Completed Anime
Absolute Duo

“Blazer Tooru joins Kouryou Academy to avenge his sister, partners with Julie, and wields a soul-shield instead of a weapon.”

Absolute Duo

6.41
8,245 rank · 587,626 viewers · 1,584 favorites
Action Fantasy Romance Ecchi Harem School Urban Fantasy
12 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Winter 2015 · 8bit · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Blazer Tooru joins Kouryou Academy to avenge his sister, partners with Julie, and wields a soul-shield instead of a weapon.

Individuals who can materialize weapons from their soul are called "Blazers," and they attend Kouryou Academy High School in order to harness their abilities. Each student is required to partner with another, in the hopes that one day, the pair can attain the power of Absolute Duo. Tooru Kokonoe hopes to attend this academy in order to gain power after his sister and friends were slain by a mysterious man. However, at the opening ceremony, he is forced to duel against the person sitting next to him, with the loser being expelled. As Tooru prepares to give the match his all, it is not a weapon that manifests from his soul, but a shield, an irregularity which catches the attention of a foreign student named Julie Sigtuna.

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Community consensus

Derived from 135 sampled reviews

5.4 /10

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48% recommend
Score distribution
median 6 mode 7 σ 2.18
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σ 2.18 · split reception

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The polarity gap

4.8 pts

Recommenders 7.8 · others 3.0

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↑ 1.36

Running avg · Jan 2015 → Jul 2025

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A Tv Production · Winter 2015

8bit.
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Media Factory · Half H.P Studio

  • Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
  • Aired Jan 2015 – Mar 2015 Winter 2015
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-9291 catalog

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