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“Future virus M34 turns humans into monsters; 16-year-old girl holds key to humanity's survival.”
Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
i -wish you were here- ～あなたがここにいてほしい～
5.96
10,864 rank · 11,361 viewers · 16 favorites
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Mystery
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Synopsis
Future virus M34 turns humans into monsters; 16-year-old girl holds key to humanity's survival.
In the future, a meteor crashes into Earth and brings with it a virulent form of life. This virus is known as M34 and attacks humans, turning them into vicious monsters. Most of the human population is wiped out, thus government agencies are formed to fight the virus. One of the groups, NOA, inserts nanomachines into the bodies of its soldiers; these machines allow them to transform and fight off the infected. Unfortunately, the virus mutates and becomes too strong for NOA to handle. Now the fate of the world rests in the hands of 16-year-old girl with the power to defeat the virus. (Source: AniDB)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
4.8
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 5
σ 2.04
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.04 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 1.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 2.20
Running avg · Jan 2009 → Sep 2024
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Zaion is a basically a story about a meteorite which landed on Earth containing an alien virus that has begun infecting humans. So basically this is very similar to the Resident Evil theme. The...”
- 1 “I: Wish You Were Here is a story about an alien virus pandemic that is turning humans into monsters and our main protagonists are in the team that is fighting against them. The anime was pretty...”
- 6 “I will begin by saying that, while the review may sound scathing, this mini-series has some things going for it. If you enjoy the super-suite type mecha stuff in the vein of Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo...”
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Medium · 60%
Long · 40%
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- Format 4 × 27′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2001 – Nov 2001
- Source Tv special media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-1053 catalog
Produced by
- GDH Producer
- Media Factory Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor