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Uncle from Another World

2022–2023 · 1 season

A goofy, affectionate comedy about a magical uncle's fish-out-of-water antics, full of slapstick and otaku in-jokes.

Created by: Yoshitaka Nagaoka, Shintaro Itoga
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Takehito Koyasu, Jun Fukuyama, Mikako Komatsu

Overview: After being in a coma for 17 years, Takafumi's middle-aged uncle suddenly wakes up speaking an unrecognizable language and wielding magical powers.

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Created by: Yoshitaka Nagaoka, Shintaro Itoga
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Takehito Koyasu, Jun Fukuyama, Mikako Komatsu

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: family
identity
isolation
friendship
memory
Places: home
fantasy world
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Yoshitaka Nagaoka, Shintaro Itoga, Ippei Ichii, Kuniyasu Nishina, Naomi Nakayama, Ryuta Imaizumi
Written by: Kenta Ihara
Starring: Takehito Koyasu, Jun Fukuyama, Mikako Komatsu, Haruka Tomatsu, Aoi Yuki, Aki Toyosaki, Kenichi Suzumura, Nobuhiko Okamoto
Music: Kenichiro Suehiro
Cinematography: Kentaro Minegishi
Length: 1 seasons, 13 episodes, 24 min each
Network: AT-X
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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