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“Letter Bee Gauche inspires orphan Lag to deliver mail in twilight world plagued by Gaichuu monsters.”
Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee
テガミバチ
7.6
1,721 rank · 127,569 viewers · 750 favorites
Adventure
Fantasy
Shounen
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Synopsis
Letter Bee Gauche inspires orphan Lag to deliver mail in twilight world plagued by Gaichuu monsters.
Gauche Suede is highly respected among the Letter Bees—a government organization that delivers written messages to even the most remote locations. However, the Amberground, the land Gauche must traverse, is blanketed in a constant twilight and home to monsters known as Gaichuu. On one precarious journey, Gauche meets Lag Seeing, a troubled young boy who has himself been sent as a letter. Five years later, Lag joins the Letter Bee as well, inspired by his journey with Gauche. As he strives to become like his hero, Lag discovers the conflict and complexity at the heart of his world.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 25 sampled reviews
7.9
/10
What 25 viewers settled on.
92%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 10
σ 2.43
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.43 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 1.0
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Score over time
↑ 0.92
Running avg · Mar 2010 → Oct 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This anime made me cry a lot and touched my heart deeply, giving me happiness and life lessons while letting me relate to its story. I deeply connected with the crybaby characters and felt...”
- 10 “This series was a complete surprise that I ended up loving, delivering a perfect blend of adventure, science fiction, and slice-of-life elements packed with heart in both characters and storyline....”
- 9 “This anime made me cry like no other, with superb opening and ending themes that perfectly complement the story. The sunless world setting stands out as one of the most creative I've encountered,...”
Verbosity
Short · 20%
Medium · 36%
Long · 44%
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- Format 25 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 00m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2009 – Mar 2010 Fall 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4585 catalog
Produced by
- Studio Pierrot Producer
- TV Tokyo Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor