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“1980s Tokyo day laborer Yoshio Hori lives in extreme poverty among yakuza, addicts, and alcoholics during Japan's economic boom.”
Dokushin Apartment Dokudami-sou
独身アパートどくだみ荘
5.23
13,785 rank · 2,970 viewers · 13 favorites
Comedy
Ecchi
Seinen
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Synopsis
1980s Tokyo day laborer Yoshio Hori lives in extreme poverty among yakuza, addicts, and alcoholics during Japan's economic boom.
Yoshio Hori is a day laborer in the 1980s during Tokyo's economic boom. Initially, Yoshio sought out Asagaya to live a free-wheeling lifestyle but that was quickly dropped as he was confronted with reality. He lives a life of extreme poverty and encounters all types of characters from Japan's sub-cultures, including yakuza, drug addicts, and alcoholics. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 2
σ 3.27
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.27 · split reception
The polarity gap
8.0 pts
Recommenders 10.0 · others 2.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 4.00
Running avg · Aug 2020 → Jun 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I can't believe that this anime hasn't received any reviews yet! This is Ecchi done right! No pointless pantyshots, no questionable breast physics and no feeble protagonist. This is one of the most...”
- 6 “Ecchi is the pinnacle of the medium, masterfully blending epic storytelling with artful erotica and incredibly sexy character designs. There are no flaws to be found, as the genre perfectly...”
- 2 “The other two who reviewed this anime were just horny as fuck and didn't gave a genuine review whatsoever. The anime follows a very cliché trope if not a more disturbing one. The first episode is...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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- Format 3 × 46′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 18m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1989 – Apr 1990
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-5773 catalog
Produced by
- Nichiei Agency Producer