Completed
“Research crew finds derelict ship with sole survivor, unaware of lurking horror aboard.”
Roots Search
ルーツ・サーチ 食心物体Ｘ
4.37
14,669 rank · 4,704 viewers · 6 favorites
Horror
Sci-Fi
Space
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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)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
4.8
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
33%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4.5
mode 3
σ 1.48
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.48 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 3.5
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.25
Running avg · Jun 2017 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I don't think think this deserves the score it has. I came into this with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. The first twenty minutes or so I'll admit, are janky. A lot of the monster...”
- 5 “For many this just another piece in the long catalogue of AIC properties that were made by nobodies and can be only enjoyed by riffing on them. The two names that stand out in the production are...”
- 4 “Straight from the heart of the OVA boom of the mid 1980s comes Roots Search, a weird sci-fi horror with a rushed, bland plot and the finest mediocre animation 1986 had to offer. I couldn't tell you...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 75%
Long · 25%
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- Format 1 × 43′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 43m all episodes
- Aired Sep 1986 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-2061 catalog
Produced by
- Nippon Columbia Producer
- Hiro Media Producer
Licensed by
- Central Park Media Licensor