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 adapts those designs for animation. It aired from July 2 to September 17, 2023, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song, "AYAKASHI", is performed by Angela, while the ending theme song, "Flashback", is performed by saji. Crunchyroll has licensed the series. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific. 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.