“Framed General Lin, exiled for five years, joins space pirates to expose a conspiracy with his "defectives".”
The Defective
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Synopsis
Framed General Lin, exiled for five years, joins space pirates to expose a conspiracy with his "defectives".
Year 270 of the Nova Calendar, General Lin of the Star Alliance is framed and banished to the edge of space. Five years later upon the invitation of space pirates, Lin has to start the interstellar adventure and expose the mastermind behind the conspiracy with his "defectives". (Source: Bilibili International)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.16 · split reception
4.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 4.0
↑ 3.00
Running avg · Nov 2021 → Jan 2022
- 8 “After watching the first time, i got interested enough to read the novel too. The anime is great as it is fast pace and the visuals and fighting scenes are awesome. The novels fills out a lot of...”
- 9 “Since the only other review is relatively critical, I thought I would offer my perspective, which was decidedly more positive. Story - this is based on a novel by Priest, who is always good for an...”
- 4 “The Defective follows General Lin, Lu father and Lu son, the headmaster of a school of 4 underprivileged kids as well as General Lin's AI assistant. After getting swept up in the affairs of General...”
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- Format 16 × 19′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 04m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2021 – Nov 2021
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-15968 catalog
Produced by
- bilibili Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor