Hitsuji no Uta
羊のうた
“Kazuna discovers his inherited vampire-like blood thirst and reconnects with sister Chizuna, who helps him cope with the disease.”
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Synopsis
Kazuna discovers his inherited vampire-like blood thirst and reconnects with sister Chizuna, who helps him cope with the disease.
Kazuna's family has a history of suffering from a disease that creates an uncontrollable vampire-like thirst for blood. Knowing none of this, Kazuna was sent to live with the Eda couple as a child. As the sickness begins to show signs of being present within himself, he comes into contact with his older sister, Chizuna, who has been suffering from it since early childhood. Knowing that the sickness incurs a heavy weight upon those that suffer from it, Chizuna tries to ease her brother's burden, to help him learn to control his urges, but... (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
5.8/10
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σ 1.88 · split reception
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4.8 ptsRecommenders 7.8 · others 3.0
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2.25Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8/10 “Hitsuji no Uta succeeds in telling a compelling story despite its 4-episode constraint, with the low-budget production values actually enhancing the experience through stylized black-and-white...”
- 8/10 “This vampire OVA delivers an interesting character study premise with touching emotional drama, enhanced by atmospheric music and excellent voice acting that brings the siblings' despair to life....”
- 8/10 “Despite its obviously limited budget, this four-episode OVA delivers a haunting character study about vampirism as a tragic illness, with gorgeous muted artwork and emotionally resonant...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hitsuji no Uta begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0235
- Format
- 4 × 28′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 1h 52m
- all episodes
- Aired
- May 2003 – Feb 2004
- Spring 2003
- Source
- Ova
- media type
- Rated
- R
- 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref.
- BS-0235
- catalog