Aragne no Mushikago

Life could be better for shy, anxious university student Rin. The apartment she has rented is hardly the sunny palace the rental listings suggested. The housing complex is rundown, grim and haunted by troubled souls lurking in dark corners. Ghastly crimes are occurring in the vicinity. And a grinning stranger makes his unsettling presence known.

Beyond all this, Rin is coming to realize that something even more sinister is manifesting itself, something at the cursed crossroads of mythology, monstrosity and medical science. Determined to find out more, Rin visits the library, where she meets a sympathetic young staffer. But what she learns does not begin to put her mind at ease.

(Source: Fantasia)

Rin Main

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Mikaya Main

Batori, Shougo Japanese

Saion Main

Katayama, Fukujuurou Japanese

Tokiyo Main

Itou, Yousuke Japanese

Nasuha Main

Shiramoto, Ayana Japanese

Terakubo Supporting

Hashi, Takaya Japanese

Kirika Supporting

Fukui, Yukari Japanese

Fukutani, Osamu Producer

Sakamoto, Saku Director, Script, Original Creator, Music, Animation Director

Memai SIREN Theme Song Performance

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Nov 4, 2024

bmxer44

Recommended

If your looking for a thorough positive review you probably already read it. I don't under stand why it has such a horrible score. I found it to be really well done, and original.

The art style is off putting as it should be, its a horror movie. When she walks its disorienting which is frickin amazing. Obviously by how well drawn everything is the choice to make it this way was intentional. Someone who is looking for an anime with the same animation style as every other one will not like this one but that's ok.

I thought the similar things about Aku no Hana ... and that's one of my all time favorites.

8/10 Overall

(I, me, my, you)

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 18, 2021

chiricoS

Mixed Feelings

I went into this totally blind, so I didn't really know what to expect. It was a rather odd film. It's done in CG, which I know can be contentious for many anime fans. In this case it was very much a mixed bag. Some scenes had pretty good cinematography, and the character designs are fairly strong in my opinion. However, there are quite a few scenes were the character movements look stiff and awkward, which dragged down the overall experience. The protagonists hair barely moves, which is distracting in many scenes.

The mystery aspect of this movie is interesting in the earlier parts ... of the film, but with out spoiling anything, the end results are very cliche and predictable. The sequence of events is a bit scattered. Now, shows being confusing absolutely isn't a bad thing but the implied meanings are so surface level in this that it just feels like it's trying too hard. It has a creepypasta vibe pretty much

The characters are also all pretty underdeveloped, we don't really know anything about them which makes it difficult to care when they are in danger.

Overall while deeply flawed, I did more or less enjoy watching this. Somehow I doubt this will be something that sticks in my memory for that long, it's not unique. That being said it was nice in the moment. I would recommend it if you've already seen a decent number of horror anime and are just looking for something to watch without having to overthink it. Also worth noting that most of the horror scenes involve bugs, so if you're scared of bugs it will probably be much scarier for you than if you're not. It's also not super gory so if you're wanting to avoid seeing loads of violence but still want something spooky this is a good option.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Nov 22, 2022

KamuiX1999

Not Recommended

I tend to like weird-ass anime that flies under the radar and goes mostly unnoticed by the mainstream, and the trailer for Aragne certainly made it look like it would scratch that itch, but I was quickly proven wrong. While the atmosphere, score and creature design can be striking, everything else is bottom of the barrel quality. Really bad animation and bland character design, which is punctuated by awful directing that utilizes this jerky camera technique that is distracting as hell is bad enough, but the story is what really kills it. Clearly this was written by someone that either thinks they're way smarter and ... more clever than they actually are, or they just didn't have the resources to bring their vision to life in the way they intended, because this is a hot, incomprehensible mess. Avoid this at all costs.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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