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“Aspiring journalist Sayako gains spirit-seeing powers after a mentor's suicide, uncovering dangerous truths.”
The Rebirth of Buddha
仏陀再誕
5.87
11,354 rank · 7,535 viewers · 8 favorites
Romance
Supernatural
Psychological
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Synopsis
Aspiring journalist Sayako gains spirit-seeing powers after a mentor's suicide, uncovering dangerous truths.
17-year-old Sayako Amanokawa aspires to become a journalist, just like Kanemoto, an elite newspaper writer she looks up to. But Kanemoto, shamed from an erroneous report about a corruption scandal, jumps in front of a train and commits suicide. Since that incident, Sayako suddenly becomes able to see spirits and almost loses her life. However, from that near-fatal incident she experiences something extraordinary. The journalist inside her stirred, she embarks to find out about the truth. But the forces that stand in her way turn out to be much more formidable than she ever imagined. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
4.5
/10
What 6 viewers settled on.
40%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 1
σ 2.75
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.75 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 2.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.50
Running avg · Apr 2013 → Aug 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I truly enjoyed the plot and found the series surprisingly persuasive, even leading me to believe in the Buddha. While the story can be confusing and occasionally feels a bit cheesy, I still...”
- 8 “This film features majestic, godly music and stunning animation that peaks during epic battles, complemented by a truly goosebump-inducing performance from the voice actor for Sorano. While the dub...”
- 1 “There are no redeeming qualities to be found in this production. The film serves as offensive religious propaganda that fundamentally misrepresents Buddhism, features abysmal art, and lacks any...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
Watch Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — The Rebirth of Buddha begins and ends here.
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A Movie Production
Group TAC.- Format 1 × 114′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 54m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2009 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4838 catalog