“Future academy trains Pandoras and Limiters to battle alien Novas; Kazuya bonds with "Untouchable Queen" Satellizer.”
Freezing
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Synopsis
Future academy trains Pandoras and Limiters to battle alien Novas; Kazuya bonds with "Untouchable Queen" Satellizer.
Decades into the future, humanity is under siege by an alien race known as the Novas. These inhuman beings leave devastation in their wake whenever they appear, with the efforts to stave them off becoming known as Nova Clashes. Young women known as "Pandoras" and young men known as "Limiters" are implanted with stigmata to give them superhuman powers and are trained in military academies, where they must learn to work together if humanity is to have a chance of surviving. Freezing tells the story of Kazuya Aoi as he sets out for his first day at the West Genetics military academy, right when a battle royale is being undertaken by the Pandoras. It is here that he mistakes Satellizer el Bridget—a powerful Pandora known as the "Untouchable Queen"—as his deceased sister and embraces her. Though he costs her the match, she finds that his touch doesn't drive her away and decides to take him as her Limiter. The only question is whether or not their partnership can survive the machinations of their upperclassmen and the impending battle with the Novas…
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Derived from 82 sampled reviews
What 82 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.20 · split reception
5.4 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 2.9
↑ 1.09
Running avg · Jan 2011 → Jul 2025
- 10 “Freezing is without a doubt one of the best anime s i have ever seen. as simple as that the story the use of voice actors and the collaboration of sound effects. makes it incredibly enjoying. This...”
- 8 “Very good story but I hope they get into more detail about the aliens that are attacking the humans. Hope they come out with another season story seems very interesting. The artwork seemed like it...”
- 10 “I for one found freezing to be quite suited to my taste.the main lead (Satellizer) who seems ruthless is discovered to be a shy and cute person.I cannot argue with the fact that the way they have...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2011 – Apr 2011 Winter 2011
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-5724 catalog
Produced by
- Media Factory Producer
- S-Wood Producer
- Kill Time Communication Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor