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“Shoujo manga about a girl becoming a leopard lycanthrope, battling predatory instincts; adapted into 1987 animated music video.”
Purple Eyes in the Dark
闇のパープル・アイ
4.63
2,937 viewers · 3 favorites
Horror
Mystery
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Music
Psychological
Shoujo
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Synopsis
Shoujo manga about a girl becoming a leopard lycanthrope, battling predatory instincts; adapted into 1987 animated music video.
Based on a shoujo manga written and illustrated by Shinohara Chie serialised in Shoujo Comic. The original story follows the struggles of a teenage girl after she finds herself turning into a lycanthropy-leopard and having to battle her newly found predatory instincts. In 1987 an animated music video of 30 minutes length was made based on the award winning manga. (Source: AniDB)
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
4.4
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
25%
recommend
Score distribution
median 3
mode 3
σ 2.80
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.80 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.7 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 2.3
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Score over time
↑ 1.40
Running avg · Apr 2017 → Jan 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “If you can watch this with an open mind and appreciate it for it's artistic and experimental approach, you can enjoy this 30 minute OVA. Not much of it is animated, but it does have some very...”
- 6 “The music is undeniably a bop and serves as a genuinely enjoyable, niche experience. However, the animation is poor and the plot is boring, lacking any real development or substance. Overall, this...”
- 3 “It's very clear that Yami no Purple Eye is a low-budget advertisement for the manga. The majority of the first half of the music video can be summed up as a manga panel slideshow with some special...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 60%
Long · 0%
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- Format 1 × 31′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 31m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1987 – ongoing
- Source Music media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-5781 catalog
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