Arakawa Under the Bridge (荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ Arakawa Andā za Burijji?) is a Japanese manga series created by Hikaru Nakamura, and published by Square Enix. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Young GanGan on December 3, 2004. An anime adaptation by Shaft was broadcast in Japan between April 4, 2010 and June 27, 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season, titled Arakawa Under the Bridge*2, aired in Japan between October 3, 2010 and December 26, 2010.