“Reincarnated authors battle Taints in books to rescue trapped writers and uncover their resurrection mystery.”
Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgement-
文豪とアルケミスト 〜審判ノ歯車〜
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Synopsis
Reincarnated authors battle Taints in books to rescue trapped writers and uncover their resurrection mystery.
Famous writers throughout history find themselves being reincarnated by a mysterious, unseen entity known as the Alchemist. With their souls confined and bound to an expansive library, they are tasked by the Alchemist to jump into books to purify the pages of monsters called Taints. Along the way, they must also rescue and recruit fellow authors trapped within the very stories they themselves had written. Although the writers take on new and powerful forms for this endeavor, some still maintain a semblance of who they once were, while others struggle to remember their pasts and the works they had penned. Despite there being no apparent end to their grand mission, they remain committed to the cause in hope of resolving the mystery behind their collective resurrection as well as questions that have haunted their former lives.
What people say
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Derived from 16 sampled reviews
What 16 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.83 · split reception
3.5 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.5
↓ 0.31
Running avg · May 2020 → Feb 2026
- 9 “I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone that love literature and/or is interested in the authors' lives. I feel the characters are a closer representation of the authors, than Bungou...”
- 8 “I'm probably being biased because I watched this when I was in the hospital and it was one of my only sources of entertainment at the time. When I watched it first I didn't really get a lot of it...”
- 9 “I'm just going to outright say it, I love this anime! The art style is beautiful, along with the animation, the locations are rarely ugly to look at. They really give the different characters good...”
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A Tv Production · Spring 2020
OLM.- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2020 – Aug 2020 Spring 2020
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-15994 catalog
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- Funimation Licensor