Pupa
Pupa (ピューパ)
“Abandoned siblings battle a flesh-eating virus; brother sacrifices himself to curb sister's monstrous hunger.”
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Abandoned siblings battle a flesh-eating virus; brother sacrifices himself to curb sister's monstrous hunger.
Abandoned by their abusive parents and with only each other to depend on, siblings Utsutsu and Yume Hasegawa find themselves led astray by beautiful red butterflies that have appeared in their world. Unbeknownst to them, these crimson winged heralds trumpet the beginning of a cannibalistic nightmare—a mysterious virus known as Pupa is about to hatch. After succumbing to the full effects of Pupa, Yume undergoes a grotesque metamorphosis into a monstrous creature with an insatiable desire for flesh; Utsutsu, on the other hand, is only partially affected, gaining remarkable regenerative powers instead. Reaffirming the resolve to keep the promise he made to himself years ago, Utsutsu is willing to sacrifice everything in order to always be there for his precious little sister. Pupa tells the story of a loving brother's desperate struggles to save his sister while protecting the world from her uncontrollable hunger.
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Community consensus
Derived from 170 sampled reviews
2.9/10
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 2.19 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.6 ptsRecommenders 7.5 · others 1.9
Score over time
1.10Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7/10 “The story shows genuine potential and offers an engaging narrative foundation. However, the extremely short four-minute episodes, unexpected gore, and uncomfortable, incestuous themes make for a...”
- 9/10 “I really liked the anime, and before explaining why, yes, I read the manga. The manga is better, but the anime is also good (not as good as the manga but ok). First of all, if you've never read the...”
- 8/10 “*no spoilers review* This show is incredibly good compared to her rating. i came with no expectations and it turned out really good. the sad thing is, each episode is 4 minutes, and the opening and...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Pupa begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-8032
- Format
- 12 × 4′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 0h 48m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Jan 2014 – Mar 2014
- Winter 2014
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- R
- 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref.
- BS-8032
- catalog