Freesia (2007)

Original title

フリージア

Directed by

Kazuyoshi Kumakiri

Genre

action anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a near-future Japan, a system allows victims or their families to hire professionals to kill attackers. The story follows several of these hired killers as they carry out their jobs. It shows the emotional toll and moral questions that come with legalized revenge.

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What happens

Freesia (Japanese: フリージア, Hepburn: Furījia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jiro Matsumoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki between September 2001 and August 2009, with its chapters collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. A live-action film adaptation was released in February 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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