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They Were 11

They Were 11

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: They Were Eleven, Juuichinin Iru!, 11 Nin Iru
Japanese: 11人いる!

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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Nov 1, 1986
Duration: 1 hr. 31 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 7.491 (scored by 1041 users)
Ranked: #14232
Popularity: #3183
Members: 1,968
Favorites: 7
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Synopsis

The elite Cosmo Academy attracts applicants from every stellar nation in the galaxy. One young hopeful is Tadatos Lane, an orphan esper from Terra. The final stage of the academy's entrance exam is a perilous mission simulation aboard an actual derelict starship. The applicants depart for the ships in groups of ten, but when Tada's crew arrives on the Esperanza, they are horrified to discover that they now number eleven. As the test progresses, things go awry and the atmosphere grows increasingly tense. The crew members begin to suspect sabotage, and Tada appears to be the likely culprit.

(Source: ANN)

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Adaptation: Four Shoujo Stories, They Were 11

Characters & Voice Actors

Frolbericheri
Frolbericheri
Main
Lee, Wendee
English
Lee, Wendee
Kawai, Michiko
Japanese
Kawai, Michiko
Tadatos, Lane
Tadatos, Lane
Main
Kamiya, Akira
Japanese
Kamiya, Akira
Baceska, King Mayan
Baceska, King Mayan
Supporting
Blum, Steven
English
Blum, Steven
Tanaka, Hideyuki
Japanese
Tanaka, Hideyuki
Carnais, Amazon
Carnais, Amazon
Supporting
Suzuoki, Hirotaka
Japanese
Suzuoki, Hirotaka
Redondo, Oscar
Spanish
Redondo, Oscar

Staff

Tominaga, Tsuneo
Director, Storyboard
Dezaki, Satoshi
Director
Nakamura, Ryutaro
Storyboard
Sugino, Akio
Character Design



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May 4, 2010
Mr_Panda
~Mr. Panda's VCR of Doom: #3~

They Were 11 takes place in the far future where the united races of space have constructed an academy that trains the future leaders of the galaxy. Only the creme de la creme even stand a chance at passing the entrance exam. Those that do must face a final test before admission, and that's where this particular work takes us. Ten applicants must survive on a decrepit spaceship for a giving amount of time. Upon arriving, they find their are eleven rather than the prescribed ten.

The concept for this story--as near as I can tell--is one read more
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Sep 26, 2012
Echoes
They Were 11, an overlooked classic.

In the distant future, warp technology has allowed humanity to explore the vast expanses of space, meeting strange races and populating other planets far away from our humble earth. They Were 11 follows Tada, a man who aspires to join the prestigious Cosmo Academy. As part of the final entrance test, all of the remaining applicants are split into groups of ten and put into actual starships to work together and survive for 53 days without outside assistance.

However, as soon as Tada and his group are safely aboard the starship, they notice something is amiss. There are 11 people aboard. read more
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Recommendations

A bunch teenagers being thrown onto a mysterious space ship, and they found out their way surviving. Trust, betrayal, friendship, angst shown under various situations.

They were 11 deals only with internal conflicts, being a 90 min movie a lot development has to be cut short. Also rewatchability is a bit low when you get spoiled at the end resolution.

Infinite Ryvius being a 26 episode TV series, has a lot of time to develop its plot, and characters, despite the casts are huge. Teens in this series have to deal with outsider attacking and internal conflicts, so the story seems fuller than They were 11.
Both are sci-fi shojo from the 80s that take place in space. Terra e... is more epic in the scales of setting and time while They Were 11 takes place in a single space ship with fewer characters over the course of less than 3 months, but space, drama, and mystery all take the stage in both series.

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Ending Theme

"Boku no Honesty" by Shinichirō Kawakami

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