| Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds | |
 Key visual | |
| あやか (Ayaka) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Created by | GoRA King Records |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Nobuyoshi Nagayama |
| Produced by | Fumihiro Ozawa Akihiro Sotokawa Nobuhiko Kurosu |
| Written by | Rei Rairaku |
| Music by | Kana Shibue |
| Studio | Studio Blanc |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11 |
| Original run | July 2, 2023 – September 17, 2023 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Ayaka: Muzzle Flash Back | |
| Written by | GoRA |
| Illustrated by | Ryo Kuroda |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Zero Sum |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | July 28, 2023 – present |
Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds (あやか, Ayaka) is an original Japanese anime television series created and written by GoRA, animated by Studio Blanc and produced by King Records. It is directed by Nobuyoshi Nagayama, with Kana Shibue composing the music and Ryō Tanaka directing the sound at Bit Grooove Promotion. Original character designs are provided by Redjuice, while Misaki Kaneko adapt those designs for animation. It aired from July 2 to September 17, 2023, on Tokyo MX and BS11.[1][2] The opening theme song, "AYAKASHI", is performed by Angela, while the ending theme song, "Flashback", is performed by saji.[3] Crunchyroll has licensed the series.[4] Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.[5] A spin-off manga written by GoRA and illustrated by Ryo Kuroda, titled Ayaka: Muzzle Flash Back, began serialization in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum magazine on July 28, 2023.[6]
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- ^ 「AYAKA」公式コミカライズがゼロサムで、GoRA書き下ろしのサイドストーリー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.