Perfect Blue

Also known as: PERFECT BLUE / PERFECT BLUE

Perfect Blue is a movie by MADHOUSE that premiered in Winter 1998. It is finished airing with 1 episodes of about 82 minutes each. Genres: Drama, Horror, Psychological, Thriller. Average AniList score: 8.5/10.

Synopsis

Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go... Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima’s reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows, in this iconic psychological thriller that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time.

(Source: Shout! Factory)

Note: The film received an early premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 5, 1997.

Perfect Blue episodes

  1. Episode 1: Complete Movie — aired February 28, 1998

Main characters

  • Mima Kirigoe (Main) — voiced by Junko Iwao
  • Rumi Hidaka (Supporting) — voiced by Rica Matsumoto
  • Uchida (Supporting) — voiced by Masaaki Ookura
  • Rei (Supporting) — voiced by Shiho Niiyama
  • Murano (Supporting) — voiced by Masashi Ebara
  • Tejima (Supporting) — voiced by Yousuke Akimoto
  • Sakuragi (Supporting) — voiced by Hideyuki Hori
  • Takashi Doi (Supporting) — voiced by Akio Suyama
  • Tadokoro (Supporting) — voiced by Shinpachi Tsuji
  • Takao Shibuya (Supporting) — voiced by Yoku Shioya

Anime like Perfect Blue

Genres: Drama, Horror, Psychological, Thriller · Season: Winter 1998