Perfect Blue

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.

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Kirigoe, Mima Main

Iwao, Junko Japanese

Uchida, Mamoru Supporting

Ookura, Masaaki Japanese

Hidaka, Rumi Supporting

Matsumoto, Rica Japanese

Sakuragi Supporting

Hori, Hideyuki Japanese

Murano Supporting

Ebara, Masashi Japanese

Rei Supporting

Niiyama, Shiho Japanese

Mima Fan C Supporting

Doi, Tadashi Supporting

Suyama, Akio Japanese

Blue Supporting

Taniyama, Kishou Japanese

Actor Supporting

Maruyama, Masao Producer

Maseba, Yutaka Producer

Inoue, Hiroaki Producer

Kon, Satoshi Director, Script, Character Design

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Aug 12, 2024

FunkyFelineZ

Recommended

This was a beautifully sad anime. The psychological elements, and visuals mad this feel so horrifyingly real... The semi realistic style of the art also added a certain element to the story you usually don't see in other anime. The story was heart wrenching and you can definitely see some of the things in the movie happening in real life too... This anime is definitely a classic.

The anime covers some very heavy topics like S/A, Psychological horror (obviously), Violence, and other triggering themes so I recommend steering clear if those topics bother you or if you aren't in a good mental spot.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Aug 5, 2023

SeraIgnate

Mixed Feelings

It's a cruel masterpiece and one of my favourites, though it has a pretty specific audience.

Still phenomenal.

I honestly didn't know what to expect, but I'm sure that was probably the point.

The animation was amazing, it really worked with the story.

Even though I wildly love it, I'm not sure if I can recommended Perfect Blue to most people.

... Perfect Blue is on the gruesome side in a few ways, not at all for people with either weak stomachs or sensitivity to it's themes.

I watched it when I was rather young and gullible, expecting it to be a horror fest. It was, but my God was it even more than just that. I did watch it when I was more mature, and I'm glad I did since it blew me away a second time. It's story had impact and made me love psychological horror more.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jul 5, 2024

DarleenaCanania

Not Recommended

I don't recommend this too anyone except if you like phycological horror and are ok with touchy subjects. I was actually really scared after watching this movie and couldn't sleep because I watched it at night years ago. I think the story itself is ok. From what I know is that it's very similar to a real thing that happened to an idol. At least with the stalker part. The animation is really good and was actually the main reason I watched it. It was just to study the animation and colors from the film. If you're wanting to watch just to study, please look ... at screenshots. I kinda regret watching just for the purpose of studying.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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