Underplayed Gems

Red Garden (2006)

Red Garden poster
Original title
レッド ガーデン
Genre
horror anime and manga, mystery anime and manga
Country
Japan
Rated
MA 15+
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Four girls in New York City get pulled into a string of supernatural murders. They must figure out what is happening to them while dealing with their own personal struggles.

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What happens

Red Garden (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gonzo which premiered in Japan on TV Asahi on October 3, 2006. The plot revolves around four girls who become involved in a series of supernatural murders happening throughout the vicinity of a fictional depiction of New York City. An OVA sequel called Dead Girls was released in Japan, on August 8, 2007. A manga of the same title began serialization in the seinen manga magazine Comic Birz on August 30, 2006. The first tankōbon was released on February 24, 2007. Red Garden employs a technique often used by animated productions outside Japan, but rarely used in Japanese animation. The characters' dialogue is animated after the work of the voice cast, synchronizing the animation with the voice actors' voices. The synchronization is particularly evident in scenes where characters are singing (occurring in some of the earlier episodes). Red Garden was licensed for release in English by ADV Films for $660,000 and the first DVD was released on September 18, 2007. ADV Films' Anime Network began airing the anime on September 13, 2007, on their Subscription On Demand platform. On March 6, 2008, the anime began airing on their Free On Demand platform. Funimation (later Crunchyroll, LLC) acquired the series Red Garden in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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