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Perfect Blue

パーフェクトブルー

Perfect Blue is a movie anime with 1 listed episodes from Madhouse. Use this page for synopsis, release timing, trailer links, score history, and internal links to its season and genres.

8.56
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#133
Ranked
#273
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Episodes: 1
Duration: 1 hr 21 min
Aired: Feb 28, 1998
Source: Novel

Synopsis

J-pop idol group CHAM! has spent the last two years entertaining its fans. Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and CHAM! must see one of its members, Mima Kirigoe, leave the group to pursue her acting career. While Mima's choice is met with a mixed response, she hopes her fans will continue to support her. However, Mima's life begins to change drastically after her departure from the group. Wanting to shed her pop-idol image, she takes on a role in a crime drama series, and her career as an actress gradually becomes more demanding and taxing for both Mima and her manager, Rumi Hidaka. To add to Mima's growing unease, an obsessed fan who is incapable of accepting that Mima has quit being an innocent idol, begins stalking her; a new anonymous website begins to impersonate her life with intricate detail; and CHAM! also appears to be doing better without her. One by one, each disturbing development drives Mima to become increasingly unhinged and unable to distinguish reality from fantasy. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

At a Glance

Type and status

Movie · Completed

Season

Season not confirmed

Primary studio

Madhouse

Episodes

1

Background

Perfect Blue is the directorial debut of animator Satoshi Kon and is an adaptation of the 1991 novel Perfect Blue: Kanzen Hentai (released in English by Seven Seas Entertainment as Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis) written by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. The film made its world premiere at the 1997 edition of the Fant-Asia film festival in Montreal, where it received awards for Best Asian Film and Best Animation Film. It went on to earn additional awards and critical praise at film festivals worldwide before opening in Japanese theaters in 1998.

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Adaptation

Perfect Blue: Kanzen Hentai (manga)

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What is Perfect Blue about?

J-pop idol group CHAM! has spent the last two years entertaining its fans. Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and CHAM! must see one of its members, Mima Kirigoe, leave the group to pursue her acting career. While Mima's choice is met with a mixed response, she hopes her

How many episodes does Perfect Blue have?

Perfect Blue currently lists 1 episodes.

Who worked on Perfect Blue and when did it air?

Perfect Blue is associated with Madhouse and aired Feb 28, 1998.