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“Tokyo Butei High trains armed detectives; Kinji hides powers until bombing brings S-Rank Aria into his life.”
Aria the Scarlet Ammo Special
緋弾のアリア 武偵が来たりて温泉研修
6.74
6,112 rank · 59,564 viewers · 34 favorites
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Synopsis
Tokyo Butei High trains armed detectives; Kinji hides powers until bombing brings S-Rank Aria into his life.
The story takes place in Tokyo Butei High School, a special school where armed detectives—"Butei"—are trained to use weapons. Kinji Tooyama is a second-year-student who has a special ability, but he keeps it a secret to maintain an ordinary, peaceful life; however, when he gets caught in a bombing on the way to school, he encounters H. Aria Kanzaki, the most powerful S-Rank Butei student in Assault Studies. (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.3
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 4
σ 1.70
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Dec 2011 → Nov 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This OVA delivers excellent storytelling with smooth flow and character development, showcasing a more tolerable version of Kinji and adorable moments with the girls, especially Aria. While it...”
- 7 “The OVA delivers the same great art, sound and faithful character personalities as the main series, making it feel like a bonus episode. Yet it’s only mildly exciting, lacks any Hysteria Mode...”
- 4 “The opening minutes are acceptable, but everything afterward collapses into a random, unresolved mess that never explains its apparent time-loop. Characters never question their bizarre situation,...”
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Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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- Format 1 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 23m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2011 – ongoing
- Source Special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6271 catalog
Produced by
- flying DOG Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor