They Were Eleven
They Were Eleven

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A group of students from the Cosmo Academy are about to take their final exam: surviving for over fifty days in a derelict ship. But when they arrive, they discover that instead of ten students, there are eleven. One of them doesn't belong there.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in They Were Eleven:

Akira Kamiya
Michiko Kawai
Hideyuki Tanaka
Toshio Furukawa
Tessyo Genda
Hirotaka Suzuoki

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A group of students from the Cosmo Academy are about to take their final exam: surviving for over fifty days in a derelict ship. But when they arrive, they discover that instead of ten students, there are eleven. One of them doesn't belong there.

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User Review - 10/10 by Isaac KGreat movie. Great story, interesting characters. the plot is this. 10 students from the international space academy must spend 3 months on a derelict spacecraft as their final test. after they have boarded they realize that there are actually 11 of them. the rest of the film is devoted to discovering who the imposter is. a great film, gripping story, all around good time. plus its an anime. I reccomend.
User Review - 8/10 by Brooks CEver wondered what kind of a society was being pursued in the process of the events of any space western anime? Such an elaborate and inquisitive wonder is a rather deep observation in such a media. A lot of anime likes to explore the beginning processes of certain ambitions of foreign space contact and what kind of sophisticated society would result amidst the chaos. They Were Eleven is an anime movie that shows this kind of future that few movies of its genre tend to touch upon. In the distant future, mankind has discovered space teleportation. The inhabitants of Terra- Earth have come into contact with many different beings from different galaxies. After many wars and lawlessness all of the officials have come to a truce and the Space Alliance has been formed. Recruiting highly trained and well educated cadets; ten selected trainees from different corners of the universe are stationed on an abandoned ship called the Esperanza. Being put to the test of trust and survival, the team discovers that they have one extra crewmember and are told that one person among them is an imposter. Being unsure of which one it is and knowing little of what to do the cadets are forced to work together to pass the exam in 33 days, but the sense of wonder that lingers puts their trust on the rocks. They Were Eleven seems like a predictable movie given the fact that the characters are given one extra cadet. Most movies that follow this style of narrative use only the sense of wonder to move their plot forward. Many don't have much characterization. They Were Eleven has the most characterization of all the movies that I've seen in this style. One can think of this movie as a more complete version of Reservoir Dogs and 12 Angry Men if they were spliced together, but rendered in nostalgic anime. Each characterization is wonderfully done to add to the sense of wonder. Each of the characters has their own ambitions that he/she has hopes of achieving as a result of passing the exam. There are also many mysteries that surround the Esperanza and the many contents it contains. What makes these characters' subplots so great is how well written they are in correlation to every aspect of the story. Examples are: Tada's viral immunity, Frol being hermaphroditic, King's sardonic behavior, etc. The voice acting is more hit and miss. I did like Steve Blum as King, but I thought that the Southern accent for Frol was rather odd. Granted, Wendee Lee is no stranger to providing such an impersonation and she's not bad at doing so, but given the fact that Frol isn't from Earth I did find it rather weird. Older anime films do have an infamous reputation of having some of the worst dubs known to Man. They Were Eleven manages to have some decent production quality in this realm. Especially since it dates back to the time before anime came to enjoy the status that it does today. The animation and soundtrack are also pretty good. The movement and frame rate are pretty solid for an anime this old, but the character designs may look a little too generic. One complaint that I do have about this movie is that I felt that it ended a little too soon. I think that this movie could've been a solid intro to a good series; considering how interesting the characters were. Most stand alone anime movies and OVAs tend to be rather guilty of that. I could imagine how difficult it can be to put an adequate amount of plot and character into such a limited space, but since some of them I've seen, like Cyber City Odeo 808, Blue Submarine No. 6, Orguss 02, Windaria, and FLCL have such a limit I did feel as if they could've gone on a bit longer and I liked all of the ones I listed. Sadly, due to how much time has elapsed I think that such a possibility is very unlikely in this movie's case. They Were Eleven is an underrated anime gem that manages to incorporate full, three-dimensional character development into a narrative style that usually lacks a certain component of such storytelling. It's a nice way to see the possibilities of a conditioned world that goes beyond what is commonly shown in most anime. It also can show how the characters in the genre are trained in how they think the way they can through given predicaments.
User Review - 8/10 by Luke BA relic from the now defunct Central Park Media, They Were Eleven is a very engrossing sci-fi tale. This 1986 anime film is an adaptation of Moto Hagio's 1975 manga of the same name. Set in space at a unspecified time in the future, the story begins with a short bit of exposition on the current state of the galaxy before introducing the protagonist Tadatos "Tada" Lane, a hopeful applicant at the Cosmo Academy. He moves on to the final stage of the entrance exam, which is a mission with nine other applicants aboard a derelict vessel named Esperanza. Problem is, when they arrive it is discovered are actually eleven applicants onboard. This, coupled with the dangerous conditions of the Esperanza, ratchets the tension up quite a few levels. Of course, with eleven characters being onboard there are plenty of character dynamics in play to go along with a very palpable sense of tension. Steady direction from Satoshi Dezaki and Tsuneo Tominaga combined with a very good adapted screenplay by Katsumi Koide and Toshiaki Imaizumi captures the essense of the original manga very well, though certain changes were made that streamline the original storytelling. The unique interplay between Frol and Tada is still expertly handled, as are the little hints in the storytelling that lead up to the big revelation during the film's climax. The production values have aged quite well, considering the film is over 20 years old at the time of this review. The animation, while not impressive, is solid, and the artistry is still quite good; adapting Hagio's diverse character designs and detailed backgrounds to animation very well. Hirohiko Fukuda's musical score is excellent, as it really adds to the tension of numerous scenes. The sound design does show its age the most, but it does add to the film's retro charm in spite of that. Anyone who has an eye for retro anime and also loves science fiction will probably find it hard not to like They Were Eleven. Though the manga is slightly superior, the film is definitely worth checking out on its own merits. Plus, the manga is a bit difficult to obtain in English due to the rarity of the Four Shojo Stories anthology in which They Were Eleven was published.

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