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“Idol Kazuya and classmate Akihiko's bond faces test when villainous agency targets Kazuya for forced recruitment.”
Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol
BE-BOY KIDNAPP'N IDOL
5.46
13,144 rank · 10,764 viewers · 17 favorites
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Synopsis
Idol Kazuya and classmate Akihiko's bond faces test when villainous agency targets Kazuya for forced recruitment.
Despite Kazuya Shinohara becoming an explosively popular idol, his relationship with his classmate Akihiko Kudo remains much the same. The duo eat meals together and Akihiko provides Kazuya with much-needed respite from his busy performance schedule. However, when a villainous entertainment agency attempts to forcibly recruit Kazuya, Akihiko must rethink what Kazuya means to him.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
6.1
/10
What 7 viewers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.3 pts
Recommenders 7.3 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↑ 0.14
Running avg · Apr 2010 → Apr 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I'm not really a hardcore yaoi fan. However, this ,,softcore'' one was actually pretty good. The story isn't really something what I'd call masterpiece, but I enjoyed it. Akihiko and Kazuya are...”
- 8 “Considering the year this was made, the story and art is actually quite good. Of course, nothing like what we have today but if you're a little tired of the same ol stereotypical seme/uke...”
- 7 “I'd honestly say it's an okay watch! This was made so long ago, 1989? I believe, so naturally the animation is a bit- eh. Nevertheless, it's only 26 minutes long (Well, 20, as the other 6 minutes...”
Verbosity
Short · 86%
Medium · 0%
Long · 14%
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A Ova Production
AIC.- Format 1 × 26′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 26m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1989 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-2034 catalog