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“Shirou reunites with childhood friends in historic Shimabara as mysterious Goron triggers new events.”
Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice
巨神と氷華の城
5.63
12,539 rank · 3,878 viewers · 0 favorites
Drama
Mystery
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Shirou reunites with childhood friends in historic Shimabara as mysterious Goron triggers new events.
The story is set in Nagasaki prefecture in Minami Shimabara city, the fabled origin of the Shimabara Rebellion that sent shockwaves through all of Japan in the early Edo period. It is also where a third-year junior high school student named Shirou spends his days with his school friends. One summer day, Shirou's older childhood friend Akane returns to Minami Shimabara from Tokyo. Shirou and Akane take a stroll around Minami Shimabara with another longtime friend, Tokiya. While these friends are dealing with nostalgia and more complex feelings, a mysterious creature named Goron suddenly appears before them. This encounter with a mere little creature causes great events to unfold once more in this city... (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 4
σ 2.49
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.49 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 10.0 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.67
Running avg · Dec 2020 → Feb 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This could be a spiritual successor to Naruto, if Naruto had a Pokèmon. Best 6 minutes of my life. The fiery protagonist and the icy best friend/damsel in distress/turned antagonist are a perfect...”
- 6 “The show consists of 4 episodes, the first three being around 1:15 each and the final one being 2:50 long. So its all shorter than 10 minutes. While its so fastly paced and cant really tell a story...”
- 4 “Shiro, the Giant, and the Castle of Ice is an extremely short OVA following Shirou and Tokiya who are transformed into giants via stones gifted to them by their grandfather, Matsujii. Shiro is able...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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- Format 4 × 1′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 04m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2020 – Dec 2020
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-16464 catalog
Produced by
- Half H.P Studio Producer