Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (2004)

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue poster
Original title
光と水のダフネ
Directed by
Takashi Ikehata
Genre
science fiction anime and manga, comedy anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 24 episodes
Rated
M
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman joins a quirky agency that handles odd jobs in a futuristic seaside city. She works alongside a group of female operatives who take on missions involving crime and danger. The series follows their adventures and the challenges they face.

lightheartedplayfulbreezyquirkycomediccolorfulfast-pacedfemale-led

What happens

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (Japanese: 光と水のダフネ, Hepburn: Hikari to Mizu no Dafune; lit. "Daphne of Light and Water") is a Japanese anime television series animated by J.C.Staff and broadcast on TV Kanagawa from January to July 2004. The anime was originally licensed by Geneon USA. It is now licensed by Sentai Filmworks. A manga adaptation, illustrated by manga artist Satoshi Shiki titled "I - Daphne in the Brilliant Blue" (アイ〜光と水のダフネ〜, Ai ~Hikari to Mizu no Dafune~), was serialized in Young King OURs magazine and serves as a prequel to the television series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?