永久少年 Eternal Boys

Eternal Boys

🚪 Often abandoned

"The Mature Idol Project" The latest project proposed by Manpuku Etertainment productions, in a bid to revive the company. Experienced in the successes and failures of the business world, 6 middle-aged men now face the many hurdles of age and physical ability, whilst pursuing their goal to become idols. In an effort to prove that old dogs can learn new tricks, and that you can still learn to shine no matter your age. These middle-aged men, and the end of their ropes, are taking a stand! (Source: Fuji Creative)

Names

Original	永久少年 Eternal Boys (han)
Romaji	Eikyuu Shounen: Eternal Boys
English	Eternal Boys
Chinese	永久少年 Eternal Boys (unknown · via wikidata)

Facts

Format	TV short · 24 ep · 13 min · 5h total
Aired	2022-10-11 → 2023-02-20 (Autumn 2022)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	LIDENFILMS
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Music Slice of Life
Themes	Primarily Adult Cast Idol Primarily Male Cast Work Cute Boys Doing Cute Things Male Protagonist Ensemble Cast Tanned Skin
Streaming	HIDIVE

Reception

Community score	6.33 / 10
Bayesian score	7.18 / 10
Composite	45.3
On lists	4,215
Favourited	39 (0.9%)
Completion	48.0%
Drop rate	20.7%
In backlog	57.0%
Score spread σ	1.87

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	LIDENFILMS	D	51 of 93
Broadcast season	Autumn 2022	D	58 of 74
Format	TV short	C	131 of 417
Year	2022	D	247 of 318
Genre	Music	D	314 of 428
Length	Two-cour	E	584 of 699
Source material	Original work	D	1,162 of 1,732
Genre	Slice of Life	D	1,223 of 1,578
Era	Early 2020s	D	1,237 of 1,596
Season (all years)	Autumn	D	1,380 of 1,921
Origin	Japan	D	4,974 of 7,157