藍より青し～縁～

Alternative Titles
English: Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi
Synonyms: Bluer Than Indigo: Fate
Japanese: 藍より青し～縁～

Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 13, 2003 to Dec 29, 2003
Producers: J.C.Staff, Geneon Universal Entertainment, Rondo Robe, Movic, Cosmic Ray
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Harem, Slice of Life
Duration: 23 min. per episode

synopsis
Kaoru Hanabishi, a university student, is the eldest son of Yūji Hanabishi, the head of the Hanabishi Zaibatsu, and was set to take over the zaibatsu after his father retired. His mother, Kumi Honjō, and his father never married, making life difficult for both him and his mother. Kaoru's father died when he was five years old. Since then, Yūji's father, Gen'ichiro Hanabishi, took Kaoru under his wing and began educating him for the eventual succession. Yet Kaoru never felt at home in the Hanabishi family and went into self-imposed exile after his mother's death. Day by day he felt alone, thinking that he was living life with no reason pushing him on.

There was, however, a person who loved Kaoru so much that she had to do whatever was necessary to be with him.

Her name is Aoi Sakuraba. Aoi is the only daughter of the owner of the Sakuraba Dry Goods Store (later renamed to Sakuraba Department Store). Kaoru's family and Aoi's family had expected for Kaoru to marry Aoi, but after Kaoru walked out, the marriage was canceled. Both families had a friendly relationship and Aoi had been in love with Kaoru from the start, which Kaoru was unaware of. The Sakuraba family had already been searching for someone suitable, but Aoi was unwilling to marry someone else and walked out, chasing Kaoru.