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“Aging science club builds Mars ship using wife's Ethereal Current theory to explore possible Martian civilization.”
Spirit of Wonder: Scientific Boys Club
ザスピリットオブワンダー : 少年科學倶楽部
6.48
7,840 rank · 6,034 viewers · 3 favorites
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Sci-Fi
Space
Seinen
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Synopsis
Aging science club builds Mars ship using wife's Ethereal Current theory to explore possible Martian civilization.
The Scientific Boys Club, now 50 years strong, embarks on their most ambitious project yet: constructing a vessel to sail to Mars using the revolutionary "Ethereal Current" theory. This groundbreaking concept, developed by a club member's wife, proposes that the universe is permeated with Ethereal energy that can be harnessed for interplanetary travel. Their mission: to investigate the mysterious channels on Mars that some believe may hold evidence of ancient civilizations. What begins as a nostalgic adventure for these aging dreamers becomes a journey that will challenge everything they thought they knew about space, science, and the nature of discovery itself. (Source: ANN - edited for spoilers)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.89
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.89 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.33
Running avg · Jan 2011 → Dec 2018
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Short version: The Scientific Boys Club is a wonderful, "modern" sci-fi fairytale about a woman and three old men achieving their pipe dreams... and a drunk guy. Long version: Imagine grandpa tells...”
- 8 “The story of three old men who as boys had the dream of verifying the theory that there is life on Mars and how along with the daughter of one of them and her husband create a ship, yes a ship, and...”
- 4 “Not much to see here. I came as an enthusiast of space-themed anime, but this wasn't about space at all, but about physics, mathematics and calculation. The story is shallow and nothing interesting...”
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Short · 0%
Medium · 67%
Long · 33%
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- Format 2 × 30′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 00m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2001 – Jul 2001
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-2218 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
Licensed by
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor