“Four NYC high-schoolers learn they died the previous night after a classmate's suicide and are drawn by invisible butterflies.”
Red Garden
レッド ガーデン
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Synopsis
Four NYC high-schoolers learn they died the previous night after a classmate's suicide and are drawn by invisible butterflies.
Strange suicides have been taking place in New York. One day, four girls from the same high school wake up in the morning feeling tired and dizzy and not being able to remember anything about the previous night. In school, they find out that one of their classmates has committed suicide. School is canceled for the rest of the day, but instead of going home, the girls are drawn to a park by butterflies only they can see. Suddenly a man and a woman approach the girls, telling them that they all died the previous night. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 25 sampled reviews
What 25 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
2.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 6.0
↓ 1.28
Running avg · Apr 2007 → Feb 2023
- 10 “This series holds a special place as my very first anime, and that nostalgic connection keeps it among my all-time favorites even after discovering objectively better shows. The characters were...”
- 8 “Red Garden is a hidden gem whose compelling story more than compensates for any art style reservations. The mystery surrounding a friend's death brilliantly unites four seemingly unrelated girls...”
- 8 “The life-after-death concept and all-female main cast immediately grabbed my attention, while the modern-meets-vintage art style and perfectly balanced mix of genres kept me engaged throughout....”
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- Format 22 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 8h 26m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2006 – Mar 2007 Fall 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-1458 catalog
Produced by
- GDH Producer
- Sotsu Music Publishing Producer
- Future Vision Music Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Funimation Licensor