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“Two contrasting students use Z-Kai correspondence school to chase college dreams, discovering unexpected common ground.”
Cross Road
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7.3
80,484 viewers · 134 favorites
School
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Two contrasting students use Z-Kai correspondence school to chase college dreams, discovering unexpected common ground.
As college entrance examinations draw near, two students living completely different lives decide to enroll in Z-Kai, a correspondence education service. Balancing their studies with their daily lives, the two diligently work towards their goal, unaware of how much they share in common. Will their hard work pay off and bring about the success they desire?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 26 sampled reviews
8.5
/10
What 26 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.46
Running avg · Feb 2014 → Jun 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “First of all, This is not a Movie, This is more like a commercial. (The Trailer pretty much cover up the entire short) Where do I begin, Makoto Shinkai, You beautiful bastard. You came back with...”
- 9 “Okay so, this being just a teaser/promo for Z-Kai, I'll keep this short as well. It's Makoto Shinkai. You can't go wrong. In just 2 minutes I'm attached to these characters. I've watched this...”
- 9 “Pretty much everyone knows by now this is a commercial not a movie or series, but as a self-contained piece it's really good. It did more successfully in two minutes then a lot of works do in two...”
Verbosity
Short · 58%
Medium · 35%
Long · 8%
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- Format 1 × 2′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 02m all episodes
- Aired Feb 2014 – ongoing
- Source Cm media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-8752 catalog
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- The Answer Studio Producer