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Ex-Arm

2021 · 1 season

A pulpy cyberpunk ride that mixes action, odd comedy and a body-swap premise into a fast, uneven watch.

Created by
Yoshikatsu Kimura, Shingo Kinoshita
Genres
Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Soma Saito, Mikako Komatsu, Akari Kito
Overview
2014: Akira Natsume seems to almost have a phobia of electrical devices while also being very good at diagnosing them. He resolves to change himself for the better and get a girlfriend like his older brother did. …But then Akira suddenly dies in an accident. 16 years later a special policewoman and her android partner retrieve and activate a highly advanced AI and superweapon called EX-ARM and put it into full control of their ship as a last resort. Turns out the AI is actually just Akira’s brain!

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  • Crunchyroll
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Created by
Yoshikatsu Kimura, Shingo Kinoshita
Genres
Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Soma Saito, Mikako Komatsu, Akari Kito
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • technology
  • crime
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, crime
Created by
Yoshikatsu Kimura, Shingo Kinoshita
Written by
Tommy Morton
Starring
Soma Saito, Mikako Komatsu, Akari Kito, Daisuke Namikawa, Sumire Uesaka, Yui Ishikawa, Taku Yashiro, Shoumaru Zouza
Music
Sou Kimura
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 24 min each
Network
TOKYO MX
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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