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Needless

“Post-WWIII Japan, mutated "Needless" Adam Blade battles Simeon to restore peace amid contaminated Blackspots.”

Needless

7.21
3,586 rank · 148,415 viewers · 544 favorites
Action Comedy Sci-Fi Ecchi Super Power Seinen
24 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Summer 2009 · Madhouse · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Post-WWIII Japan, mutated "Needless" Adam Blade battles Simeon to restore peace amid contaminated Blackspots.

At the onset of World War III, nobody could have predicted the effect it would have on Japan. While it had officially ended fifty years ago in 2150, its battles still persist. Large, mysterious areas known as "Blackspots" appeared across the country, filled with the contaminated ruins of cities and countrysides. Those inside were trapped to halt the spread of contamination, and their powers began to mutate—be they shapeshifters, pyromancers, or controllers of gravity itself—they all became known as the Needless. Adam Blade is one such Needless, possessing remarkable regenerative abilities and incredible strength. In order to restore peace to a war-torn Japan, he and his allies must fight together to rise against a heinous research group by the name of Simeon.

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Community consensus

Derived from 33 sampled reviews

7.7 /10

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86% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 9 σ 2.16
1510
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σ 2.16 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.4 pts

Recommenders 8.9 · others 3.5

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↑ 0.73

Running avg · Jul 2009 → Feb 2024

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A Tv Production · Summer 2009

Madhouse.
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Avex Entertainment · Lantis

  • Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2009 – Dec 2009 Summer 2009
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-4412 catalog

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