Eternal Boys

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Synonyms: Eikyuu Shounen
Japanese: 永久少年 Eternal Boys
English: Eternal Boys
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Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 11, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
Premiered: Fall 2022
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 02:20 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: LIDENFILMS
Source: Original
Genre: Slice of LifeSlice of Life
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, Idols (Male)Idols (Male), MusicMusic
Duration: 13 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.551 (scored by 23372,337 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #67202
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #5733
Members: 14,447
Favorites: 72

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Synopsis

Washed-up salaryman Kentarou Sanada is at his wits end trying to find a job, applying anywhere and everywhere since his former company went bankrupt. After unknowingly showing up to an idol audition that he thinks is a regular job interview, Sanada is shocked when he gets a callback saying that he has been accepted. Along with five other men in their forties, he has been chosen as a member of Eternal Boys—a new idol group that strives to prove that people can debut at any age. However, as the Eternal Boys attempt to establish themselves in an industry saturated with much younger talent, they wonder whether their age will hold them back or their experience will be their key to success.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Eternal Boys was released on Blu-ray and DVD in two volumes from March 31, 2023, to May 26, 2023.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Ozawa, Fumihiro
Assistant Producer
Hasegawa, Yoshinori
Assistant Producer


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Opening Theme

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1: "Dreamy Life" by Gentlemen (eps 2-13)
2: "Story of Love" by Story of Love (eps 14)
3: "My Way" by Eternal Boys (eps 15-22)
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Ending Theme

1: "FRIENDS" by Story of Love (eps 2-6,8-13)
2: "My Way" by Eternal Boys (eps 14, 24)
3: "Story of Love" by Story of Love (eps 15-22)
4: "Eternal" by Eternal Boys (eps 23)




Reviews

Apr 26, 2023
The best analogy I can make for this anime is that it's like a really good racecar driver is driving a really average racecar. The general concept of a realistic idol show will greatly restrict how much depth is going to be allowed through the medium. While it's possible to make a 10/10 SoL Idol anime, it would be incredibly difficult, especially without delving into surrealism. That said, the writers of this anime were adept at using this medium to convey an engaging and overall very moving story. It really feels like this is almost as good as it possibly could ...
Mar 14, 2023
Eternal Boys is a really nice SOL idol anime whose message is "anyone can shine" with subtle comedy, lots of feel-good vibes, and a fair amount of realistic, mature drama that a lot of not-young-adults can probably relate to in some way. It uses the 13-minute format well with succinct episode plots. When not focusing on their trials and tribulations as a new idol unit or daily lives together, each member of Eternal Boys gets their own focus episode telling their backstory of what they were doing before they became ossan-idols. All of the members are 35-45-year-old men with no prior idol experience. There's ...
Nov 6, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (8/24 eps)
This isn't the type of anime that's going to blow minds or win awards or exceed expectations - but that's okay. Sometimes you need a chill, feel-good anime about a bunch of old men struggling with new experiences.

I think some people might be put off by the mental image that the synopsis gives, imagining some cringey old men trying to act like youngins and doing all the things that you see in typical idol animes (often belonging to the otome genre), but that's not really the case. The pacing of the anime rather suits these old men, and if anything, it feels like a slice ...

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