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“Former Met curator runs Gallery Fake, dealing in art forgeries and black-market pieces with exceptional talent.”
Gallery Fake
ギャラリーフェイク
7.43
2,448 rank · 17,224 viewers · 61 favorites
Mystery
Adult Cast
Visual Arts
Seinen
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Synopsis
Former Met curator runs Gallery Fake, dealing in art forgeries and black-market pieces with exceptional talent.
Fujita Reiji is the owner of an art gallery, Gallery Fake. He deals with fake items, and is also familiar with the black market. However, he has a special talent for art, and used to work for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as a curator. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
9.3
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9.5
mode 10
σ 0.83
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.83 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.75
Running avg · Oct 2008 → Jan 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Gallery Fake is a sophisticated and realistic seinen masterpiece that excels with its top-notch animation and an awesome, upbeat jazz soundtrack. The series offers an incredibly accurate and...”
- 9 “This series is an incredibly fun and engaging watch, featuring a clean, educational story that inspired me to learn more about art history, alongside delightful character dynamics and a perfectly...”
- 10 “This is a truly unique and phenomenal mystery anime featuring an intriguing, complex story, beautiful art, and fun, engaging characters. While the narrative can be difficult to follow and the...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 25%
Long · 25%
Watch Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Gallery Fake begins and ends here.
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- Format 37 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 14h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2005 – Sep 2005 Winter 2005
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0341 catalog