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“Nine-part OVA anthology by Kawaguchi Kaiji, each segment directed by different creators, featuring Beatles music.”
Ai Monogatari: 9 Love Stories
愛物語 9 Love Stories
6.54
7,404 rank · 5,922 viewers · 6 favorites
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Nine-part OVA anthology by Kawaguchi Kaiji, each segment directed by different creators, featuring Beatles music.
An OVA based on the work of Kawaguchi Kaiji consisting of nine independent stories, each animated by a different director. With Beatles music involved, somewhere. (Source: AniDB)
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mode 7
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Running avg · Nov 2011 → Jul 2021
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- 7 “Short film compilations always make for a nice viewing experience. It’s a bit like a style market; brief formats on which directors and animators get to enjoy themselves and go straight to the...”
- 9 “People often remember their first love with a bitter-sweet feeling and this theme is mostly prevalent in 9 short tales from Kawaguchi Kaiji, adapted into short animations by 9 different directors....”
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A Ova Production
animate Film.- Format 1 × 92′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 32m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1993 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-2186 catalog