Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Vintage:
February 28, 1998
Status:
Completed
Summary:
Mima Kirigoe, a member of a pop-idol group called "CHAM!", decides to quit singing to pursue a career as an actress. Some of her fans are displeased with this decision though, particularly a stalker named Me-Mania. As Mima progresses into her new career, those close to her are violently murdered one by one, and Mima begins to lose the ability to distinguish reality from fantasy. (ANN)
Ok, this might be considered as a very creative, an original artwork, we often do not have opportunity to see psychological thriller anime such as this one. But I watched a lot of horror non animated films with a very similar plots and when I saw Perfect Blue there was nothing new and fresh, it was a predictable story with predictable characters. Musical theme was not enough convincing and satisfying that could bring a tension and creeps which is typically for good horror moments. Visually, generally anime looks good with a ordinary characters animation (read more)
Ok, this might be considered as a very creative, an original artwork, we often do not have opportunity to see psychological thriller anime such as this one. But I watched a lot of horror non animated films with a very similar plots and when I saw Perfect Blue there was nothing new and fresh, it was a predictable story with predictable characters. Musical theme was not enough convincing and satisfying that could bring a tension and creeps which is typically for good horror moments. Visually, generally anime looks good with a ordinary characters animation and some good bloody scenes. This anime is good but it's nothing special. (show less)
6 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
Pretty damn good.
Written by MMkirby on February 21, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
I guess some people could find this scary; I found it to be at some points but I guess that's just me. Give it a watch, it's pretty good.
