“Two isolated teens confront mysterious phenomena tied to their inner turmoil in rural and urban settings.”
Zettai Shounen
絶対少年
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Synopsis
Two isolated teens confront mysterious phenomena tied to their inner turmoil in rural and urban settings.
Oftentimes, people are most vulnerable when they are lonely and unable to get along with those around them. Isolation is felt more keenly amongst a crowd, so some will try to find solace in the strangest of places, where the unknown lurks. Such people include Ayumu Aizawa, a former city boy now living in the countryside of Tana, and Kisa Tanigawa, a young girl who has a hard time relating to others. What these two share in common is a feeling that their life has gone astray. Zettai Shounen tells a story of strange phenomena affecting two different settings, with no explanations of their origin or sudden appearance. All that is known is that these phenomena seem to center on individuals with mixed emotions toward themselves and others.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.10 · split reception
5.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.0
↓ 0.14
Running avg · Aug 2008 → Apr 2024
- 8 “I'm writing a review, yet again. The story is pretty simple really, people got involve with the spirits sprites in the Summer Arc (Ayumu), and the evil sprites in the Winter Arc (Kisa). If I got...”
- 9 “Surreal: beyond real. This is a surreal show, not in the sense that it is dreamlike, but because it portrays a humanity not confined by the limits of our reality. The characters and dialogue are...”
- 10 “I'm writing a review in an attempt to express my feelings on an anime I feel few have heard of. Zettai Shonen is in my opinion a masterpiece of storytelling and is my favorite anime/tv show of all...”
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- Format 26 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 50m all episodes
- Aired May 2005 – Nov 2005 Spring 2005
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0285 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Mellow Head Producer
- Genco Producer
- Sogo Vision Producer
- Jinnan Studio Producer
- MICO Producer