フランチェスカ
Francesca
🚪 Often abandoned
Exorcist works in Hokkaido to exterminate all of the zombies that have been plaguing the land. However, although she can handle the perverted Takuboku Ishikawa, she finds herself at a loss when faced with the revived Shinsengumi. Within the chaos, she finds herself having to borrow the help of undead idol Francesca and her dog Franken. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | フランチェスカ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Francesca |
| English | — |
| Chinese | 法兰雀丝卡 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | Fran♥cesca: Girls Be Ambitious |
Facts
| Format | TV short · 24 ep · 11 min · 4h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2014-07-07 → 2014-12-15 (Summer 2014) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Telecom Animation Film, Heartbit |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyFantasySupernatural |
| Themes | ZombieIdol |
Reception
| Community score | 4.72 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.83 / 10 |
| Composite | 36.8 |
| On lists | 2,487 |
| Favourited | 12 (0.5%) |
| Completion | 34.1% |
| Drop rate | 37.3% |
| In backlog | 44.7% |
| Score spread σ | 2.18 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Telecom Animation Film | E | 42 of 44 |
| Broadcast season | Summer 2014 | E | 86 of 93 |
| Format | TV short | D | 323 of 417 |
| Year | 2014 | E | 362 of 389 |
| Length | Two-cour | E | 681 of 699 |
| Genre | Supernatural | E | 1,155 of 1,234 |
| Era | Early 2010s | E | 1,536 of 1,627 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | E | 1,566 of 1,662 |
| Source material | Original work | E | 1,593 of 1,732 |
| Genre | Fantasy | E | 2,028 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Comedy | E | 3,318 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,712 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hitoshi Kumagai, Yuuichirou Yano |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Misaki Morie, Kanichi Katou |
| Music | Yasuharu Takanashi, Shuuji Katayama |
AniList id 20748 · MAL id 22955 · Bangumi 92415 · record updated 2026-08-23