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“Uninspired writer Ryou witnesses murder, evades killers, and must become his own hero to survive.”
Urban Square: Kohaku no Tsuigeki
アーバンスクウェア 琥珀の追撃
6.13
9,979 rank · 3,043 viewers · 1 favorites
Action
Mystery
Seinen
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Synopsis
Uninspired writer Ryou witnesses murder, evades killers, and must become his own hero to survive.
When hopeful screenwriter Ryou Matsumoto is told that he should write about his own experiences, he believes nobody would want to hear about his uneventful life. However, one evening he witnesses a man get gunned down in an alleyway. After barely escaping from the killer and dealing with unhelpful police, Ryou must channel the hero inside himself if he wants to evade the dangerous group he has accidentally run across.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 6 viewers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.98
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.98 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.8 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.50
Running avg · May 2013 → Sep 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “A lesser known work from Kazunori Ito, more popularly known for his work on Ghost in the Shell, among many others, this is a straightforward crime thriller about an average Joe getting caught up in...”
- 8 “The vibes are immaculate. It's really sad to see that the small amount of people who took the time to give this a review haven't seen or don't appreciate older classic anime. They just cry about...”
- 7 “I love coming across an obscure OVA from anime's golden era that's different from the pack and good to boot, and this certainly fits the bill. Not only is it well done, but it's quite unique in...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 0%
Long · 33%
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- Format 1 × 56′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 56m all episodes
- Aired Nov 1986 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-2467 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer