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Freezing

  • TV Series
  • 2011
  • TV-MA
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2K
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Freezing (2011)
Alien InvasionAnimeSeinenActionAnimationDramaRomanceSci-Fi

In the near future, the Earth is threatened by beings called NOVA. The only way to defeat these creatures is to use the Pandoras, genetically modified daughters, alongside the Limiters, capa... Read allIn the near future, the Earth is threatened by beings called NOVA. The only way to defeat these creatures is to use the Pandoras, genetically modified daughters, alongside the Limiters, capable of nullifying the effect of the NOVAs.In the near future, the Earth is threatened by beings called NOVA. The only way to defeat these creatures is to use the Pandoras, genetically modified daughters, alongside the Limiters, capable of nullifying the effect of the NOVAs.

  • Stars
    • Mitsuhiro Ichiki
    • Mamiko Noto
    • Kana Hanazawa
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2K
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    • Stars
      • Mitsuhiro Ichiki
      • Mamiko Noto
      • Kana Hanazawa
    • 13User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Episodes18

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    Mitsuhiro Ichiki
    • Kazuya Aoi…
    • 2011
    Mamiko Noto
    • Satellizer el Bridget…
    • 2011
    Kana Hanazawa
    Kana Hanazawa
    • Lana Linchen
    • 2011
    Nobuhiko Okamoto
    • Arthur Cripton…
    • 2011
    Marina Inoue
    Marina Inoue
    • Chiffon Fairchild…
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    Rie Kugimiya
    Rie Kugimiya
    • Cathy Lockharte
    • 2011
    Ami Koshimizu
    • Ingrid Bernstein…
    • 2011
    Sayaka Ôhara
    • Milena Marius
    • 2011
    Yu Asakawa
    Yu Asakawa
    • Arnett Mcmillan
    • 2011
    Yûko Kaida
    Yûko Kaida
    • Elizabeth Mably
    • 2011
    Rumi Okubo
    Rumi Okubo
    • Hiiragi Kaho…
    • 2011
    Eri Kitamura
    Eri Kitamura
    • Ganessa Roland…
    • 2011
    Akeno Watanabe
    • Kim Yumi…
    • 2011
    Kana Ueda
    Kana Ueda
    • Attia Simmons…
    • 2011
    Aya Uchida
    • Ticy Phenyl…
    • 2011
    Izumi Kitta
    • Creo Brand
    • 2011
    Tsuzurahara Mana
    • Audrey Duval
    • 2011
    Kazuyoshi Shiibashi
    • Leo Bernard…
    • 2011
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    4rcrredeption

    Sad disappointment for girls anime

    If you are a male who gives s***t about things like over glorification of females try avoiding it . There are plenty of good anime in that description.
    9ajrcvr

    Visually stunning, graphically beautiful, with a complex, gripping story

    It is certainly true that the creators of the "Freezing" series wanted to create something that was serious and sexy, and they did exactly that mixing it with some sci-fi technology. That sci-fi only provides mechanisms for a plot and drama, but the series itself is actually about the people, the beautiful and sexy young women - called Pandoras - who are genetically modified to become powerful fighters and warriors to fight humanity's extra-dimensional enemies, the Nova. What the Nova exactly are and why they've come to fight humans on Earth is nebulous, but an unimportant concept. We only have to know that they are there, they kill people, and they have to be fought for humanity's survival. The gorgeous and scantily clad female warriors are aided by their ultra-loyal, young male counterparts to form a fighting team; the males are Limiters, who are able to counteract the Nova's freezing paralysis, or, alternatively, cast their own freezing field; this enables the young women to fight the Nova, who are still deadly with their freezing ability held in check.

    Satellizer is one of the most powerful Pandora, and her partner, Kazuya, is a powerful Limiter, making them an effective team; it takes some difficulties for them to get there, but eventually they do. Much of the story is about Satellizer getting situated in the school with the other women. She is an astonishingly beautiful and sexy character who, despite that, becomes a sympathetic character that we want to see succeed in her life both as a Pandora and a person. Some of the high- powered females in the school give her a hard time, as you might imagine, with all that power and ego they possess which is necessary for them to put their lives on the line and fight some pretty scary and horrifying alien beasts. Satellizer has to grow up some more and come of age to be an effective Pandora fighter and develop into a normal, unaffected adult, which is difficult for her due to an abusive background, which we eventually get to see, and which has made her hateful of being touched by or intimate with anyone, giving her the moniker, "the untouchable queen."

    The art is quite beautiful and the battle scenes graphic and moving as these young people risk their lives to fight off the alien enemy. But the strength of the series is the portrayal of the inter-relationships between the young females and males as they interact, go through real and dangerous training battles with each other, and try to find a way through all that to have some kind of normal life with friends and mates that they care about. As a sci-fi author myself, who enjoys good anime - which this is - one can see that the creators worked hard to display this struggle between the characters, which is routine and difficult enough for normal teens, but is even more difficult for these modified, powerful teenagers who must sacrifice a lot to go to war against those deadly alien creatures, where they could easily die and in fact many have. The series is well-done, visually stunning, emotionally gripping at some points, and an adventure that should keep you glued to the story until the end. The sexiness and nudity of the females, where you would think it doesn't belong, is instead an integral part of the characters' persona, providing a positive developmental evolution for them in that environment; it is a necessity for these young, battling females, who must maintain their personal pride not only as warriors but as feminine females, always remaining youthful, attractive, and powerful, while it does give viewers an eyeful of feminine beauty they will not soon forget.
    10rishibali-01365

    very underrated

    If you like highschool dxd this is slightly similar but with a more realistic animation and less ecchi stuff.
    6luvinmeme

    Nothing like the description

    The focus is really just an about exposing women's bodies and fighting each other rather than the aliens or protecting the people. I was shocked to see a season 2 but then remembered that men get off on things like this. The story could have had potential if the focus was really about protecting the world rather than just fighting each other. Another overly sexualized anime lackluster. Now I am only on season one so I dont know how season 2 will be however just by seeing the clips of season 2 I know that it is even worse regarding protecting the world and focused on overly sexualizing the men who watch it.
    8joelherro

    i really liked it...

    ...but i could understand why others wouldn't...some people are going to be put off by the continuous and unnecessary panty shots and semi and completely naked chicks (just because they are animated?), but if u can get past that, its actually a really cool series...

    Kazuya is following in his older (deceased) sister's footsteps and joining an academy that trains teenage girls to become fighting machines, called Pandoras, to defeat the NOVAs. They are some sort of alien intent of destroying (just Japan?) earth and they use a technique that freezes everything around them making movement impossible.

    The girls are given some sort of physical enhancement that makes them tougher and able to heal from devastating injuries with no problems...there Kazuya meets a bunch of (sexy) fighters who are all maladjusted young women, and are mostly scantily clad or not at all...

    the boys at the academy become 'limiters' who form mental bonds with the girls to help them fight and unfreeze the NOVA's freezing field, allowing movement for the Pandoras...Kazuya's first encounter is with Satellizer (love that name!), the so called 'Untouchable Queen' who hates human contact and violently punishes anyone who touches her...

    definitely not for kids, there's lots of nudity, violence, blood and sexual innuendo, but for me that all makes for a winning combination!

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      The six OVAs are seen as non-canon.
    • Connections
      Followed by Freezing Vibration (2013)

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    • Release date
      • January 8, 2011 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Заморозка
    • Production companies
      • Kill Time Communication
      • T.O. Entertainment
      • A.C.G.T
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    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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