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“3D CG film about Hikiko, an ugly, abused girl who mutilates students in revenge; her name spells "hikikomori".”
Toshi Densetsu Monogatari Hikiko
都市伝説物語 ひきこ
5.85
11,489 rank · 5,978 viewers · 12 favorites
Horror
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Synopsis
3D CG film about Hikiko, an ugly, abused girl who mutilates students in revenge; her name spells "hikikomori".
Story: 3D CG-animated movie about Hikiko, who is a character of a Japanese urban legend. She was violently treated all the time by her parents and classmates at the elementary school and she's extremely ugly due to the constant violence. To revenge, she caught students from elementary school and drag them on the floor until they're badly mutilated. When Revsersing Hikiko's full name 森妃姫子(Mori Hikiko) gives 引き籠もり(hikikomori), which means Social Withdrawal.
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Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
6.4
/10
What 7 viewers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.92
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.92 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.57
Running avg · Sep 2009 → Jun 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Wow, that was ... creepy. If you enjoyed the Ring, you'll probably enjoy Toshi Densetsu Monogatari Hikiko (Urban Legend Story Hikiko), the same for if you're a fan of Silent Hill. The CGI is...”
- 10 “(watched with english sub) Hikiko Toshi Densetsu Monogatari is a gripping and spine-chilling anime series that takes viewers on a thrilling journey into the supernatural realm. With its captivating...”
- 7 “This was kind of a taboo for me, since it was entirely made on computer and I tend to dislike entirely computer made animations. Okay, I still disliked the fact that it was entirely made on...”
Verbosity
Short · 43%
Medium · 57%
Long · 0%
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A Ova Production
- Format 1 × 41′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 41m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2008 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-4742 catalog