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“Orphaned, chronically ill Minori faces school bullying until two classmates befriend her outside school to bring joy to her life.”
Lights of the Clione
クリオネの灯り
5.4
13,327 rank · 14,047 viewers · 7 favorites
Drama
School
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Synopsis
Orphaned, chronically ill Minori faces school bullying until two classmates befriend her outside school to bring joy to her life.
Minori Amamiya is an orphaned girl with frequent absences from school for her chronic illness. Because of these hindrances, she has been singled out as an easy target for bullying by her middle school classmates, who torment her constantly with numerous malicious rumors about her. While not all of her classmates victimize her, they lack the courage to stand up for Minori due to fears of being the next target. However, two of Minori's peers, Takashi Aoi and Kyouko Tsukihashi, finally decide that something must be done. Too timid to act directly, they create a plan to befriend Minori outside of school hours, and give her depressing life some joy.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
4.7
/10
What 7 viewers settled on.
25%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 2.25
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.25 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.7 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.3
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.29
Running avg · Sep 2017 → Mar 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I found this show to be an engaging and underrated experience, particularly appreciating its poignant exploration of bullying and the beautiful, soft art style in key scenes. However, the extremely...”
- 3 “The friendship between the sick girl and her two classmates is genuinely heartwarming, and I appreciate that the show successfully completes its narrative. However, the dated animation quality and...”
- 6 “I appreciated the show's concept and its attempt to shed light on the issue of bullying, as it occasionally managed to tug at my heartstrings. However, the short episode duration hindered the...”
Verbosity
Short · 29%
Medium · 43%
Long · 29%
Watch Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Lights of the Clione begins and ends here.
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- Format 12 × 9′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2017 – Sep 2017 Summer 2017
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-12447 catalog
Produced by
- Kyotoma Producer
- Kanetsu Investment Producer