Eden of the East
Seen it?2009 | 1 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery, Comedy, Action & Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.9 out of 10 from audiences and a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, start here.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone, tense and unsettling.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 5 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When Saki Morimi gets into trouble with the police while in Washington D.C., she is helped by a Japanese man who calls himself, Akira Takizawa. Akira has only two things, a gun and a cell phone loaded with 8.2 billion yen in digital money.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 60K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Ryohei KimuraAkira Takizawa (voice)
- Saori HayamiSaki Morimi (voice)
- Sakiko TamagawaJuiz (voice)
- Takuya EguchiSatoshi Osugi (voice)
- Motoyuki KawaharaKazuomi Hirasawa (voice)
- Ayaka SaitoMikuru "Micchon" Katsuhara (voice)
- Kimiko SaitoSis (voice)
- Hayato TayaHaruo Kasuga (voice)