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Ben-To

“High schoolers battle nightly for discounted bento boxes, learning honor and survival in supermarket "wolf" wars.”

Ben-To

7.18
3,727 rank · 344,817 viewers · 1,223 favorites
Action Comedy Gourmet Martial Arts
12 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Fall 2011 · David Production · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

High schoolers battle nightly for discounted bento boxes, learning honor and survival in supermarket "wolf" wars.

The supermarket is an important building in any city, for they provide a convenient way to purchase a variety of food in a family-friendly, safe environment. However, these stores changes in the blink of an eye once the unsold bento boxes go on their nightly half-off sales! War breaks out and friends become foes as each person fights for honor, pride, and dinner. There are no longer any people in these supermarkets, only Wolves and Dogs⁠—winners and losers. High schooler You Satou is painfully introduced to these battles after unknowingly stumbling into the war zone, but instead of choosing to avoid these nightly fights, he wants to join in. After seeing Satou's lack of fighting skills, upperclassman and Wolf Sen Yarizui invites him and Hana Oshiroi, a girl who enjoys spectating the brawls, to join her Half-Priced Food Lovers Club to show them the distinction between the Dogs and the Wolves. Together, they learn what it truly means to fight for your food.

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Derived from 101 sampled reviews

7.1 /10

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89% recommend
Score distribution
median 7 mode 8 σ 1.94
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σ 1.94 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.6 pts

Recommenders 8.2 · others 2.6

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Running avg · Oct 2011 → Mar 2025

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A Tv Production · Fall 2011

David Production.
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Pony Canyon · AT-X

  • Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
  • Aired Oct 2011 – Dec 2011 Fall 2011
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-6176 catalog

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