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living in a story

Millennium Actress is a great anime movie to watch by Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Paprika). Similar to Kon’s other films, Millennium Actress blurs the border between fiction and…

ProfessorViral

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Queer Subtext & Symbolism in Sk8 the Infinity

Can I do an ollie? No. But can I overanalyze the gnarly *gay undertones* from a skateboarding anime that came out 3 years ago? Heck yeah, dude. Sources…

Josei Cafe

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The Mistakes that End Love

What would you do if you found a child thrown in the garbage on Christmas Eve? *note: this description is written using terms commonly associated with the film for…

ProfessorViral

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the spice of life

If your dreams instantly became reality, would the world be a better place? Or is the very idea of such a thing self centered evil? Paprika is a 2006…

ProfessorViral

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The Unreality Of Anime

This is a video analyzing and interpreting the anime films and series directed by Satoshi Kon, more specifically looking at what they have to say about the nature…

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the desirable disease

Gossip, pink dogs, bent bats, and lifelong lies; how can all these things be an escape from reality? And just how harmful can such a thing be… Paranoia Agent…

ProfessorViral

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Perfect Blue: The 90s Anime That Predicted the Internet's Dark Side

Perfect Blue came out in theaters over the weekend of September 6th-10th, and it was an awesome experience. However it made me want to revisit my original analysis…

DecafisHere

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Perfect Blue: Finding Identity 25 Years Later

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Satoshi Kon's iconic film 'Perfect Blue.' and discover why this psychological thriller is still captivating.

Anime Diet

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Perfect Blue: Finding Identity 25 Years Later

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Satoshi Kon's iconic film 'Perfect Blue.' and discover why this psychological thriller is still captivating.

Anime Diet

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Japanese Media to Watch Instead of The Weeknd’s “The Idol”

Ideally by the time I’m posting this I’ll have watched The Idol. It’s only five episodes after all. I usually make a point to give a piece of…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

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The Anime that Breaks You: Perfect Blue

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Anime Like Oshi no Ko

In the country hospital where he works, doctor and idol enjoyer Gorou Amemiya meets the famous and beloved idol Ai Hoshino. He is surprised to discover that

Recommend Me Anime

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Oshi No Ko, Perfect Blue, and the horrors of the idol industry

Oshi no Ko and Perfect Blue are two idol anime that take a look at the dark side of the idol industry. Aka Akasaka's record breaking show and…

Anime Blues

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Perfect Blue Criticizes The Idol Industry. Oshi no Ko Does Not.

We Sure Do Love Shiny Things With Pretty Colors That Non-Criticize Without Hurting Anyone‘s Feelings

Beyond The Mountain Lies A World Of Frills

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This PSYCHOLOGICAL anime is like Perfect Blue | Oshi no Ko #shorts

Oshi no Ko, or My star, is new dark, dramatic, idol anime that is like Satoshi Kon's dark masterpiece Perfect Blue. It is is written by Aka Akasaka,…

Anime Blues

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30 Years of Anime in 13 Minutes

Anime is one of the most bright and vibrant art forms out there, often being quite wild and wacky. While animation allows it to tell some of the…

ProfessorViral

Perfect Blue: A Masterfully Layered Japanese Animation Movie

Perfect Blue is the perfect psychological thriller that follows a former pop idol's dark and disturbing ride into the world of acting.

90sanime.com

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Oshi no Ko GN 1

Don't judge this manga based on its back cover copy; it has more in common with Perfect Blue than idol fare like Love Live!

Anime News Network - Views

Pre-2000s Anime with Multi-Channel Audio

 Had this in Drafts for about a year because I lost interest. Obviously this is an incomplete list, so I may come back and update it if I…

Genga Land

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[12 Days of Anime] Day 6: Kaiseki Anime Podcast Broke 100 episodes!

June 6th of this year marked Kaiseki Anime Podcast’s 100th episode, one that featured 3 older films Draggle had yet to watch prior to the recording: Grave of…

Anime B&B

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A Very GLORIO trip to Scotland Loves Animation 2022

Scotland Loves Animation returned this year, bringing a curated selection of movie premieres and classics to the big screen. Three of us attended the latest instalment, where we…

The Glorio Blog

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Perfect Blue – A mind-blowing classic that lives up to its reputation

Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post.…

Harshit's reviews

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Perfect Blue – A mind-blowing classic that lives up to its reputation

Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post.…

Harshit's blog

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The Perfect (Blue) Anime Movie

Perfect Blue is one of the most memorable anime movies, maybe even films in general, of all time. It’s a delight to review and analyze. Whether you were…

ProfessorViral

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it’s not a lie if you believe it | Perfect Blue

Perfect Blue is a 1997 anime film by director Satoshi Kon, known for other movies like Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika. The anime film follows Mima Kirigoe,…

ProfessorViral

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This Is The Most Relevant and Important Anime

The internet is a strange place plain and simple. This maybe a shock to all of us but maybe there was someone who foresaw the issues with the…

DecafisHere

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The Only 100 Anime You Need To Watch

100 Anime Recommendations These are the only 100 anime you need to see! Some of the old.. some of the new, I’m sure there are dozens that are perfect…

animebackwhen

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Paprika

Paprika is the fourth and final anime movie directed by Satoshi Kon. In this review, I compare it to his three previous works.

DoubleSama

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Is Millennium Actress still one of my favourite anime of all time

Millennium Actress is a movie I would consider perfect. For as much as Perfect Blue is a traumatic horror without peer, and as much as Tokyo Godfathers is…

Day with the Cart Driver

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Millennium Actress

Millennium Actress is the second anime movie directed by Satoshi Kon. It follows the life of actress Chiyoko Fujiwara.

DoubleSama

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Perfect Blue

Perfect Blue is the first movie directed by Satoshi Kon. In this review, I explain how perspective is used to tell the story.

DoubleSama

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5 Anime Encapsulated by Kate Bush Songs

There are people who got into Kate Bush because of Stranger Things, and there are people who got into Stranger Things because of Kate Bush. The latter will…

The Moyatorium

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Kaiseki Anime Ep. 100 — Movies of Despair

Since for our 50th episode, Marina watched the masterpiece that is twintails, it is now my turn to suffer. 00:00 Intro 01:25 Grave of the Fireflies 15:22 Perfect…

Draggle's Anime Blog

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Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 100 – Cult Classic Films: Grave of the Fireflies, Perfect Blue, and Voices of a Distant Star

00:00 Intro01:25 Grave of the Fireflies15:22 Perfect Blue22:46 Voices of a Distant Star30:30 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Subscribe…

Anime B&B

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The Influence Of Anime On The Film Industry

Anime has inspired so many different types of media movies, tv shows like stranger things, cartoons like avatar the last air bender, music like Kanye west’s stronger…

Internet Pitstop

Kakyuusei (1995), DVD Edition

The world doesn't need another version of Kakyuusei (1995), but here's one anyway. An Internet pen-pal who goes by the handle of ProxyMan ha...

Collectr's Blog

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Summit of the Gods

By Andrew Osmond. Animated characters are made out of ink or pixels, not flesh and blood, but that doesn’t mean the audience can’t feel their pain. There’s a…

All the Anime

Climbing

By Andrew Osmond. Fans of Perfect Blue are recommended to catch a new animated psycho-drama feature, Climbing, that is screening on 18th November as part of the London…

All the Anime

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Episode 179 - Perfect Blue

October may be over but that doesn’t mean the spooky episodes are! This episode was foreshadowed when Dylan was last on the show, and now Shaun thinks Remington…

Anime Out of Context

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Episode 176 - Perfect Blue vs A Whisker Away feat. Dylan the Editor!

This week; Remington is unavailable so Shaun decides to sit Dylan down and chose between watching 1997's critically acclaimed psychological thriller Perfect Blue or 2020’s look into the…

Anime Out of Context

364 – Manga in Motion 49 – Perfect Blue

Night 2 of October Extravaganza has us looking at Satoshi Kon’s directorial debut with the psychological thriller Perfect Blue! We also have a spoiler-filled discussion on BEASTARS volume…

Manga Machinations

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What Else Did They Write? (Sadayuki Murai)

Not sure exactly how this series of posts will work, maybe it’ll evolve over time into a different structure or focus? But for now, I’m planning to just…

The Review Heap

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Having trauma doesn’t mean you can only consume mild, boneless art.

“The most important thing becomes control. Engaging with it on your own terms. Anything to not feel helpless.” – Daisy Tonner, The Magnus Archives Content warning for mentions…

Welcome to Hell Zone!

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Perfect Blue (Pāfekuto Burū) 1997

Perfect Blue (Pāfekuto Burū) 1997 Not for kids, obviously. As a side note, I found it surprising that here in Australia my DVD release (the uncut version) is…

The Review Heap

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Abandoned #10 (Lupin III Part 4, Space Adventure Cobra, Cannon Busters, Space Dandy & The Future Diary)

While I procrastinate/struggle to finish my Perfect Blue review I thought I’d whip up another of my ‘Abandoned’ posts :D Standard disclaimer as usual: not ruling out one…

The Review Heap

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Sexual Assault in Perfect Blue: How Satoshi Kon’s Horror Classic Thoughtfully Frames A Person’s Biggest Fear

On the surface, it seems like Perfect Blue has a relatively simple premise – an idol finds herself being stalked by an obsessive fan – the movie itself…

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