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“Schoolgirl Sumire gains powers to fight "viruses" after meeting gothloli Lucia, choosing to battle monsters preying on humans.”
Venus Versus Virus
ヴィーナス ヴァーサス ヴァイアラス
6.33
8,779 rank · 31,959 viewers · 47 favorites
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Synopsis
Schoolgirl Sumire gains powers to fight "viruses" after meeting gothloli Lucia, choosing to battle monsters preying on humans.
Venus Versus Virus follows regular schoolgirl Sumire who's had the ability to see ghosts since a young age. She tells friends and family about this fact and they just dismiss it, thinking she's a liar. A chance encounter with a broach flying out of nowhere, a monster and gothloli clad monster killer named Lucia leaves her with a life changing decision to use her ability and fight against these "viruses" feeding upon the human race. (Source: AnimeNewsService)
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Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
6.1
/10
What 9 viewers settled on.
60%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.91
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.91 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.8 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.5
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No
Score over time
↑ 0.11
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Nov 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This series is genuinely quite good overall, with an intentionally ambiguous ending that invites viewer interpretation much like Code Geass's finale. While the ending could have been stronger, the...”
- 7 “The series was otherwise fairly enjoyable, but its ending delivers a twist that isn’t amusing—it’s purely disappointing. The abrupt cliffhanger leaves the story feeling unfinished and makes the...”
- 9 “The art is beautifully done with sleek character designs that avoid typical anime exaggeration, and the human characters have unique personalities that play off each other well. However, the story...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 56%
Long · 11%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2007 – Mar 2007 Winter 2007
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1463 catalog
Produced by
- TBS Producer
- Venus Vangard Producer
- Half H.P Studio Producer
- BS-i Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Funimation Licensor