“1999 UN experiment on Sansara opens alien portal; 2002 Takuya returns to find friend transformed by biomechanical entities.”
Daimajuu Gekitou: Hagane no Oni
大魔獣激闘 鋼の鬼
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Synopsis
1999 UN experiment on Sansara opens alien portal; 2002 Takuya returns to find friend transformed by biomechanical entities.
In the year 1999, a team of UN scientists in an attempt to tap into a new energy resource on a deserted island called Sansara, unknownigly open a portal to another universe, unleashing dormant biomechanical entities. Three years later, Takuya Goroza returns to the island of Sansara urged by a mysterious request by college chum Haruka Alford. Little does he know, his old friend isn't what he appears to be... (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.33
Running avg · Jun 2009 → Jan 2025
- 5 “I don't know why but, it seems like the entire friend group liked Takuya in a love interest way, yet acted like they couldn't express their feelings towards him upfront. I'm glad Takuya didn't care...”
- 4 “All I can really say is that this is boring bottom of the barrel crap with no depth (no, the bottom of a barrel doesn't count as depth). It's very forgettable. I'm reviewing it immediately after...”
- 5 “If you discover a new particle through a particle accelerator that looks eerily similar to a magic circle, your first impulse should NEVER be to build a giant orbital laser with the aforementioned...”
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A Ova Production
AIC.- Format 1 × 56′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 56m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1987 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1656 catalog