Completed Anime
Belladonna of Sadness

“Jeanne, violated by a lord, becomes a vengeful witch in medieval France's dark tale of retribution.”

Belladonna of Sadness

7.2
3,634 rank · 60,329 viewers · 869 favorites
Avant Garde Drama Historical
1 episodes · 1 hr 27 min min · Mushi Production · R+ - Mild Nudity
For you

Add Belladonna of Sadness to your library

Add to library
Episodes · 1 0/1 aired
EP 01 EP 01

Would You Love or Hate This?

AI-powered analysis tailored to your taste

Based on your preference for character-driven stories with layered emotional arcs, this title's exploration of identity and belonging would deeply resonate. The pacing mirrors series you've rated highly, and its thematic depth aligns with your appreciation for nuanced storytelling...

However, the slow initial episodes might test your patience given your history of dropping shows that don't hook you early. The art style shift in the middle arc could also be a concern...

Sign up to unlock
Personalized to you
Honest pros & cons
Based on your library
Get Your Personal Analysis

Synopsis

Jeanne, violated by a lord, becomes a vengeful witch in medieval France's dark tale of retribution.

The beautiful Jeanne marries a man named Jean, and the happy newlyweds make their way to the Lord's castle with a cow's worth of money for his blessings. However, the demonic Lord is unmoved by their offering, ignoring their desperate, impoverished pleas. The Lord's wife offers an alternative: Jeanne must become the Lord's conquest for the night in a ritual deflowering. Scarred by the experience, the shaken Jeanne receives no sympathy from her husband. Instead, she is neglected. But as Jeanne drifts off to sleep, she is met by a strange spirit that encourages her to deliver retribution to those who wronged her. And with a mysterious surge of pleasure and an unquenching libido, Jeanne agrees. Kanashimi no Belladonna is a captivating, psychosexual adventure that tells a story of cunning witchcraft and deceitful superstition in a poor, rural village of medieval France.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

What people say

Community consensus

Derived from 45 sampled reviews

6.8 /10

What 45 viewers settled on.

77% recommend
Score distribution
median 7 mode 8 σ 2.56
1510
Agreement

Polarized

σ 2.56 · split reception

split
The polarity gap

6.0 pts

Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.5

Yes
No
Score over time

↓ 0.22

Running avg · Feb 2010 → Feb 2026

Watch Order & Related

Explore the Belladonna of Sadness universe

Trailers & videos

See all →

If you stay for this, you'll stay for these

See all →

The community pairs this with

See all →

Production slate

A Movie Production

Mushi Production.
  • Format 1 × 87′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 1h 27m all episodes
  • Aired Jun 1973 – ongoing
  • Source Movie media type
  • Rated R+ Mild Nudity
  • Ref. BS-2880 catalog

Licensed by

In the news

See all →