Eternal Family
永久家族
“Reality show implants false family memories in five outcasts and an actor; they escape captivity and taste freedom outside.”
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Synopsis
Reality show implants false family memories in five outcasts and an actor; they escape captivity and taste freedom outside.
Eternal Family is the most popular reality show in the world, where five societal dropouts live together with an actor. From people with eccentric personalities or sordid pasts to abandoned children, these displaced individuals were implanted with false memories to believe the six of them formed a family. While their memories have been overwritten, the characteristics that made them outcasts of society remain, fueling an incredibly chaotic lifestyle. But when an accident leads to the breakdown of the facility detaining them, the family becomes loose on the streets. Now that they have a taste of the outside world, returning to their captivity may be an impossible feat.
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What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
6.3/10
What 6
viewers
settled on.
67% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
MixedMostly aligned
σ 1.80 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 ptsRecommenders 7.5 · others 4.0
Yes
7.5
No
4.0
Score over time
2.33Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7/10 “The design and animation are superb, exactly what one would expect from the director of Magnetic Rose and Beyond — two favorite short animated films. However, the story, while intended to unfold...”
- 7/10 “I didn't know what to expect going into this but I found it oddly enjoyable. It's like "The Truman Show" but also has a hint of "The Matrix" which is really interesting as this predates both. The...”
- 9/10 “This 30-minute short delivers masterful multi-layered storytelling, great characters, interesting music and sound design, and simple but well-done animation — packing a rich world with many...”
Watch order & related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Eternal Family begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-1007
- Format
- 1 × 28′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 0h 28m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Apr 1997 – Apr 1997
- Spring 1997
- Source
- Movie
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-1007
- catalog