Monochrome Factor
モノクローム･ファクター
“Slacker Akira becomes a shadow-creature "shin" to restore balance between human and shadow worlds, with shonen-ai themes.”
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Synopsis
Slacker Akira becomes a shadow-creature "shin" to restore balance between human and shadow worlds, with shonen-ai themes.
The story revolves around high school student Akira Nikaido, a typical slacker living a normal life. That is, until he meets the mysterious Shirogane, a man who suddenly appears and tells him that they have a destiny together. When Akira hears this, he is shocked and doesn't believe a word of it. Aya, a friend of Akira, forgets something in the school one night, and asks Akira to help her and go find it. He agrees, and while there, he gets attacked by a shadow monster. Shirogane convinces him that the balance between the human world and the shadow world has been distorted and that Akira must become a "shin"- a creature of the shadow world- in order to help restore the balance. The anime has shonen-ai themes which are completely absent from the manga. (Source: Wikipedia)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 24 sampled reviews
6.7/10
What 24
viewers
settled on.
75% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 2.56 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.4 ptsRecommenders 8.9 · others 2.5
Yes
8.9
No
2.5
Score over time
2.29Verbosity
Short · 46%
Medium · 29%
Long · 25%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10/10 “Absolutely AWESOME—this title delivers a great story, good characters, tons of laughs, and satisfying evil-shadow butt-kicking worthy of 5 stars. The only let-down was the absence of boy-x-boy...”
- 8/10 “An entertaining show that delivers more than just fighting, crowned by a very good ending and the intriguing character Shirogane. The mid-section drags with repetitive shadow-monster episodes,...”
- 10/10 “The anime delivers a top-tier experience with flawless art, perfect character work, and innovative interactions that feel unlike anything else. Early episodes drag a bit before the story and cast...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-3194
- Format
- 24 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 9h 36m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Apr 2008 – Sep 2008
- Spring 2008
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-3194
- catalog