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“In a future domed city, gamer Gainer and mercenary Gain hijack an Overman to lead a mass escape.”
Overman King Gainer
オーバーマン キングゲイナー
6.99
4,759 rank · 15,855 viewers · 48 favorites
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Mecha
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Synopsis
In a future domed city, gamer Gainer and mercenary Gain hijack an Overman to lead a mass escape.
Sometime in the distant future, mankind is forced to live in domed cities while the rest of the world is left to recover from years of environmental hardships. In the Siberian Dome-polis, professional gamer Gainer Sanga and mercenary Gain Bijou commandeer an Overman and lead a mass exodus out of the city. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.47
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Sep 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Before I begin this review, it needs to be noted that I got into this show because of the opening which is in my opinion the best opening in an anime ever. Story: While the plot of the show is a...”
- 9 “Overman King Gainer can be called a "Happy Tomino" show, meaning that it falls in the same line as L-Gaim, ZZ Gundam and Xabungle rather than his more depressing works like Victory Gundam, The...”
- 8 “Overman King Gainer is the lesser-known TV anime Yoshiyuki Tomino created and directed between the acclaimed Turn A Gundam and the infamous Reconguista in G. While it's definitely more in line with...”
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Medium · 67%
Long · 33%
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- Format 26 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 50m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2002 – Mar 2003 Fall 2002
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1632 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- WOWOW Producer
Licensed by
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor