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“Shishido's Nakedyouth explores tender homoerotic love amid nature's sensual beauty and youthful uncertainty.”
Naked Youth
Nakedyouth
5.72
12,116 rank · 8,541 viewers · 14 favorites
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Shishido's Nakedyouth explores tender homoerotic love amid nature's sensual beauty and youthful uncertainty.
In Nakedyouth, Shishido takes us on a journey through the uncertainty and excitement of young love and homoerotic love. These gentle films quiver with sexual tension, which is linked to the natural world: trees reflecting on the surface of a pond, butterflies fluttering in the breeze.
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Derived from 6 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
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100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.26
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Mostly aligned
σ 1.26 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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Running avg · Jun 2012 → Aug 2023
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I actually really kind of enjoyed this silent film, contrary to popular belief. Yeah it definitely was kinda repetitive at some points especially the shower scene that for the most part appeared...”
- 8 “This anime talks about how being gay was a taboo and having to understand yourself. It explores sexuality as well as having to to find love in secret. This is probably one of the most accurate gay...”
- 7 “The first thing worth noting about nakedyouth are the visuals which are impressive. Not being an anime expert, my initial hunch was that real backgrounds were filmed and traced over but in fact,...”
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Long · 0%
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A Ona Production
Kojiro Shishido Animation Works.- Format 1 × 9′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 09m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2006 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-3947 catalog