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Perfect Blue
Synopsis
The story
Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go... Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima’s reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows, in this iconic psychological thriller that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time. Note: The film received an early premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 5, 1997.
DramaHorrorPsychologicalThriller
Episode guide
1 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredCharacters & voices
500 credited
Mima Kirigoe
Main
Rumi Hidaka
Supporting
Uchida
Supporting
Rei
Supporting
Murano
Supporting
Tejima
Supporting
Sakuragi
Supporting
Takashi Doi
Supporting
Tadokoro
Supporting
Takao Shibuya
Supporting
Yukiko
Supporting
Kantoku
Background
Yukiko
Background
Yatazaki
Background
Eri
Background
Reporter
Background
Reporter
Background
Salary Man
Background
Production staff
500 credited
Lia SargentADR Director (English)
Katsuhiro OotomoPlanning Assistance
Satoshi KonDirectorSatoshi KonCharacter Design
Mitsuo IsoKey Animation
Kou MatsuoUnit Director
Hiroshi HamasakiKey Animation
Hiroyuki MoritaKey Animation
Yuuji IkedaBackground Art
Kumi IshiiIn-Between Animation
Masao MaruyamaProducer
Takeshi TakaderaSound Production Manager
Takeshi HondaKey Animation
Sadayuki MuraiScript
Shinji HashimotoKey Animation
Hideki FutamuraKey AnimationShinichi UeharaBackground Art
Makoto YamadaKey Animation
Nizou YamamotoBackground Art
Shinya TakahashiKey AnimationThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
ActingTheme-Arts92%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast92%
IdolCast-Traits88%
Primarily Adult CastCast-Main Cast83%
WorkSetting-Scene78%
FilmmakingTheme-Other78%
PhilosophyTheme-Other75%
TragedyTheme-Drama74%
NudityCast-Traits62%
NoirTheme-Other55%
FeetSexual Content55%
ModelingTheme-Arts40%
Community pulse
246.7K members
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Watch status
Current4,070
Planning85,117
Completed155,970
Dropped555
Paused1,034
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
An enigma of art and sound, sworn only to those who have suffered vanity.
@requiemsama33/36 helpful
Perfect Blue is an absolute masterpiece of a psychological movie
@AndoCommando35/40 helpful
There's a reason they don't call it 9/10 Blue.
@ReBuggy484/506 helpful
A terrifying dissection of the themes of (modern) life
@Daemonplay41/47 helpful