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“Circles symbolize the fundamental essence of humanity, permeating mind, body, and spirit as the root of all existence.”
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3.8
14,773 rank · 2,916 viewers · 2 favorites
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Synopsis
Circles symbolize the fundamental essence of humanity, permeating mind, body, and spirit as the root of all existence.
Circles are in every aspect of humanity—from a person's eyes to their very own conception. In mind, body, and spirit, the circle is the root of all things.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
6.3
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 8
σ 2.05
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.05 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.75
Running avg · Dec 2016 → Feb 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Kabuki Sawako is a very strange person... quite the mad one if I happen to say so myself. This piece. "◯". Is just another one of her works that make you ask "why?". Your answer is, well, how would...”
- 8 “I might be a little biased on this review, but I could not help myself. This amazing one minute of my life was the birth of perfect harmony between music and art. So simple, no real deeper meaning,...”
- 6 “This is a short about the cycle of life... more or less. So I guess that's why it's called ◯ (Do not mistake with The Big O, which is another anime) It will take you just one minute, if you're...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Ona Production
- Format 1 × 1′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 01m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2010 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-10699 catalog