Hybrid Child

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Japanese: ハイブリッドチャイルド

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Type: OVA

Episodes: 4

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 29, 2014 to Jan 28, 2015

Producers: Lantis

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Studio Deen

Source: Manga

Genres: Drama, Historical, Romance, Sci-Fi, Shounen Ai

Duration: 25 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.65¹ (scored by 31,080 users)

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Ranked: #1169²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #2003

Members: 64,655

Favorites: 503

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Synopsis

The skilled craftsman Kuroda created artificial humans called Hybrid Child—creatures who are neither machines nor dolls, but rather a reflection of the love shown to them. While they can feel human emotions and have their own consciousness, they are not real humans and require love to grow.

Kotarou Izumi is the young heir to the noble Izumi family, so it is frowned upon when he brings an abandoned Hybrid Child he found in the garbage into their household. His family even attempts to throw away Hazuki—Kotarou's name for the Hybrid Child—multiple times when he is not paying attention. But through overcoming these obstacles, their love and the bond connecting them grow stronger. However, ten years pass before a horrifying realization dawns on them: a Hybrid Child might not have an endless life span.

Hybrid Child is a collection of three short love stories, depicting the relationship between the artificial humans and their owners.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kuroda

Main

Ono, Yuuki
Japanese

Tsukishima

Main

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
Japanese

Izumi, Kotarou

Main

Okamoto, Nobuhiko
Japanese

Hazuki

Main

Hirakawa, Daisuke
Japanese

Yuzu

Main

Yonaga, Tsubasa
Japanese

Seya, Ichi

Main

Kimura, Ryouhei
Japanese

Man

Supporting

Maeda, Takeshi
Japanese

Izumi-ya no Baaya

Supporting

Miyazaki, Chieko
Japanese

Maid

Supporting

Fujikawa, Akane
Japanese

Doctor

Supporting

Ochiai, Kouji
Japanese

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Fukuda, Michio

Director

Annabel

Theme Song Performance

Nakamura, Shungiku

Original Creator

Kishida, Takahiro

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"syncretism" by Annabel

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Reviews

Feb 9, 2015

4 of 4 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

shadowwing94 (All reviews)

65 people found this review helpful

It really hasn't been long since I've been into the whole "Yaoi/shounen ai" fandom, but so far I've became a dedicated fan, having gone as far as reading/watching almost every manga/anime/ova the fandom has to offer, and among them, "Hybrid Child" holds a special place in my heart.

Story: (9)
The story is somehow different, I'm used to yaoi being placed in a much lighter atmosphere so hybrid child presented a pleasantly different feel than the other shows.
The show focuses on three different stories that are not connected to each other, each one of them tell us more about the relationships between men and their read more

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Apr 3, 2015

4 of 4 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

crimson-oath (All reviews)

33 people found this review helpful

Could you love a doll long enough to watch it grow up like a normal human?

The hybrid child is a doll that grows older when their owner shows him (because the dolls we are shown in the anime are, of course, male due to the yaoi aspect) love. In this anime, we are given three stories of their owners loving their Hybrid Child.

The three stories effectively show the bonds between humans and their hybrid child. In the final story, it becomes more of the bond between two human men, one of whom is the creator of the hybrid child. We get a sense of read more

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Apr 14, 2017

4 of 4 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

-Sonal- (All reviews)

26 people found this review helpful

I'm only writing this review because
a) this anime doesn't have too many reviews
b) everybody's gushing way too much over it.

As a casual yaoi fan, I can see why this anime would excite fujoshis - it's everything they would want, without the smut and cheap tactics animators often stoop to using to please their fan base. I went in completely blind, not knowing what the anime was and it pleasantly surprised me. I would suggest you to go in blind as well; that's the best way to enjoy it.

But if you're still interested in knowing what it's about, here it is (without spoilers):
Set in late 19th C Japan, the stories revolve around Hybrid Children (neither human nor machine) who look, walk, talk, grow and feel exactly like humans, except for the fact that they aren't really human. They're owned by their respective masters, who inevitably forge strong bonds with them. The first 2 stories focus on two different masters, their bonds with their Hybrid Children, their circumstances etc. The third story focuses on the creator of these Hybrids, his background and the reason he chose to create these dolls.

Much like most of these reviews mentioned, I didn't expect the stories to be so, well, dark. Yaoi is not something you associate with death and destruction, you know. So that was something that made me appreciate the anime a little. Some of the scenes were beautifully done, esp in ep 4; they conveyed the mood of the protagonist's mind beautifully without putting it into words. The dialogues, even though fanmade subs, were pretty moving and I imagine they sounded even more beautiful in Japanese. The music too added beautifully to the entire atmosphere of the anime.

The biggest gripe with this anime was its art form. First off, not a fan of the Junjou Romantic style of art. Second, pretty much every face in this anime was the same. Sometimes the hair and eye colours of different characters were the same, which ended up making me wonder if I was watching a continuation of the previous eps, or if this really was a new character. Poor animation on part of the animators. Apart from that, I found that story of ep 2 lacking a little. It focused more on emotions, while the plot moved very, very slowly. Another issue with the anime was how the jokes or funny moments were incorporated with chibi art forms. Really? When you're making an anime with such serious topics (or at least, non-frivolous topics) this chibi style of art form only takes *away* from the seriousness of the entire setting you've painstakingly built. They were jarring and completely unnecessary.

Even so, at the end of the day, if you're a casual yaoi fan like me or a hardcore fujoshi - you'll like this anime because it really is something different that you seldom get to see in the yaoi genre!

PS. Eps 1, 2 and 4 have after credit scenes. Don't forget to watch them!

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Apr 2, 2015

4 of 4 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

Roritan (All reviews)

18 people found this review helpful

What can I say? Recommended? Absolutely yes!
In my opinion it is considered a masterpiece, I could not even wait for sub that I already have finished seeing in raw version. I read the manga in the past, but then upon hearing the news that it would become an anime I immediately had doubts, which instead have turned into satisfaction. It has really exceeded my expectations, despite already the manga was wonderful.

Start by saying that I absolutely prefer it to the other of Shungiku Nakamura ("Junjou Romantica" and "Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi"), perhaps because it is presented in a different tone. While the first two are romantic-comedy, Hybrid read more

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