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The Silver Guardian 2

“Poor student Suigin enters pay-to-win game Grave Buster to rescue his kidnapped crush, Rei, after discovering her dual identity.”

The Silver Guardian 2

6.47
7,877 rank · 63,039 viewers · 77 favorites
Adventure Fantasy Video Game
6 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Winter 2018 · Emon · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Poor student Suigin enters pay-to-win game Grave Buster to rescue his kidnapped crush, Rei, after discovering her dual identity.

At Shinryou Private Academy—an expensive school for wealthy students—one would never expect to find the poverty-stricken Suigin Riku. When he is not working on one of his many part-time jobs to pay his tuition, he can often be found playing the RPG game Dungeon Century, where he has cultivated a relationship with an online friend. However, when Dungeon Century shuts down, he finds out that his crush, the kind-hearted Rei Riku, and his online friend are the same person. But in the aftermath of this revelation, Rei gets kidnapped and taken into Grave Buster, which is a new online game from the creators of Dungeon Century, forcing Suigin to enter the harsh new world of a pay-to-win game in order to save her. Gin no Guardian 2nd Season continues Suigin's quest to rescue Rei, while attempting to solve the mysteries of this strange game.

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Derived from 6 sampled reviews

6.0 /10

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50% recommend
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median 6.5 mode 7 σ 2.00
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σ 2.00 · split reception

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The polarity gap

4.5 pts

Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.5

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↑ 3.00

Running avg · Feb 2018 → Aug 2025

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A Tv Production · Winter 2018

Emon.
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Haoliners Animation

  • Format 6 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 2h 24m all episodes
  • Aired Jan 2018 – Feb 2018 Winter 2018
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-12852 catalog

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