GetBackers
Seen it?2002 | 2 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, 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, sci-fi fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, feel-good.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 20 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Ban Mido and Ginji Amano run a freelance business of recovering anything lost or stolen. They call themselves the GetBackers, and they're a super powered duo.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 34K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up.
- Season 12002 · 25 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 22003 · 24 episodesNot rated yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
- Showtaro MorikuboGinji Amano (voice)
- Nobutoshi CannaBan Mido (voice)
- Natsuko KuwataniHimiko Kudo (voice)
- Soichiro HoshiKazuki Fuchoin (voice)
- Takanori HoshinoShido Fuyuki (voice)
- Takehito KoyasuJubei Kakei (voice)
- Nobuo TobitaAkabane Kurodo (voice)
- Mitsuki SaigaMakubeX (voice)
- OtohaNatsumi Mizuki (voice)
- Rio NatsukiHevn (voice)