
Gleipnir
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationcomedymysterysci-fi & fantasymonster/alien/supernaturalactionfantasypsychologicalfastfresh & originalimaginaryglossybig & variedfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeA fantastical animated series that is expansive, glossy and fast. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
8.2 /10
TMDB · 586 votes
Where to watch
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Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Season 1
· 2020 · 13 episodesEpisodes (13)
1Something Inside of Me5 Apr 2020
Shuichi lives a normal high school life until a mysterious stranger threatens to reveal his incredible secret.
2What It Means to Be Empty12 Apr 2020
As the mysterious attacker closes in, Clair discovers something about Shuichi’s costume form… And that changes everything.
3Elena19 Apr 2020
Shuichi and Clair begin to search for Clair’s missing sister.
4I Wish I Was Someone Else26 Apr 2020
After encoutering Elena, Shuichi and Clair are guided to the source of all the mysterious happenings.
5Crazy Enemies3 May 2020
Clair and Shuichi wander into the mountains, and encounter a strange and powerful monster.
6Gatherers10 May 2020
After defeating an evil monster, Clair uses information he had to form a connection with a strange group of gatherers.
7Metamorphosis17 May 2020
Yoshioka and Shuichi encounter a fearsome foe while searching for her wallet.
8Shadows in Memory24 May 2020
Clair and her new allies recover Shuichi and Yoshioka. What did Yoshioka see when she was in Shuichi?
9Staked Claims31 May 2020
Koyanagi leads the team through the mountains, and they discover a suspicious and troubling mark.
10Beautiful Flower7 Jun 2020
A terrible ultimatum from a powerful enemy makes Clair, Shuichi, and their friends face an impossible decision.
11The Price of Resolve14 Jun 2020
Everyone returns to town, but they must come to terms with what happened in the mountains.
12Where the Promise Was Made21 Jun 2020
A few months earlier, a series of strange events happened among Shuichi and his childhood friends.
13We Two Are One28 Jun 2020
Shuichi and Clair attempt to strike a deal with the other members of their team, as Yoshioka reaches out to Elena.
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
Shuichi Kagaya is an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: he can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girl’s life, sharing his secret with her. But she’s searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesn’t care how degrading it gets: she will use Shuichi to accomplish her mission…
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2020
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Pine Jam
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











