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Golden Time

2013–2014 · 1 season

A warm, funny, and emotionally turbulent ride through college romance, memory, and identity that keeps you invested in its messy relationships.

Created by
Riki Fukushima, Yoshikata Nitta
Genres
Animation, Drama
Starring
Yui Horie, Makoto Furukawa, Ai Kayano
Tagline
When you're in a four-sided triangle and haunting yourself, how can things get even MORE complicated?
Overview
Banri Tada is a freshman at a Tokyo law school. After an accident, he suffers severe memory loss. Despite the incident, he befriends fellow freshman, Mitsuo Yanagisawa, which leads him to the beautiful, yet obsessive, Kouko Kaga.

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Created by
Riki Fukushima, Yoshikata Nitta
Genres
Animation, Drama
Starring
Yui Horie, Makoto Furukawa, Ai Kayano
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • memory
  • coming-of-age
  • obsession
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation, drama
Created by
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Written by
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Country
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Languages
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