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“High school idols Marginal#4 chase stardom while balancing everyday antics and dreams of galactic fame.”
MARGINAL #4 the Animation
MARGINAL#4 KISSから創造るBig Bang
6.64
6,808 rank · 17,808 viewers · 93 favorites
Comedy
Idols (Male)
Music
School
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Synopsis
High school idols Marginal#4 chase stardom while balancing everyday antics and dreams of galactic fame.
The freshly debuted idol group Marginal#4 dreams of delivering their kisses to the end of the galaxy. Composed of Atom Kirihara, Rui Aiba, and the twins L and R Nomura, Marginal#4 aims to reach the top of the idol world, following in the footsteps of Pythagoras Productions' previous idol group, Lagrange Point. When they aren't performing, however, the boys of Marginal#4 are ordinary high school students. From securing a club room and chasing down missing underwear to filming commercials, their days are packed with various hijinks. As the boys navigate a flurry of events, they try to become shooting star sensations and charm the hearts of their fans, known as the Starclusters.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
6.9
/10
What 9 viewers settled on.
86%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 8
σ 1.52
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.52 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.8 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↑ 1.89
Running avg · Mar 2017 → Jul 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “While the moments with the 3D animation are bad, and the first minutes of the first episode are painful and misleading, I am enjoying the anime a lot. This is not for Uta*pri fans, it seems (I am...”
- 8 “Marginal#4 is a hidden gem-- not because of its originality, but its execution. In a very crowded Idol genre --one anime series being VERY similar to another-- Marginal#4 stands out by being...”
- 9 “I really enjoyed Marginal #4. But certainly it's not what you could expect from an idol anime. For me, being more similar to a slice of life instead of your typical idol anime that follows the path...”
Verbosity
Short · 22%
Medium · 56%
Long · 22%
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2017 – Mar 2017 Winter 2017
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-11693 catalog
Produced by
- Sotsu Producer
- Movic Producer
- Warner Bros. Japan Producer
- KlockWorx Producer