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“Ken loves best friend Ritsurou, seduces Ritsurou's girlfriend Moeko to reach him, causing angst.”
I Shall Never Return
ぼくはこのまま帰らない
5.39
13,359 rank · 10,632 viewers · 6 favorites
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Synopsis
Ken loves best friend Ritsurou, seduces Ritsurou's girlfriend Moeko to reach him, causing angst.
Amafuji Ken longs to tell his best friend Youshinari Ritsurou how he really feels. In the way of that admission is Ritsurou's girlfriend, Moeko. After dropping out of high school, Ken gets Ritsurou to live with him. The angst begins when Ken sleeps with Moeko to get to Ritsurou.
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4.8
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0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 5
σ 0.43
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σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.25
Running avg · May 2008 → Dec 2013
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 5 “The box art is genuinely beautiful, and the animation remains decent enough to be considered nice. However, the animation fails to live up to the packaging, and the plot ultimately feels lame and...”
- 4 “While the 90s art style is passable and the bar dancing scene provided a brief moment of amusement, there is little else to appreciate here. The experience is marred by a painfully predictable...”
- 5 “The art is decent for its age and the music is passable, though repetitive. However, the plot is entirely predictable, the characters are unlikable and useless, and the overall production quality...”
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Long · 0%
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- Format 1 × 28′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 28m all episodes
- Aired Jun 1994 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1109 catalog
Produced by
- Soft Garage Producer
Licensed by
- Media Blasters Licensor