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“AA-battery android idol Miss Monochrome pursues stardom through bizarre methods, dreaming of meeting Kikuko.”
Miss Monochrome The Animation
ミス・モノクローム -The Animation-
6.37
8,515 rank · 52,571 viewers · 56 favorites
Comedy
Idols (Female)
Music
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Synopsis
AA-battery android idol Miss Monochrome pursues stardom through bizarre methods, dreaming of meeting Kikuko.
Miss Monochrome is an android powered by a single AA battery. She lives with her only friend, a robot vacuum named Ruu-chan. With hopes of one day meeting the idol Kikuko, whom she has bizarre recurring dreams about, Miss Monochrome sets foot on the path to stardom. However, she experiences difficulties and struggles to make her own debut as an idol. Though Miss Monochrome's methods seem bizarre, such as recruiting her manager from a convenience store, somehow her dedication always results in her standing out from the crowd and shining in the spotlight.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
6.9
/10
What 10 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 1.14
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.14 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.10
Running avg · Dec 2013 → Jan 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Miss Monochrome beats other idol shows by focusing on one girl's climb to the top rather than following a large group, featuring addictive auto-tune music and an ending sequence that hooks you like...”
- 7 “The animation and sound design are well-executed, with the ending theme "Poker Face" being particularly enjoyable, and I found each episode charming with several laugh-out-loud moments despite the...”
- 8 “Despite the common dismissal of short-form anime as lifeless, Miss Monochrome proved surprisingly enjoyable throughout, with the titular android idol standing out as a captivating protagonist...”
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Short · 20%
Medium · 50%
Long · 30%
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- Format 13 × 4′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 52m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2013 – Dec 2013 Fall 2013
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-8183 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Starchild Records Producer
Licensed by
- Crunchyroll Licensor