Pale Cocoon
ペイル・コクーン
“In a broken future of endless ruins, archivist Ura uncovers a disturbing visual record from vanished civilizations.”
7.25
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Synopsis
In a broken future of endless ruins, archivist Ura uncovers a disturbing visual record from vanished civilizations.
A future where the continuity of history has broken off, a world of enormous ruins that continues endlessly. Oceans and continents have vanished, existing only within the archives brought up from the remains. Ura works in the Archive Excavation Department, which restores and analyzes the data left behind. One day, he finds a disturbing visual record... (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 24 sampled reviews
7.8/10
What 24
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settled on.
89% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 2.19 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.4 ptsRecommenders 8.9 · others 2.5
Yes
8.9
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2.5
Score over time
1.17Verbosity
Short · 29%
Medium · 46%
Long · 25%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8/10 “Found the single-episode format fascinating for exploring a post-apocalyptic world where only information survives. The protagonist's determination to risk everything for discovery despite the...”
- 8/10 “The art is simply amazing and defines what makes this anime great, creating a dark and grungy atmosphere so immersive you can almost feel the cold wetness it gives off. Despite being very short, it...”
- 9/10 “This 23-minute anime excels in storytelling and animation quality, presenting deeply reflective characters whose identities, lifestyles, and evolving thoughts are masterfully portrayed. While the...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Pale Cocoon begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0705
- Format
- 1 × 23′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 0h 23m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Dec 2005 – Dec 2005
- Fall 2005
- Source
- Ova
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-0705
- catalog