Sonny Boy (2021)

Adventure · Animation · Drama

On August 16, midway through a seemingly endless summer vacation, middle school third-year student Nagara, transfer student Nozomi, classmates Mizuho, Asakaze and their entire class are suddenly transported from their tranquil lives to a school adrift in an alternate dimension. They must survive with the super powers that have awakened within them.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (3,640 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Hulu · Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

8.04 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 9.1 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Island at the Far End of Summer	8.1	438
2	Aliens	7.6	359
3	The Cat Who Wore Sandals	7.8	335
4	The Great Monkey Baseball	6.9	345
5	Leaping Classrooms	7.7	303
6	The Long Goodbye	8.5	354
7	Road Book	8.0	299
8	Laughing Dog	8.8	404
9	This Salmon Chazuke, Forgot the Salmon	7.5	270
10	Summer and Shura	7.8	274
11	Boy and the Sea	8.7	342
12	A Two-Year Recess	9.1	421