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Pupa (TV)

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Alternative title:
ピューパ (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Growing up with an abusive father, Utsutsu is highly protective of his younger sister Yume. One day, Yume sees a red butterfly and contracts the strange Pupa virus. She begins to sprout grotesque wings and to indiscriminately attack both animals and humans. Hoping to find a way to stop the advance of the virus, Utsutsu seeks out Maria, a researcher who knows the secret of Pupa. He decides to sacrifice his own body as live bait for the sake of saving Yume.
User Ratings: 262 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Excellent: 3 votes (sub:2, raw:1)
 Very good: 9 votes (sub:9)
 Good: 13 votes (sub:13)
 Decent: 42 votes (sub:37, dub:1, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish edited dub
)
 So-so: 21 votes (sub:19, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 39 votes (sub:35, others:4
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 21 votes (sub:21)
 Bad: 35 votes (sub:31, dub:1, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Awful: 30 votes (sub:28, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Worst ever: 44 votes (sub:40, raw:1, dub:1, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
Seen in part or in whole by 471 users, rank: #2218 (of 9585)
Median rating: Weak
Arithmetic mean: 3.496 (Weak+), std. dev.: 2.6017, rank: #9551 (of 9708)
Weighted mean: 3.405 (Weak+), rank: #9560 (of 9708) (seen all: 3.49 / seen some: 2.58 / won't finish: 2.91)
Bayesian estimate: 3.612 (Not really good−), rank: #7279 (of 7289)
Running time: 4 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2014-01-09
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"pupa" by Ibuki Kido & Erii Yamazaki
Ending Theme:
"Dare yori Suki na no ni (誰より好きなのに)" by Kusuma San Shimai
Official website:
TVアニメ「pupa」公式サイト (Japanese)
News: Show:
Voice Actress Duo every-ing! Goes on Hiatus in November (Feb 12, 2017)
Crunchyroll to Stream Pupa Horror Anime (Jan 3, 2014)
Pupa Horror Anime's 2nd Promo Confirms January 9 Debut (Nov 22, 2013)
Pupa Anime Delayed Until January (Nov 15, 2013)
Pupa TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Teases Horror Story's Premise (Oct 10, 2013)
Nobunaga Shimazaki, Koji Yusa, Kyōko Narumi Join Pupa Anime Cast (Sep 11, 2013)
Tomomi Mochizuki, Deen Animate Pupa for Fall Airing (Jul 2, 2013)
Sayaka Mogi's Horror Manga Pupa Has Anime in the Works (Mar 31, 2013)
Press Release:
Crunchyroll to Simulcast Pupa Anime Series for Winter 2014 (Jan 6, 2014)
Other articles: Show:
The List - 5 Awful Horror Anime (Jun 21, 2020)
The List - 7 Battling Brothers (Jan 10, 2015)
Shelf Life - The Other 1/2 (Mar 31, 2014)
The Winter 2014 Anime Preview Guide - Pupa (Jan 9, 2014)
Sound Decision - Utena Movie (Jul 20, 2004)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Script:
Tomomi Mochizuki (eps 1-12)
Storyboard: Tomomi Mochizuki (eps 1-12)
Episode Director: Tomomi Mochizuki (eps 1-12)
Music:
Kayo Konishi (MOKA☆)
Yukio Kondō (MOKA☆)
Original creator: Sayaka Mogi
Character Design: Maki Fujii
Art Director: Manami Koyama
Chief Animation Director: Maki Fujii
Sound Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Director of Photography: Akira Shimozaki
Producer:
Atsushi Iwanami
Gorō Shinjuku
Yutaka Gotō

Animation producer: Nobumitsu Urasaki
Color design: Konri Katsuragi
Editing: Masahiro Matsumura
Photography: Shigemitsu Hamao (eps 1-12)
Planning: Kazuhiro Makuuchi
Production manager: Takayuki Saitō
Recording Adjustment: Kōji Shimizu
Recording Assistant: Masato Nazuka
Sound Effects: Noriko Izumo
Theme Song Arrangement:
Kanako Hara (ED)
Kayo Konishi (MOKA☆; OP)
Yukio Kondō (MOKA☆; OP)
Theme Song Composition:
Kayo Konishi (MOKA☆; OP)
Toko Furuchi (ED)
Yukio Kondō (MOKA☆; OP)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Kayo Konishi (MOKA☆; OP)
Toko Furuchi (ED)
Yukio Kondō (MOKA☆; OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Erii Yamazaki (OP)
Haruna Usui (Kusuma San Shimai; ED)
Ibuki Kido (OP)
Minato Wakasa (Kusuma San Shimai; ED)
Yurika Kurosawa (Kusuma San Shimai; ED)
Ibuki Kido as Yume Hasegawa
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Utsutsu Hasegawa

Kōdai Sakai as Yuuhei Arita 
Kōji Yusa as as Shirō Onijima
Kyōko Narumi as Maria

Erii Yamazaki as Nuigurumi
Kenjiro Tsuda as Hotoki
Kōta Ōshita as Doctor (ep 5)
Kunihiro Maeda as Mitsui
Mamiko Noto as Sachiko Hasegawa
Mariya Ise as Utsutsu Hasegawa (Young)
Shiori Mikami as Yūhei Arita (Young)
Yurika Kurosawa as 3 Arita Sisters
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Studio DEEN
Broadcaster:
Sun TV (2014-01-09)
Tokyo MX (2014-01-09)
Finish Animation:
Danni Animation
E-cho
In-Between Animation:
Danni Animation
E-cho
Studio Wombat
Sunshine Corporation
Internet Streaming: Niconico (2014-01-10)
Production:
Earth Star Entertainment
Pupa Production Committee
English staff
English companies
(none)
Internet Streaming:
Crunchyroll (expired)
English cast
(none)
French cast
French staff
Translation: Jean-Philippe Dubrulle
(none)
French companies
Internet Streaming: Dybex
German staff
German companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Nipponart
German cast
(none)

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