PERFECT BLUE
PERFECT BLUE

PERFECT BLUE

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.

(Source: Shout! Factory)

Note: The film received an early premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 5, 1997.

Rankings

  • #20 highest rated all time

  • #15 most popular all time

  • #1 highest rated of 1998

  • #1 most popular of 1998

Data

  • Format

    MOVIE

  • Episodes

    1

  • Episode Duration

    82 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Sat Mar 28 1998

  • End Date

    Sat Mar 28 1998

  • Season

    WINTER 1998

  • Average Score

    85%

  • Mean Score

    85%

  • Popularity

    227757

  • Favourites

    15767

  • Studios

    MADHOUSE

  • Producers

    Rex Entertainment

    ONIRO

    Techno Sound

    GKIDS

  • Source

    OTHER

  • Genres

    Drama, Horror, Psychological, Thriller
  • Romaji

    PERFECT BLUE

  • English

    Perfect Blue

  • Native

    PERFECT BLUE

  • Synonyms

    パーフェクト・ブルー

Tags

  • Dissociative Identities

    97%

  • Denpa

    95%

  • Female Protagonist

    92%

  • Acting

    92%

  • Idol

    88%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    83%

  • Meta

    80%

  • Work

    78%

  • Filmmaking

    78%

  • Philosophy

    75%

  • Tragedy

    74%

  • Gore

    74%

  • Rape

    74%

  • Nudity

    62%

  • Noir

    54%

Characters

1 / 500

Staff

1 / 500
  • Lia Sargent

    Lia Sargent

    ADR Director (English)

  • Katsuhiro Ootomo

    Katsuhiro Ootomo

    Planning Assistance

  • Satoshi Kon

    Satoshi Kon

    Director

  • Satoshi Kon

    Satoshi Kon

    Character Design

  • Mitsuo Iso

    Mitsuo Iso

    Key Animation

  • Kou Matsuo

    Kou Matsuo

    Unit Director

  • Hiroshi Hamasaki

    Hiroshi Hamasaki

    Key Animation

  • Hiroyuki Morita

    Hiroyuki Morita

    Key Animation

  • Yuuji Ikeda

    Yuuji Ikeda

    Background Art

  • Kumi Ishii

    Kumi Ishii

    In-Between Animation

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    3418 Users

  • PLANNING

    77860 Users

  • COMPLETED

    145030 Users

  • DROPPED

    500 Users

  • PAUSED

    949 Users

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