Nova Seed
2016 1h 4m movie Film Japan

Nova Seed

“Beyond reality lies the answer.”

Synopsis

“Beyond reality lies the answer.”

Beneath the decay of a dying world lives the Mad Doctor Mindskull. Using the planet's power of creation he has created the ultimate Weapon. Can mankind find a way to stop this Evil before time runs out? The only answer lies within the Nova Seed.

Animation + Fantasy in Japan

1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Nova Seed itself).

The 2015–2017 Japan Window

Nova Seed holds position #196 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Relative Worlds
    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017
  2. My Korean Teacher
    #2

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016
  3. My Hero Academia
    #3

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  4. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
    #4

    KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  5. Mob Psycho 100
    #5

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  6. Yuri!!! on Ice
    #6

    Yuri!!! on Ice

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  7. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #7

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. Castle Town Dandelion
    #8

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015

The 2010s Japan Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Nova Seed. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.

The 3333rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

11
Reviews
11th
Review-volume percentile
2nd
Popularity percentile

11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 2th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Nova Seed, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • independent film · 5
  • post apocalypse · 4
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • mad scientist · 12
  • warrior · 10
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • adult animation · 101

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,321 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,004 of 2,532 (top 40%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesCanada, Japan
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesGorgon Pictures, House of Cool Studios, Lakeshore Records, Wanted Sound & Picture
Runtime1h 4m
Release DateApril 23, 2016
IMDbtt5569618