“Autobiographical anime about manga artist Moyoco Anno's married life with otaku legend Hideaki Anno.”
Insufficient Direction
監督不行届
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Synopsis
Autobiographical anime about manga artist Moyoco Anno's married life with otaku legend Hideaki Anno.
This is the anime adaptation of Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki (Insufficient Direction), the first essay manga by the "queen of the manga world," Moyoco Anno. The comedic and heartwarming autobiographical story follows her everyday married "otaku lifestyle" with Hideaki Anno, "the founder of the otaku cult." (Source: ANN)
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What 4 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.22 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Aug 2014 → Feb 2017
- 10 “Story: Basically Moyoco Anno and Hideaki Anno chilling and talking about otaku stuff and living their otaku lives. Art: Relaxed chill comic/anime style hybrid Sound: Lucky Star tier music which...”
- 10 “It's important to know the context of this series and to know at least who Hideaki Anno when watching this. Of course, it isn't and shouldn't be required, and can be enjoyed as a light commentary...”
- 9 “The fact that this little series' score hovers just below a 6/10 is a crime, if you ask me. I, personally, highly recommend this little gem, and I have to question whether the people who rate this...”
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A Tv Production · Spring 2014
DLE.- Format 13 × 3′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 39m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2014 – Jul 2014 Spring 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8835 catalog