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“Abandoned robot dog bonds with boy, stays loyal through childhood until war threatens their lifelong friendship.”
The Dog and the Boy
犬と少年
5.53
12,905 rank · 2,013 viewers · 1 favorites
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Abandoned robot dog bonds with boy, stays loyal through childhood until war threatens their lifelong friendship.
An abandoned robot dog is found and befriended by a young boy. The robot dog is always by the boy's side as he grows up. But when the boy comes of age, war threatens to tear the two of them apart.
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
3.0
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
33%
recommend
Score distribution
median 2
mode 1
σ 2.16
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Polarized
σ 2.16 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 6.0 · others 1.5
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Score over time
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Feb 2023 → Feb 2023
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
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Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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- Format 1 × 3′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 03m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2023 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-23571 catalog
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