"Bluer Than Indigo")[a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kou Fumizuki.

An anime television series adaptation was animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Masami Shimoda, with Kenichi Kanemaki handling series composition, Kazunori Iwakura designing the characters and Toshio Masuda composing the music.

[4] A second season titled Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi (藍より青し ～縁～) was set two years later and aired in 2003.

After that, Yūji's father, Gen'ichiro Hanabishi, took Kaoru under his wing and began educating him for the eventual succession.

The Sakuraba family had already been searching for someone suitable, but Aoi was unwilling to marry someone else and walked out, chasing Kaoru.

Miyabi Kagurazaki, Aoi's caretaker, has Aoi live with her in a grand western-style summer mansion owned by the Sakuraba family, with Kaoru living in a house for servants next to it to prevent a scandal as with the previous.

Eventually, Miyabi helps Kaoru reconcile with the Hanabishis and patch up the original engagement.

However, Kaoru's half brother attempts to gain control of the Hanabishi Zaibatsu by proposing to Aoi.

Ai Yori Aoshi began as a manga series written and illustrated by Kou Fumizuki.

In Europe, the series was licensed in French by Pika Édition, in German by EMA,[10] and in Spanish by Norma Editorial.

[11] For Asia the series was licensed in Chinese by Jonesky,[12] in Korean by Daiwon CI, and in Russian by Sakura Press.

A second season titled Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi (藍より青し ～縁～) aired from October 12, 2003, to December 28, 2003, spanning twelve episodes.

A fifteen-minute OVA known variously as "Episode 00", "Beautiful Snow", and "Enishi Christmas Special" was released on September 26, 2003.

[18] KID Corp. published a PlayStation 2 video game based on the series in 2003, and was released in English for Windows PCs by Hirameki International.