Aliases
Nitaboh, NITABOH: Tsugaru Shamisen Shiso Gaibun, NITABOH 仁太坊―津軽三味線始祖外聞, Default, Synonym, Japanese
S41 (Movie)WINTER 2004MOVIE
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NITABOH: Tsugaru Shamisen Shiso Gaibun
NITABOH 仁太坊―津軽三味線始祖外聞
At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen guitar once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind travelling shamisen player. In time with the help of friends old and new, he walks the paths that leads to his ultimate fate - that of founder of the Tsugaru style of shamisen play.
(Source: Anime News Network)
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Last updated
Jun 3, 2026, 11:23 PM
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CourScore
36.6
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Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 2 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 70.4
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~899 followers
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (WAO World) historically renew 4% of productions
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial42
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception70
Strategic Priors18
Fandom Engagement0
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.6 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 5,322 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 2,712 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,640 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 66 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 13 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 7 | Feb 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 28,077 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 63 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 298 | May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 4 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,367 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,139 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.24 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.25 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |