AniWorthFive Numbers!
Introduction
In an isolated prison, there are only four prisoners and a cat. One day, a power outage opens all the locks and all of the prisoners are released. However, all of the guards are nowhere to be seen and there are no exits. An extraordinary event occurs in response to an old man's strange behavior.
(Source: ANN)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.07/10 · 5394
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Audience reviews
5 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Sidewinder51
Rate a 5
English Dubbed
Story
Animation wastes no time for the mystery and immerses the audience straight away. I suppose this direct approach is okay for it allows you to connect with the characters on the ‘what’ principle. Which is vial on a mystery genre. Conclusion has a nice remark about life although was a tad confusing at least upon one watch through. My understanding was that it plays off the old saying of life is a gamble. Although, is it? That is the question raised.
Art
Computer generated. It is okay I guess not perfect. For some reason the visual appears to be faded with this drawing approach in comparison to the background.
Overall: If you want a psychological mystery this would be a safe bet. Especially if you lack large amounts of free time. This movie could also be enjoy…
Read at the sourceLiliubel
STORY: 10/10
If you've read the synopsis it is pretty self-explanatory. There's a power outage in a prison where there are 5 prisoners and a cat. The plot is quite simple: the characters try to find an exit from the prison.
And there may be a plot twist.
ART: 9/10
The backgrounds are gorgeous. The animation of the characters feels weird in comparison though, but after a while you get used to it and becomes quite charming. SOUND: 10/10
There aren's many song in the OVA and the most remarkable one is the ending, which is great!
CHARACTER: 10/10
Although you do not get to know the characters completely the little things you get to know about them are enough for the story to make sense. And it is nice to see how their different skills are helpful to the situation they find themselves in…
Read at the sourceSHIR0YUKI
after just finishing this OVA, i felt somewhat compelled to write a short review of it.
OVERALL: 9/10
let me start of by saying that this is the only category i scored this OVA in, so i'm not going to go into detail about every other aspect but rather i'm going to be speaking generally about the OVA. So lets get on with it shall we?
this ova was interesting to say the least, it had some good concepts but it wasn't explained properly due to the lack of time. had it been longer or maybe even a series of OVA's or just a 1 cour series, I personally think it would've done very well.
the basic content of this ova is that there are four prisoners (an old man and a cat) that are locked away in a [very] isolated prison when suddenly there is a power outage and the locks on the prisoner's cells…
Read at the sourcelisnoire
Five Numbers is an anime version of the kind of short story we used to get in Science Fiction anthology magazines - a group of people tossed together in an unfamiliar and/or hostile environment trying to figure out where they are, why they are there, and how the hell they are going to get somewhere else. There is little time to get to know characters and every nuance counts. And there's the problem. Five Numbers is a good story but all the nuances and titillating hints miss the mark just enough to make you feel there could have/should have been something more. It's single biggest flaw is character design and the animation of human movement. Stiff, awkward, and generally unattractive. I think perhaps it is so distracting that you just can't develop any kind of feeling for the characters. Al…
Read at the sourcezealot7
Story: 6/10
Well, the story has potential, but wasn’t explained well. I was rather confused at the end, so I had to watch it again. It had a lot of symbolism and references to the game of roulette. Even the prisoners are actually named after roulette slots (R,N,V stands for red, black and green… in French). It has a few plot twists, which will keep you entertained, though.
Characters: 4/10
The characters lack names and personalities. They only reveal small pieces of their background story, which wasn’t enough to care much for them.
Animation: 7/10
The characters looked a bit awkward and their movements appeared a bit stiff. At first I couldn’t realize it, but they were created with cel-shaded animation. Hand-draw and classic 3D were also used at some points, which was… confusing for my e…
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