Love City
アイ・シティ
“Psychic outcast Kei and mysterious Ai unlock hidden powers while fleeing forces seeking to control their reality-altering potential.”
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Synopsis
Psychic outcast Kei and mysterious Ai unlock hidden powers while fleeing forces seeking to control their reality-altering potential.
In a distant future where humanity has evolved to possess psychic abilities, the world is governed by Headmeters—individuals whose power levels are visibly displayed on their foreheads. Among them, Kei stands out as an anomaly: despite being an experimental subject, his abilities remain mysteriously capped at a mere level 5, far below others who effortlessly surpass him. When Kei crosses paths with Ai, a young girl harboring an enigmatic secret that could reshape their reality, their lives become intertwined in unexpected ways. As forces with hidden agendas close in, Kei discovers that his dormant potential may be linked to Ai's presence—when her safety is threatened, his abilities surge beyond known limits. Together, they navigate a world where psychic powers determine one's place in society, pursued by adversaries whose motivations run deeper than mere conquest. Their journey will challenge everything they believe about power, identity, and the true nature of the world they inhabit. What begins as a desperate flight evolves into a quest that will test the boundaries of human potential and uncover truths that have been buried for generations.
It's sometime in the future and the story starts off with Kei and Ai running for their lives. Ai is a little girl who holds a terrible secret which could destroy the current world. The world is now populated by Headmeters, people who have psychic powers and their strength is shown on their forehead when they fight. However, Kei was an experimental subject and his strength never went above level 5 while other surpasses his ability effortlessly. While escaping, when in desperate moments, Kei could increase his ability to infinity when Ai is in trouble. The one who's after her have a deep secret, aided by a small dwarflike man living in a robotic suit. Eventually Ai is captured and Kei, a sherlock holmes detective and another Headmeter who was converted to the good side when Kei unleashed his horrible powers through Ai must go and rescue her. Together they must save Ai and the secret which she holds. What is the secret of Ai? Who is she? (Source: AniDB)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
4.9/10
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 2.29 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.7 ptsRecommenders 7.0 · others 2.3
Score over time
2.14Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7/10 “I read the manga version many many years ago.....since then I forgot the name of that already, I tried to search without a clue for long. Once in a while, I came across with this anime version and...”
- 7/10 “Interesting movie we got here, despite it’s clichéd synopsis of the esper guy who has his limited powers and only can use a great amount of power when cornered like a mouse. I’m sure I’ve watched...”
- 7/10 “I won’t sugarcoat it: Ai City is the kind of anime that sharply divides its audience. Some will love it. Others will utterly despise it. And which camp you fall into depends on a deceptively simple...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Love City begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-3932
- Format
- 1 × 86′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 1h 26m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Jul 1986 – Jul 1986
- Summer 1986
- Source
- Movie
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-3932
- catalog