The Virgin Psychics
2015 1h 54m movie Film Japan

The Virgin Psychics

みんな!エスパーだよ!

“We save the world.”

Synopsis

みんな!エスパーだよ!

“We save the world.”

After receiving a cosmic blast while masturbating, a virginal teenager gains psychic powers and joins a group of ESP virgins in order to defend the world from evil psychics.

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Comedy + Science Fiction in Japan

68 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Virgin Psychics itself).

The 2014–2016 Japan Window

In the crowded 2014-2016 Japan release window, The Virgin Psychics sits at #547 of 581. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. My Korean Teacher
    #1

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016
  2. My Hero Academia
    #2

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  3. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
    #3

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

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  4. Haikyu!!
    #4

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  5. Mob Psycho 100
    #5

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  6. Your Lie in April
    #6

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  7. Yuri!!! on Ice
    #7

    Yuri!!! on Ice

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  8. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #8

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Virgin Psychics premiered alongside 180 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 180 other Japan films in 2015.

The 3206th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

51
Reviews
64th
Review-volume percentile
58th
Popularity percentile

51 audience reviews — more than 64% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 58th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.5
TMDB Rating
51
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,212 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,323 of 1,411 (top 94%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, German, Japanese
Production CompaniesTV Tokyo
Runtime1h 54m
Release DateSeptember 4, 2015
IMDbtt4473370