて あおく 輝やくと 果てしなく 信じた Hold Me Again 時は私を待たない 呼びとめても 過ぎてゆく 雲のように いつの日も Hold Me Again それぞれに 流されても 私はもう忘れない あの日の空 この胸に抱いて 少し きゅうくつな ブランコで ゆらした 好きな あの空は ひどく 小さかった Hold Me Again 時に追いこされてゆく 澄みきった心までも うばいながら いつの日も Hold Me Again どんなに かげりだして あの日の まぶしい空を 忘れはしない この胸に 抱いて あの空に Hold Me Again

[@men9917]

ありがとうございます😊 この曲は何年たっても胸を締め付けられる

[@BachsChaconne]

A unique song due to the deep emotions involved. There are many sad songs, but only this one is truly depressing. It depressed me every time I listened to it. The lyrics by Kanako Wada are highly original: depressing sadness is associated with a bright blue sky. This is certainly Kanako Wada’s greatest song. The movie ORANGE ROAD (1988), probably one of the most depressing one-sided love stories, fits this song well. I think Kanako Wada’s Embracing the Sky is almost as great as Momoe Yamaguchi’s 赤い疑惑.

[@calvary1668]

很喜歡這首歌曲 喜歡它的旋律 常常翻聽🥺

[@ShirokumaRayPiano]

あの雲のように　だったでしょうか？素晴らしい曲です。今でも昔を思い出します。そして泣けます。

[@darkcart]

rest easy, matsumoto-sensei

[@amendachou6466]

I was a junior high when i listened to this song the first time. I still shed tears in this song even i am a billionaire now. This is our youth!

[@Pyeknu]

A song that makes me cry even now, years after I first heard it on buying the movie VHS from AnimEigo. A truly timeless love song.

[@bztheman]

Grazie! It's good to know so many dispersed people share the same feelings of nostalgia from the same song.

[@sergiofalcone6439]

Мне уже 30 лет. очень давно, лет в 10 или 15 я случайно наткнулся на этот сериал. Пересмотрел его буквально с год назад. Вроде он такой наивный и детский. Однако погружает в странное состояние беззаботного, чего-то давно забытого и как будто потерянного. Не думал, что случайный сериал спустя столько лет заставит меня испытать эти чувства.

[@__littledreams]

why don't they make animes like this now?😭

[@Animenomelody]

une des plus belle chanson japonaise que j'ai entendu... Les larmes me montent à chaque écoute, de par déjà la fin douce-amère du film (Hikaru chaaaaan !!! ^^) et la sincerité des sentiments qui se reflètent dans les paroles de la chanson ainsi que du film... Kanako Wada avait encore fait une merveille.

[@PizzaDad]

Read somewhere that is Kimagure’s equivalent to “Komm Susser Tod” from Evangelion. I’ve never been the same since.

[@greenseaships]

I.... want to return to those days. :( They just don't make anime romance dramady like that anymore.

[@wayjones8575]

I’ve got to agree with you on this one, this one was a golden pick

[@antiechelonkishin7615]

The youth ... sweet and bitter at the same time. eternally.

[@mikelealbadrummer]

What a masterpiece!!

[@fiyingpen7830]

내 인생 최고의 노래중 하나♡ 추억이 아름다운 시절♡

[@danielisaiastenasarana985]

Cada vez que escucho esta cancion me recuerda a mi novia y no puedo evitar que mis lagrimas roden por mis mejillas mientras los mas bellos recuerdos que tengo junto a esa persona florecen en mi.

[@user-tj6xb4db2n]

The song is really dreamy.

[@user-qs5fw7yj3l]

謝謝你，這首歌勾起了我許多回憶，會哭泣，這個經歷過的青春，曾是那麼美好，有那些回憶才使我成長，感謝您

[@bztheman]

謝謝你. Many boys, girls, men, and women can relate.

[@igorprado9251]

For the first time last night, I did not cry listening to this song, I tasted of it not to feel these feelings always, since the first time I watched the movie "I want to go back to that day" in 2018, I always cried, hikaru in the end made me fall, the music with the rain falling slowly, all this, always been part of my life, I always used these animes as a escape door to try to believe in the Love, however, my life has changed, I'm not the same anymore, I didn't cry today listening to this song, I feel like I'm coming to the end, my feelings are being repressed by my intense desire to die, I don't know how I got to that point, but if one day I was happy, kimagure Orange road ost, especially the one that closes the film, were part of when I still felt happiness.

[@bztheman]

Hope you're feeling better now, Igore. Life is hard especially when it comes to love and loneliness, but there's room to grow and there's always hope.

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

The film was very depressing, yet so beautiful.

[@Annayasha]

Thank you for uploading this beautiful song ❤ I discovered KOR a few years ago and fell in love with the series, it's just so beautiful. Greetings from Mexico :)

[@fushigii5676]

saludos ! qué genial que más gente de méxico le guste KOR! espero y algún día esta se vea publicada en méxico pero esta muy dificil

[@gadnerbhan164]

Bueno, pero el manga, el anime, las OVAs y sus dos películas se pueden encontrar con relativa facilidad a través de internet, ahora que ya las 3 novelas de Shin Kimgaure Orange Road....eso ya es otra cuestión.... Esta serie en su conjunto tiene una magia especial y díficil de describir, y su música también es algo que alcanza un encanto muy particular. La voz de Kanako Wada en varios de estos temas le imprime una emoción maravillosa. Siempre me gustó mucho esta canción, sin embargo luego de ver la primera película; que fue donde aparece, adquirió para mí todavía mayor encanto y emotividad, aunque supongo que con una pequeña dosis de melancolía por los eventos de la cinta. KOR es una manga/anime fantástico.

[@tvbuddy9417]

Never too late

[@Inudemon94]

@@gadnerbhan164 Pero es de forma ilegal, quisiera que cualquiera editorial ya sea de México u Argentina lo editara al español latino. Y el anime pues.... ya a estas alturas de la vida y con los elementos que puede ser polémicos, es dificil que lo doblen al latino (hubiese deseado oir a Kyosuke con la voz de Jesus Barrero) En fin, es verdad, no se como describirlo, pero este anime en su totalidad me fascino, no me había apegado tanto con un anime desde la epoca que veía Inuyasha o Digimon en la TV. La anime es una joya en sí, en sus diseños, y música, las referencias a la cultura pop y al cine eran una delicia (el ep 11 supero con creces a Los Simpsons), y aunque el desarrollo fue a veces lento, estuvo bien elaborado y se sintió pasion y realismo en muchas ocasiones, y el personaje de Madoka Ayukawa es de las mejores que he visto en un anime/manga, aún 30 años después daría cátedra a muchos personajes anime de su tipo.

[@ablangc]

Thanks for doing this. This song brought back memories when I used to watch KOR. Still very touching

[@benzvd]

I like to listen to this song when I am feeling down. It is indeed sentimental, emotional song which reflects one's heart when one is not feeling well.

[@webreporterhk]

Me too

[@user-ii4fe6cy7k]

Thank you very much for loading this song~~~ This song remids me of my fast memories and old good days..

[@andyslim7717]

Fortunately there was second movie, otherwise all our sadness and tears will never got released, thanks though it takes 8 years to wait

[@DimapeloManual]

Thank you for displaying the lyrics translation:) what a masterpiece

[@jandeiification]

Such a lonely beautiful song.

[@user-pf1ze2fv4b]

Since I watched the first Japanese animation makes me cry, and the first orange road series in 1992, this is my most favorite song, ever.

[@ianwong88]

一個曾經的過去…青春，時代改變了，但心永遠永遠記掛着，永遠之夏…和那深深的一吻！

[@shogoyahaagi7556]

The first time I heard this I cried. I still shed a tear, but mostly for Hikaru. It was such a cruel yet true ending for her. Movie 2 should have never been made.

[@MrSuperjam789]

I dunno, I liked movie 2. I think the 1st movie is better but it was nice to see what the characters were doing in movie 2.

[@CityHunter_Kai]

The second movie was super necessary

[@inqntrol2047]

Throughout the years I've noticed that many people are mixed on the second movie. I know that many people don't like the first movie because the ending was too dramatic compared to the ending in the manga and there's no comedy (something that the series was associated with) and because they felt sorry for Hikaru, but why the hate for the second? I mean, I don't think that the second movie is a masterpiece, it has issues, like parts of the plot are weird, but I thought more people would be happy that in the movie we've seen that there is a chance for Kyosuke, Madoka and Hikaru to rekindle their friendship in the future. Or at least that's how I've seen it.

[@imonster33]

When I listen to this song, my memory will coming back with my tears. Althroght it's sad but beautiful That's why I love this story and those songs and music Thanks for posting

[@bztheman]

Yes, it's surprising why this song isn't more popular.

[@giuseppecangiamila3395]

Amazing songs.. Music and words... I cry now..excuse me❣️❣️❣️😥😥😥😥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@zerocis]

내가 젤 좋아하던 오렌지로드ost 두곡중 하나(나머지 하나는 제니나)..옛추억에 잠기게 되네요.

[@elnavales]

I watched this anime in the late 80's as an emo teenager. The movie hurt me and this song was one reason.

[@bztheman]

Thanks for your earlier comment. I have all of KOR's songs and these two are my favourites as well :)

[@birokjing3952]

이곡은 언제 들어도 좋음

[@orangeroad1181]

극장판 엔딩곡으로 기억합니다 명곡이죠

[@vagbloom6380]

Extremely romantic! Dreaming...

[@caquerio]

Although the plot is extremely simple, this is one of the most romantic films I've ever seen. I guess it's due to the ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT direction work. I LOVE this movie.

[@Animenomelody]

It's very popular for otaku Japanese community, for the Japanese nostalgic, cos' it's a brillant song with à very hard emotion for yours childhood... As the series and an Another.. Touch !

[@vagbloom6380]

Hold me again, call me again...

[@user-er8hp6xe4o]

hold me again ，再次抱紧我。。。好感动

[@davontayleon1667]

Damn this song hits different since I've seen the movie 😭

[@Superwerewolf555]

Great Madoka ! Great Anime ! Great Manga ! Ahouuuuu !

[@aquariusaint]

Shut up man! I cry everytime I remember that precise moment.

[@Martynde]

I can't decide which anime song is most nostalgic and sad... this or Saigo No Yakusoku from Marmalade Boy.

[@Martynde]

This one. Definitely.

[@wincup]

Bye...1987...

[@rankun5823]

Quiero volver a ese día, pelicula que rompio mi corazón muy fuerte :'c

[@MikeldorTCG]

No eres el único :'( Hikaru chan...

[@rankun5823]

Yo me puse muy triste por que me paso algo parecido por la epoca en que vi la pelicula y yo era hikaru :'c

[@frankjosephfernandezcacere9207]

tarde o temprano ese triangulo amoroso debía terminar, pero no me parece justo como hicieron de lado a hikaru, pero en fin kyosuke tomo la gran decisión

[@Annayasha]

omg this song is beautiful! hi from mexico! ilove KOR!

[@necrogirl666]

KOR is so awesome & emotion movies

[@davidalvarado2508]

Sus películas te llevan a otro mundo. :'v

[@markdevae493]

Bye Hikaru...

[@BluesyBor]

BANG!

[@Giocherellone]

The love song that ends ... 😢

[@dismael6112]

Gracias por la traducción ahora se que es lo que dice la letra, aunque ya tenia en mente de que trataba de algo de amor

[@user-wk5xs8gi3d]

Whenever I hear this music , I want to reach that time

[@Kei_2046]

나에게 와다카나코라는 가수를 알게 해 준 곡... 일본 문화에 흥미를 가지게 된 계기가 되어준 노래...

[@bztheman]

Je ne peux pas parler français bien...mais merci beaucoup pour votre réponse merveilleux. J'admire Kanako Wada aussi pour sa voix émotionnel.

[@user-nr1rl1eu5s]

touching moment..……

[@PascalSalatch]

sublime

[@jamoseslifestyle9311]

Dam I just seen this movie Bruhh😭hikaru I hope she doing okay 🥲bang!! And wish her well

[@bztheman]

love that you just watched it recently! IMO she'll be fine and find someone who appreciates her :)

[@jamoseslifestyle9311]

Fr and the 2nd movie she didn’t she ask madoka for her blessing or something I thought that mean she was trying to do sum in they relationship 😭😬

[@AndreaP1rlo]

개인적인 경험에 빗대어 내가 좋아하던 홍콩문화의 마지막을 장식한게 무간도라면... 일본문화의 마직막을 장식한게 이노래 와다카나코 목소리 정말 근사합니다. 언제 들어도~

[@habbi126]

Thanks for uploading! ^.^

[@yunalee13]

tears ....TT

[@RQERM]

beautiful

[@jessicajessica2787]

listen this song in 2013

[@user-no9ol9ms1w]

그립다

[@user-rg4bh8oe6k]

Very well made song it is ..

[@AbhilashGregory1985]

Thank You!

[@Kupidon25]

poor hikaru .. made me cry

[@namidakun_synr]

Adiós, Hikaru...

[@walterduarte1292]

Fue muy duro :c pero alfin se aclaran las cosas...

[@Inudemon94]

@@walterduarte1292 Nada dura para siempre, y la realidad siempre será dolorosa :(

[@Rachel-Pham]

pretty good movie

[@Zerudah]

There's a Kimagure Orange Road manga Kickstarter which is still shy about $2,500 away from completion. But it's only got five days or less to make it. So help the creator out, if you can.

[@bztheman]

+Zerudah Thanks for this! I just made a pledge. Hope it gets funded :)

[@gdaaps]

How can one buy the videos that have been produced? I have visited the website but could not understand how to do it.

[@MiyamotoMusashi_004]

Esta es la mejor soundtrack que tiene kimagure orange road , es una joyita

[@HeathenDan]

RIP Madoka Ayukawa

[@oldandwise_8898]

Awesome!!

[@kyosuke0614]

2024 還在聽

[@iHappyGoLucky]

Awesome!!! Thanks so much.

[@damianalejandromartinezcan8874]

Amo esta canción. Me recuerda a Hikaru y su corazón roto. Quien no sufrio un desamor... Te amo Hikaru.... ;)

[@XxbloodZeroxX]

Si, pero Hikaru en cierta forma busco su propio final, ella era un estorbo en la relación entre Madoka y Kyosuke, todo fue una confución desde el comienzo de la serie. Hikaru es verdad que llego a querer muchisimo a Kasuga, pero este no la quería, solo le gustaba porque era bonita y porque tenia una admiradora fiel a el. El verdadero amor de Kasuga siempre fue Madoka.

[@Inudemon94]

@@XxbloodZeroxX Todo estaba cantado desde antes que empezara la serie. El problema fue que los tres al ser adolescentes no querían lastimarse pero eso fue justamente lo que consiguieron, pero multiplicado por 10 [SPOILER ABAJO] Kyosuke al inicio era porque no sabía como lidiar con ella y luego fue por no querer afectar la amistad de Hikaru por Madoka y no querer lastimarla (era la mas alegre del grupo), y en el camino, se convirtió como en su mejor amiga, hasta como otra hermana, pero justamente por su indecisión no pudo aclararlo todo, aún cuando Hikaru le dio la oportunidad de hacerlo..... dos veces, y luego del ep. 48 y 2 AÑOS, ahí si fue demasiado egoista de su parte mantener el "status quo", y pago el castigo al ver como sufría Hikaru por su indecisión. Hikaru vivió una fantasía por su inocencia, aprovechando a la vez inocencia/indecisión de Kyosuke, pero desde que se encendieron las alarmas desde el ep. 15 y desde el ep. 33 ya sabía que Madoka era el amor de Kyosuke, tuvo que aferrarse con uñas y dientes a esa ilusión, para tratar de revertirlo. Ella realmente amó a Kyosuke en todo el camino e incluso era el modelo de mujer que Kyosuke tenía idealizado con Madoka, pero (como en la vida real) no importa si mueves hasta la Luna, si no es correspondido ese amor, no hay nada más que hacer. Por eso fue la que recibió de lleno el golpe al ver la dura realidad. Madoka al inicio era porque "probaba" a Kyosuke si realmente era el mismo tipo de hace 6 años y si era un hombre de buenos sentimientos (es decir, no sólo verla como un "vacile"), pero luego del ep. 11/12 en adelante comenzó a enamorarse de él (ya concretandose todo luego del ep. 37), y en el caminó cambio su forma de ser por él, pero por las c*gadas de "mujeriego/morboso" que hacía Kyosuke que le hacía perder la confianza que tenía en él (hasta le dio la oportunidad de irse con Hikaru en el ep. 15) al ver la sinceridad de Hikaru en sus expresiones de cariño, por esperar que Kyosuke tomara a iniciativa sumado a que en parte ya sufría de un "Dilema del erizo" desde antes (el temor a la soledad y a ser lastimada), era la que más sufría de los tres por reprimir sus sentimientos y no ser sincera consigo misma y buscaba siempre la forma de desahogarse por ello (que casi siempre era a punta de trago) por eso es que ya no pudo aguantar más esos 3 años de status quo y se "quebró" en la película, recién ahí es Madoka admitió que sentía celos y Kyosuke vio el resultado de su indecisión. En resumen, todos tuvieron culpa de como termino todo en la película y lo pagaron con su amistad: Kyosuke por su indecisión y luego por ser egoísta con las dos, Hikaru por aferrarse a un capricho suyo y luego a una ilusión y Madoka por ser deshonesta y egoísta consigo misma.

[@reostars00]

FEEL..

[@user-qv9qw1wu2l]

어우 귀가녹아 ㅠ,ㅜ 좋가

[@davidalvarado2508]

Estoy a 9 capítulos de terminar la serie :( este anime cambio mi vida x.x Madoka y Kyosuke por siempre!!! :') ❤️❤️ Gran canción! :D #LosClasicosSiempreSonLosMejores

[@mianvigarmv]

estamos iguales. los vi por error y mira jajaja

[@lumperonista2145]

+David Alvarado Yo también la encontré de casualidad. Una genialidad

[@Inudemon94]

Lo empece a ver en 2018 y hace una semana la termine de ver. A pesar de las altas y bajas, este anime es una joya en toda la palabra