“Ordinary Takeshi is transported to a card battle dimension and must learn Weiss Schwarz from Michi to return home.”
Weiß Survive
ヴァイス・サヴァイヴ
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Synopsis
Ordinary Takeshi is transported to a card battle dimension and must learn Weiss Schwarz from Michi to return home.
Takeshi was just an ordinary guy until a perfectly innocent study session with Michi - the most beautiful girl in the school - ended up with him being mysteriously transported into the strange dimension known as the Weiss Schwarz Battle Space. Once there, a crazy but enthusiastic old man informs him that he is the chosen warrior and must win a succession of card battles to get back home. The only problem: he doesn't know how to play! However, with the expert Michi ready to teach him the ins and outs of this bizarre and improbably slapstick card game, Takeshi will learn the ropes and get ready for the card battle of a lifetime. Assuming he survives the training... (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.97 · split reception
6.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 2.0
↓ 1.17
Running avg · Jan 2010 → Jul 2023
- 10 “Weiss Survive is a masterpiece that brilliantly portrays high school students struggling to escape a dimension they created, featuring perfect 10/10 scores across story, art, sound, and characters....”
- 7 “The characters are surprisingly funny, especially the old man, and the fourth wall breaking adds charm to this short comedy series. However, it disappoints by failing to parody card games like...”
- 8 “The exceptional animation quality with perfect shadowing, coloring, and detailing makes this a visual treat, while the comedy elements and 2-minute format efficiently explain the card game story....”
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- Format 16 × 2′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 32m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2009 – Sep 2009 Summer 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4579 catalog