Island
ISLAND
“Amnesiac time-traveler Setsuna arrives on Urashima Island to save a girl, uncovering island mysteries and questioning his true mission.”
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Amnesiac time-traveler Setsuna arrives on Urashima Island to save a girl, uncovering island mysteries and questioning his true mission.
On a remote island far from the mainland named Urashima, a man washes ashore, with no recollection of his name or homeland. What he does recall, however, is that he is a time traveler with a mission: to save a certain girl from harm. As nightfall arrives, he meets Rinne Ohara, a girl who sings a tune that reminds him of a specific name—Setsuna—and decides to use it as his own. Knowing another "Setsuna" herself, Rinne takes him to her household as a servant, hoping that he is the same one she remembers. On the other hand, Setsuna continues to learn more about Urashima, desiring to identify his lost past. He comes to know about the island's folklore, its three great families, and the endemic disease that prevents anyone afflicted from stepping out into the daylight. As the mysteries of his missing memories and Urashima itself unfold, Setsuna must remember his purpose and fulfill his mission as soon as possible. But, as he witnesses the myriad of troubles plaguing the island, Setsuna begins to question—is his temporal displacement merely an effort to change a single girl's fate?
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Community consensus
Derived from 51 sampled reviews
5.7/10
Score distribution
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SplitPolarized
σ 2.60 · split reception
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5.7 ptsRecommenders 8.2 · others 2.6
Score over time
2.75Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7/10 “A refreshing happy ending packed with twists sets this apart from current anime, and the singing sequences blend surprisingly well with the plot. While one early-series mystery remains dangling,...”
- 7/10 “The kawaii girls and funny characters made Island fun to watch, but the story makes zero sense, leaves countless loose ends, and the ending fried my brain. Only game players might understand the...”
- 8/10 “This anime initially seems like a regular summer romance/friendship story, but each episode quietly plants pieces of a larger narrative that the second half explores in a big way, leading to a...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Island begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-11286
- Format
- 12 × 23′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 4h 36m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Jul 2018 – Sep 2018
- Summer 2018
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-11286
- catalog