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“Lovers' suicide pact fails; one survives, seeking revenge for abandonment in ancient Japan.”
Shadow of the Cherry Blossoms
花の翳
5.82
11,615 rank · 2,525 viewers · 1 favorites
Drama
Romance
Historical
Mythology
Reincarnation
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Lovers' suicide pact fails; one survives, seeking revenge for abandonment in ancient Japan.
In ancient Japan, a princess and her lover run away from their pursuers. When it became apparent that they would be caught, they vowed to commit suicide rather than have the princess return to her former life. Both of them took their blades to end their lives but something went wrong. Now one of them seeks revenge for being abandoned.
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
5.5
/10
What 2 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5.5
mode 3
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Jun 2013 → Mar 2014
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This animation is very simple. The art is not phenomenal but the story makes up for it. The story is sweet and simple. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to watch a bittersweet short story...”
- 3 “This kind of video should not be graded in the same way most professional anime should. It feels more like a student piece to me. A good student piece, but not something that can stand next to most...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Ona Production
- Format 1 × 17′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 17m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2006 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-5401 catalog