“Ordinary archer Yuzuru faces danger when obsessive cousin-fiancée Azusa returns, threatening his relationship with girlfriend Satomi.”
Laughing Target
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Synopsis
Ordinary archer Yuzuru faces danger when obsessive cousin-fiancée Azusa returns, threatening his relationship with girlfriend Satomi.
Yuzuru Shiga lives an ordinary life, spending most of his time with his high school archery team along with his girlfriend, Satomi. His relatively mundane life gets complicated, however, when his aunt dies under suspicious circumstances and his cousin and fiancée, Azusa, re-enters his life. While Yuzuru sees her as a mere relative, she is dangerously serious about their future marriage and will not tolerate the threat of Satomi. As things continue to get ever stranger since Azusa's return, Yuzuru now has to decide whether his relationship with Satomi is worth the potential danger.
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.49 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.60
Running avg · Mar 2010 → Jun 2024
- 7 “The 80s pixelated visuals deliver an effectively eerie horror vibe that still feels atmospheric today, and the short, basic story remains decently entertaining. Character development is virtually...”
- 7 “Laughing Target delivers a good, tight horror story with genuinely chilling scenes and familiar Takahashi character designs that yandere fans will especially appreciate. While it's nothing...”
- 7 “This 80s horror OVA delivers refreshing old-school storytelling that favors showing over telling, creating an atmospheric experience that stands apart from modern jumpscare-heavy horror. While the...”
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- Format 1 × 49′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 49m all episodes
- Aired Mar 1987 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-1839 catalog
Produced by
- Omnibus Promotion Producer
- Shogakukan Productions Producer
Licensed by
- Central Park Media Licensor