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“Eva escapes boarding school as "Molly," joins Earth team for wish-granting Great Race on Alwas, unaware of dangers.”
Oban Star-Racers
オーバン・スターレーサーズ
7.51
2,075 rank · 55,789 viewers · 563 favorites
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Mecha
Racing
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Synopsis
Eva escapes boarding school as "Molly," joins Earth team for wish-granting Great Race on Alwas, unaware of dangers.
Eva's birthday has just passed, and she hasn't heard from her father. Despising the Boarding School she attends, she escapes using her Rocket Bike that she just completed. Taking on the alias "Molly," Eva sneaks with the Earth team to Alwas for the Great Race because the winner of the race gets any one wish granted. Little does the Earth Team know what danger awaits them...
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Derived from 15 sampled reviews
8.5
/10
What 15 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 10
σ 1.31
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.31 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.53
Running avg · Dec 2007 → Mar 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This half-Japanese, half-French production offers a refreshingly different anime experience with its unique starship racing concept and distinctive alien designs. While the pacing drags and the...”
- 10 “This anime delivers exhilarating racing sequences that rival Star Wars pod racing with graphics so cool they raise the bar with every episode, making your heart pump to 1,000. While the story can...”
- 8 “This anime delivers a perfect blend of futuristic racing adventure and romantic storytelling that stuck with me since childhood. Rediscovering it after years of having it on the tip of my tongue...”
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Short · 20%
Medium · 33%
Long · 47%
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- Format 26 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 50m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2006 – Mar 2007 Fall 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-1106 catalog
Produced by
- Sav! The World Productions Producer
Licensed by
- Shout! Factory Licensor