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Mind Game

“Yuasa's debut Mind Game: a surreal, style-shifting odyssey where a cowardly man seizes life after a violent reunion.”

Mind Game

7.8
1,131 rank · 95,800 viewers · 1,276 favorites
Adventure Avant Garde Award Winning Comedy Romance Adult Cast Psychological
1 episodes · 1 hr 43 min min · Studio 4°C · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Yuasa's debut Mind Game: a surreal, style-shifting odyssey where a cowardly man seizes life after a violent reunion.

Nishi, a listless young man stuck in a rut, unexpectedly crosses paths with Myon, the spirited girl he adored back in high school. Their chance reunion on a subway platform reignites old feelings, but Nishi quickly discovers that Myon’s life has moved on without him. Drawn into her world, he finds himself at her family’s cozy Yakitori restaurant, where unresolved emotions and new tensions simmer. Before the evening can unfold, the place is stormed by dangerous men whose sudden intrusion shatters the calm. In the chaos that follows, Nishi is forced to confront his own cowardice and decide what he’s truly willing to fight for. From that moment, reality bends: time loops, styles shift, and the boundaries between life, memory, and imagination blur in a kaleidoscope of hand-drawn animation. Acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa’s debut feature, Mind Game, uses ever-mutating visuals to deliver a wild, heartfelt meditation on seizing life’s possibilities and escaping the cages we build for ourselves.

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Derived from 37 sampled reviews

8.5 /10

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94% recommend
Score distribution
median 9 mode 10 σ 1.79
1510
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σ 1.79 · some divergence

mixed
The polarity gap

6.1 pts

Recommenders 9.1 · others 3.0

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Score over time

↓ 1.54

Running avg · Nov 2007 → Aug 2025

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A Movie Production

Studio 4°C.
in association with

Asmik Ace · Beyond C.

  • Format 1 × 103′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 1h 43m all episodes
  • Aired Aug 2004 – ongoing
  • Source Movie media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-0791 catalog

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