“Schoolgirl Suzuko time-slips to Sengoku Japan after explosion, searches for lost boy Shu, bonds with savior Shukumaru.”
Fire Tripper
炎トリッパー
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Synopsis
Schoolgirl Suzuko time-slips to Sengoku Japan after explosion, searches for lost boy Shu, bonds with savior Shukumaru.
On a day like any other, Suzuko meets one of her neighbor's children, Shu, in a park on her way back from school and decides to walk home with him. Tragically, they never make it home. Suzuko and the young boy are caught in a giant gas explosion, though instead of dying instantly, Suzuko wakes up in the middle of a battlefield full of corpses in the Sengoku period. A group of marauding bandits attacks Suzuko, but Shukumaru—a boy who had come to loot the corpses to feed his starving village—saves her. Though they both return to the village, Suzuko refuses to give up searching for Shu and returns to the battlefield every day with Shukumaru trailing behind. Though Shukumaru lacks anything resembling modern manners, she gradually finds herself drawn towards him. Just what fate awaits this young girl in this bloody period in Japan's history?
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
What 8 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.44 · split reception
5.3 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 2.5
↓ 0.75
Running avg · Aug 2009 → Apr 2024
- 10 “A snug 50-minute OVA that blends science-fiction, folklore, and a simple, believable romance whose lovers feel like ancient souls out of step with the present. The tight runtime gives the tale a...”
- 7 “Fire Tripper delivers a brisk, self-contained time-slip romance whose 80s art style and audio feel warmly nostalgic and whose ending lands an enjoyable surprise. The half-hour runtime keeps things...”
- 8 “Fire Tripper scratches a particular itch for time-travel historical Japan isekai, delivering that sweet 80s Takahashi romance flavor with a satisfying conclusion. The OVA isn't actually good...”
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- Format 1 × 50′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 50m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1985 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-2706 catalog
Produced by
- Omnibus Promotion Producer
- Shogakukan Productions Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor