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“11-year-old Wataru enters a magical realm to change his tragic fate by seeking the Goddess of Destiny.”
Brave Story
ブレイブ・ストーリー
7.39
2,575 rank · 47,291 viewers · 196 favorites
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Isekai
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Synopsis
11-year-old Wataru enters a magical realm to change his tragic fate by seeking the Goddess of Destiny.
When 11-year-old Wataru's father leaves home and his mother is taken ill to the hospital, he decides to change his fate by traveling through the door shown to him by his friend Mitsuru. In a land of magic and monsters, Wataru must summon all his courage and embark on a journey with several comrades to meet the Goddess of Destiny and change this "mistaken fate." (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 13 sampled reviews
8.4
/10
What 13 viewers settled on.
92%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 2.13
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.13 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.2 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.62
Running avg · Dec 2007 → Oct 2017
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This is a movie about a young boy who went to another world to fulfill his wish. The story is unique and enjoyable. I totally cannot guess the things that would happen next. The art is cute,...”
- 10 “I absolutely LOVED the movie >_< The pace of the movie was just right with the plot. Animation wise, it was superb. The details for the effects were very impressive. The ending song was also...”
- 10 “I give it a full score!! Indeed a very splendid anime movie I could day. It cover a little bit about the urge for someone to achieve something. It's just like when there's a will, theres a way. You...”
Verbosity
Short · 46%
Medium · 38%
Long · 15%
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- Format 1 × 112′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 52m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2006 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-1529 catalog
Produced by
- Dentsu Producer
- SKY Perfect Well Think Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
- Warner Bros. Japan Producer