TV series

The Missing 8

2021–2022 · 1 season

A quiet, contemplative short-form anime that lingers on stillness and small gestures, feeling lonely yet gently hopeful.

Overview: A devastated world - Androids and robots live there. "Poppy" is an android that looks like a human. "Punkun" is a android who is not interested in humans. One night, a star fell in front of them while looking up at the sky...
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, eerie and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, identity, survival, friendship
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
survival
friendship
fate
Places: wilderness
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none