Roots Search
ルーツ・サーチ 食心物体Ｘ
“Research crew finds derelict ship with sole survivor, unaware of lurking horror aboard.”
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Synopsis
Research crew finds derelict ship with sole survivor, unaware of lurking horror aboard.
When a research crew in deep space discovers the desolate ship "Green Planet" that warps into their area, they encounter Buzz, the commander and sole surivor of the ship. Being too incapacitated to make them aware of the situation of his ship, the research team will soon discover that they have found something far, far worse... (Source: BakaBT)
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
4.8/10
What 4
viewers
settled on.
33% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
MixedMostly aligned
σ 1.48 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 ptsRecommenders 7.0 · others 3.5
Yes
7.0
No
3.5
Score over time
0.25Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 75%
Long · 25%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7/10 “Roots Search shines by subverting horror expectations with a unique, tender optimism and compelling themes of perseverance and second chances. However, the experience is hampered by mediocre...”
- 5/10 “The biologically infected spaceships, decent gore effects, and striking promo art provide some visual interest, bolstered by the involvement of a notable mecha designer. However, the experience is...”
- 4/10 “I appreciate the historical significance of low-budget 80s OVAs and enjoyed the unique visual refraction effects provided by the Laserdisc format. However, the experience is marred by a rushed,...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Roots Search begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-2061
- Format
- 1 × 43′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 0h 43m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Sep 1986 – Sep 1986
- Summer 1986
- Source
- Ova
- media type
- Rated
- R+
- Mild Nudity
- Ref.
- BS-2061
- catalog