Completed Anime
Crying Freeman

“Japanese potter turned assassin Yo Hinomura, "Crying Freeman," kills for 108 Dragons while weeping for his victims.”

Crying Freeman

6.42
8,198 rank · 14,322 viewers · 50 favorites
Action Drama Romance Martial Arts Organized Crime Seinen
6 episodes · 51 min per ep min · Toei Animation · R+ - Mild Nudity
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Synopsis

Japanese potter turned assassin Yo Hinomura, "Crying Freeman," kills for 108 Dragons while weeping for his victims.

Yo Hinomura was an ordinary Japanese potter when a run-in with a Chinese mafia changed his life forever. Now an assassin for the 108 Dragons, Yo is the perfect killing machine. As a sign for remorse over his victims, he sheds tears after eliminating his targets. Because of this, he is infamously known by the Dragons and every crime syndicate in the world as "Crying Freeman." (Source: ANN)

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Derived from 10 sampled reviews

7.8 /10

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88% recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5 mode 9 σ 2.04
1510
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Polarized

σ 2.04 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.9 pts

Recommenders 8.9 · others 3.0

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↑ 1.80

Running avg · Apr 2012 → Jan 2026

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A Ova Production

Toei Animation.
  • Format 6 × 51′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 5h 06m all episodes
  • Aired Nov 1988 – Feb 1994
  • Source Ova media type
  • Rated R+ Mild Nudity
  • Ref. BS-1050 catalog

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