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“Kai, a super-powered boy, escapes ASHURUM after training to save his ill sister.”
E's Otherwise
エスアザーワイズ
6.66
7,261 rank · 17,842 viewers · 26 favorites
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Military
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Shounen
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Synopsis
Kai, a super-powered boy, escapes ASHURUM after training to save his ill sister.
Kai, who has powers different from the rest, together with his sickly sister Hikaru was protected by an organization called ASHURUM. Scouted by Eiji, Kai was delegated to the ASHURUM special force AESES and undergo intensive training. Whenever he was free, Kai visited Hikaru at the hospital belonging to the organization, but Hikaru's condition never improved. So, one year later, with amazing growth from the intensive training, Kai decides to escape from the organization. (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.67
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.67 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 3.00
Running avg · Feb 2008 → Feb 2016
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I know many people would not consider E's Otherwise as a great anime, yet it kinda got me into the thing and I certainly can recomand it to any beginner. The story ist pretty decend and there are...”
- 7 “Yeah. I miss that "before the moe boom anime era" when people cared more about plot and character as much as they cared about art and fanservice. Whlst E's Otherwise riffs off of the themes...”
- 10 “E's Otherwise Kai Kudo is a powerful psychic. People would describe him as an Esper or E, though he doesn't seem to know it. Following his sister Hikaru who is gravely ill to an organization called...”
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Medium · 20%
Long · 20%
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- Format 26 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 58m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2003 – Sep 2003 Spring 2003
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0213 catalog