Pupa

Abandoned by their abusive parents and with only each other to depend on, siblings Utsutsu and Yume Hasegawa find themselves led astray by beautiful red butterflies that have appeared in their world. Unbeknownst to them, these crimson winged heralds trumpet the beginning of a cannibalistic nightmare—a mysterious virus known as Pupa is about to hatch.

After succumbing to the full effects of Pupa, Yume undergoes a grotesque metamorphosis into a monstrous creature with an insatiable desire for flesh; Utsutsu, on the other hand, is only partially affected, gaining remarkable regenerative powers instead. Reaffirming the resolve to keep the promise he made to himself years ago, Utsutsu is willing to sacrifice everything in order to always be there for his precious little sister.

Pupa tells the story of a loving brother's desperate struggles to save his sister while protecting the world from her uncontrollable hunger.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Hasegawa, Yume Main

Kido, Ibuki Japanese

Hasegawa, Utsutsu Main

Shimazaki, Nobunaga Japanese

Yamamoto Supporting

Imari, Ai Supporting

Narumi, Kyoko Japanese

Arita, Sisters Supporting

Kurosawa, Yurika Japanese

Hotoki Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Arita, Yuuhei Supporting

Mikami, Shiori Japanese

Onijima, Shirou Supporting

Yusa, Kouji Japanese

Hasegawa, Sachiko Supporting

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

Mitsui Supporting

Maeda, Kunihiro Japanese

Shinjuku, Gorou Producer

Mochizuki, Tomomi Director, Sound Director, Script

Kido, Ibuki Theme Song Performance

Yamazaki, Erii Theme Song Performance

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Sep 15, 2024

Whotfreads

Recommended

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Throughout all the hours I spent watching anime, I have never experienced such greatness. This anime transcends your classic anime tropes and brings a whole new light to the horror genre. After finishing this masterpiece, I had to sit down and reconsider all the other things I could have done in those 48 minutes. I was also forced to skip lunch as I couldn't bring myself to consume food after witnessing such greatness. While a lot of people would move on after watching this I certainly can't as it made a very large impact on me as a person and as me as an older ... brother. This anime showed me the importance of family bonds and how I have many things to learn from Utsutsu. Overall, this anime truly was a hidden gem that changed my entire viewpoint on anime and exceeded my known boundaries to establish a new standing as one the greatest shows to be ever created. After all, there is not a single other anime that made me think long and hard on all my life choices and how it led to me watching this.

Edit: I stopped watching anime after this

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jan 2, 2024

rae-ok

Mixed Feelings

I randomly discovered this anime, and I don't think it's that bad, but it obviously isn't good either.
I was very shocked by the gore tbh. I didn't read the synopsis or anything like that so, that completely caught me off guard. Another thing I didn't really like was the fact the episodes were only 4 minutes. I wasn't sure about the anime starting, but I honestly think it had potential. It's got a good story line (to me at least).
I heard that the manga makes more sense than the anime so, I plan on reading that to make sense of whatever the heck that ... anime was supposed to be.
P.S. I don't know about other people, but to me some of the scenes seemed kind of incest-ly and it's gross.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 3, 2024

elthreedotcomma

Not Recommended

Pupa is yet another entry in the vast array of horrendous anime; bad animation, worse narrative. That about sums it up.

But why did it end up like this? Why did this show, which started off at least a bit interesting, though not good, end up as this terrible, hated show?

In one word - Nonsense.

Nothing, absolutely NOTHING, even in the context of where the story was trying to go, made any sense at all. Characters were supposed to go down a certain path, but instead, subverting even their own expectations, went down the path of psychedelics and the occasional acid trip. Also, WHY WAS THERE INCEST?

Music ... was forgettable, animation was pretty bad. Overall, it's just a failure.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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