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“Jesus and Buddha share a Tokyo apartment, hiding divine identities while navigating modern Japan in comedic slice-of-life adventures.”
Saint☆Young Men
聖☆おにいさん
7.47
2,244 rank · 97,384 viewers · 286 favorites
Comedy
Seinen
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Synopsis
Jesus and Buddha share a Tokyo apartment, hiding divine identities while navigating modern Japan in comedic slice-of-life adventures.
Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, the founders of Christianity and Buddhism, are living together as roommates in a Tokyo apartment while taking a vacation on Earth. The comedy often involves jokes about Christianity, Buddhism, and all things related, as well as the main characters' attempts to hide their identities and understand modern society in Japan.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 12 viewers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.42
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.42 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.9 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 2.5
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jul 2013 → Oct 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This wholesome OVA is one of my favorites, featuring a beautiful art style and a lovable cast of characters, including the hilarious landlord. While the sound quality felt slightly muffled and it...”
- 10 “This anime covers the story of Jesus and Buddha who come to Earth on a vacation. It's filled with all kinds of mischief and fun. If you're looking for something to cheer you up, look no further...”
- 8 “Well, as is obvious from the synopsis, this show is about Buddha and Jesus Christ holidaying on Earth.Most of the jokes have to do with miracles ascribed to either Jesus or Buddha reproduced in a...”
Verbosity
Short · 42%
Medium · 50%
Long · 8%
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A Ova Production
A-1 Pictures.- Format 2 × 20′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 40m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2012 – Aug 2013
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7291 catalog