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Sacred Seven (2011)

Sacred Seven poster
Original title
セイクリッドセブン
Directed by
Yoshimitsu Ōhashi
Genre
school anime and manga, action anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy with special powers gets drawn into battles against shadowy enemies at a school. He joins a girl who uses ancient stones to fight these threats.

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What happens

Sacred Seven (セイクリッドセブン, Seikuriddo Sebun), is a 2011 Japanese science fiction anime television series produced by Sunrise under the direction of Yoshimitsu Ōhashi. Script supervisor is Shin Yoshida with mechanical designs by Ippei Gyōbu. The series began broadcasting in Japan starting July 3, 2011 on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and later will be rebroadcast by TV Kanagawa, TV Aichi, Tokyo MX, and Teletama. The anime was originally licensed by Bandai Entertainment for streaming, but they shut down in 2012. Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment, Sunrise announced at Otakon 2013, that Sentai Filmworks has rescued Sacred Seven, along with a handful of other former BEI titles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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