“Reclusive Kei finds solace in anonymous online chats with "Eve," questioning if real connections are worth the pain.”
Pure Mail
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Synopsis
Reclusive Kei finds solace in anonymous online chats with "Eve," questioning if real connections are worth the pain.
Episode 1: "There is no need for relationships." Kei Ogata, a quiet high-school student, keeps others at arm's length, carrying the weight of a painful past. His only escape is the anonymous world of online chat, where he can be anyone but himself. In this digital refuge he meets a warm, thoughtful girl who goes by the name “Eve.” Day by day their messages grow longer, their connection deeper, until an unexpected spark of friendship begins to chip away at Kei’s carefully built walls. Meanwhile, at school, Kei can’t help noticing that one of his classmates seems oddly familiar… Episode 2: Summer has arrived, bringing festivals, fireworks, and the promise of change. As the heat rises, so do the emotions swirling around Kei and the people closest to him. Old wounds ache, new feelings stir, and the line between the life he shows the world and the one he lives online grows ever thinner. In the midst of swirling secrets and half-spoken truths, Kei must decide whether to keep hiding behind his screen name or risk stepping into the light—where real connections, and real heartache, await.
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↓ 0.67
Running avg · Aug 2011 → May 2014
- 9 “What can I say about this anime? It's amazing! One of the very best hentai's that has a good story. I haven't seen such a good hentai like this in a while. Usually I would just watch hentai for...”
- 9 “Pure Mail easily ranked on the top of my favorite hentai list from the first 10 minutes. The plotline, while simple, was incredible and a unique idea for a hentai. The 30 minute episodes include...”
- 10 “In society everybody wears masks. Masks of which we hope to personify a certain character, whether in the real world or cyber world. However, behinds those masks are our true selves in which we...”
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- Format 2 × 29′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 58m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2001 – Dec 2001
- Source Ova media type
- Rated Rx Hentai
- Ref. BS-0189 catalog
Produced by
- Green Bunny Producer
Licensed by
- Adult Source Media Licensor