“Japanese potter turned assassin Yo Hinomura, "Crying Freeman," kills for 108 Dragons while weeping for his victims.”
Crying Freeman
Cryingフリーマン
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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)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
What 10 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.04 · split reception
5.9 pts
Recommenders 8.9 · others 3.0
↑ 1.80
Running avg · Apr 2012 → Jan 2026
- 10 “I absolutely loved crying freeman, I own all six episodes on VHS that I purchased off eBay, over eight years ago, this anime has plenty of action and fighting, as well as killing to keep anyone...”
- 9 “"This is the most gangsta shit I've ever seen" - Me every episode NSFW, NSF children, and NSF anyone who dislikes gangster/mob, explicit sex, violence, and overall intensity. Crying Freeman will...”
- 10 “Freeman is crying. Freeman does not want to kill but binded by a brainwashing force, Freeman leaves tears every time he must assassin someone. A 29 year old virgin witnessed Freeman assassinate the...”
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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
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor
- Streamline Pictures Licensor