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GetBackers

2002–2003 · 2 seasons

A breezy, buddy-driven adventure with flashy powers and playful banter, easy to dip into and fun to watch unfold.

Created by: Keitaro Motonaga, Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Mystery
Starring: Showtaro Morikubo, Nobutoshi Canna, Natsuko Kuwatani

Overview: Ban Mido and Ginji Amano run a freelance business of recovering anything lost or stolen. They call themselves the GetBackers, and they're a super powered duo.

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Created by: Keitaro Motonaga, Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Mystery
Starring: Showtaro Morikubo, Nobutoshi Canna, Natsuko Kuwatani

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
loyalty
found family
power
crime
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	2
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, action & adventure, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Keitaro Motonaga, Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Starring: Showtaro Morikubo, Nobutoshi Canna, Natsuko Kuwatani, Soichiro Hoshi, Takanori Hoshino, Takehito Koyasu, Nobuo Tobita, Mitsuki Saiga
Music: Taku Iwasaki
Length: 2 seasons, 49 episodes, 24 min each
Network: TBS
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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