Alternative TitlesEnglish: Perfect Blue Japanese: パーフェクト・ブルー
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 28, 1998
Duration:
1 hr. 20 min. Rating:
R+ - Mild Nudity
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Dark and edgy philosophical and psuedo-spiritual undertones resonate powerfully beneath the derma of an expertly animated and artistically executed series that explores human pyschology and how individuals cope with the pressure of living.
I think both are created by the same creator or director. plus both are very have that WTF element to it, both make you think and prolly require you to watch it a few times...
Its dark and they both play with your mind...
both shows got me in the end. While watching both I thought I knew what was going on and thought I had it all figured out. Then BOOM!!! Near the end of both shows I was just like wtf?! what happened??? it got me thinking and made me appreciate the great stories of both shows.
It's to be expected that the two anime are similar, considering that they were both written and directed by the same person. More than that, though, both Paranoia Agent and Perfect Blue have a certain existential quality to them... not to mention that both fall squarely into the realm of "mindfuck." Both are deeply psychological and full of meaning that is left for you, the viewer, to decipher. I recommend either to fans of the psychological thriller genre.
Both by Satoshi Kon, both psychological thrillers, both make you question reality.
Paprika + Perfect Blue = Paranoia Agent
Both are Madhouse Satoshi Kon anime that seed the idea of identity through the media.
Well, Perfect Blue and Paranoia Agent are created by the same man, Satoshi-kon. Also this have a very very psychological content and essence.
Anyway, two great works from a great man, Satoshi Kon.
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Newest movie by Satoshi Kon! :)
Psychological thriller movies Directed by Satoshi Kon. They both blur the lines between fantasy and reality.
same director(i think), different themes but both interesting strange stories
Both are Satoshi Kon movies. Also if you look at Paprika and Perfect Blue both are very mysterious and deal with the question ''What will happen when dreams/illusions collide with the real world.''
Paprika + Perfect Blue = Paranoia Agent
Both are Madhouse, Satoshi Kon films with a female protagonist in which the audience is manipulates to question what is really happening and what is just in someones head until the audience is bonded to the characters in that they are just as in the dark as they are.
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Both of them gives you the feeling of twisted reality. If you like that kind of anime, you probably like both Serial Experiments Lain and Perfect Blue.
They are both psychological and thriller anime. Both made on the same year too so you'd get the same feeling while watching one or the other. The only difference is that Serial Experiments Lain is more of a sci-fi series and the Perfect Blue movie is about an idol. Both have the same element where the characters cannot distinguish reality from fantasy/other world.
They give the same surreal and creepy feeling.
The same feeling with some confusing parts. And exactly what the other 2 users say above me.
Similar in the dementia/psychological content and are good if you want to be in a vegative state after watching both of these. In my opinion, they also have a slight thriller feel to them.
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Both deal with characters who are paranoid and question reality. If you enjoyed one you'll likely enjoy the other as well.
They both make no sense, but that's why we love'em.
This movie isn't as strong as Higurashi with the "Detective" part nor the plot twist but still it will make your brain feel like it was in a blender after you've watched it (hopefully, wont guarantee it though..). With it's physiological effect and mental instabilities you really feel like the character ARE suffering from the effects.
Similar eeriness and bloodiness. Oh, and mind fuck.
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Has similar disturbing stories.
Sometimes you don't know if that is happening is real or just a dream.
The stories are adults and the styles are similar.
Full of violence and nightmares.
Both are psychological thrillers that give the watcher a lot to think about
Both are pretty violent :0
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Both are seinen murder mystery and suspense thrillers that have serious tone and don't mind showing gore. Both toy with issues of self-identity and involve solving a mystery to identify murderous stalkers.
Both are thrillers with a stalker and mysterious murders with lots of psychological issues. Great artwork and some gore too. However, there are some big differences as Denpa Teki na Kanojo is a school life setting with a male lead & a harem theme to it as well, while Perfect Blue has a female lead set in the pop industry.
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Both go through dreams and reality. Both confusing as hell. Both Mind F**ks.
Both movies feature identity/reality crises. Both have horror/violence elements. Both are mind trips, forcing you to pause/think/rewatch to fully appreciate. Where Kara no Kyoukai is more epic/fantastic, Perfect Blue is more human/realistic. The art in Kara no Kyoukai is more attractive, while the voice acting (japanese) in Perfect Blue is more powerful. Both movies have top-knotch plot and presentation: go watch.
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Surreal, dark and atmospheric, interesting perspectives and backgrounds, psychological themes and violence
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"Where is my dream, where is my reality?" - Shinji Ikari
This quote pretty much summarizes these anime,
Is what you're watching, really happening?
Hell if I know.
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I'm surprised no one has made this recommendation yet considering the fact that they both somewhat revolve around a serial killer, though in Perfect Blue the MC is being stalked while in Monster the main character is looking for the killer.
Both of these can be quite thrilling and can often play with your head thus leaving you mind fucked.
If you love psychological thrillers, then either one of these will be right up your alley and they're both well written, whilst Monster is a bit lengthy.
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They're both very psychological, and can really mess with your brain. Both have very complex and confusing plots, and are very violent.
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Would be spoilers to say the main reason why but both are loaded with mind fuck and have some very nice fan service.
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Dark stories that make the viewer really ruly think.
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Psychological thriller with a mentally unstable protagonist who can't distinguish delusions from reality.
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These Satoshi Kon's movies resemble each other in many aspects. Both tell private lifes of the stars. It's sometimes hard to distinguish reality and fiction in both of them (although in MA, thanks to the different centuries presented, it's a lot easier than in the PB). Drawing style is just the same, atmosphere as well, mysterious, awkward. Both are half-realistic, very psychological and kept in the same style. And definitely, both are recommended.
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Deals with psychology. If you liked Kuuchuu, Perfect Blue is definitively worth checking out as it falls into that abstract psychological genre as Kuuchuu, Mind Game, Paranoia Agent and Paprika. These series are King in value, in my opinion.
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Ok, so there's not much in common as far as stories go but they do share similar moods and a rather serious style to their respective storytelling. They both also deal with and contemplate the nature of the human psyche. I recommend Perfect Blue mostly because I watched the two almost back to back and while I personally think Perfect Blue is the better film it's quite a bit darker than Ghost in the Shell. I enjoyed them both immensely and I feel you will too. So in summary, both films while lacking in obvious similarities are close in their story telling styles and the underlying exploration of the mind, be it human or the ghost in the machine. I hope you enjoy them both as much as I did.
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First of all, PB and EP are deeply psychological animes. They're both about people, whose life was severely deranged by their own hasty decisions and then settled as a result of painful mental metamorphosis.
Main characters of both these animes try to find out their true identity: Vincent, having lost his memories, has lost his way in life either and tries to recollect them to regain his raison d'etre, whereas Mima's dreams and desires has gotten at odds with her current life situation and she suffers, because she can't figure out, whether the way she lives is right.
So both Vincent and Mima experience some kind of ''personality clash'', but in EP Vincent is sure his past was an attempt to deceive himself and is moving forward to get rid of any bonds with his fake life, while Mima is trying to convince herself, that being an actress is the thing she has always wanted and that everything changes only for the better.
Also, these animes are rather dark, especially PB. But no wonder they're dark: one is a postapocalyptic series, the other is a horror (more likely a thriller) movie. Their darkness is expressed in the anguish vibes, pictures of rotten world in EP and hapless personality deadlock in PB.
Given PB is a movie, you won't see such a characters' evolution in it as in EP, a full season series. But i don't think it's a drawback of PB, because it's not so much a story of seeking for true self, it's a story of dreams, getting more real than their owner.
Although PB lacks characters' evolution that's not to say there's no character development in it. In EP we can see characters changing, we can see them interacting and the reflection of their actions and thoughts onto reality, but you won't see, what the world is like in their view. PB is shown with the eyes of the main character, so you can feel the emotions Mima feels and understand them easily, without excessive analysis as in EP. Character development in PB is one of its strengths.
To conclude, these two titles are very different, albeit they are both animes about soul-searching, uncertainty and loss of mental guideline. So if you like psychological anime, that's definetely the thing you need.
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On the surface these animes are actually nothing alike, but they both have the ability to screw with your mind a great deal. So, my thinking is if you're the type that enjoys a good mind-fcuk... well, Perfect Blue and Eva are probably two animes you should check out =)
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