“Transparent childhood friend Hiyori reappears, shaking brother Kenji and sister Yuki's secret love and painful past.”
Mizuiro (2003)
みずいろ (2003)
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Synopsis
Transparent childhood friend Hiyori reappears, shaking brother Kenji and sister Yuki's secret love and painful past.
Brother and younger sister-in-law live in the house which parents are often away from. Yuki who is the younger sister is secretly yearning for Kenji who is the elder brother. However, one girl came to show up from the closet in Kenji's room after a certain night. Moreover, her body is transparent, and she looks like the ghost. Her name is Hiyori. She is a friend in their childhood. They are pleased with reunion though Kenji and Yuki are perplexed with the way of Hiyori's strange appearance. However, Yuki gets the mind shaken as Kenji and Hiyori become intimate, and the pain in her mind in the childhood is recalled. At the childhood, Yuki was going to pass the light blue toy ring which Kenji had had to Hiyori in exchange for Hiyori's yoyo. However, because Hiyori became sick, and had moved, the promise was not an accomplishment. Their events in the childhood seem to be related to Hiyori's showing up in front of them. A painful love story of Kenji and two girls progresses. (Source: AniDB)
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What 4 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.87 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.50
Running avg · Mar 2008 → May 2024
- 8 “This OVA delivers a sweet, fuzzy emotional experience with a soundtrack that perfectly complements its atmosphere, making it genuinely entertaining despite its simple and cliché plot. While it...”
- 8 “This underrated 2003 OVA blossoms from a generic slice-of-life opening into a Makoto Shinkai-esque drama with a deeply satisfying ending, anchored by strong voice work—especially Hiyori—and a...”
- 8 “Mizuiro delivers a warm, nostalgic punch through its muted palette and perfectly mood-setting instrumental score, making the standard love-triangle story feel touching and charming despite its...”
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- Format 2 × 29′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 58m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2003 – Oct 2003
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0945 catalog
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- NEC Avenue Producer