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“Bankrupt magic warriors must rebuild their branch by completing quests to fight isolation-born monsters.”
Last Period: The Journey to the End of the Despair
ラストピリオド -終わりなき螺旋の物語-
6.36
8,578 rank · 41,820 viewers · 34 favorites
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Bankrupt magic warriors must rebuild their branch by completing quests to fight isolation-born monsters.
"Period" is how magic users called who beat "Spiral"—monsters that were summoned from isolation. Due to the rise of these beings, 14-year-old apprentice Period Haru, who is a part of the Eighth Arc-end Division, is called to break the cycle and cast himself into the endless battle. However, a mysterious thievery occurred and sank the division into bankruptcy, forcing Haru and his other comrades have to leave their headquarters. To rebuild a branch, they have to overcome quest after quest. (Source: MAL News)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 9 viewers settled on.
88%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.63
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.63 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.1 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.67
Running avg · Jun 2018 → Nov 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “An entertaining garbage tier story that somehow manages to be enjoyable. Fantasy JRPG style (based on one afterall), with typical characters. If you like typical fantasy stories and also enjoy...”
- 8 “Last Period is J.C.Staff's take on Konosuba with the gacha-like "Happy Elements" elementary skills that are sprinkled in for some insane kind of fun. And therefore, it's not surprising that many...”
- 8 “Overall, I gave this anime an 8/10. Contrary to many of the reviews giving a low rank to Last Period, I personally think quite a bit of thought went into the plot and gimmicks throughout the show....”
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Short · 11%
Medium · 44%
Long · 44%
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A Tv Production · Spring 2018
J.C.Staff.
in association with
Asmik Ace · NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2018 – Jun 2018 Spring 2018
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13732 catalog
Produced by
- Asmik Ace Producer
- NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Producer
- Egg Firm Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
- Happy Elements Producer