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“Fifth grader Honmaru, a bullied loser, meets magical Taruruuto-kun, whose powers help him overcome school challenges and hardships.”
Magical★Taruruuto-kun
まじかる☆タルるートくん
7.22
3,514 rank · 3,114 viewers · 7 favorites
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Ecchi
Gag Humor
School
Shounen
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Synopsis
Fifth grader Honmaru, a bullied loser, meets magical Taruruuto-kun, whose powers help him overcome school challenges and hardships.
Fifth grader Edojou Honmaru is one of the most trodden-upon losers in his class, until he meets Magical Taruruuto-kun. Taruruuto's powers help him deal with all his hardships, such as girls, bullies, and numerous other challenges. (Source: IMDB)
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 2 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 5
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Jan 2022 → Sep 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Taruruuto-kun is similar to Doraemon but there are many Ecchi Scenes so It's not for Kids. Story is fair a magical kid became friend with a boy called Honmra and he help him all the time. I wish...”
- 5 “I've seen a few episodes, and I have to say I wasn't too impressed. It felt like a diet version of Doraemon, with many of the characters coming across as watered-down versions of Doraemon...”
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Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Tv Production · Fall 1990
Toei Animation.- Format 87 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 34h 48m all episodes
- Aired Sep 1990 – May 1992 Fall 1990
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4050 catalog