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Higashi no Eden

  • TV Series
  • 20092009
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.8K
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Ryohei Kimura and Saori Hayami in Higashi no Eden (2009)
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On November 22, 2010 ten missiles strike Japan. However, this unprecedented terrorist act, later to be called as "Careless Monday," does not result in any apparent victims, and is soon forgo... Read allOn November 22, 2010 ten missiles strike Japan. However, this unprecedented terrorist act, later to be called as "Careless Monday," does not result in any apparent victims, and is soon forgotten by almost everyone. Then, 3 months later... Saki Morimi is a young woman currently in... Read allOn November 22, 2010 ten missiles strike Japan. However, this unprecedented terrorist act, later to be called as "Careless Monday," does not result in any apparent victims, and is soon forgotten by almost everyone. Then, 3 months later... Saki Morimi is a young woman currently in the United States of America on her graduation trip. But just when she is in front of the... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.8K
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  • Stars
    • Ryohei Kimura
    • Saori Hayami
    • Jason Liebrecht
  • Stars
    • Ryohei Kimura
    • Saori Hayami
    • Jason Liebrecht
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    • 11User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Episodes11

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    1 Season
    2009

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    Ryohei Kimura
    • Akira Takizawa
    Saori Hayami
    Saori Hayami
    • Saki Morimi
    Jason Liebrecht
    Jason Liebrecht
    • Akira Takizawa
    Leah Clark
    Leah Clark
    • Saki Morimi
    Takuya Eguchi
    Takuya Eguchi
    • Satoshi Osugi
    Michael Sinterniklaas
    Michael Sinterniklaas
    • Satoshi Osugi
    Stephanie Young
    Stephanie Young
    • Juiz
    Sakiko Tamagawa
    • Juiz
    Hayato Taya
    • Haruo Kasuga
    J. Michael Tatum
    J. Michael Tatum
    • Kazuomi Hirasawa
    Stephanie Sheh
    Stephanie Sheh
    • Mikuru 'Micchon' Katsuhara
    John Burgmeier
    John Burgmeier
    • Haruo Kasuga
    Lydia Mackay
    Lydia Mackay
    • Sis
    Ayaka Saito
    • Mikuru 'Micchon' Katsuhara
    Kimiko Saitô
    • Onee
    Motoyuki Kawahara
    • Kazuomi Hirasawa
    John Gremillion
    John Gremillion
    • Daiju Mononobe…
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The Japanese title "Higashi no Eden" (Eden of the East) is a reversal of "Eden no Higashi" (East of Eden) a novel by John Steinbeck.
    • Connections
      Edited into Eden of the East: Air Communication (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Falling Down
      Performed by Oasis

      Lyrics and music by Noel Gallagher

      (Opening theme)

    User reviews11

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    7/10
    Entertainment but not entirely satisfying
    First off, to anyone who watches this, the show keeps talking about "Neets" and at first I thought that was something specific to the show but it turns out it's just a slang term that you can look up on wikipedia, which I would advise if you don't want to keep wondering about it the way I did for half the series.

    As for the show itself, Eden of the East is an entertaining little anime series with an interesting premise. The main character is likable and mysterious, although only a few of the characters have any real personality. The story is engaging and has a number of clever ideas in it.

    On the other hand, I have a few issues. While I watched this as "the complete series," it is actually more like a first chapter of a longer work, which is why there are a couple of movie sequels (the first of which was wretched; haven't seen the other). Also, the central premise is fairly nuts, and you never get any really convincing rationale for it.
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    • cherold
    • Jun 1, 2011

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    • Release date
      • April 9, 2009 (Japan)
      • Japan
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      • Japanese
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      • Asmik Ace Entertainment
      • Dentsu
      • Fuji Television Network
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    • 23 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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