“Debt-ridden, terminally ill dropout finds hope through fishing and friendship after a suicide attempt.”
Negative Positive Angler
ネガポジアングラー
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Synopsis
Debt-ridden, terminally ill dropout finds hope through fishing and friendship after a suicide attempt.
For blasé college dropout Tsunehiro Sasaki, life has become hopeless. After failing to enter a top university, he has lost all his money trading on financial markets and is now critically indebted. To add to his misery, he learns that he only has at most two years left to live due to an incurable disease. The trajectory of Tsunehiro's life suddenly changes after a group of amateur fishermen saves him from drowning as he was trying to escape from a trio of creditors. While Takaaki Tsutsujimori pushes Tsunehiro to work at the group's workplace—a convenience store that doubles as a fishing shop—Hana Ayukawa tries to share her love for fishing. Although the attempts of the joyful group of anglers initially prove unsuccessful, Takaaki urges Tsunehiro to take a fresh start in life, and the young man eventually accepts the fishing enthusiast's assistance to pay off his debts. As work, friendships, and an unfamiliar hobby all suddenly find their way into his life, Tsunehiro must find the strength to change his ways if he wants to make the best of his remaining time.
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What 20 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.97 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.50
Running avg · Dec 2024 → Feb 2026
- 10 “My love for this anime is completely unbound, with this particular episode being absolutely amazing and deserving of a perfect 10/10 rating. The characters, plot, and story are all wonderfully...”
- 7 “The show delivers beautiful cinematography and an emotionally impactful, if depressing, story that's enjoyable overall. However, the lazy final episode writing, terrible CGI fish, and...”
- 7 “This anime beautifully channels the message that teaching someone to fish gives them hope for survival, showing that even in dark times, kindness prevails. The wonderfully varied character designs...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2024 – Dec 2024 Fall 2024
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-26961 catalog
Produced by
- AT-X Producer
- Magic Capsule Producer
- bilibili Producer
- Tencent Japan Producer
- Kadokawa Producer