Kimagure Orange Road

This popular anime series is based on the manga by Izumi Matsumoto, developed by Toho Co. and Studio Pierrot (currently Pierrot Company, since 2002). The franchise includes the manga, a TV anime series, original video anime (OVA), and theatrically released films. Akemi Takada was the character designer.

The story begins with a family moving to a new town to avoid being discovered that they have supernatural powers. The eldest son Kyosuke Kasuga meets a girl with a refreshing smile, wearing a bright red straw hat. Kyosuke runs into her again as he starts school in the new town. She is Madoka Ayukawa who is surprisingly a loner and the problem student at the school.