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“Surreal Sayuri, living on her husband, performs a bizarre ceremony watched by her surreal family.”
Striking Daughter
打つ娘サユリ
2.02
14,835 rank · 22,522 viewers · 54 favorites
Avant Garde
Comedy
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Synopsis
Surreal Sayuri, living on her husband, performs a bizarre ceremony watched by her surreal family.
Sayuri is a curious creature who lives on her husband with her equally surreal mother and father. With an antenna-like whip protruding from her head, she is a striking daughter, and her long-awaited time to strike has come. Her family and friends watch eagerly as Sayuri carries out this bizarre ceremony.
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Community consensus
Derived from 104 sampled reviews
2.9
/10
What 104 viewers settled on.
17%
recommend
Score distribution
median 1
mode 1
σ 3.01
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.01 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.6 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 1.4
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Score over time
↑ 1.88
Running avg · Jul 2014 → Feb 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “this changed my life. as a person, i have improved in every way since having engaged in viewing this masterpiece and i watch it before every meal to thank the gods of Sayuri. i watch it before bed...”
- 10 “I dont understand what happened or what this is all about but I loved it. Honestly I found it so funny, it's weird but still very entertaining. It's not to be taken seriously at all and is nothing...”
- 10 “Just a masterpiece. A masterclass in anime production and voice acting. The exposition and contrast used for each character creates a dynamic feel for the over arching eerie tone of the anime. The...”
Verbosity
Short · 68%
Medium · 21%
Long · 11%
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A Movie Production
in association with
Digital Hollywood University
- Format 1 × 3′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 03m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2003 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-6944 catalog
Produced by
- Digital Hollywood University Producer