“Punk frontman To-Y rejects solo deal, faces sabotage from Koyama Productions for choosing band loyalty over fame.”
TO-Y
トーイ
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Synopsis
Punk frontman To-Y rejects solo deal, faces sabotage from Koyama Productions for choosing band loyalty over fame.
To-Y Fujii is the frontman of GASP, a band rapidly growing in popularity in Tokyo's underground punk scene. Just when it seems like the band has gotten their big break and booked a major venue, an executive from the large Koyama Productions tries to scout To-Y as a solo act. Unwilling to abandon his bandmates, he boldly declares that he does not need Koyama's support. However, when the spurned executive starts to put obstacles in their way, To-Y must decide if his integrity is worth holding on to.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 2.60
Running avg · Jan 2018 → Feb 2023
- 7 “Where to start ... This OVA has many problems, the most obvious of which: its lack of narrative; I don't know if it's because it was aimed at manga fans, or maybe they lacked a budget, but it is...”
- 10 “Our podcast reviewed To-Y years ago and we thoroughly enjoyed it. "To-Y is a product of it’s time, or should I say, a time where animators did whatever they felt like doing to an OVA in the...”
- 8 “I cannot recall at all how I stumbled on this obscure anime movie (OVA?), but I'm glad I did. Coming out at the height of Japan's economic boom, even mid-tier releases had budgets far surpassing...”
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- Format 1 × 53′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 53m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1987 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-1924 catalog
Produced by
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
- CBS Sony Group Producer