“Twins love same boy; bacterial infection gives psychic powers, turning one sister murderously possessive.”
Darkness of the Sea, Shadow of the Moon
海の闇、月の影
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Synopsis
Twins love same boy; bacterial infection gives psychic powers, turning one sister murderously possessive.
Ruka and Rumi Kobayakawa are twin sisters in love with the same man, athletic upperclassman Katsuyuki Touma. Rumi seems supportive of Ruka's fledgling romance with Katsuyuki, until the twins are infected with a strange bacterium that transforms Rumi's personality and gifts the twins with terrifying psychic powers. Now Rumi will stop at nothing - or no one, that gets between her and Katsuyuki, including her own twin sister... (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.49 · split reception
5.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 4.0
↑ 3.33
Running avg · Apr 2022 → Jul 2024
- 8 “Dark Sea Moon Shadow excels at delivering the authentic 80's OVA experience with stellar character designs and a captivating dance between horror and romance. While it lacks originality and relies...”
- 10 “This 80s shoujo OVA is an almost perfect gem that masterfully adapts the first three manga volumes into a tense love triangle, with exceptional character dynamics and stunning visual presentation....”
- 4 “While "Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage" presents an intriguing shoujo horror premise about psychic twin sisters, the execution completely falls apart through mind-bogglingly stupid character decisions,...”
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- Format 3 × 29′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 27m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1989 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-3659 catalog
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