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“A mysterious man reappears every 700 years, encountering a prostitute in a ruined, monochrome world.”
Fantascope: Tylostoma
Fantascope~tylostoma~
6.81
5,710 rank · 5,950 viewers · 28 favorites
Fantasy
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Synopsis
A mysterious man reappears every 700 years, encountering a prostitute in a ruined, monochrome world.
A man who appears every 700 years. Stretching before the man's eyes the world rusted away to monochrome and gray. Once before the town flourished that is now in ruins. The man now, has a chance meeting with a person, a prositute. A story of passion curling like smoke....Tairosu Tomah's story has begun. (Source: Animenfo)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.47
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Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Jun 2019 → Jan 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Really good. It has a feeling of being a small and very personal work of Yoshitaka Amano who is going to push for his creation to exist even if it's outside of the industry. Really clear watching...”
- 7 “If you've heard of Yoshitaka Amano or if you've seen some of his artwork elsewhere (and you likely have), you probably have an idea that Fantascope Tylostoma invites you to an artsy, experimental,...”
- 8 “Fantascope: Tylostoma 2006 by Amano Yoshitaka, I once found myself utterly mesmerized by a work of art—its presence seized my thoughts and captivated my very essence. It was a moment of pure...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 0%
Long · 67%
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A Ova Production
Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 34′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 34m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2006 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-4301 catalog